The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41
COVID, flu and RSV are surging. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself.
WHO says 90% decline in COVID deaths since Feb. is ’cause for optimism,’ while urging vigilance against new variants
The head of the World Health Organization said a close to 90% decline in COVID deaths globally compared to nine months ago is “cause for optimism,” but urged leaders to…
Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds
In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.
In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some
Three splashy events this week were meant to prove that the former British colony was still “Asia’s World City.” But pandemic exemptions were only doled out to those who could…
New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here’s What to Know.
The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds.
Weekly tally of COVID cases and deaths continues to fall; Moderna lowers vaccine-sales outlook by as much as $3 billion
The global tally of COVID-19 cases fell 17% in the week through Oct. 30 from the previous week, while the death toll fell 5%, the World Health Organization said in…
The New COVID Booster Shot Could Save Your Life; Get One Now, FDA Expert Says
As the weather gets chillier and people spend more time indoors, COVID is once again not-so-gently rapping at the door. COVID cases in the U.S. are fairly flat at about…
‘Trick On Taxpayers’ Outlines Questionable Projects Funded By COVID-19 Relief
By Casey Harper (The Center Square) More and more federally funded, controversial projects that came as part of pandemic-relief spending passed by Congress are coming to light, and few of…
After Covid Lockdown, Fear and Unrest Sweep iPhone Factory in China
Hundreds of workers are said to have fled, afraid of being forced into quarantine with inadequate food and supplies.
Hospitalizations on the rise in New York City as new COVID strains spread rapidly
Hospitalizations are rising again in New York City with the spread of new COVID-19 subvariants that are better at evading immunity. Cases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV,…