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New York Gov. Hochul tests positive for COVID, as two omicron subvariants spread across Empire State
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, becoming the latest political leader to contract the SARS-CoV-2…
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New study finds omicron no less severe than earlier variants, and not just more transmissible
A new study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School among others has found that the omicron variant of the…
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Omicron caused spike in deaths in vaccinated people, analysis finds, though unvaccinated remain most at risk
The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that has swept across the U.S. since late last year has…
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South Africa hit by new subvariants of omicron that have been detected in the U.S. in small numbers
A surge in COVID-19 cases in South Africa fueled by two new subvariants of omicron has raised concerns that they…
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Pandemic is not over yet, says Dr. Fauci, and WHO says omicron accounted for 99.7% of all cases sequenced in latest week
Just hours after saying the U.S. was out of the “pandemic phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical…
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CDC study highlights speed with which omicron variant infected Americans, and WHO warns testing is still crucial
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is highlighting just how many Americans have been infected with…
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White House makes push for access to COVID antiviral, urges Congress to fund next leg of pandemic response
President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing to expand the availability of COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and is moving to raise awareness…
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BA.2 subvariant of omicron accounted for almost 94% of global cases in latest week, the latest sign of how dominant it has become
The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 accounted for 99.8% of global new cases in the latest week,…
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Airport-based study found first U.S. case of BA.2 subvariant of omicron in December
An airport-based COVID-19 surveillance program detected the first known U.S. case of the highly transmissible omicron BA.2 subvariant in December,…
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Fully vaccinated will need fourth dose later this year, and new variant dubbed ‘deltacron’ detected in Europe
Fully vaccinated people will need a fourth shot later in 2022, according to the head of Pfizer Inc., who said…
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U.S. headed closer to point where pandemic is no longer a crisis, White House says, but sticks with face masks for now
The U.S. is headed closer to a point when the coronavirus pandemic is no longer a crisis, White House officials…
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Op-ed: Sector leadership is in flux. How investors can navigate a directionless market
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It’s…
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FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, making it the first vaccine to receive ‘full’ approval in the U.S.
The U.S. formally approved BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in a move that could sway some of the unvaccinated to…
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CDC expected to reverse policy on face masks later Tuesday, amid reports of breakthrough infections with delta variant of COVID-19
Reports of breakthrough infections with the delta variant of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 in Americans who are fully vaccinated has…
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Fauci confirms U.S. health officials are taking a fresh look at face masks, as COVID-19 cases continue to spread
The U.S. government’s leading health officials are actively considering recommending that even those individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19…
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Getting COVID creates far higher risk of rare blood clots than vaccines, Oxford study finds
A new study from researchers at Oxford University has found that people who contract COVID-19 are at far higher risk…
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