Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Fauci warns against large New Year’s Eve parties as Covid cases hit pandemic high
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021.Kevin Lam [...]
WHO says omicron has not spread widely among vulnerable, severity unclear
A Covid-19 rapid PCR test site sign at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.Dwayne Senior | Bloomber [...]
Omicron ‘not the same disease’ as earlier Covid strains: Oxford scientist
Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021.Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesLONDON — Horrific scenes seen in previous Covid-19 waves ar [...]
Nebraska omicron cluster suggests faster symptom onset
Healthcare workers prepare Covid-19 tests at a Nomi Health testing site in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg [...]
Omicron appears to protect against delta and could displace it, study says
A person performs a self-swab test for COVID-19 in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Dec. 17, 2021.Michael Nagle | Xinhua News A [...]
Schools struggle as officials push for in-person learning after winter break
Students make their way to class for the first day of school at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.Paul Ber [...]
Rising flu cases threaten hospital capacity as Covid surges into holidays
Emergency Room nurses and EMTs tend to patients in hallways at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas.Br [...]
Omicron accounts for 90% of Covid cases in some parts of the U.S., CDC director says
A test tube labelled "COVID-19 Test Positive" is seen in front of displayed words "OMICRON SARS-COV-2" in this illustration taken December 11, 2021 [...]
U.S. Covid cases, booster shots on the rise as country nears Christmas
OptimuMedicine registered nurse Allison Anderson (L) gives Chuck Struckness of Nevada a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccinati [...]
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, the first oral antiviral drug cleared during the pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer's Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to rev [...]
UK shortens Covid-19 isolation period to 7 days in England
Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaks during a press conference at Downing Street on October 20, 2021 in London, England.Toby Melville | WP [...]
Biden says vaccinated can safely celebrate holidays as omicron spreads
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Americans who are fully vaccinated can safely celebrate the holidays, even as the Covid omicron variant rapidly [...]
U.S. to deploy troops to hospitals, purchase 500 million Covid tests
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the White House Covid-19 Response Team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House December 16, [...]
Omicron now the dominant U.S. Covid strain at 73% of cases
People wait in long lines in Times Square to get tested for Covid-19 on December 20, 2021 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe rapidly [...]
CDC director says any vaccine is better than none in recommending J&J Covid shots
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looks on prior to a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Co [...]