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Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday the current surge in Covid infections caused by the more contagious delta variant may be the “final wave” of the virus in the United States. “I don’t think Covid is going to be epidemic all through the fall and the winter. I think that this is the final wave, the final act, assuming we

The pandemic is not coming to an end soon — given that only a small proportion of the world population has been vaccinated against Covid-19, a well-known epidemiologist told CNBC. Dr. Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist who was part of the World Health Organization’s team that helped eradicate smallpox, said the delta variant is “maybe the

A nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine at a baseball game on August 05, 2021 in Springfield, Missouri. According to the latest numbers from the state’s health department, little more than 4 in 10 Missourians have received the Covid-19 vaccine. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Half of Americans are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a White

Alphabet CEO, Larry Page.  Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | GettyImages Larry Page, the billionaire Google co-founder, has been granted residency in New Zealand and spent time in the country during the coronavirus pandemic, the New Zealand government confirmed to CNBC Friday. Page, 48, applied for New Zealand residence in November 2020 via the nation’s “Investor

In this article ABMD BYND BDX BKNG AAPL NSC A sign details entry restrictions at a JLL office in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, June 24, 2020. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images When earnings season kicked off in earnest in mid-July, few companies fielded questions about or mentioned the

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday called on the state’s residents to get vaccinated against Covid, citing concern about the delta variant and its potential to hinder economic progress. “We’re just urging everybody to get vaccinated,” Little said on CNBC’s “The Exchange.” Little said his biggest concern and “one of the most detrimental things” to

Brookdale Senior Living, a large operator of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in the U.S., will require its staff to get vaccinated against Covid, CEO Cindy Baier told CNBC on Friday. The move comes as the highly transmissible delta variant leads to an increase in coronavirus cases in the country, including in nursing homes.

A sign warning people to stay apart due to Covid-19 is seen on July 29, 2021 in Mevagissey, United Kingdom. Finnbarr Webster | Getty Images News | Getty Images More than one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is grappling with a highly transmissible delta variant that has caused a renewed surge in infections

Signage outside the Novavax Inc. headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Friday, March 12, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novavax announced that it will delay the submission of its Covid-19 vaccine to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization until its fourth quarter. Shares of the biotechnology company slipped 10% after

In this article JNJ A nurse administers a shot at the FEMA-supported COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia State College on the first day the site resumed offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images CVS Health has stopped offering Johnson & Johnson‘s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in its pharmacies, now only

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Brian Cassella | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a mask mandate for all state students regardless of their vaccination status at a press conference Wednesday, requiring facial coverings in all indoor settings from preschool through high school. Pritzker noted that the new

Residents of Wuhan city in China’s Hubei province queue to take nucleic acid tests for Covid-19 on August 3, 2021. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is facing pockets of resurgence in major cities from Beijing to Wuhan, and authorities have imposed mass testing and widespread travel restrictions in some areas. Daily Covid-19 cases

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Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist who advised the Biden administration, underscored the importance of having a vaccinated workforce as employers consider returning to the office. “If you’re able to get your workforce vaccinated, I think it’s a completely different calculation than if you’re not,” Gounder said Monday evening in an interview on CNBC’s “The News

A bartender takes drink orders at Oasis on July 29, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A group of health officials in seven Northern California counties mandated masks in indoor public places on Monday afternoon, elevating a facial covering recommendation they issued in July to a requirement. The coalition of officials—from

Traffic jam on Delhi-Meerut Expressway, on July 29, 2021 in Ghaziabad, India. Sakib Ali | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s chief economic advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian hit back at the International Monetary Fund for downgrading the country’s growth projection, saying it’s “significantly off the mark.” The IMF last week cut India’s growth outlook to 9.5%

Healthcare personnel work in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit where they are dealing with a surge in cases of the Delta variant at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, U.S., in this handout photo provided July 23, 2021. Intermountain Health | Reuters The CDC warned House lawmakers Thursday that the new delta variant

Registered nurse Darryl Hana administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a three-day vaccination clinic at Providence Wilmington Wellness and Activity Center on July 29, 2021 in Wilmington, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The pace of U.S. vaccinations is rising again as the delta variant drives a new surge

In this Photo illustration a World Health Organization(WHO) logo seen displayed on an Android phone. Avishek Das | Getty Images World Health Organization officials said they are still trying to understand why the delta variant is more transmissible and potentially makes people sicker than the original coronavirus strain. “We’re really trying to get a better

In an aerial view, the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas (L) prepares to set sail from Port Miami during the first U.S. trial cruise testing COVID-19 protocols on June 20, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Royal Caribbean Cruises shares fell more than 4% Friday after six passengers on board its