Health

Idlib, Syria's final rebel stronghold, struggles to get lifesaving aid amid COVID spike

By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin

Government shelling killed a dozen people in Syria’s northwest Idlib province Wednesday. Idlib is the final stronghold for rebels still fighting the Assad regime. But the province is also under attack from a different threat — its most severe wave…

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Pilot oxygen backup system offers new hope for Ugandan hospitals plagued by power cuts

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

The pandemic is bringing new attention to a critical health care challenge plaguing many countries: A shortage or unreliable supply of medical oxygen. It’s also prompting many medical providers to look at ways to fix the problem. Special correspondent Fred…

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FDA approves mixing COVID vaccines

By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration announcement marks a big step toward expanding the U.S. booster campaign, which began with extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine last month.

Brazil Senate report to urge Bolsonaro be charged over pandemic

By Débora Álvares, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press

Wednesday's report will call for Bolsonaro to be indicted on nine charges, from charlatanism and inciting crime all the way up to crime against humanity.

Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as deaths soar

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. That brought the total death toll to 226,353, which is by far the highest in Europe.

NYC requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers

By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and more than 100,000 other Big Apple workers — including trash haulers and building inspectors — carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose, de Blasio announced.

UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

he U.K. recorded almost 50,000 new infections in a single day this week, and cases have risen 16% from a week earlier.

WATCH: White House details plans to vaccinate younger children

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID

By Associated Press

A DHS statement says the secretary has only "mild congestion" after taking a routine test Tuesday and testing positive. Mayorkas is fully vaccinated.

USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

The USDA says the industry has succeeded in reducing the level of salmonella contamination found in poultry plants in recent years, but that hasn’t translated into a significant reduction in the 1.35 million salmonella illnesses reported each year.