(Reuters) – A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of COVID-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel has found. …
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By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Bank of Nova Scotia Chief Executive Officer Brian Porter criticised the Canadian government’s proposed bank tax in prepared remarks to shareholders on Tuesday, calling them …
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WASHINGTON – Countries around the world should provide $15 billion in grants this year and $10 billion a year thereafter to manage the long-term risks of COVID-19, the International Monetary …
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WASHINGTON – The White House said on Monday said it welcomed progress on an emerging deal in Congress for additional COVID aid but said it would not meet all the …
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WASHINGTON – Americans living in poorer counties died during the pandemic at almost twice the rate of those in rich counties, a study released Monday by the Poor People’s Campaign …
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By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook-owner Meta is no longer requiring employees to have COVID-19 boosters to enter its offices in the United States, a company spokesperson said on Friday. …
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By Howard Schneider and Dan Burns (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic’s grip on the U.S. job market notably loosened in March, two years after a state of emergency was declared, …
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The US Has Nearly Recovered All The Jobs Lost To COVID Lockdowns Harry Wilmerding on April 1, 2022 The U.S. economy recorded an increase of 431,000 jobs in March as …
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By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu BEIJING – China’s COVID-19 curbs are disrupting the supply of fertiliser to the country’s northeastern bread basket just a month away from spring planting, …
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TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at a faster pace from the prior month in March as domestic demand got a lift from the waning impact of the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Daniel Joseph Tisone (34, Naples) with wire fraud, bank fraud, …
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BERLIN/SHANGHAI -Volkswagen on Thursday said it would halt work at its factory in Shanghai between April 1-5, reversing an earlier plan to maintain some of its production, as the city …
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Analysis-Governments want COVID vaccine developers to aim higher in hunt for better shots
by ReutersBy Ludwig Burger and Emilio Parodi (Reuters) – As governments prepare to live with COVID-19, some are questioning how much to rely on drugmakers to adapt vaccines to ward off …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday a decision will come soon on whether to lift Title 42, the COVID-19 health order that keeps most migrants from seeking …
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(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year. “Based on what we …
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By Rittik Biswas and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) – Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, …
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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON – U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility of thousands of more migrants per day attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization, …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. national public health agency said on Tuesday that BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for more than half the coronavirus variants in the country. A …
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Exclusive-Tesla supplier Aptiv stops some production in Shanghai over COVID issues – sources
by ReutersSHANGHAI – Auto parts maker Aptiv on Tuesday sent home workers at a Shanghai production facility that supplies Tesla and a General Motors (GM) joint venture, citing COVID issues, sources …
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(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Monday that he had “supposedly” tested positive for COVID-19, with no major symptoms. “I supposedly have it again (sigh), …
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JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will test for COVID-19 on Monday after having met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem the previous day, a State Department …
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(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is planning to suspend production at its Shanghai factory for at least one day, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, as China’s financial hub said it would …
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JERUSALEM – Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a …
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– Moderna Inc on Thursday raised its full-year forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine to roughly $21 billion from $19 billion. The company in February forecast sales of $19 …
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Risk of type 2 diabetes rises after COVID; organ transplant from donors who had COVID likely safe
by ReutersBy Nancy Lapid – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet …