COVID Vaccine

Reformulated COVID-19 booster shots will soon be widely available as winter nears and coronavirus cases tick up.

Health departments in northern New York are beginning to hold clinics for people to get the latest COVID booster shot.

In March 2020, COVID-19 overtook the United States, and life changed for America. In a matter of weeks the virus impacted millions, with lockdown measures radically reshaping the lives of even those who did not become infected. Yet despite the fear, hardship, and heartbreak from this period of collective struggle, there was hope.In "The Helpers" (W. W. Norton Company), journalist Kathy Gilsinan profiles eight individuals on the front lines of the coronavirus battle.

Gregory Zuckerman's new book "A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine" (Portfolio) takes readers inside the top-secret laboratories, corporate clashes, and high-stakes government negotiations that led to effective shots.

A community vaccine booster clinic has been set up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in response to high COVID-19 rates in the region.

A state-run vaccination center reopened this week in Queensbury, as surrounding communities grapple with a spike in COVID-19 infections.

States in the Northeast are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for children between 5 and 11 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the go-ahead to youngsters receiving the Pfizer shot.

New York State must temporarily continue to allow religious exemptions for health care workers who say their faith prevents them from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.