[ad_1] Omicron is in retreat across the Houston area, new data shows, even as hospitals continue to feel the strain of January’s post-holiday bump in COVID-19 cases. After a brutal month in which the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus swept the city with ferocious speed, sickening more than 100,000 people, Monday’s figures confirmed the […]
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[ad_1] Fans attending the Super Bowl will be required to wear masks, show proof of vaccination KATV [ad_2] Source link
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[ad_1] There are several ways to look at the Covid-19 pandemic. One is that a cataclysm we weren’t prepared for — worsened by policy mistakes, misinformation, and global inequity — claimed more than 5 million souls and stalled the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world. As the pandemic drags into its […]
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[ad_1] After weeks of skyrocketing COVID cases, driven by the Omicron variant, California may soon see a significant drop. Trends show the surge may be slowing down, at least in some areas. Epidemiologist Corinne McDaniels-Davidson, PhD., is the director of San Diego State University’s Institute for Public Health. She agrees with the models, but warns […]
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[ad_1] The numbers: The U.S. economy dropped down to a slower gear in January amid a record outbreak of coronavirus cases that intensified labor and supply shortages, according to pair of IHS Markit surveys of senior business executives. A “flash” index of service-oriented companies tumbled to an 18-month low of 50.9 from 57.6 in the […]
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[ad_1] This is an excerpt from the newsletter for The Weeds. To sign up for a weekly dive into policy and its effects on people, click here. This week, the Biden administration rolled out a plan to send up to four free Covid-19 tests to every household in America. But you probably already knew that. […]
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[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots. They are the first large U.S. studies to look at vaccine protection against omicron, health officials said. The papers echo previous research — including studies […]
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[ad_1] Bay Area’s sewers show discouraging COVID signs: Wastewater samples across Bay Area are showing a sharp uptick in COVID-19 genetic material in the region’s sewage systems after what appeared to be a downtrend last week. A wastewater surveillance tool created by researchers at UC Berkeley shows the concentration of coronavirus RNA in the effluent […]
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[ad_1] The logo of French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva is seen outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 19 (Reuters) – French biotech firm Valneva (VLS.PA) said on Wednesday that preliminary studies showed that three doses of its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate […]
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