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People line up to get tested for COVID-19 at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, Mass., on Monday.

Chicago and Boston will require proof of vaccination in indoor settings

The two cities are the latest to tighten public health rules to combat the spread of the omicron variant. Chicago is seeing its highest number of hospitalizations and rate of deaths in months.

President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1

President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1.

President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with his task force on supply chain issues on Wednesday.

Biden tests negative for COVID-19 after recent exposure

The test was done after a White House staff member — who had flown with Biden on Air Force One on Friday — tested positive for COVID on Monday. Biden had tested negative on Sunday and Monday.

Pfizer's antiviral pill Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 was authorized by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday.

First doses of Paxlovid, Pfizer's new COVID pill, are released to states

The new at-home COVID treatment is currently available in limited quantities to states and territories. Some states will get as few as 120 courses of treatment at first.

San Diego State University is shown in this undated photo.

CSU to require COVID booster shots for students, faculty, staff

Staff, faculty and students who are accessing university facilities or programs will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.

Students walk on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles in March 2020.

Some colleges and universities will start the new year online as omicron spreads

Seven schools in the University of California system, Harvard University, Northwestern University and others are among those changing their plans in response to the highly transmissible variant.

4-year-old Max Martinez getting tested at the school district COVID-19 Testing Center in Chula Vista, Sept. 20, 2021.

San Diego County reports 819 new COVID cases, 12 deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 819 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths associated with the virus in their latest data.

Employees of Nomi Health check in a long line for COVID-19 tests Tuesday in North Miami, Fla. The omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty for travelers, shoppers and party-goers across the U.S.

Omicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows

University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks.

Health authorities have been urging Americans to get a booster shot six months after their second dose of the vaccine, especially now that the omicron variant is dominant in the U.S.

The vaccines work against severe disease. Here's why boosters are still a good idea

Vaccines still do a solid job at warding off hospitalization from omicron. So if you're young and healthy, why get a booster? Scientists explain how boosters help and the best timing to get one.

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Tuesday he will be postponing his planned Jan.1 inauguration ceremony.

A shot at gold, a swearing in, and a tech get-together are all thwarted by omicron

The alarming surge in COVID infections is prompting city leaders, heads of companies, and even sports officials to withdraw from public events that could potentially expose more people to the virus.

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