Tag: Coronavirus
China reports 323 new local coronavirus cases in mainland vs 264 a day earlier
Numbers on the rise yet again in China. The policy response in China is still based on zero-tolerance - leading to the quick imposition of restriction [...]
People who recently caught Covid can wait to get omicron booster
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City.Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty ImagesPeople who recentl [...]
Covid-19 omicron shots available, but their effectiveness is unclear
The U.S. authorized the first major makeover of the Covid-19 vaccines this week in an effort to stem an expected tide of infections and hospitalizatio [...]
CDC clears reformulated Covid shots targeting omicron in time for school
Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared reformulated Covid shots that target the latest omicron subvarian [...]
U.S. health officials brace for another fall Covid surge, but with fewer deaths
People walk past a COVID-19 walk up testing site on July 28, 2022 in New York City.Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty ImagesFall is on the horizon [...]
Jill Biden Tests Negative for Coronavirus After Rebound Case
The first lady plans to return to the Washington area after isolating in Delaware.
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CDC cautiously optimistic outbreak might be slowing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. is slowing the spread of monkeypox as new cases fall in several [...]
Jill Biden Tests Positive for Coronavirus Again in ‘Rebound’ Case
Her experience mirrors that of President Biden, who was forced to return to isolation last month after his initial bout with Covid-19.
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Jill Biden Tests Negative for the Coronavirus
The first lady had been isolating in South Carolina while her family extended a summer vacation in Delaware.
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FDA authorizes emergency use for Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17
A box of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine arranged at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty [...]
CDC admits Covid response fell short, launches reorganization
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is reorganizing the agency, saying it didn't react quickly enough during the Covid pandemic, according an internal revi [...]
Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law, setting 15% minimum corporate tax rate
After more than a year of debate over costs, taxes, tax credits and regulations, President Joe Biden finally signed his sweeping tax, health and clima [...]
Jill Biden Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden, the first lady, tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday evening and is quarantining at a private home in South Carolina [...]
Passage of Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers
A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMedicare is poised to renegotiate the prices [...]
Indian travelers more confident than Japanese, Aussies
For the most part, residents of Asia-Pacific can travel again.But some are more confident about packing their bags than others.Travel confidence is "d [...]