Constitutionality of COVID-19 excuse for absentee ballot in court
BALLSTON SPA — A decision on whether voters can invoke a fear of contracting COVID-19 in order to use an...
Month: October 2022
Tourists flock to Taiwan as COVID entry restrictions eased
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan lifted all its COVID-19 entry restrictions on Thursday, allowing tourists unfettered access the self-ruled island after...
Jill Biden urges COVID-19 boosters during Nashville visit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden travelled to Tennessee’s capitol city Wednesday to encourage Americans once more to...
News Scan for Oct 12, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines may help prevent placentitis, stillbirth in pregnancyCOVID-19 vaccination may protect pregnant women and their fetuses against virus-related placentitis...
Studies suggest role for exercise testing in long COVID, impact of initial symptoms
Two studies published today reveal new findings on long COVID, with one showing a possible role for cardiopulmonary exercise testing...
FOCUS: Yen weakness likely to mute impact of Japan’s reopening for airlines
Japan's long-awaited lifting of border restrictions may not lead to a quick recovery to pre-pandemic levels for the nation's airlines,...
11.5 million Americans have received updated COVID booster: CDC
About 11.5 million Americans have received the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control...
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say
More attention to harm reduction -- rather than totally abstaining from risky behaviors -- would improve messaging on the COVID-19...
NYC Ferry Expansion Pushes Tourist Cruise Company to Jersey
The pricey NYC Ferry expansion aims to foster economic development, but it’s made at least one business pack up and...
Health care inflation is coming for Biden
The pandemic inflamed labor shortages that had long been endemic to health care, forcing hospitals and nursing homes to pay...