GENEVA (AP) – COVID-19 circumstances and deaths keep on to reduce in pretty much all locations of the environment, an indicator deemed positive by the Environment Well being Business. 4.5 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported past 7 days, a 16% minimize from the previous week, the UN wellbeing agency said Wednesday. Fatalities dropped … Read more
The administration of President Joe Biden will begin offering updated COVID-19 booster shots in September, NBC News confirmed Friday. These updated doses are expected to provide greater protection against Omicron’s new BA.5 sub-variant, the most contagious to date and which has rapidly overtaken other variants to become the dominant version in the US. Both Pfizer … Read more
An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this Saturday the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years of age and babies up to 6 months. The final decision is now in the hands of the director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, who is expected to approve … Read more
NEW YORK – Annual inflation in the United States reached its highest level in 13 years in September, standing at 5.4%, raising concerns about a rise in prices that the Federal Reserve expected to be transitory and that on the contrary persists. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released this Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor … Read more
NEW YORK – Hospitals and nursing homes across the United States are bracing for further staff shortages as state deadlines for healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are met. Some ultimatums expire soon in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and there are fears that some employees will resign or be … Read more
FLORIDA – Disney World and Universal Orlando updated their guidelines on the use of masks in their parks and other facilities in Florida. The announcement comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could stop wearing face masks indoors. In an advertisement posted on … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States has just surpassed 30 million coronavirus infections, which would place it as the first country in the world to reach this figure. Since the pandemic began, a total of 30,002,068 COVID-19 infections and 545,632 deaths have been recorded in the US, according to the independent count by NBC News. President … Read more
NEW YORK – New York on Saturday reported the first case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a statement. The Brazilian variant, known as COVID-19 P.1, was found in a Brooklyn resident in his 90s who has no travel history, the governor said. The case was identified by hospital scientists … Read more
NEW YORK – New York on Saturday reported the first case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a statement. The Brazilian variant, known as COVID-19 P.1, was found in a Brooklyn resident in his 90s who has no travel history, the governor said. The case was identified by hospital scientists … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said it will spend $ 1.6 billion to expand COVID-19 testing in schools and neglected areas, increase production of test supplies, and expand genomic sequencing, a move that administration officials described as a “bridge” until Congress approves more funding. The federal government will spend $ 650 million to expand testing … Read more