WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of ...

BOSTON (AP) — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter's Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. Kargbo, a caregiver for hospice patients, didn't want to risk them getting COVID-19. And extending pandemic ...

U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden's recent remark that "the pandemic is over." The ...

MAYVILLE – Vaccine hesitancy remains an issue locally as well as nationally. And it’s not just the COVID-19 vaccine either. During the recent Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, board members discussed about the need of vaccine for things like polio and monkeypox. In Rockland ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Masks will be encouraged but not required on buses and trains ...

New York’s late adoption of federal Center for Disease Control guidelines for schools will affect area schools differently. CDC officials announced on Aug. 10 the end of many pandemic-related restrictions, including the recommendation schools do routine daily testing, although that practice ...