Image source, ReutersImage caption, Blackouts are common in big Cuban cities nowadaysHundreds of people in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, staged a rare public protest on Sunday over chronic power blackouts and food shortages.The island is facing its worst economic crisis for three decades, with large parts of Cuba being left without power for more than…

HealthThe U.S. health regulator has authorized COVID-19 shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech that target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants for use in children as young as six months of age.Youngest age group last to become eligible for vaccinationThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 08, 2022 4:52 PM ET | Last Updated:…

Right-wing lawmakers have succeeded in stripping a Covid-19 vaccination mandate for service members from a gargantuan defense spending bill. The Senate passed the multibillion-dollar National Defense Authorization Act — sans Covid vaccination mandate — last week, teeing it up for President Joe Biden to sign. For leaders, foreign and domestic, hoping to spread dangerous conspiracy theories in…

After the Biden administration successfully negotiated Brittney Griner’s release from Russia, many Republicans responded in unfortunate ways. Donald Trump, for example, whose record on Griner’s imprisonment has long been a mess, responded to her release by attacking her patriotism.On Capitol Hill, GOP responses were hardly any better. Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, for example,…

Image source, EPAImage caption, China reported coronavirus-linked five deaths on Tuesday as Covid-19 cases spreadBy Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsHospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Many people adopted goblin mode, giving in to lazy behaviour, during the pandemicThe first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced.The winning word, “goblin mode”, is a slang term describing “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy” behaviour.It was one of three potential choices…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The woman, who was a Spanish healthcare worker, tested positive for Delta and then OmicronA 31-year-old healthcare worker caught Covid twice within 20 days – the shortest-known gap between infections, Spanish researchers have claimed. Tests show the woman was infected with two different variants – Delta in late December and…

Companies world-wide that rely on information-technology workers in India are facing project delays, or racing to reroute tasks to other locations, as the country battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections.Fairfax, Va.-based software company 3Pillar Global Inc. said that 70 of 342 workers at its Noida, India, office have been infected with Covid-19 since…

Hospitals are seeing fewer Covid-19 patients but increasingly the ones who do land in the hospital are 50 or younger, according to national data. With older Americans vaccinated at higher rates, health officials and epidemiologists said they aren’t surprised that more hospital beds are being filled with younger patients. But some are concerned about the…

Experts say masks remain incredibly important — and that means making sure you have one that fits well and offers adequate protection. Jan. 26, 2021, 5:00 AM EST by Erika Edwards (NBC News) Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that when it comes to wearing two masks to […]

“The longer this virus spreads, the more opportunities it has to change,” said Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization. Dec. 20, 2020, 12:13 PM ESTBy Isobel van Hagen LONDON — Several European countries have banned flights from the U.K. over fears about a new coronavirus variant that has forced millions of people in Britain to cancel their […]

Monday, December 21, 2020 Majority of facilities nationwide have selected CVS Pharmacy as vaccination provider WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has formally launched its COVID-19 vaccination program for long-term care facilities, whose residents have been disproportionality impacted by the pandemic. CVS Pharmacy teams will administer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in facilities […]

As Victoria marks 40 days without a recorded coronavirus case there are calls for greater transparency around border breaches, after it was recently revealed a …

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Updated 11:13 AM ET, Tue November 17, 2020 (CNN) In April, less than a month after Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University. More than seven months later, it’s been revealed that the legendary performer’s donation helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which this week became […]