COVID-19

Stressed About Going Back to the Office? Here Are 8 Ways to Make It Easier

By Anne Helen Petersen

U.S. Drugstores Under Pressure Amid Staff Shortages

By Tom Murphy/AP

Merkel Makes Farewell Plea for Germans to Get Vaccinated

By Associated Press

Biden Launching Winter COVID-19 Booster, Testing Campaign

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Why More Vaccine Doses Won’t Stop Omicron in Africa

"What is going on right now was largely inevitable. The current variant, Omicron, is the result of the world’s failure to vaccinate its citizens in an equitable and efficient manner," says Dr. Ayoade Alakija

By Chad de Guzman December 1, 2021

India's Female COVID Workers Are Furious Over Measly Wages

A million frontline female COVID workers in India make just $40 a month. They're stepping up their fight for better pay

By Shruti Srivastava / Bloomberg December 1, 2021

First U.S. Case of Omicron Variant Confirmed by White House

A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19, the White House announced.

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER / AP December 1, 2021

China Feels Vindicated as Omicron Closes Global Borders

The resumption of global travel restrictions raises questions over whether China’s strategy offers better defense from coronavirus variants

By Bloomberg December 1, 2021

FDA Panel Narrowly Backs a First-of-a-Kind COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Made By Merck

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take...

By MATTHEW PERRONE / AP November 30, 2021

Do Current COVID-19 Tests Still Detect Omicron?

Here’s how the current COVID-19 tests, whether they’re done by a lab or at-home, work against the latest variant

By Alice Park November 30, 2021

We Ran OSHA. Here's the Truth About the So-Called 'Vaccine Mandate'

On Nov. 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) directing larger employers to take steps to keep their workplaces safe from COVID-19 by either requiring vaccinations or weekly...

By David Michaels November 30, 2021

HR Departments Are on the Frontlines of Evaluating Religious Exemptions

With the new omicron variant, the need for a rigorous test for religious exemptions is even more urgent, experts say

By Sanya Mansoor November 30, 2021

New Findings Show the Omicron Variant Spread Widely At a Faster Pace Than Initially Thought

BRUSSELS (AP) — New findings about the coronavirus's omicron variant made it clear Tuesday that the emerging threat slipped into countries well before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases...

By RAF CASERT / AP November 30, 2021

Xi Pledges Billion Vaccines for Africa in Wake of Omicron

China's president said 600 million doses will be donated, with the rest produced jointly by Chinese firms and African countries

By Bloomberg November 29, 2021
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