Jan 23 Watch 4:34 How the U.S. could address confusing, shifting COVID-19 health directives By PBS NewsHour Two years since the first lockdown in China, there have been great strides to combat COVID-19, but confusion and questions remain. From vaccinations to testing, to masking and how many days to isolate—there hasn’t always been clarity. More collaboration between… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 10:07 Inside Estonia’s approach in combating Russian disinformation By Simon Ostrovsky Russian disinformation is rife in countries formerly ruled from Moscow. Some ex-Soviet states have tried to suppress it altogether by banning Russian television stations and even limiting the use of the Russian language on their own domestic channels. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 13 Supreme Court halts Biden policy creating COVID-19 vaccine or test rules for U.S. businesses By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. Continue reading
Jan 10 Australian court rules for Djokovic but battle to stay in country not over By Rod McGuirk, Mark Baker, Associated Press Novak Djokovic has won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccination rules was questioned, but the drama might not be finished. Continue reading
Jan 09 Thousands rally in Prague against vaccination mandate By Associated Press The previous government released an order in early December, making vaccination mandatory for the 60 and over age group, as well as medical personnel, police officers, firefighters and medical students. Continue reading
Jan 03 As omicron surges, FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Continue reading
Jan 02 Twitter bans personal Greene account for COVID-19 misinfo By Associated Press In a statement on the messaging app Telegram, Greene blasted Twitter's move as un-American. She wrote that her account was suspended after tweeting statistics from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a government database which includes unverified raw data… Continue reading
Dec 25 Flight cancellations drag on as airlines short-staffed By Tali Arbel, Associated Press FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted 875 flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. canceled Saturday, up from 689 Friday. About 200 more flights were already canceled for Sunday. FlightAware does not say why flights are canceled. Continue reading
Dec 08 As U.S. reaches 200 million vaccine milestone, COVID cases continue to spike By Sophia Tareen, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The U.S. has reached a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully vaccinated people, but cases and hospitalizations are still spiking, even in highly immunized pockets of the country like New England. Continue reading
Dec 05 Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant By Gene Johnson, Associated Press “Thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn’t cause… Continue reading