Fauci: COVID Booster Shots Increase Protection Against Omicron Variant
The top U.S. infectious disease expert on Sunday urged eligible Americans to get booster coronavirus vaccinations to give them the best protection against the new omicron variant.Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, told ABC’…
Calls Grow Worldwide for COVID Booster Shots
GENEVA — Health officials in the United States, Israel and other nations have for months been pushing for COVID-19 booster shots among older populations, and those calls are now growing worldwide. The issue was discussed at an extraordinary meeting at …
Conte says 8 Spurs players, 5 staff members have coronavirus
London, Eight Tottenham players and five members of staff at the club have tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Antonio Conte said Wednesday. “Every day we are having people with COVID,” Conte said at a news conference a day before a match agai…
UN Chief Isolating After COVID-19 Exposure
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a U.N. official who already had COVID-19 and is isolating for the next few days, diplomatic sources said.Guterres, 72, has canceled his upcomin…
Three Vaccines Use Other Viruses to Protect Against COVID-19
More than 5 million people worldwide have had their lives cut short by COVID-19, and the number keeps rising as many countries experience another wave of transmission.The best defense against this disease is a vaccine, experts say.Since the outbreak wa…
World Petroleum Congress Starts In U.S. Houston Amid Omicron Concern
HOUSTON, The World Petroleum Congress, the largest triennial gathering for the industry, kicked off yesterday in Houston, the largest city of south central U.S. state Texas, amid the shadow of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the unce…
Botswana’s Reported COVID-19 Cases Decrease Despite Presence of Omicron
GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Botswana’s reported COVID-19 cases have declined despite the detection of the highly transmissible omicron variant of coronavirus. Botswana was one of the first two countries in the world, along South Africa to report cases of the …
UN says aid needs will surge in 2022 amid pandemic, conflict
The UN warned that the need for humanitarian aid was skyrocketing worldwide, as the pandemic continues to rage, and climate change and conflicts push more people to the brink of famine. The United Nations’ humanitarian agency OCHA estimated that 274 …
Covid-19: Countries agree to negotiate WHO pandemic accord
World Health Organization member states agreed to start building a new international accord on how to handle future pandemics and ensure there can be no repeat of Covid-19. The economic turmoil and millions of lives lost during the coronavirus crisis…
US Supports Creation of Global Pandemic Treaty
WASHINGTON — Amid growing concerns over the new omicron COVID-19 variant, the Biden administration is supporting efforts by the World Health Organization to establish a new international agreement on future pandemic preparedness and response.”The Unite…