Mayor Eric Adams makes an announcement and holds media availability at Elmhurst hospital. Mayor announced three-point plan to support hospitals as Omicron variant cases of COVID-19 continue to surge. ...
Tag: Omicron
The Oil Market Is Already Looking Beyond Omicron
We are halfway through the first month of the new year, and oil’s bull run is showing no signs of slowing. Oil futures have vaulted 12% in the first two trading weeks of the new year, boosted by...
4th Vaccine Shot Likely ‘Not Good Enough’ To Protect Against Omicron, Israeli Researcher Says
Topline A fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose may provide only limited protection against infection from the omicron variant, an Israeli researcher studying the shots said Monday based on preliminary finding...
Omicron wave shows early signs of easing in states hit early
A woman is getting a Covid-19 test at a drive through Covid-19 testing center as hundreds of cars and pedestrians line up to get Covid-19 test before Christmas holiday season in North Bergen of New Je...
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...
A new labor battle opens on Broadway as omicron closes shows
A sign indicating canceled performances of “Mrs. Doubtfire” due to Covid is displayed in the window of the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on December 16, 2021 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil | G...
United brings back airport vaccines for employee boosters as omicron spreads
United Airlines ramp services worker John Dalessandro receives a COVID-19 vaccine at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Ol...
Here’s Where The Omicron Surge May Have Peaked Or Seems About To
Topline While record numbers of Covid-19 cases continue to be reported around the U.S. and the world, a handful of cities, states and countries are showing signs that the number of infections may have...
Omicron Job Loss? Unemployment Claims Unexpectedly Spike One Week After Steep Drop In Jobless Benefits Numbers
Topline The number of new unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped for the second week in a row this month, despite a steep drop in the overall number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits just ...
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...
Bill Gates Believes Covid-19 May Eventually Be Treated Like The Seasonal Flu; Here’s What That Means
As variant after variant of Covid-19 has boldly emerged over the last two years, public health experts and individuals worldwide have the same question in mind: when will the world be free of this dev...
The ‘Shopper Shutdown’ That’s Crippling Aussie Retail
TOPSHOT – A woman, wearing a facemask amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel … [+] coronavirus, takes an escalator in a shopping mall in Bangkok on March 6, 2020. (Photo by L...
New Jersey reinstates public health emergency as omicron overwhelms hospitals
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to volunteers as he meets with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during the gubernatorial election in Newark, New Jersey, November 2, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters New Jer...
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...
Three Ways The U.S. Government Can Fight The Omicron Wave
Patients with Covid-19 now comprise 25% of occupied hospital beds in the U.S. AFP via Getty Images Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses how the U.S. can ...
Fighting Omicron, Broadway Has Slowest Week In A Decade
The original cast of the hit musical SIX on Broadway LIZ LAUREN Broadway received another round of bad news this week, as sales plummeted and attendance dropped to a frightening low-water mark. Overal...
Goldman cuts China GDP for 2022 amid lockdowns, omicron
Traffic police and epidemic prevention personnel work together to check vehicles at a highway entrance in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, China, on the afternoon of January 8, 2022. Costfoto...
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...
Retailers see staffing challenges as omicron rages, sales taking a hit
A “now hiring” sign is posted on an Urban Outfitters store in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail executives presenting at the virtual ICR Conference this we...
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...
Drs. Fauci, Walensky testify before Senate on U.S. omicron response
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The top health leaders in the U.S. will testify before the Senate on Tuesday about...
More than half of Europe will be infected with omicron in the next 2 months: WHO
Members of the public queue for Covid-19 vaccinations and booster jabs at St Thomas’ Hospital on December 14, 2021 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Mor...
Global travel will bounce back strongly despite omicron
International travel is likely to recover soon despite progress being slowed by the omicron variant, according to AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes. “I do believe that we’re at the be...
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...
Moderna CEO says fall booster shots will likely target omicron
Moderna is working on a booster shot that will target the omicron variant of Covid for this fall as nations around the world prepare to distribute annual vaccinations against the virus. “We are ...
Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March
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...
Lululemon says sees fourth-quarter earnings, sales hurt due to omicron
Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a Lululemon store in San Francisco, California, on Monday, March 29, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lululemon shares fell in premarke...