With the pandemic heading into its third year, much of the money that Congress has allocated for coronavirus response has been spent.With the pandemic heading…
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Big Hospital Chains Drop Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers
With the federal requirement in limbo because of legal challenges, some major multistate hospital systems have stopped enforcing their own policies.With the federal requirement in…
View More Big Hospital Chains Drop Vaccine Mandates for Health WorkersOdisha CM Patnaik launches smart health card distribution in Cuttack and Khurda districts
While 18 lakh people will benefit from the smart health cards in Cuttack, about 14 lakh people in Khurda district will get health coverage under…
View More Odisha CM Patnaik launches smart health card distribution in Cuttack and Khurda districtsPfizer Says Its Covid Pill, Paxlovid, Will Protect Against Severe Disease
The company said the pill, Paxlovid, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 89 percent if given within three days of the onset of…
View More Pfizer Says Its Covid Pill, Paxlovid, Will Protect Against Severe DiseaseFirms Push for Over-the-Counter Access to Birth-Control Pills
Two drugmakers have been mired for years in the pre-application phase of getting F.D.A. approval for over-the-counter use.Two drugmakers have been mired for years in…
View More Firms Push for Over-the-Counter Access to Birth-Control PillsOmicron Is a Dress Rehearsal for the Next Pandemic
America’s response to the variant highlights both how much progress we have made over the past two years — and how much work remainsAmerica’s response…
View More Omicron Is a Dress Rehearsal for the Next PandemicBritish studies warn of Omicron’s speed, and one notes the need for boosters.
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Britain Confirms World’s First Known COVID-19 Omicron Variant Death
The death comes amid speculation, absent sufficient evidence, that omicron might cause less severe disease than its predecessors.The death comes amid speculation, absent sufficient evidence,…
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Billie Eilish: I Think I Would Have Died From COVID Had I Not Been Vaccinated
The singer told Howard Stern on Monday that she was sick for almost two months and still has side effects.The singer told Howard Stern on…
View More Billie Eilish: I Think I Would Have Died From COVID Had I Not Been VaccinatedDenmark and Norway Predict Drastic Spike in Omicron Cases
Health authorities in Europe are warning of a sharp increase in Omicron cases, adding to an existing surge from the Delta variant.Health authorities in Europe…
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