Covid has strained couples, families

A couple wearing face masks cry for a Covid-19 victim in Argentina. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has taken an immense emotional toll on humankind, with people around ...

Fauci says FDA could authorize Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids under 5 in the next month

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters White House chief medical advisor Dr...

Oxfam on Covid inequality, tax rich to pay for vaccines, protect climate

A pedestrian wearing a face mask delivers food to a homeless person sleeping in the entrance of a shop, closed due to coronavirus restrictions, in central London on December 23, 2020. Tolga Akmen | AF...

Pfizer vaccine effective, protects against MIS-C, CDC says

Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty...

FDA shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months for adults

A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, Janua...

Omicron compounds worker shortage, supply chain woes for retailers

Source: Lauren Thomas, CNBC Slashing store hours, temporarily shuttering locations and sending apology letters to customers for long lines and delayed appointments. These are the some of the unusual s...

Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond, Conagra and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator’s shares gained 2.9% in the premarket, after beating estimates on both the top and bottom line...

CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge

A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Health First Medical Centre in Melbourne, Florida. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Cente...

Beyond Meat, Pfizer, Nikola and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Beyond Meat (BYND) – Beyond Meat surged 9% in premarket trading on news that KFC will roll out the company’s fried chicken substitute na...

Omicron wave seems to have peaked in South Africa, London next?

Health workers at Steve Biko Academic Hospital on Jan. 19, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images In a matter of weeks, the omicron Covid-19 variant — first detecte...

FDA expands Pfizer booster eligibility to kids ages 12 to 15, authorizes third shots at 5 months

Dash Hunger, 12, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine at the Jewish Federation/JARC’s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on May 13, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images The Food...