DC hospital tracks ‘rapidly increasing numbers’ of flu amid RSV, COVID-19 cases
Busy and getting busier is how Children’s National Hospital described current cases of pediatric respiratory ailments in the D.C. area....
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Moderna says new booster increases protection from omicron subvariants
Vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that its new omicron-targeted booster shot reinforces a key line of immune defense by increasing...
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China’s COVID cases rise, record daily numbers seen in Beijing and other cities
BEIJING, Nov 13 (Reuters) - China reported 14,878 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 12, including a record number of new...
White House to seek more covid funding in lame-duck session
The White House is mounting another effort to secure billions of dollars from Congress for a new generation of coronavirus...
US to keep COVID public health emergency through January
The COVID-19 public health emergency will remain in effect until at least mid-January, after the Biden administration did not notify...
Why Masks Still Matter | Time
During the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were weaponized for partisan purposes. “The politicization of mask use,” says William Hanage, infectious disease...
Moderna says bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
American biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that a booster dose of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating...
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China’s ‘most comprehensive’ rescue package for property sector lifts stocks, bonds
HONG KONG, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Chinese property stocks and bonds soared on Monday as the market cheered Beijing's "most...
Opinion | Covid variants BA.5 and BQ.1.1 show reassuring early signs
A few weeks ago, a new and disturbing wave of covid infections looked possible. Several worrisome new variants capable of...
As new omicron strains overtake BA.5 in the U.S., Biden administration’s public-health emergency may extend into spring
The BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 omicron sublineages jointly accounted for more coronavirus cases than the BA.5 omicron variant in the U.S....