President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Kharkiv region for the first time since Russia started the attacks against his country on February 24, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on May 29, 2022.(P...
Tag: Pandemics
Layoffs loom on the horizon, some economists say
From rising inflation to a red-hot job market and the negative gross domestic product in between, economists are divided on the health of the U.S. economy. “There has been a lot of talk recently...
Biden announces first round of funding for EV charging network across 35 states
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the release of the first round of funding for a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, financing the construction of stations in 35 states. “I̵...
Democrats want probe of airline Covid bailouts over staff buyouts
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Two House Democrats have asked a Treasury Departme...
LA health officials are probing death of a person who had monkeypox
A health care worker administers a dose of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Los Angele...
HIV positive people hospitalized with monkeypox more often, CDC says
People living with HIV who have monkeypox are hospitalized more than twice as often as other patients diagnosed with the rapidly spreading virus, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Cont...
U.S. monkeypox outbreak is slowing as vaccines become more accessible, health officials say
The U.S. monkeypox outbreak is slowing as vaccines have become more available and there’s broader public awareness about what actions individuals can take to lower their risk of infection, accor...
New York ends mask mandate for subways, buses and other mass transit
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) logo is displayed on the side of a subway train in Manhattan, New York on June 2, 2021. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images New Yorkers are no longer required t...
People who recently caught Covid can wait to get omicron booster, health official says
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images People who recently caught Covid can wait a few months to get a ne...
CDC panel recommends new omicron Covid boosters with shots expected to begin next week
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent committee on vaccines recommended reformulated booster shots that target the latest omicron subvariant...
U.S. health officials brace for another fall Covid surge, but with fewer deaths
People walk past a COVID-19 walk up testing site on July 28, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images Fall is on the horizon and public health officials are again bracing fo...
Struggling with long Covid? Here’s what you should and should not eat
Fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and breathing difficulties. Those are just some of the common symptoms of “long Covid” that can affect people in the long term after recovery from i...
CDC cautiously optimistic outbreak might be slowing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. is slowing the spread of monkeypox as new cases fall in several major cities. “We’re watching this wit...
Bank Behind Fintech’s Rise Reels in Billions in Pandemic’s Wake
(Bloomberg) — One of the fastest growing banks in the US is on a mission to rewire the industry. It has also touched some nerves. Most Read from Bloomberg Cross River Bank began turning heads ac...
Airline unions urge carriers not to resume buybacks when bailout ban ends this fall
A United Airlines flight crew walks through the terminal at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The largest U.S. airlines...
Child polio vaccination rate low in some New York areas, increasing outbreak risk
Nurse Lydia Fulton prepares to administer the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine as well as a vaccine used to help prevent the diseases of diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and polio at Children&...
CDC admits Covid response fell short, launches reorganization
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; speaks during the COVID Federal Response Hearing on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. Joe...
Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law, setting 15% minimum corporate tax rate
After more than a year of debate over costs, taxes, tax credits and regulations, President Joe Biden finally signed his sweeping tax, health and climate bill into law — albeit a significantly reduced ...
Business travel spending might not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Business travel spending might not recove...
Passage of Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers
A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Medicare is poised to renegotiate the prices of some of its most expensive drugs through a hi...
CDC eases guidance as U.S. has more tools to fight the virus
A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. On Friday vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted unanimously ...
Pandemic’s Impact On China’s Economy Is Only Short Term, U.S. Ambassador Says
Ambassador Qin Gang at the Fourth U.S.-China Business Forum. China’s Embassy to the U.S. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on China’s economy is only short-term, China Ambassador to the U.S. Q...
Novavax cuts 2022 revenue guidance in half, stock tanks in after-hours trading
In this photo illustration a silhouette of a man holding a medical syringe and a vial seen displayed in front of the Novavax logo on a screen. Cezary Kowalski | Lightrocket | Getty Images Novavax deep...
STD clinics struggle with surge in patients amid outbreak
Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, Jul...
New York polio case is ‘tip of iceberg,’ hundreds could be infected
Digitally generated image of 3D molecular model of polio virus Calysta Images | Tetra Images | Getty Images Hundreds could have polio after an adult in the New York City metro area caught the virus an...
CDC estimates 1.7 million gay and bisexual men face highest risk from monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox right now. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on ...
Biden administration will declare monkeypox a public health emergency
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images The Biden administratio...
Wastewater samples outside New York City suggest community spread
Polio virus particle, computer illustration. Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Polio has been found in wastewater samples taken from two counties outside of New York City indicating ...
Moderna (MRNA) Q2 2022
Illustration of a vial of Moderna vaccine for coronavirus treatment. Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday reported second quarter results that beat earnings and revenue ex...
Health secretary calls on Congress and states to do more to help contain monkeypox outbreak
People wait in line for the monkeypox vaccine at the Balboa Sports Center in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. health secre...
U.S. to release 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses as outbreak spreads
The U.S. will make 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses available to local health departments “as soon as possible” after the Food and Drug Administration approved the shots for dist...