Demonstrators holds a banner with ‘Covid slave ticket’ written while they protest against the compulsory vaccination campaign against SARSCoV2, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News...
Tag: COVID-19
German Cruise Ship Builder Owned By Malaysian Billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s Genting Files For Bankruptcy
The Genting Dream cruise ship operated by Genting Hong Kong at the Marina Bay Cruise Center in … [+] Singapore, on December 14, 2018. Nicky Loh/Bloomberg MV Werften—the German cruise ship builde...
Covid vaccine programs could end with third dose, Israeli doctor says
An Israeli nurse receives a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, on December 27, 2021. Jack Guez | AFP | Getty Images...
Dot-com bubble dynamic may drive S&P 500 above 5,500: Julian Emanuel
Market bull Julian Emanuel sees a dot-com era dynamic that could shatter the S&P 500’s record highs. In his first TV interview since starting at Evercore ISI, Emanuel told CNBC’s ̶...
Universal flu vaccine may be next big Moderna, Pfizer mRNA development
Employees in special suits test the procedures for the manufacturing of the messenger RNA (mRNA) for the Covid-19 vaccine in German company BioNTech, in Marburg, Germany on March 29, 2021. Abdulhamid ...
These 18 States Are Grappling With Critical Hospital Worker Shortages As Covid Hospitalizations Surge
Topline Amid a rise in the number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant, the virus is sidelining a worrying number of frontline healthcare workers, with m...
U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Top 138,000, Nearing Record
Topline The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United States rose to 138,073 Saturday amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant, coming close to the record set during the surge last...
Scientists Identify Coronavirus Strain In Cyprus That Blends Delta And Omicron
Topline Scientists in Cyprus have found 25 cases of a strain of the coronavirus that they say combines elements of the delta and omicron variants, dubbing it “deltacron,” with a high proportion of the...
Djokovic Attended Event With Young Tennis Players – Unmasked – A Day After Positive Covid Test
Topline Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s tennis player, attended an event with young tennis players in Serbia on December 17, a day after he tested positive for Covid-19, it came to light Saturday...
Children With Covid Face Increased Risk Of Diabetes, CDC Finds
Topline Children who contract Covid-19 are significantly more likely to later be diagnosed with type 1 or 2 diabetes than children without Covid, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found i...
USDA Boosts School Lunch Funding By $750 Million To Counter Higher Food Prices
Topline The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday announced a $750 million increase in funding for school meal programs, citing the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and higher food costs. West...
Amazon Shortens Paid Leave For U.S. Workers With Covid After CDC Changes Guidance
Topline Amazon is reducing paid leave for all U.S. employees who contract Covid-19 or need to quarantine from 10 days to 40 hours, the latest major private employer to cut its paid leave after the Cen...
Retailers’ Next Headache? Odds Favor A Post-Holiday Recession
Big sale tag announcement at clothes shop. getty Just when things were looking up — consumer spending so far this season has been strong, profit margins are widening, COVID rates seemed to be declinin...
FDA Cuts Moderna Booster Waiting Period From Six Months To Five
Topline Adults who received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine series now only need to wait five months before receiving a booster dose, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday, days after the agenc...
Covid is more prevalent in these countries than in the U.S. and U.K.
Tourists visit the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Nick Paleologos | Bloomberg | Getty Images The emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant has s...
How to insure your trip amid airline cancellations
NicolasMcComber | E+ | Getty Images Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may be wondering whether or how to ensure — and...
South Korea Holds Economics 101 Class For Covid Era
A cameraman films a screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index at the lobby of the Korea … [+] Exchange in Seoul on January 3, 2022, on the first trading day of the new year. JUNG ...
Tyler Perry Studios Mandates Covid-19 Vaccines And Booster Shots
Topline Tyler Perry Studios implemented a Covid-19 vaccine mandate—including booster shots for those who are eligible—for cast members and some crew members this week, a spokesperson for the company c...
Travel industry to stay in flux for the foreseeable future: Collinson
The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according to the Asia-Pacific president of a travel services firm....
Picard’ Crew Shuts Down Set
Topline Crew members filming Star Trek: Picard tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, leading to a halt in production of the show, a source familiar with the situation told Forbes, making it the late...
Which countries are on track to meet the WHO Covid vaccination target?
A health worker prepares Pfizer vaccine boosters for clients on December 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images The U.S. is among the countries projected to miss the WHOR...
Drugstores struggle to keep Covid at-home tests in stock as omicron rages across U.S.
Health workers distribute free rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits at a vaccine clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Panagio...
Record-Breaking 4.5 Million Americans Quit Jobs In November As Employers Struggle To Retain Workers
Topline Though the number of job openings fell more than expected in November, the number of Americans quitting their jobs jumped to record territory, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday, ...
Judge Rules In Favor Of Navy SEALs Seeking Religious Exemptions From Covid Vaccine
Topline A federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled in favor of 35 U.S. Navy SEALs who sued the Biden Administration over the military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, marking the first major successful chall...
Over A Third Of NBA Coaches Sidelined By Covid-19
Topline The NBA’s massive Covid-19 outbreak, which has forced over 100 players into health and safety protocols in the last month, is taking a toll on the league’s coaching staffs as well, with the vi...
Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Reports Breakthrough Covid Infection, Has Mild Symptoms
Topline U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said he has tested positive for Covid-19, a development that comes just days after the Pentagon moved to tighten restrictions as the highly infect...
People Of Myanmar Face Unprecedented Crisis In 2022, The U.N. Warns
The U.N. is sounding the alarm on the situation in Myanmar. According to a recent U.N. report, the people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented crisis in 2022: political, socioeconomic, human rights ...
Amid another Covid surge, schools and businesses find plans disrupted
A healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 PCR test at a free test site in Farragut Square on December 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A Covid-19 outbreak on a cruise in Lis...