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Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari (R) administers a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination into the arm of Chen Knifsend at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images State officials from California to Maine are telling or allowing their adult residents to get a Covid-19 vaccine booster,

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo pictured during a press conference. HADRIEN DURE | AFP | Getty Images BRUSSELS — Belgium is toughening up social restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge, but Prime Minister Alexander de Croo tells CNBC the aim is still to keep society open. “It’s not the same virus anymore. This is a mutation

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday filed its application for the Food and Drug Administration to approve vaccine booster doses for all adults ages 18 and older. FDA authorization would open the doors for tens of millions of Americans to receive a third shot of the vaccine,

Police officers monitor compliance with the lockdown in Innsbruck during the first day of a nationwide lockdown for people not yet vaccinated against the Covid-19. Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images Austria has imposed fresh lockdown measures on around 2 million unvaccinated people, with individuals facing fines if they fail to comply with the rules. Those

In this article AMZN Amazon fulfillment center warehouse. Getty Images Amazon on Monday reached a settlement with California’s attorney general over claims it concealed Covid-19 case numbers from its warehouse workers. The company has agreed to notify warehouse workers within one day of new Covid cases, as well as provide the exact number of cases

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling on eligible Americans to get their Covid-19 booster shots as the holiday season approaches and cases rise nationwide, driven by upticks in the Midwest and Northeast. Fauci blamed the increasing cases on the roughly 60 million eligible individuals across the country who remain unimmunized against

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, England, on April 13, 2021. Steve Parsons | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — People over the age of 40 in the U.K. will be eligible for a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

People walking past a wall mural depicting medical staff hitting the coronavirus with vaccine needle at Santacruz on March 29, 2021 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorge | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Covid-19 still spreading globally and a “vaccine-only” strategy won’t bring the pandemic to an end, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said

A doctor monitors a Covid-19 patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the community hospital in Germany on April 28, 2021. RONNY HARTMANN | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. has had the unenviable title of having one of the worst Covid-19 rates in the world, with cases soaring in recent months.

A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is seen at a pop up vaccine clinic in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, August 23, 2021. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images A pharmacy in Virginia incorrectly administered Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 shots to 112 children last week, according to the state Department of Health.

In this article MRNA Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Moderna defended the use of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday, saying the protection it offers against severe disease, hospitalization and death outweighs the risk of myocarditis, a rare

Medical staff take care of a Covid-19 patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the community hospital (Klinikum Magdeburg) in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on April 28, 2021. RONNY HARTMANN | AFP | Getty Images Germany was once seen as the poster child of how to deal with the coronavirus. Now, it’s recording close to

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has called President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses “fatally flawed” and “staggeringly overbroad,” arguing that

Having to pursue college during a pandemic has left 95% of college students with negative mental health symptoms, according to a survey from BestColleges.com, impacting their academic performance and early career success. Since 2014, anxiety and depression have been college students’ leading mental health issues, according to research conducted by Boston University. What many students

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a ceremony for the opening of the WHO Academy, in Lyon, France, September 27, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The disparity between the global distribution of Covid-19 boosters and first shots to people in developing nations is a “scandal,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr.

Dr. Robert Califf testifies during his nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee November 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Joe Biden is expected to pick Robert Califf to serve as the chief of the Food and Drug Administration, NBC News reported Friday, citing people familiar

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – OCTOBER 26: People, holding placards and banners, gather to protest against COVID-19 measures, vaccination and government following the increasing number of cases in recent days. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Austria is expected to impose lockdown restrictions on millions of unvaccinated people in the coming days. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg

A customer walks towards the entrance of a CVS Health Corp. store in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Wednesday beat expectations for fiscal third-quarter earnings as the company got a boost from filling more prescriptions and giving more Covid-19 vaccines. Despite

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves a federal court after a status hearing on July 17, 2019 in San Jose, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A former estate attorney told jurors in Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal trial that he invested $6 million in Theranos after being introduced to Holmes by ex-Secretary

In this article BNTX PFE A nurse gives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine to a girl at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lyman High School in Longwood on the day before classes begin for the 2021-22 school year. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Children ages 5 to 11 are on the cusp