The US surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNBC that the Biden government is recommending Covid booster vaccinations to most vaccinated Americans starting September 20 to stay one step ahead of the virus. "We put our heads together,...
The United States will begin distributing Covid-19 booster vaccinations on a large scale next month as new data shows vaccine protection wears off over time, US health officials said on Wednesday.It is now "very clear" that immunity declines after...
Workers and shoppers eat on the steps of Freyberg Place in downtown Auckland, New Zealand on October 29, 2020, enjoying the freedom from Covid-19 Alert Level 1.Lynn Grieveson | Newsroom | Getty ImagesNew Zealand was widely expected...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has fought local officials across the state over mask mandates, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Tuesday.Abbott is fully vaccinated, "is in good health and currently has no symptoms," said a statement...
A Southwest Airlines jet lands at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on January 28, 2021.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesU.S. airlines are increasingly divided over whether their flight attendants, pilots and other employees should be vaccinated against Covid-19.United...
Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Monday that they had submitted clinical trial data to the Food and Drug Administration as part of their U.S. application for approval of a Covid vaccine booster for all 16 and older - not...
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 10: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Clinicians work on intubation of a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on August 10, 2021 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. COVID-19 hospitalizations...
In recent weeks, new pockets of Covid-19 cases have surfaced in parts of mainland China as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads across the country.So far this month, locally transmitted cases reported in mainland China have risen to 878...
The Food and Drug Administration approved Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for people with compromised immune systems, a highly anticipated move designed to protect some of the most at-risk Americans from the highly contagious Delta variant."Today's move enables doctors to...
SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci on Friday urged the American company to show "real leadership" with Covid vaccinations as the country battles a spate of infections linked to the highly contagious Delta variant.“This is a personal security and freedom problem....
