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With omicron cases on the rise across the globe, new restrictions for international travelers entering the U.S. took effect Monday.

New restrictions for international air travelers entering the U.S. take effect Monday, but Boston-based infectious disease experts say they are skeptical of the method intended to slow the spread of the omicron variant. The Biden administration announced last week a ban on non-citizens entering the U.S. from several African countries, which was imposed as the omicron variant exploded in the...

International travelers must have a COVID test within 24 hours of leaving on their flight to the U.S. regardless of vaccination status. Previously, vaccinated travelers needed a test with in three days of traveling and unvaccinated travelers within a day.

A pop-up vaccine clinic setup by Boston Children’s Chorus and Boston Medical Center encourages vaccinations for children amid rising COVID cases in Massachusetts.

Politicians and medical experts in Massachusetts are urging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid growing concern over the omicron variant, but whether the vaccines protect against the new strain remains unclear. First detected in South Africa, the highly mutated variant has been found in 24 countries so far. Federal officials confirmed the first case in the United States on Wednesday….

With the new omicron variant of COVID-19 found in California, health officials are urging safety as new data is collected and analyzed.

A rural Northern California town declared itself a “constitutional republic” during a city council meeting last month, an apparent act of protest against mandates issued by state leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The demand for COVID-19 booster shots is on the rise in Massachusetts amid an increase in cases and growing concern over the new omicron variant.

The demand for COVID-19 booster shots is on the rise in Massachusetts amid an increase in cases and growing concern over the new omicron variant. The Bay State is seeing a higher demand for boosters when compared with just a couple of weeks ago, Gov. Charlie Baker said, when thousands of open appointments were available. While appointments to get booster...

Three top Boston doctors explain what the new omicron variant is, whether it’s already in the U.S., what the symptoms are and if vaccines protect against it on the weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

A COVID-19 vaccination passport program that would allow residents to quickly demonstrate their vaccine status could be up and running in Massachusetts and several other states soon, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.

A COVID-19 vaccination passport program that would allow residents to quickly demonstrate their vaccine status could be up and running in Massachusetts and several other states soon, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday. Proof of vaccination would be available on a QR code on an individual’s cellphone. The code could be quickly scanned to show the person’s vaccination status. “It’s...

The Supreme Court has turned away an emergency appeal from employees at the largest hospital system in Massachusetts who object to the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. Justice Stephen Breyer did not comment Monday in rejecting the request from employees at Mass General Brigham for a religious exemption to the system’s vaccine requirement. Lawyers for the employees said in...

It’s an omnipresent truth: Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year

Pfizer said earlier this week that its vaccine is 100% effective in teenagers over the age of 12 but has previously said it’s 95% effective in adults. NBC10 Boston asked three top Boston doctors on Tuesday to explain that discrepancy and if the data would help to boost the chances of Pfizer’s vaccine for kids getting full approval from federal…

Boston doctors are sounding the alarm over an expected surge in COVID cases as hospitals across Massachusetts struggle with bed and staffing shortages. “Our hospitals are full. All hospitals are full,” Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center said Tuesday on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series. “Hospitals are already doing really terrible things like deferring and canceling elective...

While it might feel like the big push is over, in some Massachusetts communities, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to vaccinating teenagers against COVID-19. One coalition is putting out new data on vaccine inequities in the state in hopes of getting them addressed. In Lawrence, only 66% of young people ages 12 to…

Some cities and towns have lower vaccination rates among young people.

The U.S. is in better shape approaching its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic, thanks to the vaccine.

Three top Boston doctors talk about Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 12-15 year-olds, a post-holiday surge and symptoms on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.