With some of the highest maternal death rates in the nation, Black pregnant people face extreme impacts on their health, particularly those in states with restrictive abortion bans.

Wisconsin will receive $250 million, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, over five years to replace lead service lines.

The White House condemned the ‘cruel’ and ‘dangerous’ action to leave more than 100 migrants, including children, outside the vice president’s residence on Christmas Eve.

The Texas Republican opposes a Department of Health and Human Services program to develop tools for dealing with the dissemination of misinformation about vaccination.

Human rights advocate Victor Madrigal-Borloz said NGOs and human rights defenders have found at least 280 current legislative attempts at the local level that would lead to a regression of LGBT rights.

‘These updated boosters present us with an opportunity to get ahead’ of the next COVID-19 wave, said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf.

‘We have waited a long time for this moment,’ White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said.

‘Our goal here is to stay ahead of future variants and outbreaks and ensure we do our best to reduce the toll of disease and death due to COVID-19,’ said FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks.

More than 1.7 million people have already been expelled under the Trump-era policy, which prevents immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

Senate Republicans are objecting to the Biden administration’s decision to lift a Trump-era rule that kept asylum-seekers out of the country.

A group of Republicans is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over masks.

‘I want kids to do this intentionally, to think that this is a requirement of living almost, that trying to figure out how they will make a better world should be a part of the charge of their living,’ said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The Biden administration has launched a task force to respond to future COVID-19 variants.

The initial batch of test kits will be available starting next week, President Joe Biden said, when the administration launches a new website where Americans can request the free tests.

Relying on $1.7 billion in President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill, the U.S. has been setting up a national network to better track coronavirus mutations.

The shots for schoolchildren mean sleepovers, playdates and family get-togethers put off for more than a year will be back on the agenda for many kids, along with a chance for fewer school interruptions.

Recent research from the CDC shows getting vaccinated provides twice as much protection against the virus as getting infected ‘naturally’ does.

The GOP gubernatorial nominee said Tuesday that some vaccines ‘can be mandatory’ — with the exception of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Millions of Americans now qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine booster.

President Joe Biden said vaccine boosters would be released ‘pending approval’ from the FDA.

Ongoing debates about school mask mandates miss a crucial component: student input.

Administration officials said they were redoubling their focus on vaccinating younger Americans age 18-26.

The CDC reports that 150 million Americans have been fully vaccinated.

Some experts say the CDC is relaxing its recommendations too soon.

Some GOP lawmakers actually claimed easing safety guidelines is just a scheme by President Joe Biden to district from the pipeline shutdown and Middle East violence.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn once sold masks bearing the word ‘Useless’ in his online store.

As the mask mandate is lifted for those who are vaccinated, CNN reports that a large chunk of Republicans in Congress have yet to receive their shots.

But many families are still opting to keep students at home for remote learning.

Public health officials say the efforts are crucial to reach people who haven’t been immunized yet.

Prescribers will be able to treat up to 30 patients at a time with buprenorphine.