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United cuts flights as about 3,000 workers call out sick from Covid
Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron v...
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...
Chicago Public Schools Classes To Resume On Wednesday After Teachers Union Agrees To Deal On Covid Safeguards
Topline Chicago Public School students will return to classrooms on Wednesday after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union approved the school district’s plan on Covid-19 safety protocols late on Monda...
Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren’t ‘enough for omicron’
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Bel...
Biden Requires Insurance Companies To Cover Free At-Home Covid Tests Starting This Weekend
Topline Private insurance companies will be required to reimburse customers for up to eight at-home Covid-19 tests per month starting Saturday, according to a policy announced Monday, as the Biden Adm...
Covid vaccine could be cleared in multiple countries soon
The Novavax coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by regulators for use in multiple countries, including the U.S., in the coming months, the vaccine maker’s CEO said Monday. The company has filed...
Deltacron: a new COVID variant or just a lab error?
Reports of a new COVID variant emerged over the weekend from Cyprus that they dubbed “deltacron” as it had a genetic makeup similar to both delta and the omicron variant, but the global he...
Drones May Become “The Next Big Thing” In Healthcare Delivery
Since ancient times, technology has allowed society to defy the limits of human possibility. Especially with regards to modern healthcare, the world has harnessed technology to make incredibly innovat...
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...
Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta
Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images A r...
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...
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...
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...
Despite A Surge In Covid-19 Cases, The Super Bowl Is Set To Return To Southern California
Los Angeles Rams fans enjoy the view at SoFi Stadium before a recent game. The $5 billion venue is … [+] set to host Super Bowl 56 on Feb. 13, but the region’s surge in COVID-19 cases coul...
Can The Movie Make A Box Office Comeback In 2022?
Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson in ‘Moonfall,’ Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in ‘Marry Me; Ethan Hawke in ‘The Black Phone,’ Jason Statham, Josh Hartnett and Aubrey Plaza...
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...
Covid hospitalizations surge in New York City, but fewer patients are in the ICU
The number of New Yorkers in the hospital with Covid-19 is surging, but fewer of them are ending up in intensive care compared with prior waves — a sign that vaccines and the potentially milder omicro...
Australian State Reinstates Pandemic Restrictions As Omicron Upends ‘Living With Covid’ Approach
Topline Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, on Friday unveiled a set of new pandemic restrictions and testing protocols as a record rise in new Covid-19 infections fueled by the omicron ...
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 ...
At-Home Covid-19 Test Kits Are The Hottest Product On The Internet — And There’s A Frenzy Of Shoppers To Help People Buy Them
Topline Demand for at-home Covid-19 test kits has skyrocketed over the past few weeks as omicron cases continue to surge nationwide, reportedly forcing some people to turn to stock-monitoring websites...
Conagra Brands CEO says inflation won’t go away even after Covid omicron wave passes
Conagra Brands CEO Sean Connolly told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that the company is prepared for inflationary pressures to stick around well after the Covid omicron wave subsides. “It&...
Moderna CEO says fourth Covid shot may be needed, citing efficacy issue
A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Enfermera Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2021. Juan Medina | Reuters Moderna CEO Step...
Small theaters, promoters fighting to qualify for Covid relief
Like many community playhouses around the country, the Studio Theatre shuttered its doors in March 2020 for coronavirus pandemic and did not fully reopen for more than a year. The sales the Little Roc...
Chicago Shutters Schools For 2nd Day Amid Covid-Driven Standoff With Teachers’ Union
Topline Chicago Public Schools canceled all in-person and remote classes Thursday, shutting down the nation’s third-largest school district for a second day amid a stalemate between city officials and...
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...
Grammy Awards postponed indefinitely amid omicron-fueled Covid surge
Kurt Krieger – Corbis | Corbis Entertainment | Getty Images The 64th annual Grammy Awards show has been postponed indefinitely amid a resurgence of Covid cases, fueled by the omicron variant. &#...