Germany announces new Covid measures for fall, expecting another wave of infections
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach speaks during a news conference about the situation of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic,...
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Global COVID cases trend down, with surges in Japan, Korea
Global COVID-19 cases dropped again last week, as the BA.5-fueled disease burden shifts to some Asian nations, including Japan and...
What is BA.4.6? The CDC is tracking a new COVID ‘variant of concern’ that’s overtaking earlier Omicron strains in at least 4 U.S. states
New lineages of the Omicron COVID variant, like BA.4 and BA.5, are helping spark a wave of reinfections, as people...
Toyota’s profits plunge 42 percent on chip shortages, COVID curbs
The Japanese carmaker has repeatedly cut production targets due to global chip shortage and China’s pandemic restrictions.Toyota Motor Corp has...
Covid ‘first-timers’ are feeding surge, but with milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations
Scott Scanlon Lynne Jakubowski has spent more than two years following the ebbs, flows and public health recommendations that have...
Universities urged to allow for Covid impact on poorer students’ A-levels
Universities urged to allow for Covid impact on poorer students’ A-levelsPandemic has compounded working-class applicants’ disadvantages as teachers fear growing...
The tricky calculus of second boosters in mostly breakthrough-infected Korea
President Yoon Suk-yeol receives his second booster vaccination on July 13 at a public health clinic in Jung-gu, central Seoul....
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Patients did DIY blood draws in a new vaccine study
Here’s how a research study to test for antibodies might normally go: participants who sign up go to a medical...
Transportation Department proposes stricter rules for airline refunds after complaints surge
Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022.Leslie Josephs | CNBCThe Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed stricter...
Senate Democrats just proposed $21 billion in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could stand to gain
Senate Democrats just proposed $21 billion in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could stand to...