Infections have more than doubled or tripled in many countries, prompting the authorities to reimpose curfews and quarantines and introduce vaccine mandates as the holiday…
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US Navy Warship Sidelined With COVID-19 Outbreak
The U.S. Navy says one of its warships has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak.The U.S. Navy says one of…
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Apple Workers Walk Out On Christmas Eve, Demanding Better Working Conditions
At least 50 retail workers called out of work over the holiday, demanding better paid sick leave, hazard pay and other benefits amid the pandemic.At…
View More Apple Workers Walk Out On Christmas Eve, Demanding Better Working ConditionsJames F. Fries, Who Studied the Good Life and How to Live It, Dies at 83
He showed that while a healthy lifestyle won’t help us live much longer, it can stave off chronic disease and disability until our final years.He…
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Delta, United Cancel 200 Christmas Eve Flights As Soaring Omicron Cases Hit Staff
Holiday travelers stuck as the nationwide spike in cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant impacts flight and ground crews.Holiday travelers stuck as the nationwide spike…
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New York Cutting Back On Times Square Crowd For New Year’s Eve Over COVID Spike
Everyone will also have to be fully vaccinated and masked under new rules announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio.Everyone will also have to be fully…
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Search For A COVID-19 Test Means Sold-out Signs, Long Lines
The extra-contagious omicron variant plus people trying to gather and travel for the holidays is fueling the surge in demand for tests.The extra-contagious omicron variant…
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Islands Block Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship After 55 Aboard Test Positive For COVID
The cruise line said it is not accepting new bookings on its ships until Jan. 10 to better accommodate social distancing, and it will now…
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CDC Relaxes Quarantine Policy For COVID-Infected Health Care Workers
Asymptomatic health care staff may return to work after seven days of isolation and a negative test, the new guidelines say.Asymptomatic health care staff may…
View More CDC Relaxes Quarantine Policy For COVID-Infected Health Care WorkersBooster Protection Wanes Against Omicron Within 10 Weeks, Data Suggests
A new study found that booster protection against symptomatic Omicron fades within 10 weeks.A new study found that booster protection against symptomatic Omicron fades within…
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