Tag: Public health
Italy’s COVID anniversary commemoration nixed by new variant
ROME — One of this weekend's main events commemorating the anniversary of the start of Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak was canceled Thursday after a cluster...
California conference in ‘immunity bubble’ spreads COVID-19
CULVER CITY, Calif. — XPrize founder Peter Diamandis thought he could hold a conference in an “immunity bubble” in the middle of California’s COVID-19...
Ivy League cancels spring sports conference season again
NEW YORK — For the second straight year the Ivy League will not hold a spring sports conference season, the school presidents announced Thursday.
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Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...
Britain to push for speedier vaccines at G-7 leaders meeting
LONDON — Some of the world’s wealthiest countries are promising to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, but details of when and how many...
DIY education: Greek teacher creates TV classes for inmates
AVLONA, Greece — Setting up a television channel from scratch isn’t the most obvious or easiest thing for a math teacher to do —...
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
Scientists look...
Fordham athletics on pause because of virus outbreak
NEW YORK — The Fordham women's basketball team has done its best to follow every coronavirus regulation and protocol this season, and it's worked...
Palestinian president’s rival promises vaccines for Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates is sending 20,000 doses of the Russian coronavirus vaccine to the Gaza Strip, a rival...
US long-term mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.81%
SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. long-term mortgage rates ticked up this week but remain at historic lows as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter...
