Tag: virus
With new attempts to deliver Covid pills, the White House says virus deaths should be ‘largely preventable.’
The White House on Thursday said it was introducing new models for distributing Paxlovid, the Covid-19 oral medication made by Pfizer, in an effort to [...]
Monkeypox virus case confirmed in Massachusetts
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakart [...]
White House Offers Another Round of Free Virus Tests Through U.S.P.S.
The White House said on Tuesday that Americans were now eligible for a third order of free, at-home coronavirus tests shipped through the Postal Servi [...]
Virus Cases Grow After White House Correspondents Dinner
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, the comedian Trevor Noah stood before a ballroom of 2,600 journalists, celebrities and political elites at the White House C [...]
Handful of Virus Cases Emerge After White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A handful of coronavirus cases have emerged among people who attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend, the president of the co [...]
White House Covid Czar Says Avoiding All Virus Cases Isn’t U.S. Policy Goal
Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the White House’s new Covid-19 coordinator, said on Tuesday that as the United States sees an increase in known coronavirus cases a [...]
China Unhappy With U.S. Virus ‘Accusations’ as Outbreak Worsens – Forex Factory
China Unhappy With U.S. Virus ‘Accusations’ as Outbreak Worsens Forex Factory
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Covid will never become an endemic virus, scientist warns
JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty ImagesCovid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecu [...]
With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
Some Democratic officeholders say they’re ready to defend their actions, noting that by closing businesses and schools they slowed the spread of the c [...]
Some Colleges Loosen Rules for a Virus That Won’t Go Away
As the Omicron surge spreads across the country, sending Covid-19 case counts to new heights and disrupting daily life, some universities are preparin [...]
Covid: Matt Hancock contracts virus for second time
The former health secretary says he is self-isolating after the positive test result.
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Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month
WASHINGTON — Private insurers will soon have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests per member per month, the Biden administration sa [...]
Pfizer’s new ‘hybrid’ vaccine targets Omicron alongside original virus
Info comes via a Bloomberg report (may be gated)
Pfizer Inc. is developing a hybrid vaccine that combines its original shot with a formulation [...]
Japan to decide on virus measures tomorrow
This comes as the country reports over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases today - the first time since September last year. Japan prime minister, Fumio Kishi [...]