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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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Former pub landlord accused of using coronavirus ‘bounceback’ loans to fund ISIS, UK court told
A former pub landlord faces allegations of using taxpayer-funded Covid “bounceback” loans to fund t…
Henry Dyer
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Moderna asks FDA to OK its coronavirus shot for kids under 6
Moderna said Thursday it had applied to the FDA for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vac…
Sinéad Baker
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Hong Kong is making COVID-19 patients wear a tracking bracelet so they can't leave the house
Hong Kong has introduced a strict zero-COVID strategy since the beginning of the coronavirus pandem…
Sinéad Baker
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Half of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the US wouldn't be there if it vaccinated as well as Europe, projection says
The Financial Times compared the US vaccination rate to the UK, Portugal, and Denmark, and calculat…
Sinéad Baker
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North Korea said it is suffering an explosive outbreak of 'fever' with 350,000 cases — just one day after announcing its first ever COVID case
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the massive outbreak showed a "grave sign of lapses in our ant…
Bill Bostock
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North Korea claims it has found its first ever case of COVID-19 and says it has activated a 'maximum emergency' procedure
North Korea closed all its land borders in 2020 after cases of COVID-19 began to spread fast across…
Bill Bostock
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Food-delivery drivers in Shanghai forced to become homeless as the city's draconian lockdown means they can't enter their homes
They have to choose between staying at home and getting no income, or working and not returning hom…
Sinéad Baker
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A man who has tested positive for COVID-19 for the last 14 months is petitioning authorities to let him hug his grandkids, reports say
Muzzafer Kayasan, who has leukemia, has tested positive for COVID-19 on 78 occasions. He has been u…
Joshua Zitser
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Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless photo with kids after slamming Republicans for calling her out
Abrams was pictured sitting with masked children while not wearing a mask herself at a school in De…
Sinéad Baker
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Scientists are closely watching an Omicron subtype spreading in Denmark, the UK, Singapore and India
The BA.2 subtype might be more infectious than BA.1— the most common Omicron subtype. BA.2 is…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Secret Trump-era vaccine plan prioritized rich allies like Taiwan and Israel above poor nations which needed them more
A secret document listed strategic allies like Israel, Canada, Taiwan, South Korea and some Europea…
Sinéad Baker
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People in Shanghai scramble to bulk-buy food direct from suppliers amid shortages in its harsh COVID-19 lockdown
In the third week of Shanghai's harsh lockdown, most residents are forbidden from leaving home. Som…
Mia Jankowicz,Cheryl Teh
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The UK economy saw a rapid 0.9% growth spurt in November, making it bigger now than before the pandemic
The GDP update shows Britain's economy has reached a key milestone in its recovery from the pandemi…
Harry Robertson
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Biden admin plans to give out free COVID-19 testing kits, reports say, 2 weeks after Jen Psaki sarcastically dismissed the idea
Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked this month about free test kits, and responded sarcastically: "…
Sinéad Baker
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Trump says he doesn't understand why people who have had COVID-19 would get vaccinated unless they're old or immunocompromised
While studies have indicated that past infection can offer long-term protection against the coronav…
Sophia Ankel
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The CDC is considering telling people to upgrade from cloth face coverings to N95 or KN95 masks in light of Omicron, report says
The agency is "actively looking" at beefing up its recommendation to combat the spread of the Omicr…
Sinéad Baker
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Chinese city orders all indoor pets belonging to COVID-19 patients in one neighborhood to be killed
The Anci district of Langfang city ordered the "complete culling of indoor animals," state media re…
Sinéad Baker
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Moderna plans to produce a booster vaccine shot specifically for the new coronavirus variant Omicron
Moderna has outlined its strategy to address the new coronavirus variant Omicron. BioNTech-Pfizer a…
Alia Shoaib
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General Motors told Shanghai workers to sleep on factory floors to keep up production during the city's new lockdown, report says
The city of Shanghai told companies like General Motors to create worker bubbles so production can …