Jul 05 Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers By David Koenig, Associated Press The airline industry convinced tens of thousands of employees to quit last year, and now some of them don't have enough pilots or flight attendants. Continue reading
Jul 05 UK can ease COVID restrictions, Johnson says despite rising cases By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson on Monday confirmed plans to reopen society despite rising coronavirus cases. He says legal sanctions will be replaced by individual "informed decisions" when the country moves to the final stage of lifting its long lockdown. He said that's scheduled… Continue reading
Jul 05 Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery, Vatican says By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The brief medical bulletin contained the first details the Vatican released after the Pope underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half his colon. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:11 U.S. surgeon general on delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and COVID long haulers By PBS NewsHour Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 02 12 lessons COVID-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic By Helen Branswell, STAT Experts weigh in on what we did right when developing the COVID-19 vaccine. And what we did wrong. Continue reading
Jul 02 5 Stories: A selfie from China’s Mars rover, new research on how to reverse gray hair and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Reducing stress could reverse graying hair. Watch 5 Stories host Deema Zein explain what the latest research reveals as part of our weekly show featuring interesting stories from around the world. Continue reading
Jul 01 Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave despite efforts to help By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press As forecasters warned of record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people likely died. Continue reading
Jul 01 How to plan a COVID-safe 4th of July By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Choosing COVID-safe July 4th activities requires an assessment of both vaccine science and your personal risk tolerance. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:13 IMF projects U.S. economy to grow 7% due to robust vaccinations, but warns of inflation An annual report released Thursday by the International Monetary Fund projects that the U.S. economy will grow roughly 7% this year as federal stimulus programs fuel consumer spending — but that growth raises the risk of inflation. The report also… Continue watching
Jul 01 Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions. That's adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots in arms and slow its supercharged spread. Continue reading