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Coronavirus

Covid vaccine mandate critic and Johns Hopkins surgeon Martin Makary likely Trump pick for FDA role

Makary raised concerns about a number of public health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, touting the protection from natural immunity and opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates

First Post - World - 3 hours ago

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. group's attempt to protect anti-Covid-vaccine doctors from investigations

Justice Elena Kagan turned away an emergency request brought by Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

NBC News - Politics - 9 hours ago

The pandemic roar subsided, but mask wars rumble on - Some states are passing antimask laws, citing public safety concerns. Critics see a threat to privacy and to the ability to protest anonymously.

Some states are passing antimask laws, citing public safety concerns. Critics see a threat to privacy and to the ability to protest anonymously.

Christian Science Monitor - US News - 13 hours ago

Where did COVID-19 originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market -- Alexandre Silberman -- -

A team of scientists, including one from Saskatoon, say they have strong evidence the COVID-19 virus jumped from infected animals to humans in a market in Wuhan, China, and didn't originate with a lab leak.

CBC News - Health - 16 hours ago

COVID Map Update: CDC Reveals States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity

There were "very high" levels of COVID-19 in New Mexico's wastewater between November 3 and November 9, and "high" levels in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

Newsweek - Health - 16 hours ago

COVID-19 virus could attack cancer cells and shrink tumors, new study suggests

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found that COVID was linked to cancer regression, which could serve as a foundation for new cancer treatments in the future.

Fox News - Health - 1 day ago

Can COVID-19 help the body fight cancer? Shocking new study links virus to shrinking tumors

Scientists have discovered a surprising silver lining of COVID-19 infection. A new study by researchers at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, published in the Journal of...

New York Post - Health - 2 days ago

As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves, goggles, and other safety gear as the state

The Columbian - Health - 2 days ago

First Look -- Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as it struggles to recover from pandemic losses -- Spirit Airlines, known for its rock-bottom fares and hidden fees, is filing for bankruptcy following a heavy decline in revenue. In the coming months, it says customers can continue to book and fly as it navigates the bankruptcy process.

Spirit Airlines, known for its rock-bottom fares and hidden fees, is filing for bankruptcy following a heavy decline in revenue. In the coming months, it says customers can continue to book and fly as it navigates the bankruptcy process.

Christian Science Monitor - US News - 2 days ago

Smithfield's Infinity Building guides at €10m less than pre-Covid sale

The Infinity Building, an office development in Dublin’s Smithfield, has come onto the market for roughly €10m less than what it sold for before the Covid-...

Independent.ie - Business - 4 days ago

How Haruki Murakami and other writers are grappling with our surreal post-pandemic reality

'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' bears Murakami's hallmarks, including references to jazz and the Beatles. It also joins other new works in contending with catastrophe.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 4 days ago

Now's the perfect time for your flu and COVID shots. Here's why. -- If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot​, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, according to doctors.

If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot​, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, according to doctors.

CBS News - Health - 5 days ago

Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines

Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.

AP News - Health - 13 days ago

Moderna posts surprise profit as Covid vaccine impresses, cost cuts take hold

Moderna said its newest Covid vaccine saw benefits after winning approval in the U.S. three weeks earlier than the last iteration of the shot did in 2023.

CNBC - Health - 13 days ago

Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse

New data from Southern California children, teens and young adults show that rising rates of depression and anxiety increased further during the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to get yours

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will again make four free COVID tests available through the mail for households.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says

Samples taken in the pandemic's early weeks reinforce hypothesis that coronavirus emerged from live animal market, not a laboratory, new study says.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

The new COVID vaccine is here. Why these are the best times to get immunized

The CDC says September and October are generally the best times for most people to get a COVID shot, though there are other factors to consider.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to 'censor' some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines; shots should be available in days

Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer, Novavax, expects its updated vaccine version to be available a little later.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Inside the legal drama embroiling a Pasadena startup that grossed billions selling COVID tests

A group of businessmen came together during the pandemic and made $5 billion in revenue selling COVID tests to the British government. Then the lawsuits started.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 4 months ago

The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine.

AP News - Health - 4 months ago

African and European leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined African leaders to kick off a planned $1-billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 5 months ago

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude

People with symptoms do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report says.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 5 months ago

India restarts Covid jab production as infections soar 30% in one day

Health officials conduct nationwide mock drills to test preparedness for Covid

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

Covid test technology adapted to spot diabetes and Lyme disease

Aberdeen-based Vertebrate Antibodies Ltd is working with US biotech firm Innova Medical Group.

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

WHO chief admits key error it made at start of Covid outbreak

Soumya Swaminathan has expressed regret at the WHO’s early stance on airborne transmission

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

Researchers find majority of long Covid patients are women

Researchers believe differences in immune responses could explain gender gap

Independent UK - Health - 2 years ago