China’s mass testing programs straining city finances
Under pressure from ever-more-transmissible coronavirus variants, China’s “zero covid” policy is increasingly relying on testing on a massive scale to...
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Covid contractor netted $340 million in ‘windfall profits’ on $750 million contract, Congressional report says
A Virginia firm that got a no-bid $750 million contract to manage the quick distribution of Covid relief loans —...
Europe’s illegal drug market rebounds after Covid disruptions
The supply and use of illegal drugs in Europe have increased sharply after disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as...
Ipsos poll: Some Americans feel left behind by the post-COVID crowd
Data: Axios/Ipsos poll; Chart: Simran Parwani/AxiosOne-third of Americans say most everyone they know except themselves seems to be moving past the...
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day...
Should I still covid test to travel? Health experts weigh in.
The United States has lifted the order requiring travelers to show a negative test result or proof of recovery from...
UCSF’s Wachter says his wife now likely has long COVID and her health is ‘not great’
Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF’s chair of medicine, says his wife, Katie Hafner, is doing “not great” weeks after getting COVID-19...
COVID reinfections set to spike in U.S. as new variants evade immunity
If you’re anything like the majority of Americans — an estimated 60-plus-percent of them, according to government data — you’ve...
New fast-spreading COVID strain detected in Maine
Maine health officials said a new variant of the coronavirus has arrived in Maine. In its latest sampling and testing...
FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine apparently safe, effective in kids under 5
Washington — Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective...