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 
North Dakota House passes several COVID-19 vaccine bills – INFORUM
BISMARCK -- Several bills dealing with COVID-19 vaccinations passed the North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday and moved to...
Can COVID-19 Vaccination Reduce Hepatitis B Viral Load? – Contagionlive.com
Unlike other strains of hepatitis, there is a vaccine for hepatitis B (HBV) that enables most infected individuals to clear...
COVID in California: U.S. to buy 1.5 million doses of Novavax vaccine – San Francisco Chronicle
Virus levels are at low levels for 7 out of 9 Bay Area counties, but 2 others are back to...
Live and Let Fly – City Journal
Aviation is ready to recover from the pandemic. The U.S. Travel Association expects that, in 2023, domestic air trips will...
Republican lawmakers urge Supreme Court to overturn Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan – CNBC
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at the U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 13, 2023.Anna Moneymaker | Getty...
Five new Illinois educators talk about teaching during COVID-19 – Chalkbeat Chicago
Kayla Metcalf started teaching middle school science in the fall of 2020 just as the COVID pandemic upended education. Nathaniel...
COVID-19 Omicron infection linked to new-onset diabetes
A pair of new studies conclude that, compared with their never-infected peers, COVID-19 Omicron survivors may be at a 60%...
Bellingham mayor lifts COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employment, court case filed by 2 over firings remains – Whatcom News
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The City of Bellingham announced yesterday, Monday, February 13th, that Mayor Seth Fleetwood would be lifting his...
Fact check: False claim Thailand is banning Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after princess’ health issues – USA TODAY
The claim: Thailand is banning Pfizer after Thai princess got booster and fell into coma A Feb. 7 Instagram post (direct link,...
Effects of COVID-19 on maternal and neonatal outcomes – Contemporary Pediatrics
COVID-19 infection increases preterm births and maternal in-hospital deaths, according to a recent study.Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was...