COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday on his time as the nation’s top public health leader during the COVID-19 pandemic, NBC Chicago’s Patrick Fazio reports.

The agency last changed its policy for COVID-positive diagnoses in 2021, when it reduced the isolation guidelines from 10 days to five days.

New COVID guidelines are reportedly in the works and it could mean the removal of the five-day isolation period for those who test positive, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

A new study in Vietnam found a connection between COVID-19 and insomnia, particularly in milder cases of the infection.

If you’ve had trouble sleeping following a COVID diagnosis, you aren’t alone.

Paxlovid can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but experts say it’s being underused. The pills’ high price and doctors’ hesitation to prescribe them are creating obstacles to getting the drug to everyone who would benefit.

Babies born to mothers who got Covid while pregnant had “unusually high rates” of respiratory issues, according to a new study.

It’s not clear exactly how common COVID rebound is or why it happens to some people and not others. Here’s what we do know.

In California, a person who tests positive for Covid and has no symptoms does not need to isolate, according to new state health guidelines. 

Experts weigh in on masks amid a major surge in respiratory illnesses across the United States.

Circulation of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza is at a “high” level in Illinois to start the new year, with more than half of the state’s 102 counties experiencing an elevated level of COVID-19 hospital admissions, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

As many Americans are back home after traveling to celebrate the holidays, respiratory illnesses are spiking nationwide, NBC Chicago’s Marion Brooks reports.

Public health officials in Illinois are urging residents to exercise caution ahead of the holidays as cases of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza are all on the rise.

Here are all the details about JN.1, which is the fastest-growing COVID-19 variant in the country.

The new strain of COVID-19 has spread across the United States in recent weeks.

Illinois health officials warned Friday that a number of respiratory viruses are “mounting” in the state, with hospitalizations for COVID, flu and RSV all rising this holiday season.

Illinois public health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated ahead of holiday gatherings as cases of COVID-19, RSV and influenza rise across the state.

As winter approaches and respiratory illness season picks up, U.S. households are once again able to place orders for at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government.

With fall and winter virus season seeing spikes in some locations, testing for COVID while at home can be one of the first steps to determining what might be behind it.

As medical experts prepare for a potential rise in cases of flu, RSV and COVID amid peak virus season this winter, what should you watch for when it comes to symptoms?