America’s mayors are most concerned about the lingering mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a nationwide survey of 126 mayors conducted...

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NPR: Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are having a change of heart

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Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe have shifted over to the other side as coronavirus infections surge, countries are making it more difficult...

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BBC: Covid: Omicron probably in most countries, WHO says

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the new coronavirus variant Omicron is probably already present in most countries around the...

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NPR: Vaccine protection vs. omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease

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The new coronavirus variant, called omicron, was first identified in South Africa only about a month ago and is already spreading quickly...

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NPR: How the U.S. got on the slow track with at-home COVID tests

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Dr. Kavita Patel wishes navigating the pandemic could work for her patients like it does across much of Europe, where take-home COVID-19...

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VOA: Scientist Behind UK Vaccine Says Next Pandemic May Be Worse

asianct - December 6, 2021 0

One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal...

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NPR: As NYC sets broad vaccine mandate for workers, federal vaccine rules remain blocked

asianct - December 6, 2021 0

In what the city says is "a first in the nation measure," New York City is now mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for all private...

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NPR: The omicron variant is cause for concern — but not panic, Biden says

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President Biden said Monday that while travel restrictions imposed on travelers from several southern African nations would slow the entry of the omicron variant...

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AP: Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain

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The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine,...

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Health

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