Latina scientist Maria Elena Bottazzi has co-created a new COVID-19 vaccine with Dr. Peter Hotez, and they became among the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominees for their work.
Earlier in January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom had deployed more than 200 members of the National Guard to help ramp up the state's effort in COVID-19 testing amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
Americans will have to reconsider traveling to Mexico after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) placed a new COVID-19 warning, labeling the said country as a "very high" risk.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said some areas in the country, such as the Upper Northeast and the Upper Midwest, where COVID-19 cases have peaked, are declining sharply.
The World Health Organization warned the public to not be complacent with hopes that the COVID variant Omicron could be the final phase of the pandemic, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus saying that the virus can mutate again.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ruled out Russia or any other foreign power's involvement in causing the mysterious illness known as Havana Syndrome.
