Illinois coronavirus: Regular briefings not part of Pritzker’s current COVID-19 Rx
SPRINGFIELD — Regular COVID-19 briefings were once a staple of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to educate Illinoisans about the crisis...
Month: June 2022
COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Idaho
The statewide goal is to have positivity rates below five percent. As of June 5th, the statewide positivity rate is...
Biden hoping to avoid Summit of the Americas flop in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When leaders gather at the Summit of the Americas this week, the focus is likely to...
Shanghai outbreak exposes Chinese health system’s fragility
The fact that Shanghai – the most developed city in mainland China, and with top medical resources – still needed...
Bengaluru reports Covid death; 301 new cases in state
Bengaluru recorded a Covid-19 fatality after a long gap and the lion's share of infections that are increasing at twice the speed...
Successful Phase 3 Trial of Novel COVID-19 Vaccine from Chinese Company
A novel vaccine against COVID-19, ZF2001 (Zifivax), from the China-based developer, Zhifei, that builds its protein subunit platform with a...
East European countries ask EU to reopen vaccine contracts
A group of ten Eastern European countries have petitioned the European Commission to renegotiate coronavirus vaccine contracts, in a letter...
It’s high time Biden lifts the COVID testing requirement for international travelers
It’s time to ground the nonsensical requirement that all international travelers test negative for COVID to board flights here. With...
Missed risk: Long COVID threat extends far beyond pandemic
Aaron Teasdale used to climb 6,000-meter peaks. Long COVID has made getting out of bed feel harder.Since the poorly understood...
EDITORIAL | Even the healthy face long-COVID risks
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