China tries to shake off the worst of the pandemic in a long, zero-Covid journey
A handful of tourists visit the normally packed Yuyuan Garden during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday on June 4, 2022,...
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The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses
Pharmacies, states, U.S. territories and federal agencies discarded 82.1 million Covid vaccine doses from December 2020 through mid-May — just over...
Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
BEIJING – Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month Monday...
College leaders can apply lessons from COVID (opinion)
Up until very recently, every senior leadership team meeting at Augustana College—even those that had been called to address a...
Severe Covid cases more likely in places with high air pollution, study finds
Long-term exposure to pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe Covid-19, according to new research that calls for...
St. Louis back at high risk level for COVID-19 transmission
"We are definitely seeing a surge in new cases," said Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, the director of health for the...
The Missing Part of America’s Pandemic Response
Many parts of the U.S. government, including its leading scientific agencies, are being blamed for the country’s chaotic and disorganized...
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...
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...
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...