[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For Texas high school students, keeping up with class work was hard enough before the pandemic. But then the pandemic hit, and with it came debates over everything having to do with Texas schools. […]
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[ad_1] As with communities outside their doors, coronavirus cases in long-term care facilities in Michigan increased in the surge fueled by the omicron variant, and a state updatelast week indicates it is “crucial” to get residents and staff up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. While cases are starting to decrease, the COVID-19 data response and modeling update states “case counts […]
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[ad_1] Health experts are worried the Beijing Olympics face the perfect conditions for a COVID outbreak, due to the lightning-fast spread of Omicron, vaccines’ weakened protection against the variant, and a mentality that the Games must go on in spite of the risks. Why it matters: These Games boast a “closed-loop system” that has been […]
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[ad_1] Schools are returning around Australia and many students are going back to new rules and requirements, after the nationwide spread of the Omicron variant. To ease uncertainty about what’s required in your child’s classroom, we’ve broken down the rules around face masks and rapid testing for each state and territory. Read on to see the […]
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[ad_1] The assay can detect samples containing the mutation that indicate the BA.2 subvariant. Credit: Prachatai / Flickr. Applied DNA Clinical Labs (ADCL), the clinical laboratory subsidiary of Applied DNA Sciences, has announced plans to deploy the Linea 1.0 COVID-19 Assay for rapid identification of mutations indicating the presence of the new BA.2 subvariant (BA.2) […]
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[ad_1] OCED data backs cautious optimism, suggesting that the effects of Omicron on global recovery is still uneven, but will be limited and short-lived. Adam Tooze Adam Tooze, historian, professor at Columbia University and the director of the European Institute, shared an article on Nicolas Woloszko, an economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
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[ad_1] Distribution of “Made in Turkiye” COVID-19 masks to Greek deputies triggered anger in the country’s parliament, according to media reports on Saturday. At the beginning of her speech in parliament, Liana Kanelli, a deputy with the Greek Communist Party (KKE), drew attention to the high-protection FFP2 masks being Turkish made, the Greek news outlet […]
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[ad_1] By Peter Landers TOKYO–Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co. said Monday that it plans to start a global Phase 3 trial of its Covid-19 pill as soon as late February and is in discussions with U.S. and European regulators over the trial. Shionogi said a Phase 2a trial showed that the virus was eliminated more […]
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[ad_1] The Wisconsin Boys & Girls Clubs announced plans to coordinate with the Wisconsin Office of Emergency Management to distribute over 450,000 N95 masks to communities across the state at no cost to residents. The N95 mask is currently believed to provide the best protection from the omicron variant of COVID-19. Communities throughout the US […]
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[ad_1] “Several criminal investigations are underway in relation to the desecration of the National War Memorial/Terry Fox statute, threatening/illegal/intimidating behavior to police/city workers and other individuals and damage to a city vehicle,” the Ottawa Police Service tweeted Sunday. This weekend’s protests grew out of the “Freedom Convoy” that made its way through Canada for several […]
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