N.J. reports 200 COVID cases, 2 deaths – NJ.com 
Opinion | Why reports of period weirdness after covid shots were ignored – The Washington Post 
Expert urges COVID-19 booster shots for vulnerable as XBB.1.16 spreads – CGTN 
Health care workers who survived covid worry about staffing, burnout – The Washington Post 
Ex-Bulls, Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he stopped watching basketball when players wore slogans on jerseys during COVID-19 bubble – Yahoo Sports 
New White House plan aims to provide uninsured with free Covid-19 vaccines – CNN
CNN — The Biden administration unveiled Tuesday a $1.1 billion program aimed at providing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to the...
Health Department supports additional COVID-19 boosters for kupuna – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Hawaii Department of Health said it supports the latest federal recommendations for an additional dose of the bivalent booster...
City Must Reinstate Workers Fired Over Lightfoot’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement, Judge Rules – Block Club Chicago
CHICAGO — The city must bring back union employees who were fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according...
COVID-19: Why Experts Say Universal Masking isn’t Necessary – Healthline
A group of medical experts say masks are no longer needed in healthcare settings to stop the spread of COVID-19.Given...
3 Questions: What’s next for local and campus-based Covid-19 policies and protocols? – MIT News
MIT announced today that in conjunction with the end of the federal and state public health emergency declarations, the Institute...
An Ohio doctor said coronavirus vaccines make you magnetic. The state wants to pull her license – cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio – At the height of one of the most significant mass vaccination campaigns in human history, a Cleveland-area...
Weekly COVID deaths hit new record low, CDC data shows – ABC News
COVID-19 deaths hit a new low this week, reaching levels not seen since late March 2020, when the pandemic was...
New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teens ages 12 to 17
Marcin Hernik / Flickr ccResearchers identify two novel SARS-CoV-2 strains most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than...
Researchers detect 2 new SARS-CoV-2 strains on Polish mink farms
Marcin Hernik / Flickr ccResearchers identify two novel SARS-CoV-2 strains most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than...
WHO elevates XBB.1.16 to variant of interest as levels rise in US and other countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week boosted the XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant to a variant of interest (VOI) from a...