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In this article AAPL This photo, taken in March 2019, shows Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. felixmizioznikov | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Apple staff won’t be returning to the office until January, amid fears over surging coronavirus cases, CNBC has confirmed. News of the delay was first reported by Bloomberg. The company has told

In this article GOOGL Google Health VP David Feinberg will become the CEO and president of electronic health records company Cerner in October, taking over for current CEO Brent Shafer, Cerner announced on Thursday. Feinberg had previously led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. Feinberg’s

A Singapore Airlines plane is parked beside Scoots passenger planes on the terminal tarmac at Changi International Airport in Singapore on March 15, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore is reopening its borders to more destinations, and some travelers from Hong Kong, Macao, Germany and Brunei will soon be able

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNBC that the Biden administration is recommending Covid booster shots for most vaccinated Americans beginning on Sept. 20 in order to stay ahead of the virus.  “We put our heads together, the top public health and medical officials in the Department of Health and Human Services, and came

Sri Lankan politician Pavithra Wanniarachchi, who was formerly the health minister, has been assigned to the transport ministry. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi | AFP | Getty Images Sri Lanka’s president this week replaced the country’s health minister in a cabinet reshuffle as the Covid crisis worsened and daily deaths and infections hit record highs. Health Minister Pavithra

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s fought local officials throughout the state on mask mandates, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday. Abbott is fully vaccinated, “is in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms,” his office said in a statement. Abbott is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment and plans to isolate in the

In this article WMT HD Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: Stock futures under pressure ahead of U.S. retail sales data S&P 500 doubles from Covid pandemic bottom Retail giants Home Depot and Walmart report earnings U.S. is expected to recommend Covid vaccine booster

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes exits a status hearing for her upcoming criminal fraud trial. SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Elizabeth Holmes’ attorneys on Monday requested that they be allowed to ask jurors about bias and exposure to Holmes’ “profession and celebrity” when jury selection begins later this month in her criminal fraud trial. “When there

[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the distribution of Covid-19 booster shots to people with weak immune systems. The meeting

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave final approval Friday to start administering Covid-19 booster shots to Pfizer and Moderna vaccine recipients hours after a key panel unanimously voted to endorse third doses for immunocompromised Americans. “At a time when the Delta variant is surging, an additional vaccine dose for some people with weakened

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday he expects the coronavirus to become an endemic virus in the U.S. and other Western countries after the recent surge in delta variant infections calms down. “We’re transitioning from this being a pandemic to being more of an endemic virus, at least here in the United States and

A prisoner at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility receives a Covid-19 vaccination administered by medical workers with Delta Health Center on April 28, 2021 in Cleveland, Mississippi. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves pleaded Friday with residents to get vaccinated as the state scrambles to hire hundreds of temporary doctors, nurses and

Epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin told CNBC that she agrees with White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci when he said that everybody will someday “likely” need a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccines. “Well, I think Dr. Fauci is right,” said Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health. “What’s

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Toulouse against France’s mandatory health pass on July 12th 2021. More than 234,000 people demonstrated across France against the pass which will be mandatory for entry to a wide array of public venues such as cafes, theaters, concerts hall, cinemas, shopping malls, public transportation, public swimming pools,

Anjali Sundararaman, a student nurse at San Francisco State University, administers a dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Cuixia Xu during a vaccination clinic at the Southeast Health Center in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco, California on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Stephen Lam | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures are flat a day after S&P 500 and Dow post fresh records People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 10, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S.

Medical workers with Delta Health Center wait to vaccinate people at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in this rural Delta community on April 27, 2021 in Hollandale, Mississippi. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in Mississippi are pushing death rates higher across the state, according to the state’s health officer. “We’re

A damning new U.N. report warning of certain devastation from climate change has been dubbed humanity’s “final wake-up call” by environmental experts. Speaking to CNBC Tuesday, environmentalists outlined the role companies, countries and individuals can play in stemming the crisis. They also shared their hopes for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties,

Director general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on July 28, 2021. Jaber Abdulkhaleg | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The World Health Organization is calling for $7.7 billion that officials say is urgently needed to help low-income countries survive the delta Covid variant by providing vaccines, oxygen and medical care. The funding

Medical personnel work on the sixth round of covid-19 test since late July in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu province on Sunday, August 08, 2021. Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty Images China has tightened Covid-19 measures to combat an uptick in daily cases — a move that could hold back the country’s economic