
Shanghai Officials Seek 'Societal Zero COVID' With Mass Testing
Officials say a one-month lockdown of China's largest city may be eased if new COVID-19 testing shows the virus is no longer spreading.
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Officials say a one-month lockdown of China's largest city may be eased if new COVID-19 testing shows the virus is no longer spreading.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases have risen about 25% in the past week.
With the White House asking Congress to pass additional COVID relief funding, Republicans question how the previous $1.9 trillion package was spent.
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Supply of Paxlovid was initially very limited, but as COVID cases across the country have fallen and manufacturing has increased, it's more abundant.
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The FDA announced Monday that it approved use of the antiviral medication to treat patients as young as 28 days old.
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It's unclear what evidence was used to determine the vaccination cards were fake, but the district and law enforcement are investigating.
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Paxlovid was initially very limited, but as COVID-19 cases across the country have fallen and manufacturing has increased it is now far more abundant.
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Residents were staying home and stocking up on food as a safeguard against the possibility that they could be confined indoors.
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A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.
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Earlier this year, the CDC estimated that 43% of Americans have had COVID.
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A lack of investigators and data are snarling the fight to claw back billions of dollars in stolen COVID-19 unemployment relief, Newsy has learned.
Some people are still not allowed to leave their neighborhoods, and large gatherings are prohibited.
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The rule change was posted Tuesday on Disney's website.
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This comes a day after a Florida judge ended the sweeping mandate, which required face coverings on planes and trains and in transit hubs.
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Moderna's goal is to produce a combination shot that specifically targets Omicron.
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COVID-19 cases are up slightly nationally, but they appear to be less severe, with deaths and hospitalizations still dropping.
The CDC continues to recommend masks on mass transportation, though it won't be enforced.
Gurdeep Pandher danced away pandemic woes every day for two years, and his bhangra videos amassed hundreds of thousands of viewers.
New York City began requiring public school employees to be vaccinated in the fall of 2021.
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The seven-day average of COVID hospitalizations remains just below 15,000.
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A federal program that was reimbursing health care providers for costs of COVID care has run out of money.
Many faith leaders are encouraging members to return to their places of worship, but the amount of regular churchgoers has plateaued.
Most cases are now being caused by a subvariant known as BA.2 that is thought to be 30% more contagious.
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The federal program that was reimbursing health care providers for COVID costs has run out of money.
After two years of muted celebrations on Easter, many of America’s churches are finally going to be bringing back larger, in-person masses.
Pfizer tested the kid booster while Omicron was surging this winter.
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Barry Manilow's "Harmony" is based on the true story of a group of entertainers that included Jewish singers in 1920s Germany.
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The CDC announced the face mask requirement will be extended until May 3.
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The airline industry and Republicans want to end the mandate that has required face masks on public transit for the past 14 months.
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Health inspectors will begin enforcing the mask mandate at city businesses April 18.
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