Biden health officials discussing expanding COVID booster eligiblity
Biden administration health officials on Tuesday said they are discussing authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults, but...
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Antibiotic over-prescription amid covid pandemic helped fueled superbug infections and deaths, CDC says
The coronavirus pandemic caused a surge in superbug infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, reversing years of progress fighting one...
Stunning spread of BA.5 subvariant shows why this California COVID wave is different
With California suffering through another intense coronavirus wave, the stunning proliferation of the BA.5 subvariant is becoming a growing focus...
Statement on the twelfth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the twelfth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005)...
Dangerous Heat Wave Strikes China
Parts of the east and south withered under extreme temperatures, even as health workers in hazmat suits persisted in a...
White House to Warn Covid Not Over as BA.5 Subvariant Spreads
President Biden’s coronavirus response team warned Americans on Tuesday that they must do more to protect themselves against Covid-19, as...
Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system
Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code systemThose in home isolation will be forced...
Grinnell College drops COVID-19 mandate due to new Iowa law
The only college in the state to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students is dropping its mandate as a result of a...
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Hong Kong needs to allow free travel to retain financial hub status
A traveller walks in the departure hall at the Hong Kong International Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in...
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China tells local governments to drop COVID tests on some goods
A staff member of Nanming district's Center for Disease Control and Prevention collects a swab from frozen fish for nucleic...