Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted
TOKYO (AP) — Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving...
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China imposes new COVID-19 lockdowns as cases triple ahead of Communist Party congress
Beijing — Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during...
Political setbacks curb development of next-generation Covid vaccines
A lack of funding and political will is hampering efforts to develop the next generation of vaccines that could protect...
COVID school relief money falls short for improving student success, study shows
Despite the federal government giving states and school districts billions of dollars to combat student learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, student...
Japan opens borders to tourists as last pandemic travel restrictions eased
Japan opens borders to tourists as last pandemic travel restrictions easedJapan removes strict Covid-19 travel curbs, fuelling hopes a tourist...
Nasal version of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine fails in trial
A nasal version of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has failed in an early-stage trial, dealing a blow to hopes for...
Oil prices slide as dollar strengthens, China COVID-19 woes dampen demand
By Isabel KuaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending nearly 2% losses in the previous session, as a...
Covid leads to long Covid, in governments as well as people
This piece has been adapted from “Plagues and Their Aftermath,” by Brian Michael Jenkins. Pandemics kill millions. Their effects, however, extend...
News Scan for Oct 10, 2022
Study finds boosters give good protection against Omicron hospital casesA US study of almost 17,000 patients finds modest two-dose Pfizer...
Omicron tied to less preterm birth, maternal illness than Delta
The risk of maternal critical care admission and preterm birth were much lower amid dominance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant...