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A tale of two presidents with COVID. This time, things are different
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden isn’t the first U.S. president to contract COVID-19. That dubious honor goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump. But this time, things are different. Biden is fully vaccinated and boosted. When Trump tested positive in fall 2020, vaccines weren’t available and treatment options were limited. Trump was […]
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Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data
CHICAGO — Covid-19 is surging around the United States again in what experts consider the most transmissible variant of the pandemic yet. But something is different this time: The public health authorities are holding back. In Chicago, where the county’s Covid warning level was raised to “high” last week, the […]
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WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’ |
The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing outbreak represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of global alert, which currently applies only to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. So far this year, more than 1,600 confirmed cases and almost 1,500 suspected […]
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UK Covid infection levels reach new record high for pandemic, estimates show
Covid infection levels in the UK have reached a new record high for the pandemic, estimates show. An average of 351,000 people are contracting the virus each day, according to the latest incidence figures from the ZOE Covid study – an increase of 13 per cent from the beginning of […]
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Government set to throw away 40 million expired tests as Covid rates in UK surge
More than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile have expired, rendering them unusable at a time when infection rates are once again surging. The out-of-date lateral flow devices (LFDs) are thought to have cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds, but are now set to be […]
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What’s the UK’s booster policy ahead of a feared autumn Covid wave? | Coronavirus
Covid infections are rising once again in the UK prompting calls for over-75s who have not had their spring boosters to come forward for the shots. But another Covid wave is expected in the autumn. What will happen with boosters then? What boosters are available now? The NHS launched the […]
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