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A new nasal vaccine tested at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is showing promising results. Some of the advantages: a nasal vaccine is easier to distribute and, when it comes to social distancing with patients, it may be safer for doctors and nurses. UAB scientists have been working with Maryland pharmaceutical company Altimmune, which has ties to the Alabama medical community. The endgame is to create an intranasal vaccine for COVID-19.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday revealed in a statement that he had spent seven days in a hospital’s intensive care unit while being treated for Covid-19 before recovering.

The biotech firm said it was under scrutiny about claims it made on its involvement in Operation Warp Speed, the federal program to develop Covid-19 cures.

The Aguirre family was living the American dream. Then came the coronavirus nightmare.

There is a change in how the Minnesota Department of Health is reporting new cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday…

San Diego County public health officials reported 303 new COVID-19 infections and four virus-related deaths Wednesday, raising the region’s totals to 51,327 cases and 844 deaths.

Ethical dilemmas will abound for efficacy trials that continue after one vaccine proves itself

Alabama Coach Nick Saban said he has no symptoms and once he found out, “I immediately left work and isolated at home.”

Walz and MDH officials addressed an array of topics during Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing, including an update on new saliva-based testing locations, a new Oakdale lab to process saliva testing and the possibility of dialing back openings …

Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s similar to a treatment President Donald Trump recently received.