The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out key strategies that, if implemented in 2022, would allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic.
Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a chance at extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide, prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia and raising concern over the potential for a new wave in the United States.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to work on finding a COVID-19 funding proposal that will satisfy both parties. But as of now, there’s no sign that this will happen any time soon. Amber D'Souza and Anna Durbin are quoted.
After one of the most turbulent periods in air travel history — loaded with new rules and regulations and plenty of unruly and disruptive passengers — airlines want to jettison COVID-era safety precautions for flights.
Most people who have the coronavirus recover in a couple of weeks but some, even those with mild cases, continue to have symptoms for weeks or even months later.
Even as most eligible Americans have yet to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine boosters, Pfizer and Moderna have now asked the FDA to authorize yet another booster dose -- especially for elderly Americans, a group that tends to have weaker immune protection.
As health authorities brace for another coronavirus wave, the US is still deeply divided over its pandemic future – even as most states relax restrictions
