Vermont Covid levels ‘low’ as cases fall throughout New England
Vermont has “low” Covid-19 community levels, according to the latest weekly surveillance report from the state Department of Health. The...
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China digs in for permanent zero-Covid with testing and quarantine regime
China is building hundreds of thousands of permanent coronavirus testing facilities and expanding quarantine centres across many of its biggest...
Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 4,901 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 4,901 new COVID cases and 18 new deaths Wednesday.There have been at least 3,342,542 total...
Moderna’s Omicron-targeted booster shot shows promise
Ahead of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting later this month to discuss updated COVID-19 vaccine strategies, Moderna today...
S.F.’s COVID positive test rate hits second-highest level ever
The coronavirus test positivity rate in San Francisco, which tracks the percentage of tests coming back positive for COVID-19, topped...
Monkeypox Airborne: Can Masks Prevent the Spread?
Face masks played a key role in preventing the spread of coronavirus. In many countries, wearing them was mandatory and...
COVID in California: More people getting reinfected as new variants emerge, data shows
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee on Tuesday recommended the agency grant emergency use authorization for the...
Coronavirus daily news updates, June 8: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that one in four people over 65 developed a new health...
N.J. reports 19 COVID deaths, 2,828 cases. Novavax vaccine closer to approval.
New Jersey on Wednesday reported 19 new COVID-19 deaths and 2,828 confirmed positive tests as advisers to the Food and...
New omicron subvariants are rising in U.S., and FDA panel gives its backing to Novavax vaccine
The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 are spreading rapidly,...