Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five decades of service.

Two years later, Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be approved for the general public, bringing with it a new type of vaccine choice for Americans.

The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.”

Even though COVID cases are low and things like mask mandates in the transportation sector are dropping, health experts will continue to monitor case counts in the community due to an anticipated surge.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announces the use of two tools to track COVID-19.

An Omaha church remembered the Nebraskans who have died of COVID-19 by planting 4,050 flags in the shape of the state of Nebraska.

People in the Platte River's Big Bend region look to the sky in early March when they hear familiar notes sung by a few high-flying sandhill cranes. They know the full-throated chorus isn't far behind.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continue to plummet in Nebraska following last month’s peak, and state health officials are optimistic they will improve yet more going into the summer.

Senators approved an exemption process for employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

U.S. Health Officials said some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a $2.2 million federal grant to address burnout among the state’s nurses as the coronavirus pandemic stretches into the third year.

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continues falling across Nebraska in the wake of last month’s spike in cases.

The number of virus hospitalizations and cases continues to decline sharply across Nebraska giving hospitals some relief.

Nebraska lawmakers gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would let workers claim religious or health exemptions to employer vaccinate mandates.

The pressure is easing on Nebraska hospitals as the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant continues to subside, but hospitals remain quite busy.

Pregnant women tend to get sicker from COVID than other women of the same age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Nebraska hospital officials said Monday that it appears the latest surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant may have peaked in the state, but hospitalizations remain extremely high.

U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.

Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the COVID-19 delta variant.

Britain became the latest country Saturday to report cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus as world governments sought to shore up their defenses by slapping restrictions on travel from nations in southern Africa.

Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.

That estimate by Feeding America, which coordinates the work of more than 200 food banks around the country, underscores how long-term food insecurity has extended into every aspect of American life, including the military.

Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska of complications from COVID-19.

The Douglas County Health Department confirmed nine more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday.

The number of new virus cases and hospitalizations improved slightly in Nebraska again last week, but they remain at an elevated level that is straining the state’s hospitals.

The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those who are vaccinated.

Nebraska chiropractor Ben Tapper landed on the “Disinformation Dozen,” a list compiled by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which says he is among a small group responsible for nearly two-thirds of anti-vaccine content online.

Healthcare providers answered vaccine questions through a Zoom and livestream Tuesday.

The Douglas County Health Department is reporting another COVID-19 death.