ROACH TELLS US. HOW SO IF YOU WANT TO GET A NEW SUPPLY OF COVID TEST KITS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, EVERYTHING IS FREE. THE KITS ARE FREE, THE SHIPPING IS FREE. ALL YOU NEED TO PROVIDE IS YOUR NAME AND ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Federal officials have confirmed that U.S. households will soon be able to order four free at-home COVID-19 testing kits, which will detect current virus strains. The tests will be ...

Seemingly expired COVID test kits continued to prove useful as health officials advised New Yorkers to check for extended expiration dates on the at-home respiratory virus fighting tool. The COVID ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A federal jury has convicted Jia Bei Zhu, operator of a Reedley biolab, in a $3.8-million scheme selling faulty, misbranded ...

The public health establishment lost America's trust during the COVID-19 pandemic with its bureaucratic incompetence, "noble lies," and authoritarian mandates. It was about time. Agencies like the ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to new research. The virus was detected in six common backyard species, and antibodies indicating prior ...

Huan Yan is in the State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China. Tackling this question is difficult because ...