NYC Raises COVID Alert Level as New Cases Surpass Key Threshold; Manhattan Fuels Jump
New York City raised its COVID alert level to medium on Monday as cases surpassed a rate of 200 per 100,000 people in the five boroughs, health officials said. It marks the first time the health department has adjusted that level since debuting the new system under Mayor Eric Adams’ administration earlier this year. Manhattan and Staten […]
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 […]
COVID-19 third leading cause of death again in 2021- U.S. study
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with death rates rising for most age groups, a government study showed on Friday. COVID-19 was the underlying or contributing cause of 460,513 deaths in the United States last year, a nearly 20% jump […]
End of federal transportation mask mandate greeted with confusion, relief
Marty Chavez stepped into the terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for his flight to Ohio early Tuesday and frantically began to search for his mask. He turned to a United Airlines employee standing nearby and asked if he had a spare. “Sir, the mandate has been lifted,” the worker said. “You don’t have to […]
The CDC is changing its covid travel advisory system
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to update its international covid-19 travel advisory system Monday, designating its highest-risk category for extreme scenarios. “To help the public understand when the highest level of concern is most urgent, this new system will reserve Level 4 travel health notices for special circumstances, such as rapidly […]
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) […]
Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the […]
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 […]
