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The new BA.2 omicron subvariant is already circulating in half of U.S. states
Dr. Pierre Coulon, PhD examines microscope images of vaccinated mice in Irvine on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Leonard Ortiz | MediaNews Group | Orange County Register via Getty Images There are alrea...
U.S. Households Have Ordered 240 Million Free Covid-19 Tests, White House Says
Topline Households in the U.S. placed about 60 million orders for a total of 240 million at-home Covid tests through the government website launched last week, the White House said on Friday, amountin...
60 million U.S. households have ordered free Covid tests, White House says
Home test kits, specifically iHealth COVID-19 Antigen rapid self-tests, are stacked for delivery in Boston on Jan. 5, 2022. Lane Turner | Boston Globe | Getty Images The White House on Friday said 60 ...
How The North Face is moving to compete with Patagonia
The global outdoor apparel market is a $12 billion industry. For more than a half century The North Face has competed in the space, outfitting mountain climbers and skiers. But the outdoor recreation ...
Populist nations fared much worse during Covid outbreak, research says
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, delivers a speech at the Fidesz party headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2018. Akos Stiller | Bloomberg via Getty Images Risk of death from Co...
Moderna starts clinical trial of booster shot targeting omicron Covid variant
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Unit was onsite to administer Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines...
More than two-thirds of omicron cases are reinfections, study suggests
Members of the public queue for Covid-19 vaccinations and booster jabs at St Thomas’ Hospital on December 14, 2021 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Omicron has ...
Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say
Protestors demonstrate against Covid vaccine mandates outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on January 5, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Skepticism toward Covid-19 vaccines could be fuel...
The next Covid variant will be more contagious than omicron, WHO says
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Ge...
OSHA withdraws rule for businesses after losing Supreme Court case
The Biden administration is formally withdrawing its vaccine and testing mandate for businesses, after the Supreme Court blocked the requirements earlier this month. The Occupational Safety and Health...
Covid and JNJ earnings Q4 2021
The Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday projected that its Covid vaccine would generate $3 billion to $...
Pfizer and BioNTech launch clinical study of vaccine targeting omicron
A ten year old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on November 2, 2021. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Pfizer...
Singapore says it’s ready for 2022 travel demand when it returns
There are “encouraging signs of recovery” in Singapore’s tourism sector, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Visitor arrivals reached 330,000 and tourism receipts reached an es...
Growth slowdown to spark 10% stock plunge, Morgan Stanley warns
Investors may be playing with fire. According to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, the S&P 500 is vulnerable to a 10% plunge despite Monday’s late buying binge. He warns investors are dang...
What’s driving the spike in air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of about 100 to 150 cases. The surge in problem flyers is causing headaches for carriers, passenger...
Covid pandemic at a ‘critical juncture,’ WHO’s Tedros says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic is a...
Bill Maher Uses ‘Masked Paranoid World’ To Describe Covid-19 Situation, Here’s What He’s Got Wrong Again
Bill Maher (center, not wearing a face mask) once again talked about Covid-19 and Covid-19 … [+] precautions during the season premier of his HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (...
Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined
People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A 35-year-old man returned to the U.S. from Wuhan, China on Jan....
What You Need To Know About How Well Vaccines Protect You Against Omicron
Topline The omicron coronavirus variant has spread rapidly around the world, with fully vaccinated people increasingly reporting Covid-19 infections and governments accelerating booster campaigns to c...
Kids under 5 can’t get Covid vaccines. Doctors explain how to protect them during omicron
Students in the 5 day pre-K class at Immanuel Unite Church of Christ line up to go outside after helping to sort donated food items. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Covid hospitalizations a...
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UKRAINE – 2021/03/23: In this photo illustration the stock market information of Advanced Micro … [+] Devices, Inc. seen displayed on a smartphone with the Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. log...
Pacific Islands’ zero-Covid strategies unsustainable, professor says
People wearing face masks at a supermarket in Suva, Fiji, April 23, 2021. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Countries all over the world have seen Covid-19 cases surge since the emergence of the highl...
GOP and Democratic governors reinstate Covid emergency orders to fight omicron surge
Ambulances outside University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, on Jan. 7, 2022. Karl Merton | Tribune News Service | Getty Images As Covid-19 cases surge across the nation, R...
Valneva Shares Jump After Early Study Show Covid-19 Vaccine Effective Against Omicron
Topline Three doses of Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine neutralized the omicron coronavirus variant in early laboratory studies, the French biotech announced Wednesday, boosting its share price and adding t...
Students allowed despite Covid policies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced Australia will refund visa fees for vaccinated backpackers who arrive within the next three months. The country — whose tight, pandemic border poli...