Topline When the coronavirus’ delta variant surged last year, vaccinated people with prior infections were less likely to catch the virus than those who only had immunity from either an earlier case o...
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Starbucks won’t require vaccination or weekly testing after court ruling
People wear protective face masks outside Starbucks in Union Square in New York. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks has suspended its plan to require baristas to get vaccinated or receive weekly test...
Biden will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free
Workers produce N95 respirators at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will make 400 million highly protective ...
Some Americans blocked from ordering Biden’s free Covid tests in early website launch
Take home COVID-19 self testing kits provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, are seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2...
WHO says omicron won’t be last Covid variant as global cases surge by 20% in a week
Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme attends a news conference on the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Geneva, Switze...
Credit Suisse Chairman Quits After Breaching Covid-19 Rules
Text size António Horta-Osório, former chairman of Credit Suisse AFP via Getty Images Credit Suisse Chairman António Horta-Osório has resigned only 8 monthsafter being appointed, following a board inv...
Why Covid-19 Positive Tests Do Not Equal Vaccination
Tennis star Novak Djokovic of Serbia, seen here on January 11 at the Rod Laver Arena, will likely be … [+] deported from Australia and not play in the upcoming Australian Open. (Photo by Kelly D...
Mortgage Rates Surge. The Pandemic’s Ultralow Rates Are Over.
Text size The average rate of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.45% this week. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Mortgage rates climbed to their highest point since March 2020, according to data released Th...
Labor Department vows to protect workers from Covid after mandate blocked
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks about Labor Unions during an event in the East Room of the White House September 8, 2021, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Labor ...
New York Covid numbers are finally trending down, Gov. Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor’s office on 633 3rd Avenue. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images New York is finally starting to turn the corner on th...
GE suspends Covid vaccine and testing rules after Supreme Court blocks Biden mandate
An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Luke Sharrett...
Biden administration threatens to claw back Covid funds from Arizona over school anti-mask policies
U.S. first lady Jill Biden speaks with people during a tour of a COVID-19 vaccination site at Isaac Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona, June 30, 2021. Carolyn Kaster | Pool | Reuters The Biden administ...
Moderna and Novavax Stocks Get Whacked by Supreme Court’s Vaccine Decision
Text size A nurse takes a Moderna Covid-19 vaccines ready to be administered at a vaccination site Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock and shares of other vaccine makers fell Friday after the...
Biden says U.S. to provide high quality masks for free to Americans
US President Joe Biden holds up a KN95 mask as he delivers an update on his Administrations whole-of-government COVID-19 surge response at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2022. Jim W...
White House To Order 500 Million Additional Covid-19 Tests And Plans To Make Higher-Quality Masks Available
Topline President Joe Biden said Thursday his administration will make higher-quality masks available to Americans for free next week, and announced a new order of 500 million Covid-19 tests to be dis...
Biden deploys military medical personnel to hospitals in six states
A soldier transports a patient at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 30, 2021. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the...
Novak Djokovic Drawn In Australian Open Despite Looming Deportation Decision
Topline Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has been drawn in the lineup for the Australian Open, which begins on Monday, despite uncertainty over whether he will be allowed to remain in the country as...
Omicron will challenge Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policy: Ex-U.S. diplomat
The highly transmissible omicron variant is going to be a “very difficult challenge” for Hong Kong as the city sticks to its zero-Covid policy, a former U.S. diplomat told CNBC. There will...
Moderna Expects Vaccine Data For Kids Ages 2-5 By March
Topline Modern announced Wednesday it aims to report data of the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 2-5 by March, and hopes to evaluate its booster shot for those ages 12-17 as Covid-re...
Omicron less severe, hospital stays shorter at large California health system
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Patients at a large health system in Southern Calif...
WHO says omicron cases are ‘off the charts’ as global infections set new records
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, speaks during a press conference following an emergency committee meeting over the new coronaviru...
Omicron disrupts essential services as workers call out
A US Marine veteran is treated by medical workers in a negative pressure room in the Covid-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in W...
Travel is ‘roaring back’ — That’s good and bad for travelers
Last year wasn’t a stellar year for travelers. Perhaps that’s why so many are pinning their hopes on 2022. Travel bookings and inquiries are surging, say travel insiders, in an upward tra...
Sen. Paul’s accusations ‘kindles the crazies,’ incited death threats
U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called out Republican Sen. Rand Paul during a congressional hearing Tuesday, accusing the lawmaker of spreading bad information and inciting death thre...
U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Set New Record — Especially In These States
Topline The number of Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 soared to record levels Tuesday, as the country faces a surge in coronavirus infections driven by the omicron variant — and some states are b...
Covid cases on cruise ships surged 30-fold in two weeks
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to the ...
Here’s how to make sure a Covid test you buy online isn’t fake
Hache | E+ | Getty Images New Covid cases are rising fast and at-home rapid tests are in high demand. But consumers scrambling to buy tests online — especially as brick-and-mortar retailers sell out o...