A 39-year-old father of five managed to text his fiancée and express his regret over not getting the COVID-19 jab before succumbing to the complications of the deadly virus on Thursday.

US President Joe Biden plans to offer cash incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. To serve as an example to private businesses and institutions, he also plans to roll out new rules on federal employees such as proof of vaccination and wearing of masks.

The Delta variant of COVID-19 was likened to chickenpox and something that may lead to more severe cases. People who have already been vaccinated may still contract the disease but these are rare cases per reports.

Several preliminary research work reveal that cognitive function in elderly people who may have contracted COVID-19 may be impaired.

A pastor from Tennessee told worshippers that they will no longer be welcome to his sermons if they attend with face masks. With new threats brought about by the Delta variant, heightened restrictions have been issued by the CDC to address new spikes of the virus.

The Lambda variant may not be a threat for now but is something that could be a problem if it is not properly studied. The strain was first discovered in August 2020 and is currently plaguing Peru.

An Australian man who allegedly attempted to smuggle child pornography from the United States to Australia has been arrested at a COVID-19 quarantine hotel.

The risk of rare blood clots seen in individuals after taking the first shot of AstraZeneca is lower after taking the second shot of the vaccine, a study has shown.

A study has shown that the antibodies present after taking two doses of Sinovac decrease after six months. A third shot has shown a strong booster effect.

Studies show that taking one shot of AstraZeneca and one shot of Pfizer may boost the levels of coronavirus neutralizing antibodies.

Police have retrieved the body of a 60-year-old woman who reportedly jumped from the roof of her 46-storey luxury Midtown building while holding her rescued pet dog on Friday afternoon, leaving both of them dead.

A study claims that two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine offers up to 88% protection against the Delta variant and 94% against the Alpha variant of the coronavirus.

US life expectancy dropped by a year and a half in 2020 with COVID-19 and drug overdose singled out as factors by the CDC.

Witness accounts stated the suspect was spotted getting agitated outside the entrance to A&E as nurse Joanne Kelly attempted to calm him down.

France has now made it mandatory for people to present their “passe-sanitaire” (health passport) when entering venues as part of its national campaign to clamp down on a recent surge in new infections brought by the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant.

A COVID-infected man has been sent back to quarantine and faces arrest for attempting to evade COVID-19 protocols after posing as his wife in her niqab and boarding a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta to Ternate, authorities announced on Monday.

Japanese authorities have apprehended a 30-year-old Uzbek national working part-time for the Tokyo Olympic Games after he allegedly raped a female co-worker inside the Japan National Stadium last week.

White House officials are hopeful Olivia Rodrigo will reach the crucial demographic of youngsters and pursue them to get their jabs.

The combo dose can be compared to receiving two doses of AstraZeneca 12 weeks apart or an immune response eight times stronger than two doses of Sinovac. 

Japanese authorities have arrested four staff members for the Tokyo Olympic Games from the United States and Britain after they were accused of using cocaine, police revealed on Tuesday.

Americans do not need a booster jab from Pfizer for now as the Delta variants of COVID-19 continues to spread. Israel becomes the first country to give a third dose of Pfizer but only in special cases.

An elderly Japanese resident living in Teshikaga was inoculated four times against COVID-19 between April and July and reportedly has not suffered from any abnormalities so far following a health assessment, a town official revealed on Thursday.

A probe revealed that the perpetrator entered the ward by cutting open a window grill.

A woman has claimed that her daughter was kidnapped by her own family, so she could be married off to an older cousin.

The Pfizer COVID-19 jab was found to be less efficient against the Delta variant of the coronavirus which first cropped up over in India according to the Israeli government.

The Delta variant has swept through all 50 states of the US with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska clocking the highest cases at 80.7%.

An anti-Olympic protester was nabbed by Ibaraki Prefectural Police on Sunday following futile attempts to extinguish the Olympic torch during the procession around Senba Park.

A woman from India claims she partially regained her eyesight after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

More than 500 deaths a day has been recorded in Indonesia over the past week as the more transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant sweeps across the nation.

The teen's aunt revealed that the boy had complained of a stomach ache on the night of June 15 before falling asleep and he never woke up post that.