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A school district in Oklahoma plans to group students together who have been exposed to the coronavirus. That way they can continue in-person schooling. Health advocates are worried about the idea.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a compromise.

The state-owned Sinopharm says its vaccine has a 79% efficacy rate — surpassing the widely accepted standard of 50% efficacy.

Carlos Escobar-Mejia, 57, had been in ICE custody since Jan. 10, when he was stopped in a car by the Border Patrol in Chula Vista, Calif. Before then, he had been living in the U.S. for 40 years.

Federal agencies and 16 big pharma companies will collaborate on drugs and vaccines, says Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.

Pfizer says it will submit the clinical trial results "as soon as possible" to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is hoping to start vaccinating children before the next school year.

Sharp political divisions in Wisc., are fueling a culture war over the COVID-19 response. As cases spike, Republicans sue to end public health orders while Trump holds large rallies in the state.

Some rural areas, where health care is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.

Aetna, Cigna and Humana now say they will waive most treatment costs associated with COVID-19 that would normally be picked up by patients enrolled in their health plans. Will other firms follow suit?