Coronavirus

All that sanitizer people have been using since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic has led to more than just dry hands and eye-watering smells: It's nearly blinding some children.

The study also found that the virus can spread more than 6 feet (2 meters) in just seconds.

The U.S. has now tallied more than 24.2 million cases and more than 400,000 deaths.

The incoming CDC director has a lot of work to do, and she knows it.

A new coronavirus variant has been found in multiple California outbreaks, but scientists aren't yet sure whether it's more transmissible than other strains.

Black and Latino populations are disproportionately affected.

Strict measures will be needed to prevent it from taking over.

This strain quickly became the dominant coronavirus variant in Columbus, Ohio.

One day, the pandemic will end. Scientists don't know how that finale will play out but a new model offers a teaser.

At least two of the gorillas have tested positive.

A little over a year after the World Health Organization first announced a string of mysterious illnesses, the agency will travel to their point of origin to investigate how it all started.

A key mutation increase the ability of the virus to bind to human cells, but Pfizer's vaccine still works against it.

A new study highlights specific mutations that raise this concern.

Overall, the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the potential risks, the CDC said.

A coronavirus variant identified in South Africa may not be as vulnerable to COVID-19 vaccines as other strains, some scientists say.

The U.K. authorized the shots for emergency use last week.

To protect endangered black-footed ferrets from COVID-19, scientists in Colorado have injected a major captive breeding population with an experimental vaccine.

Here are just some of the ways COVID-19 changed the world in 2020.