Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. In an effort to boost COVID-19 vaccination numbers, several locations across the country are allowing adults to claim a free marijuana joint when they receive a…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NEW YORK (AP) — New York will lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of adults have at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, a target…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. An upcoming punk rock show in Florida has an unusual price structure: Those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-June can buy a ticket for $18,…

(Reuters) – Antibody drugs and COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against a coronavirus variant that was first detected in India, researchers say. The variant, B.1.617.2, has mutations that make it more transmissible. It is now predominant in some parts of…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A group of 117 people who work at the Houston Methodist Health System has filed a lawsuit against the medical center, objecting to its policy of…

ROME (Reuters) – Rich nation leaders and big drugmakers promised on Friday to do more to bridge the startling divide in fighting COVID-19, with an increased flow of badly-needed vaccines to poorer regions. Lavishly-funded mass inoculation campaigns are helping many…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) — The number of South Dakota residents receiving an initial dose of a COVID-19 vaccination has slowed dramatically in recent weeks, prompting…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine had efficacy of 51% against infections caused by the South African variant among people who were HIV negative, and 43% in a group that included people who were HIV positive, according to a…

TORONTO (Reuters) – As Canada’s vaccination campaign ramps up, people at higher risk of transmitting COVID-19 often lack the resources to navigate labyrinthine booking systems or the documentation that would ease their path to inoculation. Those without provincial health insurance,…

LONDON (Reuters) – Pascal Soriot, who is under intense fire from the European Union over the delivery of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines, said on Friday the drugmaker he runs had not overpromised on the supply of shots. The European Commission has…