Covid’s toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths
The United States on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world’s highest recorded toll from the virus. The number — equivalent to the population of San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the U.S. […]
Moderna exec says company could have Omicron booster ready in March
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) could have a COVID-19 booster shot targeting the Omicron variant tested and ready to file for U.S. authorization as soon as March, the company’s president said on Wednesday. Moderna President Stephen Hoge said he believes booster shots carrying genes specifically targeting mutations in the newly-discovered Omicron variant would […]
COVID cases rise across bulk of the U.S.
COVID cases are on the rise in all but six states and Washington, D.C., as the Omicron subvariant continues to spread across the U.S. The big picture: Case rates and hospitalizations are still well below pandemic highs, prompting NIAID director Anthony Fauci to say this week that the nation is out of a “full-blown explosive […]
4th Covid-19 vaccine shot: Do you need one?
KUALA LUMPUR: With new Covid-19 variants emerging amid easing pandemic restrictions, some are concerned about waning immunity and have called for a second vaccine booster dose (fourth jab) to increase protection levels. Experts and the public, however, are divided on the need for a second booster, a debate that re-emerged following the United States (US) […]
USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic seeing progress in treating long COVID symptoms
Morgan Stephens was about to pursue her dream political job — but instead found herself fighting off long COVID. Stephens, 31, is one of small subset of people who continued to suffer from a variety of symptoms even after recovering from COVID-19. The USC graduate got sick with the virus in November of 2020 after […]
COVID cases rising in Europe as BA.2 variant spreads
COVID cases rising in Europe as BA.2 variant spreads Dr. Ashish Jha joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the rise of coronavirus cases in China and Europe and the CDC warning that the new BA.2 variant is already on the U.S. East Coast. Each weekday morning, “CBS Mornings” co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson […]
How Hong Kong went from ‘zero-COVID’ to the world’s highest death rate
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s worst outbreak of the pandemic didn’t come until 2022, but the scenes are right out of 2020. Hospitals and morgues are overflowing, with bodies left unattended in hallways and in rooms with living patients. Health care workers report burnout and low morale as they work 80 hours a week. And […]
Fully vaccinated will need fourth dose later this year, and new variant dubbed ‘deltacron’ detected in Europe
Fully vaccinated people will need a fourth shot later in 2022, according to the head of Pfizer Inc., who said that COVID-19 is not going to just go away in the coming years. Albert Bourla told CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” that people are going to have to learn to live […]
CDC Eases COVID-19 Mask Guidelines Based on County Risk Levels
The nation has turned a corner in its approach to addressing COVID-19 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing on Friday afternoon that most people will no longer need to wear face coverings, so long as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low. Read Full ArticleRead Full Article
WHO laments ‘tragic’ 500,000 COVID death toll since Omicron
The World Health Organization lamented Tuesday that half a million COVID-19 deaths had been recorded since the Omicron variant was discovered, calling the toll “beyond tragic”. The WHO’s incident manager Abdi Mahamud said that 130 million cases and 500,000 deaths had been recorded globally since Omicron was declared a variant of concern in late November. […]
