The U.S. flu season is underway.

With so many viruses circulating, like COVID-19, RSV and the flu, it’s sure to cause concern for new parents.

It’s cold and flu season and most of us will encounter a virus at some point. So, how does our immune system work to keep us healthy?

Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19.

The federal government is once again offering free COVID test kits.

The government is once again offering free at-home COVID tests. If you saved some from the last time they were issued, now would be a good time to double-check their expiration dates.

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.

Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes.

Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.

Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs.

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September.

School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover.

Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.

Dozens in Florida, including several people in Jacksonville, are paying the price after they were accused of misusing COVID-19 loans.

White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.

An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.

New sub-variants of COVID-19 are spreading, at worst — sending people to emergency rooms, at the least -- forcing people to stay inside or wear masks outside.

As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.

If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday is set to hold a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over the origins of COVID-19, federal COVID-19 records and the NIH grant processes.

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday is set to hold a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over the origins of COVID-19, federal COVID-19 records and the NIH grant processes.

Researchers at the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research (JCCR) are recruiting people to participate in an upcoming trial for a new COVID-19 vaccine.

A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.

If you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled.

Authorities say more than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles.

Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.

The City of Palatka launched a new program that will help residents who struggled with utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.

U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days.

The latest COVID-19 vaccine study is providing answers to one of the most asked questions since the vaccines were introduced: How will this impact my health?

A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.

For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.

During a review of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), Jacksonville’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported that it uncovered five previously unreported cases of fraud involving more than $314,000. The OIG has referred those five cases to state and federal prosecutors for criminal prosecution.

Pakistan’s prime minister has called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation.

The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.

More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face a post-holiday spike in flu and other illnesses.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladopo called for a halt to the use of COVID-19 vaccines based on mRNA and said the vaccines could result in an illness.

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed tens of thousands of people are being admitted to hospitals each week for one of three sicknesses, the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.

U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.

Winter is here and with the cooler weather come viruses, such as the flu, COVID, and RSV. Last year we experienced a rise in all three during December, January, and February.

A Jacksonville attorney was convicted for illegally obtaining funds from a federal COVID-19 relief program, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia.

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking.

This Friday evening the Mandarin Community Club is hosting their 4th annual Mandarin Christmas Tree lighting. This year Mayor Donna Deegan will light their Christmas tree.

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!”.

Mayor Donna Deegan's plan to spend $25 million on a variety of issues that came up during transition meetings with the public. Deegan is proposing using federal funds left over from COVID-19 and other city money to pay for programs ranging from housing, public safety, recreation and more.

The U.K.'s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.

Americans can order four free COVID-19 tests again online.

Patrick Parker Walsh is one of thousands of thieves who perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history — potentially plundering more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid.

The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.

The Glynn County Health Department will offer the updated Pfizer COVID vaccine starting Monday, Oct. 2 for everyone aged 6 months and older.

The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.

The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding.

Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon.

The sister of late wrestler Wyndham Rotunda (better known as Bray Wyatt) took to X (Twitter) to thank Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for groceries and keeping their houses filled following the death of her brother.

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Culhane’s Irish Pub in the Tinseltown area of Jacksonville’s Southside for a news conference on Thursday.

President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases are steadily rising in Florida. The state Department of Health’s latest report confirms a 29.7% uptick in positive cases… that’s nearly a 7% increase from last week.

There is a wave of COVID-19 spreading right now, and some people are getting it for the first time.

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not approved to treat COVID-19.

John McEnroe has COVID-19 and is missing time as ESPN’s lead tennis analyst for its U.S. Open television coverage.

President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before.

Scammers are targeting seniors.

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge.

COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July.

The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID.

The city has spent most of the COVID-19 relief money but now there is nearly $65 million left, and as the saying goes: it’s time to use it or lose it.

China says 239 people died from COVID-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures.

After eight years in office, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is stepping aside.

A new U.S. intelligence report rejects several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab.

Asian shares are mostly lower as some investors take a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday.

Ashish Jha, the White House’s point person on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration next week.

Washington University in St. Louis has the very latest details on what could be a lifetime of COVID-caused health problems

As the government prepares to declare the end of the public health emergency on May 11th, concerns are growing about people who got COVID-19 but never got rid of the symptoms – it’s called long-COVID, which means symptoms last for more than a month.

A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic.

U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid.

Lawmakers in several states are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.

The World Health organization declared earlier this month that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer an emergency, putting a three-year end to the virus that killed at least 7 million people and turned the world upside down.

Standing behind a podium with a sign that read “Prescribe Freedom,” Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke Thursday morning about his administration’s efforts during the pandemic, then he signed four health care-related bills from the recent legislative session.

A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief has been sentenced to more than two years and three months in prison.

Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday.

Top U.N. officials and health industry leaders are demanding that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis fueled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including Ukraine and Sudan.

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency but the coronavirus is here to stay.

The World Health Organization says that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency.

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause.

Mexican officials are crowing about the country finally developing its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out.

Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled a hospital couldn't be forced to give a deworming drug to a patient with COVID-19, saying a county judge did not cite a legal basis for ordering the facility to administer ivermectin.

The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex.

Researchers at the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research announced that they are starting a new clinical trial for people who can’t receive the COVID vaccine because of a weakened immune system.