– Australia recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, as it readies to welcome international tourists on Monday for the first time in nearly two years. The country, which shut its …
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– U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and his family have tested positive for COVID-19, he said on Friday. “My 5 year old son, my wife Alice, and I have all …
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– British researchers led by Oxford University said on Friday that the current understanding of long COVID and options to treat it is emerging as a major long-term issue for …
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By Joyce Zhou and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that it would take up to three months to stabilise a worsening COVID-19 …
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HONG KONG – The election of Hong Kong’s chief executive, scheduled to be held in March, will be postponed to May as the Asian financial hub battles to control an …
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By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan to relax the strictest COVID-19 border controls among wealthy nations has pleased nobody, with businesses and …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The full U.S. Congress will be invited to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, a year after the invitation list …
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Higher estrogen levels linked to lower COVID death risk; antacid shows promise addressing symptoms
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 …
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(This Feb. 16 story has been corrected to show price to be very similar to high-dose flu vaccine, not COVID vaccine, in paragraph 8) By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – An …
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping demanded that Hong Kong’s government get its Omicron coronavirus surge, which has overwhelmed the city’s healthcare system, under control, The Wall Street Journal reported. Xi’s order …
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Kimberly Adams, president of the Fairfax Education Association, reportedly celebrated high COVID-19 transmission rates because it meant schools could continue to force children to wear masks, according to a Facebook …
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Vitamin D deficiency was linked to worse health outcomes for COVID-19 patients, including higher risk of death, a new study found. Israeli scientists from Bar-Ilan University and the Galilee Medical …
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By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen – Vaccinating pregnant women against the coronavirus may help prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations in infants after they are born, especially if the expecting mothers got …
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By Maria Caspani -Washington, D.C. will no longer require people show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter many businesses beginning on Tuesday, its mayor said, joining a slew of local …
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– Novavax Inc said on Monday it had received interim authorization from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults. (Reporting by Dania Nadeem in Bengaluru)
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Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron; mRNA booster shot efficacy declines within months
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 …
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By Antony Paone and Leigh Thomas PARIS – A convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions breached police defences and drove into central Paris on Saturday, snarling traffic around the Arc de Triomphe …
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to provide evidence to support its claims that COVID-19 “misinformation” and “false or misleading narratives” inspired violent terrorism during 2021. DHS issued a terrorism …
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By Michael Erman – A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and children 6 months through 4 years of age has been postponed for at least …
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French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take a COVID-19 test before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported Friday. The Kremlin gave Macron a choice between taking the Russian …
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Gilead says COVID drug remdesivir shows antiviral activity against Omicron, other variants
by Reuters– Gilead Sciences Inc’s drug, remdesivir, showed antiviral activity against Omicron, Delta and other variants of the coronavirus in laboratory studies, the company said on Friday. The study results showed …
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– Amazon.com Inc on Thursday informed staff at its U.S. warehouses and logistics sites that they must report being fully vaccinated by March 18 if they wish to receive paid …
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WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is suspending production through Saturday at its plants in Ontario and Kentucky due to supply issues stemming from trucking protests. The …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL – The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has …
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Former Pitt Emergency Official Admits Stealing and Selling PPE Masks During the Covid Pandemic
by DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to one count of been of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Christopher …