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...
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WHO says there’s no evidence healthy children, adolescents need Covid boosters
World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, c...
Covid could be turning kids into ‘fussy eaters’ due to loss of smell
A child wears a KN95 protective mask for kids arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Children who have recovered fr...
From tuk tuks to COVID tests, YouTuber tests Bitcoin use cases across multiple countries
A YouTuber started a journey in September to see whether he could survive solely on Bitcoin as a means of payment while traveling to 40 different countries. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Monday, YouTub...
It’s an ‘open question’ whether omicron spells Covid endgame
Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, responds to questions from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on...
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...
Thailand’s Baiya Phytopharm working on plant-based Covid vaccine
Thailand’s Baiya Phytopharm wants to develop the country’s first plant-based Covid vaccine. The start-up, founded by Dr. Suthira Taychakhoonavudh and Dr. Waranyoo Phoolcharoen in 2018, has...
At-Home Covid Test Deliveries Delayed By L.A. Train Robberies
Thefts reminiscent of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are worsening supply-chain woes. Packages boosted from a Union Pacific train and then abandoned are pictured here in Los Angeles on January 14....
Trash Stays On Curbs Across The U.S. As Covid Infects Sanitation Workers
Topline Trash and recycling pickup has been delayed or suspended in many U.S. cities as waste crews find themselves understaffed due to coronavirus outbreaks, forcing residents to deal with mounting p...
YouTube Suspends Fox News Host Dan Bongino For Covid Disinformation
Topline Right-wing commentator Dan Bongino’s popular YouTube channel has been suspended for violating the platform’s Covid disinformation policy, after Bongino falsely claimed in a video t...
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...
Delta CEO says 8,000 employees have tested positive for Covid in last 4 weeks
A Delta Air Lines employee works on the departures level at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bast...
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...
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...
Newly Approved Covid Protocol And Reduced Stadium Capacity Could Further Reduce Matchday Revenue For Serie A Clubs
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (San Siro) deserted for Serie A match Milan-Genoa after the extraordinary … [+] law decree passed by the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte which turns the Lombardy Region and...
ironSource CEO: gaming is more than just a COVID play
The VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) is up nearly 100% since the start of the pandemic, and ironSource Ltd (NYSE: IS) CEO Tomer Bar Zeev doesn’t see an end to this trend in the near fu...
Should we treat Covid like the flu? Europe is starting to think so
People walk in Regent Street, in London. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — There are growing calls in Europe for Covid-19 to be treated as an endemic illness like the flu despite stron...
Djokovic Admits To Doing Interview While Being Covid Positive, Fresh Questions Raised About His Positive Test
Topline Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted that he knew about his Covid-19 positive test before taking part in a newspaper interview and photoshoot in Serbia last month as fresh question...
Will Athletes Who Recently Tested Positive For Covid – Including Shaun White, Alysa Liu – Be Allowed Entry?
Topline A number of U.S. Olympic team members and hopefuls have recently revealed that they tested positive for Covid-19 roughly a month before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, raising the sp...
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over shortened Covid sick leave
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nish...
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...
France reports new Covid infection record with omicron spreading
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, removes his face mask during a news conference. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images France saw its Covid-19 infection rate hit a new record on Tuesday as th...
U.S. sets fresh records for Covid hospitalizations and cases with 1.5 million new infections
Medical staff treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient Frank Clark in his room on an isolated medical unit floor at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S., January 5, 2022. Shannon...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has no mask despite Covid spike
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters One of these justices is not like the others....