The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said it is “very unlikely” the Pfizer omicron booster carries a risk of stroke for seniors after it launched an investigation into ...
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U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic, Medicaid, Obamacare coverage grew
The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs. The uninsured rate in t...
Chinese hospital says half of its staff got Covid
Locals line up for medical treatment at the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on June 1, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — About half of the nearly 2,000 workers ...
Taiwan Semiconductor’s December Revenue Slumps Sequentially As China’s COVID Chaos & Macro Headwinds Weigh
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd’s (NYSE: TSM) December revenue of NT$192.56 billion declined 13.5% month-over-month. The revenue grew by 23.9% Y/Y. Revenue for January through Dec...
Supply Chain Management: Preparing For The Now.
2023 might be when supply chain teams want to take a deep breath, pull their shoulders back, and sigh in relief that 2022 is over. No doubt about it, 2022 was a challenging year. However, the fight is...
Players Can Compete Even If They Have Covid—A Year After Government Deported Unvaccinated Djokovic
Topline Tennis players competing at the Australian Open this month will still be able to take part if they test positive for Covid-19, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Monday, a major departure...
Cancer Vaccine Trials—Using Same mRNA Tech Behind Covid Shots—Could Launch In U.K. This September
Topline Trials of cutting-edge cancer vaccines could kick off in the U.K. as soon as September, German Covid vaccine maker BioNTech announced on Friday, part of a new government partnership to fast tr...
China’s big cities are starting to look past Covid, while rural areas brace for infections
Subway passenger traffic in Shanghai is quickly returning to levels seen before the latest Covid wave, according to Wind data. Pictured here is a subway car in the city on Jan. 4, 2023. Hugo Hu | Gett...
EU strongly recommends travelers from China to take Covid test before entering Europe
European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images European nations on Wednesday recomme...
Pfizer Stock: How This ‘Covid Darling’ Became A ‘Show Me’ Story In 2023
Pfizer (PFE) stock tumbled Wednesday after an analyst downgraded it, saying the “Covid darling” is now a “show me” story as Comirnaty and Paxlovid sales crumble. X The pharmace...
New Questions Arise For U.S. Businesses In China After “Jarring” End To Zero-Covid Policy
A woman pushes luggage near a check-in counter at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, … [+] China, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from Cov...
China Proves You Can’t Hide Forever From Covid
Empty shelves are seen at a pharmacy in Shanghai on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Look for China to start … [+] hoarding medicine and PPE once destined for export. (AP Photo/Andrew Braun) Copyright 202...
Djokovic Will Likely Miss Indian Wells And Miami Open Due To U.S. Covid Vaccine Mandate
Topline Tennis star Novak Djokovic is likely to miss the Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments for the second year in a row as the 21-time Grand Slam winner, who has refused to get a Covid-19 vaccin...
Markets Look Forward As Beijing & Guangzhou Are Past COVID Peak
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely higher to start 2023 except for Japan, which took another day off today. Both Hong Kong and China opened lower with the Hang Seng down...
Evergrande’s Billionaire Founder Begins New Year With Another Pledge To Pay Down Debt
Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan has started the new year with a new pledge. South China Morning Post via Getty Images Hui Ka Yan, the embattled founder of real estate developer China Evergrande Group, s...
Five Chinese startups that survived a tough year of Covid lockdowns
A Kennon Robotics robot delivers food at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Shanghai on April 7, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — In a year of Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions...
Nearly 28% Of Mainland China Arrivals At Taiwan’s Busiest Airport Test Positive For Covid Sunday
Aircraft on the tarmac at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan in August. Photographer: … [+] Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Nearly 28% of the 524 passenger arriva...
These Are Some of 2022’s Most Important Healthcare Headlines
2022 was certainly an unforgettable year, full of fresh innovation, inspiration, and ideas. For many, this year marked an ease of Covid-19 restrictions, leading to more social interaction and involvem...
The Belly Up Tavern In Solana Beach, CA And The Return Of Small Venues
Donovan Frankenreiter and band onstage at The Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA on December 27, 2022 Eric Fuller In March 2020 I wrote about the last show I’d seen one week prior to the pandemic shut down....
Risk of a dangerous new Covid variant in China is ‘quite low,’ U.S. health expert says
Pictured here on Dec. 28, 2022, is gymnasium-turned-fever clinic in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Wang Dongming | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — It’s unlikely that a dangerous new Covid-...
Here’s where Covid rules for visitors from China are changing
Travelers check in with Cathay Pacific at the Hong Kong International Airport on December 20, 2022. Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Some countries announced new Covid testing requireme...
U.S. to require passengers to test negative for Covid
The Biden administration will require airline passengers traveling from China to test negative for Covid before entering the U.S. as concern grows that widespread transmission of the virus in the worl...
UK and France say no plans currently to follow Italy with Covid tests for China arrivals
People are seen waiting at the arrivals area of terminal 5 at Heathrow International airport. Carlos Barria | Reuters LONDON — The U.K. and France said Thursday morning they currently had no plans to ...
NVAX Stock Close to Breakdown Amid Covid Breakout?
Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), a biotechnology company, has recently announced in a press release that they have completed their share offering of Senior Convertible Notes equalling $175.25 Million due 2027 ...
China Stocks Retreat as Covid Outbreak Renews Growth Fears
(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks declined as traders fret the nation’s outbreak may derail a much-awaited economic recovery at home and abroad. Most Read from Bloomberg The Hang Seng China Enterpris...
U.S. Will Require Covid Tests For Travelers From China Amid Surge In Cases
Topline The U.S. government will require all air travelers from China to submit a negative Covid-19 test before being admitted into the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sa...
China-Based Funeral Company Shares Surge 80% Since November amid Spike in Covid Cases
China funeral facilitator Fu Shou Yuan saw its shares recently rally to 7.04 Hong Kong dollars after being down 40%. The shares of a China-based funeral company recently surged to a new yearly high f...
Italy Orders Covid Tests For China Arrivals, U.S. Weighs Rules
China’s Covid wave and plans to allow more outbound travel are creating worries among global health … [+] officials about the possible spread of new variants. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloo...
The Mayo Clinic Is Partnering With An Augmented Reality Company To Transform Healthcare Delivery
The Mayo Clinic is one of the world’s most celebrated and renowned medical institutions, and is home to among the most brilliant minds in medicine, cutting-edge healthcare research, and continued inno...
Nio cuts 4Q delivery guidance, cites Covid disruption
Chinese electric car company Nio delivered more than 5,000 cars in April despite Covid restrictions in some parts of China, albeit down sharply from nearly 10,000 vehicle deliveries in March. Future P...
Nio Lowers Q4 Outlook As COVID Outbreak In China Hampers Production
Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) has lowered its fourth-quarter FY2022 guidance citing supply chain constraints. The company said it has been facing challenges in December in deliveries and productions, together w...
‘I can no longer be an executive at a high level’: Workers with disabilities, including long COVID, are finding their place as companies become more flexible
Dana Pollard started a new job at the end of 2022, after spending three years recovering from a 2019 stroke. Pollard, 56, lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife. After the stroke, he could not reco...