US vaccine advisers abandon broad COVID shot support
A panel of US vaccine advisers said COVID-19 shots should be administered only through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider. The move sc…
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How worried should we be about the new COVID wave?
As the summer draws to a close, COVID-19 is again on the rise in New York and across the US. The Center for Disease Control is expected to approve a …
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What is 'Eris,' the new COVID variant?
COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise, and health officials are pointing to a new variant – EG.5, also nicknamed ‘Eris.’ What do we k…
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) authorised for use in infants in the UK
Spikevax, the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, has today been authorised for use in children aged 6 months to 5 years in the United Kingdom.
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FDA proposes shift to annual COVID shots
In a major shift to simplify the country's COVID-vaccine strategy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed that all healthy Americans shou…
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Will the Lunar New Year worsen China's COVID surge?
Fears of a COVID surge looms in China as city dwellers travel back to their rural hometowns during the Lunar New Year holidays after three years of l…
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China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths
China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previous…
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Searching for new variants among travelers
Seven airports are currently part of the U.S. government's traveler-based genomic coronavirus surveillance program. The program is used as an ear…
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Long lines at morgues in China as government downplays reports of COVID surge
Scores of mourners queued outside morgues in Beijing even as the state mouthpiece downplayed reports of a surge in COVID cases.
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WHO advisers call for 'realistic' Chinese COVID data
Chinese state media played down the severity of a surge of COVID infections in the country, while the World Health Organization urged Beijing to shar…
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Chinese hospitals 'extremely busy' as COVID sprea
In an abrupt change of policy, China this month began dismantling the world's strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and extensive testing and now, …
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U.S. offers more free at-home COVID tests for winter
The Biden administration is offering U.S. households more free COVID tests for the winter. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said …
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China may pay hefty price for u-turn on COVID: WHO
A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-COVID' controls, the World Health Organization warned of 'very tough' times ahea…
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As China rolls back 'zero-COVID', virus fears spread
With COVID controls softening in China, people on the street were more candid with their opinions of the country's tough zero-COVID regime of the…
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Beijing drops COVID test burden, wider easing beckons
Residents of China's capital Beijing were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID test, the latest in a m…
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China's patchy COVID rule easing sows confusion
A patchwork easing of the world's toughest COVID curbs sowed confusion across China, but investors cheered the prospects of a broader policy shif…
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China: Two cities ease COVID restrictions after protests
The giant Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing announced an easing of COVID curbs, a day after demonstrators in southern Guangzhou clashed with …
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People continue protesting in China over Zero Covid policy
Protests break out at Foxconn's iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, because the Covid-19 restrictions. Workers are fronting the police.
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Beijing tightens entry rules as COVID cases rise
China's capital Beijing warned it was facing its most severe test of the global health crisis as COVID infection cases ticked higher.
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COVID cases surge as Beijing battles infections
Beijing residents will be required to undergo COVID testing every 24 hours, as China battles a rebound in infections in several economically vital ci…
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