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President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States would purchase 500 million douses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and donate them to other countries to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Dr. Candace Croney, professor of animal behavior and well-being at Purdue University, shares the steps you should take to support your dog or cat as you spend less time at home.

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track

This past year, life has not been easy for anyone. Lockdowns, social distancing, and mask mandates have taken their toll on us all. Now imagine for a moment you were someone who was deaf. Imagine you were someone who counted on seeing a person’s lips move to understand what they were saying. And then imagine all of a sudden...

After being closed since March of last year, the iconic and luxurious Plaza Hotel will finally reopen as the city looks to welcome back more tourists. Tea and champagne will start flowing again Thursday and the historic hotel that overlooks Central Park is set to begin taking reservations for rooms, spa and the famous Palm Court. “Generations of New Yorkers…

A year after the pandemic canceled most proms, school districts around the country are considering whether they can once again hold the formal dance for seniors.

Federal health advisers have endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12

Despite a slow-down in vaccinations across the country, mass vaccination sites have been credited with putting a dent in getting large swaths of the population vaccinated. It may seem like these sites appeared almost overnight. That’s far from the truth. Cook County Health gave NBC 5 exclusive access to a mass vaccination site in Des Plaines, which is one of…

NBC 5 got an inside look at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Cook County and how health departments are handling the rollout. Chris Hush reports.

Adam Bergeron is looking forward to reopening the Balboa Theater, the independent movie theater in San Francisco he owns and operates.

With the announcement of Chicago’s popular summer events coming back this year, some industries severely affected by the pandemic are starting to see hope in 2021. But that’s not the case for Chicago’s taxi industry, which was taking a hit long before COVID-19 arrived. Rideshare companies, like Uber and Lyft, greatly decreased the value of taxi medallions — licenses...

As more and more of the United States population gets vaccinated against COVID-19, many are wondering when will enough people be vaccinated for life to return to normal?

Residents in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood say the community is struggling to bounce back from the pandemic because of an unfair stigma stemming back tot he origin of the coronavirus and rhetoric by former President Donald Trump. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports

Ken Lindner, author of “Career Choreography,” discusses advice on how to find work during the pandemic.

In the early weeks of the pandemic, one thing became clear to Louis Goffinet: he needed to help. “As a teacher I was able to see pretty closely how COVID was impacting families,” said Goffinet, who teaches in a Connecticut middle school. With no charity or fundraising background, Goffinet started an online fundraiser to help his Mansfield neighbors buy groceries….

On Thursday during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on safely ending the pandemic, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan pushed Dr. Anthony Fauci to be more specific about when Americans will “get their freedom back.” Fauci responded that Jordan was making this a personal thing. “I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to...

With the end of the pandemic in sight, we’re all beginning to contemplate what it will be like to return to our normal lives. But it’s not going to be easy for everyone. For many people, social anxiety may keep them on the sidelines, even after the danger of the coronavirus has passed. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explores life after...

City officials are allowing just three vendors to open for now along Chicago’s Riverwalk, but 10 more will open by May, according to a press release.

After mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, people claimed shootings had “slowed” during the pandemic. Why were spikes in homicides and gun injuries overlooked?