By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. The vaccines currently used in the US still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 disease and … Read more
If you’re planning to travel to the United States, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the United States. The basics After … Read more
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. HAS World Health Organization committee will meet on Thursday to discuss the growing global monkeypox outbreak and if it rises to the level of a public health emergency of international concern. This high alert designation from the UN body … Read more
While many businesses recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic are reporting stronger sales that are near or comparable to 2019 levels, some owners say effects still linger along with new challenges. Kari Seher, owner of Melt Ice Creams, has seen the ups and downs of the pandemic. Right now, her shops are busy as she calls … Read more
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of railway workers walked off the job in Britain on Tuesday, bringing the train network to a crawl in the country’s biggest transit strike for three decades — and a potential precursor to a summer of labor discontent. About 40,000 cleaners, signallers, maintenance workers … Read more
DENVER — It was one of the most taxing projects ever assigned to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The federal government, desperate to vaccinate as many Americans against COVID-19 as possible, gave Colorado nearly $1.5 billion. “We received more than 30 responses to our solicitation for proposals as we really built up … Read more