disease
FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
World
September 16, 2021
FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19…
Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic
World
September 15, 2021
Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic
Republican legislators in more than half of US states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are…
Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives
World
September 14, 2021
Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccines have saved more than 112,000 lives and averted 24 million cases of the…
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They…
Coronavirus continue to surge across Egypt: 491 new cases, 14 deaths
Egypt
September 14, 2021
Coronavirus continue to surge across Egypt: 491 new cases, 14 deaths
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Monday reported 491 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths, and 399 recoveries. A total…
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
World
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities…
Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050
World
September 13, 2021
Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next…
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
World
September 13, 2021
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian has closed cinemas and gyms, sealed off…
From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
World
September 13, 2021
From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana. Months…
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
World
September 9, 2021
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end…