News Scan for Aug 15, 2022
Novavax applies for COVID booster EUA as UK approves 2-strain boosterFollowing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization...
Month: August 2022
In Hong Kong, Bitcoin Is The Last Chance For Freedom
This is an opinion editorial by Margarita Groisman, a technology engineer invested in the power of Bitcoin to help people...
North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency officially ends, Gov. Roy Cooper announces
By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producerGov. Roy Cooper officially ended North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Monday. North...
CDC: Gorgeous island nation in Asia now at ‘high’ travel risk for Covid
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U.K. regulator is first to authorize Moderna’s bivalent COVID booster for 18-and-older population
The U.K. regulator has become the first to authorize Moderna’s bivalent COVID vaccine booster for use in adults aged 18...
CDC relaxes quarantine guidelines: What travelers should know
Unvaccinated Americans don’t have to quarantine anymore if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19, according to newly relaxed guidelines from the...
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and says he...
NJ ends COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated workers in school districts, child care settings, and state contractors
TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Monday lifting the requirement that...
Disney Cruise Line dropping vaccination requirement for kids ages 5 to 11
(CNN) — Disney Cruise Line said on Monday it's dropping its vaccination requirement for children younger than 12. Starting on...
COVID in California: Kaiser mental health workers say workload issues led to Monday strike plan
US defense chief reinfected with COVID-19 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing...