Tag: Disease outbreaks
Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID
WASHINGTON — Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group.
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IU students sue university over its COVID-19 vaccine policy
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Eight Indiana University students are suing the school, alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violates both their constitutional rights and the...
Scottish leader defends Manchester travel ban after backlash
LONDON — Scotland's leader has defended the ban on non-essential travel between the country and the northwestern England city of Manchester after its mayor...
Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine July 5
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country...
Biden outlines vaccine plan, set to miss global-sharing goal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end...
US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March...
Vaccine technology transfer center to open in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization is in talks to create the first-ever technology transfer hub for coronavirus vaccines in South Africa, a move...
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for blood shortage
BOSTON — Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic.
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Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12
DAKAR, Senegal —
Guinea has declared an end to an...
Get enrolled, get jabbed: Community college makes it easy
Prospective students interested in taking classes at the Community College of Rhode Island can get enrolled and get vaccinated at the same time.
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