CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all
U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Understanding the limits of the new COVID-19 pills
Two new at-home COVID-19 pill treatments are available to patients, but they come with a catch.
Airlines cancel, delay thousands more flights due to omicron, staff shortages
U.S. and international flights were canceled Monday amid citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19 and the spread of the omicron variant.
Hundreds of flights get canceled in third day of mass cancellations
FOX 7 Austin's Carissa Lehmkuhl talks with travelers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport about their post-Christmas travel.
Holiday sales climb 8.5% despite supply issues, omicron variant
Even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the holiday shopping season, sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years.
Hundreds more flights canceled Sunday due to staff shortages
More than 700 flights entering, leaving or flying within the U.S. were called off Sunday.
New Year's celebrations shelved across the globe as COVID-19 surges, here's who canceled and who hasn't
A scaled-down celebration in New York City is still happening, but other cities around the world are canceling celebrations altogether.
Texas lawyers look to encourage laughs, lift spirits from COVID-19 with online satirical musical
Entitled Virtually Legal, the show features several lawyers from across the state including Houston, Dallas, and Austin singing and dancing satirical songs - all the while raising funds for legal charities.
US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
Times Square New Years Eve ball drop being scaled back
With COVID cases surging in hotspot New York City, plans for New York's NYE in Times Square are being scaled back. Some local events are canceled in New York City.
Omicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday travel headaches
United Airlines has been forced to cancel 121 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the coronavirus omicron variant.
Severe sore throat, runny nose -- COVID-19 omicron symptoms resemble flu, cold
Symptoms of the omicron COVID-19 variant may make you think you have the flu or a cold.
WCCHD offering mobile COVID-19 vaccines as omicron shows up in Wilco
The mobile vaccinations come as the omicron variant of COVID-19 was officially reported in Williamson County this week.
Omicron variant less likely to require hospitalization, studies show
Scientists stress that even if the findings of these early studies hold up, any reductions in severity need to be weighed against the fact omicron spreads much faster than delta and is more able to evade vaccines.
Disturbing Houston nursing home experience shared by victim's granddaughter
One Houston woman says she was horrified when she finally saw her grandmother after COVID restrictions lightened. Her grandmother didn't last much longer after restrictions lifted.
For Texas hospitals, a new COVID-19 surge looms over burned-out workforce
Some hospitals are better prepared than they were early in the pandemic, but administrators say staff morale still stands on shaky ground.
At-home COVID tests are hard to come by
The Walgreens pharmacy was sold out of at-home COVID tests. The shelves were empty and a sign at the pharmacy window said they were out of stock. Shoppers faced the same shortage at the CVS pharmacy nearby where the shelf was bare.
COVID testing sites search part of Google, Biden partnership
Those interested in learning if they have the virus can search “free COVID test near me” to find the closest site
Rapid COVID-19 home tests could bring reassurance for 2021 holidays, experts say
At-home rapid COVID-19 tests could help make a family’s holiday gathering safer when combined with vaccination and boosters, experts say.
COVID-19 surge: Here’s what’s canceled or closing across the US
As the omicron variant continues to spread across the country, many events are getting canceled and businesses are closing.