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EU nations agree to impose ban on travel from southern Africa to counter new COVID-19 variant
EU nations agree to impose ban on travel from southern Africa to counter new COVID-19 variant.
Travel restrictions multiply for African countries over fears of new variant
European countries Friday joined Singapore, Israel and others in restricting travel from southern Africa in a frantic effort to keep a newly identified, and apparently significantly evolved, variant of the coronavirus from crossing into their borders.
There are reasons to still avoid the office, but health concerns aren’t necessarily among them
Some experts say there’s nothing particularly dangerous about working in an office anymore, challenging the idea that the coronavirus should still be a reason people continue to work from home.
Moderna edges Pfizer in study of five COVID vaccines
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine edged Pfizer's vaccine in effectiveness in a large-scale study of five different immunization shots conducted by Hungarian researchers.
A flood of COVID patients causes ‘almost unmanageable strain’ in Michigan
At Spectrum Health, a major healthcare system in Grand Rapids, Michigan, officials spent part of last week debating whether to move to "red status" in a show of how strained hospitals had become.
EU regulator authorizes Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for kids 5-11
The European Union drugs regulator authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for use on children aged from 5 to 11 years on Thursday, clearing the way for shots to be administered to millions of elementary school children on the continent amid a new wave of infections sweeping across Europe.
‘Overwhelming majority’ of Americans should get COVID-19 booster shots, Fauci says
Fauci added that officials are considering whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” will be amended to include booster doses — three doses of an mRNA vaccine like those made by Pfizer and Moderna, and two doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Seven doctors contract COVID after attending Florida anti-vaccine summit, report says
The doctors tested positive for COVID-19 or developed symptoms after going to an anti-vaccine summit in Ocala, Fla., earlier this month, according to a report in the Daily Beast.