Variant seems to be most heavily mutated so far in outbreak The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa that has been blamed on a new variant of … Read More
World Health Organization warns leaders against ‘knee-jerk responses.’ Nations took swift action Friday to halt air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, transmissible COVID-19 variant. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against hastily imposing … Read More
Senior administration officials say U.S. border policy will not be a primary focus of talks with Mexico on Thursday when President Biden hosts his Mexican and Canadian counterparts in the North American Leaders’ Summit. The Biden administration has recently relied … Read More
Dr. Marty Makary: I’m pro-vaccine but blanket requirements outside of health care go too far. COVID-19 vaccine mandates have become a hotly contested issue, as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rebound nationwide, driven by the highly contagious delta variant and unswerving … Read More
Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over fresh Covid restrictions imposed against a resurgent pandemic. And Dutch police faced a second night of rioting — this time in The … Read More
Infections are skyrocketing in Germany’s south and east. What is the reason for the geographic split? Analysis of Germany’s latest COVID figures shows that infections are soaring where the vaccination rate is lower than the national average. Many of the … Read More
Boosters can be used in all individuals ages 18 and older who have completed a primary vaccination The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved requests by COVID-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer to expand the administration of their booster … Read More
With several food programmes dismantled during the pandemic, the food crisis in Brazil has taken a turn for the worse. In the 21st century, Brazil had surprised the world with a robust political agenda to confront one of the worst … Read More
Summary: –Austrian lockdown for unvaccinated hard to police –Europe again becomes epicentre of pandemic –Austrian anti-vaxxer tests positive for COVID-19 –British PM sees ‘storm of infection’ in parts of Europe VIENNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Austria imposed a lockdown on … Read More
Texas sued the Biden administration over the mandate earlier this week A federal court issued Texas a temporary victory in its lawsuit against the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate issuing a stay on the controversial federal government regulation in Texas. … Read More