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Minnesota set to miss state COVID-19 vaccine goal, hit federal one

International alert after 60 cases of mysterious Covid-like illness

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 24 minutes ago

WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air - The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. News - Health - | April 18

The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives.

CBC News - Health - 2 hours ago

National Plan Released to Enhanced 'Surveillance' of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV

Epoch Times - World - 2 hours ago

Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

Manila Times - World - 3 hours ago

Korea to fully shift to 'endemic' from COVID-19 pandemic starting next month

Korea Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Irish Business -- Drop in number of job vacancies listed as market 'stabilises' following Covid pandemic's talent boom

Independent.ie - Business - 5 hours ago

Irish News -- Spring Covid-19 booster jab on offer to at-risk groups from next week

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Healthcare workers and long Covid

Irish Times - Opinion - 7 hours ago

Downtown Tulsa visitors in 2023 exceed pre-pandemic record, organization says

Tulsa World - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

'A CRISIS' Patients don't get adequate care, says co-founder of Long Covid amid campaign - RECOGNISING Long Covid as a disability, boosting awareness, training GPs and campaigning for more support for sufferers are among the tasks of a group dedicated to the condition.

Irish Sun - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

California official ousted for Covid remarks now accused of putting employee's desk on roof

NBC News - Science - 9 hours ago

Study Finds 'Significant Increase' in Cancer Mortality After Mass Vaccination With 3rd COVID Dose

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

The pandemic pumped up productivity. Then the bubble burst

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 12 hours ago

Former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen links excess deaths to Covid vaccinations

Evening Standard - Politics - 13 hours ago

Emails detail Fauci's knowledge of coronavirus research in Wuhan

Fox News - Politics - 13 hours ago

No cheering warning to public during Covid debate. Video, 00:01:25 -- , -- No cheering warning to public during Covid debate

BBC News - Health - 15 hours ago

Fresh bird flu pandemic fears as WHO warns outbreak is of 'enormous concern' and would have 'extraordinarily high' death rates

Daily Mail - Health - 15 hours ago

Are COVID-19 Mandates Partly Responsible for Boeing Safety Issues?

Airlines, airport operations, mistakes by flight crew, and our own government have played a role in creating the safety problems and accidents involving Boeing.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans — and family — in the stands

Chicago Tribune - Sports - 19 hours ago

GCSE and A-level results contested rose as pre-pandemic grading returned

Evening Standard - Politics - 19 hours ago

NHS offers new Covid variant vaccine as virus still linked to 100 deaths a week

Daily Express - Health - 20 hours ago

HK$3.75m in monthly expenses for Covid isolation facilities 'not waste of taxpayer money,' Hong Kong gov't says

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 20 hours ago

Mecca Bingo owner shakes off post-Covid slump as players spend more

Evening Standard - Business - 20 hours ago

Global pandemic agreement undermined by corporate interests

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

NYC storefront vacancies remain stuck at pandemic levels; lower Manhattan hit hard

New York Daily News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Historical record of COVID-19 in Wuhan available in Persian

Tehran Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

REEM IBRAHIM: If the world's biggest nanny state won't ban smoking, how does Rishi Sunak hope to? New Zealand ditched law introduced by Covid-queen Jacinda Ardern before it even took effect

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Yuen: This Minneapolis pandemic pod has built a village to last

Star Tribune - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Long Covid services are 'pot luck' for sufferers, TDs told

Irish Times - Politics - 1 day ago

How to spot the difference between hay fever, a cold and Covid - full list of symptoms

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic

NPR - Health - 2 days ago

Cruise demand leaves pandemic in rearview with record passengers, more construction on tap

Orlando Sentinel - Business - 2 days ago

Unions welcome U-turn on long Covid payments for healthcare workers

There will be a three-month extension to the payment scheme for HSE employees impacted by long Covid

Irish Times - Politics - 2 days ago

Colorado funeral home owners accused of mishandling 190 bodies charged with Covid-19 relief loan fraud, officials say

CNN - US News - 2 days ago

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 2 days ago

Orla Tinsley: The safest dialysis experience I have had at this hospital . . . I just had to get Covid to have it

In those transitory spaces in the hospital, where you think you can breathe a sigh of relief, don’t

Irish Times - Health - 3 days ago

Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found charged with COVID fraud

Jon and Carie Hallford have been indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 3 days ago

Congress likely to kick the can on COVID-era telehealth policies

The Mercury News - Health - 3 days ago

In pictures: The National Library's new archive of life in Ireland during Covid-19 pandemic

Collection contains some 200 images taken by more than 70 press photographers across country in 2020 and 2021

Irish Times - Health - 3 days ago

Who's dying now? Here's how recent COVID deaths compare to the early months of the pandemic in California

The Mercury News - Health - 3 days ago

Warning to British partygoers heading to Ibiza as disease with pandemic potential strikes holiday hotspot

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Anyone want a camper? It's a buyer's market for RVs as pandemic-era sales fizzle -- Paula Duhatschek -- -

RVs — along with boats, ATVs and other outdoor vehicles — sold like hotcakes during the pandemic as people poured their vacation funds into goods that could be enjoyed closer to home. But now the sector is going through a market correction, with sales down around 20 per cent last year.

CBC News - Business - 3 days ago

After the Covid pandemic, where does churchgoing fit into Irish lives?

Irish Times - Opinion - 5 days ago

After pandemic pause, Caltech restores standardized testing requirement for incoming undergrads

The Mercury News - Health - 6 days ago

Over 40% of Hong Kong civil service dismissals for misconduct in past 5 years linked to breach of Covid vaccine rules

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 7 days ago

Germany's Coronavirus Commission of Enquiry aims to criminalise protective measures

World Socialist Web Site - World - 7 days ago

Moderna halts plans to build Kenya vaccine plant as Covid shot demand plunges

CNBC - Health - 7 days ago

Hidden Long COVID crisis deepens in New Zealand

World Socialist Web Site - World - 9 days ago

Huawei Cloud reveals the dynamic traffic allocation system it uses to cut bandwidth bills -- Created during COVID to handle video boom and sliced bandwidth costs by 30 percent -- Off-Prem

Cup of black tea could help prevent Covid infection, study finds

Black tea reduced the virus by 99.9 per cent in the mouth, researchers found

Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago

Australian government, media silent on last COVID wave that killed one thousand people

World Socialist Web Site - World - 10 days ago

What Will COVID-19 Mean for Higher Education in the Fall? The Takeaway-2020-07-08

PRI - Sports - 10 days ago

Scientist discover another tell-tale sign of long Covid

Researchers found that those with long Covid showed a pattern of immune system activation

Independent UK - Science - 10 days ago

Helping restaurants grow in a post-pandemic world

Toronto Star - Business - 10 days ago

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts -- April 5, 2024

The workers were cut from eight offices in Santa Clara, according to the filings under the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 10 days ago

S'pore start-up to take on fake concert tickets after tackling bogus Covid-19 certs

The Straits Times - Technology - 11 days ago

'I haven't seen my friends or worked in four years - I live in a permanent Covid lockdown'

Daily Express - Health - 12 days ago

Alarming new pandemic with '60 percent fatality in humans' warning - what you need to know -- Experts warn that a new pandemic could be on the way as bird flu - a disease humans are not...

Daily Express - Health - 13 days ago

Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists

The Mercury News - Health - 13 days ago

The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2024 US elections

World Socialist Web Site - World - 15 days ago

COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose major challenge for healthcare system across Canada

World Socialist Web Site - World - 15 days ago

Bird flu pandemic in future? EU warns of potential spread to humans due to 'lack of immune defense'

As avian influenza (bird flu) continues to spread among wild birds in the European Union, officials are warning of the potential for a future human pandemic.

Fox News - Health - 15 days ago

UN report highlights growing global inequality since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 17 days ago

Opinion: How should we deal with COVID now?

The Mercury News - Health - 22 days ago

Parents suing Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 strike

Washington Examiner - US News - 23 days ago

Republican measures to claw back COVID funds and oversee WHO included...

Washington Examiner - Health - 23 days ago

How do we memorialize the pandemic? -- As the United States neared its one millionth COVID-19 related death, artists, architects, and community leaders are calling for a permanent memorial to honor all those touched by COVID. Globe Opinion asked several artists for their vision of what a COVID memorial could look like.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 24 days ago

Job advertisements are continuing to decline as post-Covid boom settles, Indeed data reveals

Independent.ie - Business - 25 days ago

The Covid cure that came back to bite us

Daily Express - Opinion - 25 days ago

Marriages in the US are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

Seattlepi.com - Top Stories - 25 days ago

Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first

Seattlepi.com - Top Stories - 25 days ago

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof

Seattlepi.com - Top Stories - 25 days ago

'Next pandemic just around the corner' as expert warns 'sacrifices' needed to avoid chaos

Daily Express - Health - 25 days ago

Reflecting on 4 years of COVID-19 and Lancaster County's need for a public health department [editorial]

THE ISSUE

Lancaster Online - Opinion - 25 days ago

COVID pandemic led to thousands of missed prostate cancer cases, new study finds

Fox News - Health - 27 days ago

UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland... in 90 seconds. Video, 00:01:29 -- UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland... in 90 seconds

The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh.

BBC News - Health - 28 days ago

New report blasts government's COVID response, warns of repeating same mistakes

A new report has blasted the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and suggests the U.S. should cut ties with the World Health Organization

Fox News - Health - 1 month ago

'LONG COVID DOESN'T EXIST' scream the corporate media. Well, #LongCovidAwarenessDay proved them wrong.

The Canary - Opinion - 1 month ago

How bad are flu, COVID-19 and RSV? These charts show how respiratory viruses are spreading in the US

Spring is nearly here, but the 2023-24 respiratory virus season isn’t over yet. Viral activity from flu, COVID-19 and RSV has fallen from the peak, but levels remain elevated.

AP News - Science - 1 month ago

Long COVID could be the cause of your bad hangovers, study finds: 'Bad reaction'

A Stanford University study found that Long COVID could have a direct impact on alcohol sensitivity. Drs. Marc Siegel of NYU Langone and Bala Munipalli of Mayo Clinic discussed the research.

Fox News - Health - 1 month ago

District of Columbia scrambles as pandemic comeback proves elusive -- Washington wrestles with a slow post-pandemic recovery, with wider lessons about cities redefining their future.

Christian Science Monitor - Business - 1 month ago

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Independent UK - Entertainment - 1 month ago

3 WAYS THE PANDEMIC LEFT ITS MARK ON LAW IN THE WORKPLACE

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Business - 1 month ago

COVID cases rise in Delhi: Symptoms and preventive measures ...

Times of India - Health - 1 month ago

Bangkok's elderly homeless populations are still affected by the pandemic

Global Voices - Business - 1 month ago

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

The CDC said people who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days and can return to regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends

Federal health officials say U.S. adults 65 and older who got a shot of the updated COVID-19 vaccine in the fall should get a booster dose now, if at least four months have passed.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

COVID update: 1,513 cases of JN.1 variant detected in India,...

Times of India - Health - 1 month ago

Dozens of bailed-out tech start-ups miss deadlines to repay Covid loans

Extension of loan repayment window suggests many ventures are struggling to raise cash

Telegraph UK - Technology - 1 month ago

As COVID-19 wanes, employers are accelerating the use of robots. Where does that leave workers?

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 month ago

India Positive In Coronavirus

First Post - Technology - 2 months ago

Is It Illegal For the White House to Fight COVID Misinfo? Up to SCOTUS.

Mother Jones - Top Stories - 2 months ago

Teen Girls Stepped in as Caregivers During the Pandemic -- By Marie Solis -- September 27, 2021 | 2:40am

Jezebel - Business - 2 months ago

Risk for chronic fatigue soars among those who had COVID-19, study says

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

COVID JN.1 variant: How timely identification and intervention can help

Times of India - Health - 2 months ago

China warns COVID-19 cases may rise during spring festival: Report

Times of India - Health - 2 months ago

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Opinion: California's new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here's the problem

Amid a COVID surge and with few people masking or testing, the state missed an opportunity for good public health communication.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Pandemic of Bots: Half of Twitter trends are fake, says new study

Daily Sabah - Science - 2 months ago

Horrifying World War 3 warning issued by man who predicted Covid pandemic -- Mr Salome has also claimed that Earth will be hit by an asteroid that will reignite the space race.

Daily Express - Weird - 3 months ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

The World Health Organization says holiday gatherings and the reigning coronavirus variant globally led to increased infections and deaths last month.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 3 months ago

After the Post Office scandal, it's time ITV exposed the 'post-viral scandal' of ME and Long Covid

The Canary - Health - 3 months ago

Having trouble sleeping? You might be suffering from COVID

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

Karnataka logs over 70 new COVID cases: Will the state impose curbs for New Year's?

Karnataka is seeing a surge in COVID infections – on Tuesday, it logged 74 cases in the past 24 hours and two deaths. In reaction, the state has imposed certain curbs and measures, including a seven-day home isolation for those who have tested positive. Will this dampen the festive season?

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

Could JN.1 COVID variant affect your holiday travel? Where are cases rising in India, world?

As millions are set to travel within India and across the world, COVID-19 cases are on the rise. The JN.1 subvariant has been detected in Goa, Rajasthan, and Kerala in India, popular tourist destinations. Singapore, the UK and the US are also seeing a surge

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

More JN.1 infections in India: Is India on the cusp of another COVID wave?

India has recorded a high of 614 COVID cases in the last 24 hours, of which 21 have been identified to be of the JN.1 sub-variant. The rise in infections has prompted the Centre and states to increase their vigilance and testing. The situation has led to many asking – is another COVID wave coming?

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

COVID variant JN.1 has minimum symptoms

Times of India - Health - 3 months ago

JN.1 COVID strain a 'variant of interest': What are its symptoms?

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

Can JN.1 COVID variant play partypooper in India this holiday season?

With the detection of the JN.1 subvariant in India and a surge in COVID cases, authorities are on high alert. The Centre has urged states to ramp up testing and surveillance. Karnataka has imposed a mask mandate on the elderly and people with co-morbidities. Will this hurt the festive mood?

First Post - Health - 3 months ago

Pfizer shares sink after it resets 2024 COVID expectations

Reuters - Health - 4 months ago

Solo and hybrid work: Navigating our future and new normal -- Covid-19 reshaped the way we live and work. We rethink solo working and explore the future of work-life. -- Future of business

BBC News - Business - 4 months ago

These rapid COVID tests are less than $8 each on Amazon

Seattlepi.com - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Could bats hold the secret to beating Covid and cancer?

Independent UK - Health - 6 months ago

Scientist slams government's slow initial response to the coronavirus pandemic

The Canary - Science - 8 months ago

Editorial: The Reality of China's Pandemic and the CCP's Demise

Epoch Times - Opinion - 9 months ago

New Zealand Labour government imposes austerity, war and endless COVID infections

World Socialist Web Site - World - 11 months ago

GB News in 'significant breach' of Ofcom rules over Covid claims

Independent UK - Health - 11 months ago

New COVID variants are coming. Will there be a winter surge?

SF Gate - Health - 11 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

More Australians eligible for subsidised COVID-19 antivirals as government expands access

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 year ago

Updated COVID-19 modelling predicts 7,000 cases in SA over next four days

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 year ago

All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 year ago

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten defends exclusion of disability support workers from extended COVID payment leave policy

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 year ago

The international pseudo-left and the lifting of Zero-COVID in China: Part 2

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Natural immunity 'as durable' as two doses of Covid vaccines, says study

First Post - Health - 1 year ago

The international pseudo-left and the lifting of Zero-COVID in China: Part 1

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

How to stay sane heading into year three of the pandemic

CNN - Opinion - 1 year ago

A Covid-19 vaccine may soon be available for young kids. Here's what parents should consider

CNN - Opinion - 1 year ago

Canadian trucker protests are the latest example of Covid-19 absurdity

CNN - Opinion - 1 year ago

Immunocompromised mother in Manhattan speaks to Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Michigan hospital worker with Long COVID speaks about the destruction of health care in the US

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

How Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next Pandemic

ProPublica - Environment - 1 year ago

These People Lost Their Hearing After COVID Months Ago. They Still Haven't Fully Recovered.

BuzzFeed News - Science - 1 year ago

Thousands of La. Medicaid enrollees may lose coverage as pandemic protections end

The Advocate - US News - 1 year ago

Nevada's New Governor Vilified Lobbyist's Influence in COVID Lab Scandal, Then Asked Him to Help With Budget

Gov. Joe Lombardo once called his predecessor’s support of an error-prone COVID-19 testing lab the “biggest scandal in our history” but then brought in the lobbyist who pulled strings to get that lab licensed to help prepare his state budget.

ProPublica - Politics - 1 year ago

The FDA Is Considering A New Plan To Make COVID Vaccines A Lot More Like Your Annual Flu Shot

BuzzFeed News - Science - 1 year ago

Letters -- Postcards from the pandemic -- Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 1 year ago

Teacher describes struggle to get treated for Long COVID in New Zealand

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Australians Against Covid spokesperson Craig Wallace speaks to WSWS about Facebook censorship

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Flight attendant shares his experience being intubated for 19 days with COVID-19

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

WSWS speaks with New Zealand Long Covid sufferer