Feb 24 Small convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates departs from California By Eugene Garcia, Associated Press Truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates began a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 23 As omicron wave fades, is the U.S. heading toward herd immunity? By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 22 Colombia’s Constitutional Court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Colombia has become the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion, with the nation's Constitutional Court voting to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy. Continue reading
Feb 22 New COVID cases fall for the third consecutive week, WHO says By Associated Press The number of new coronavirus cases around the world fell 21% in the last week, marking the third consecutive week COVID-19 cases have dropped. Continue reading
Feb 22 Hong Kong says it will test its entire population as COVID-19 outbreak grows By Zen Soo, Alice Fung, Associated Press Hong Kong's leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 3:57 Remembering Paul Farmer, a giant in the world of public health By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Leah Nagy, Sam Lane Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, anthropologist and founder of a leading global health organization, died Monday at the age of 62. The group he co-founded, Partners in Health, said he died in his sleep. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Feb 21 Dr. Paul Farmer, humanitarian and Partners in Health co-founder, dies at 62 By Associated Press Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, humanitarian and author renowned for providing health care to millions of impoverished people, has died. Continue reading
Feb 21 Boris Johnson lifts remaining COVID restrictions in England By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson said Monday the country was "moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility" as part of a plan for treating COVID-19 like other transmissible illnesses such as flu. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:39 ‘A great equalizer:’ What the sea taught Bill Pinkney about life and success By Mike Cerre Bill Pinkney is the first African American to sail solo around the world via the Capes. One of the goals of his voyage was to inspire and educate children. Last year, he was honored with a lifetime achievement award from… Continue watching
Feb 20 UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate By Jill Lawless, Associated Press People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled… Continue reading