Howard public school staff will get paid leave for COVID-related isolation this school year, per new agreement
The Howard County teachers union and public school system reached an agreement earlier this month to provide paid administrative leave...
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India’s made-in-the-USA nasal Covid vaccine
.cms-textAlign-left{text-align:left;}.cms-textAlign-center{text-align:center;}.cms-textAlign-right{text-align:right;} INNOVATORS Nasal vaccines have long been used to control the flu, raising the prospect they could work for Covid-19....
Biden Covid officials scramble to plan for Omicron subvariant threat
A patient receives a Covid-19 booster at the Southwest Senior Center on Sept. 9, 2022 in Chicago. Officials are hopeful...
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Serum Institute to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda outbreak
SummaryCompaniesNo proven vaccine found yet for Sudan strain of EbolaUganda has seen 19 deaths and 54 cases since last monthIndian...
How COVID-19 Is Lowering Life Expectancies Around the World
COVID-19 has caused an inordinate number of deaths around the world so far, causing life-expectancies to plunge. Historically, countries have...
CDC identifies new COVID variants that accounted for 11.4% of new cases in week ending Oct. 15
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a new COVID variant dubbed BQ.1 and a descendant called BQ.1.1 have...
Should my child get the bivalent booster? A pediatrician weighs in.
Last week, the Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the bivalent booster shots for children as...
Moderna CEO: Not everyone will need an annual COVID booster
The COVID-19 booster market is starting to look more like an annual flu season than it did in the first...
Biden administration touts “big update” to COVID vaccines in new ads for boosters
The Biden administration is launching a new ad campaign to promote the updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, in hopes of accelerating...
M.I.A. dropped from GQ Awards following controversial posts about vaccines
M.I.A. has revealed that she’ll no longer be involved in this year’s GQ Men Of The Year Awards, with the...