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Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday predicted that the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic may hit its peak in the U.S. by the end of January. “It’s tough to say,” said Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top medical advisor, when asked on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” at what point the current surge in infections, fueled by the

In this article JBLU JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger aircraft landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Nik Oiko | LightRocket | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is cutting close to 1,300 flights from its schedule from Thursday through mid-January in anticipation of more Covid-19 infections among pilots and flight attendants. New

A Covid-19 rapid PCR test site sign at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Dwayne Senior | Bloomberg | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Wednesday cautioned that omicron has not spread widely among the populations most at risk, making it difficult to determine whether or

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2021. Leigh Vogel | UPI | Bloomberg | Getty Images Early studies suggest the omicron variant, while highly transmissible, causes less

A person performs a self-swab test for COVID-19 in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Dec. 17, 2021. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images People infected with the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19 may have increased immune protection against delta, a new study says. As a consequence, omicron

Healthcare workers prepare Covid-19 tests at a Nomi Health testing site in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg | Getty Images An investigation into a cluster of omicron infections in Nebraska suggests the heavily mutated variant has a shorter incubation period and causes similar or milder symptoms compared to past

US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and private sector CEOs, in the South Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Monday pledged to support governors struggling with the omicron

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo | EPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images The federal government should consider requiring Covid-19 vaccines

A health worker packages a coronavirus swab test at a Testaro Covid-19 testing site in the Goodwood district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The omicron Covid variant is less likely to result in hospitalization and appears milder than earlier strains of the virus, according

Dr. Anthony Fauci takes part in a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and other members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on developments related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 9, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters

US Army Critical Care Nurse, Captain Catherine Sison, tends to a non-covid patient on a ventilator at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, on December 17, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images Hospitals across the country are bracing for another wave of Covid-19 cases that promises to be just as bad, if not worse,

Students make their way to class for the first day of school at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Paul Bersebach | MediaNews Group | Getty Images High school science teacher Ronnie Almonte and more than a dozen other New York City public school educators protested outside their school

Emergency Room nurses and EMTs tend to patients in hallways at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Flu cases are on the rise in the United States. That could put pressure on hospitals already battling a surge of Covid. The so-called “twindemic” —

Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021. Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — People are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with the omicron Covid variant than the previous delta strain, according to a U.K. government study published Thursday. The U.K. Health Security Agency said individuals with omicron

Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A trade group representing major U.S. airlines urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halve its recommended

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Medals of Honor ceremony in Washington, December 16, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden said that he wishes he had ordered 500 million free, at-home Covid tests two months ago. Biden, in an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday evening, spoke about his administration’s plans

Hong Kong needs to stick to its zero-Covid strategy until more people are vaccinated, a government advisor told CNBC on Wednesday. “If 95% of our eligible population are being vaccinated fully with three doses, then the chance is that we are able to open our border,” said Yuen Kwok-yung, who is part of Hong Kong’s

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer‘s Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to revolutionize the fight against the virus. The medication, which is recommended for people at a high risk of developing severe Covid-19, could be available to patients as early as this weekend. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

Testing so far hasn’t been a big part of the U.S. strategy to manage the Covid pandemic, but that’s set to change soon. On Tuesday, the White House the U.S. is purchasing 500 million at-home Covid tests that Americans can order for delivery to their homes for free. Deliveries, however, will not start until January. 

In this article WBA In this photo illustration, at-home COVID-19 tests by Abbott and Quidel are shown on September 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday limited purchases of at-home Covid tests in its stores to four per customer as demand for tests surges ahead of the holidays and