When COVID-19 vaccines entered the commercial market last fall, the federal government introduced a program to make shots accessible to people with limited coverage or no insurance. That program – which provided millions of free shots to low-income people – is now coming to a halt, U.S. health officials said. The Bridge Access Program is […]
Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, according to a video statement she released on Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended. Ms Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a […]
Four years ago, Jody Settle and his partner toasted over Guinness beers and a takeout meal they had picked up from a normally bustling Irish pub in New York City left deserted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was the last St. Patrick’s Day meal the couple would share. Settle, 58, died from […]
European Patent Office Sides with Moderna In COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Dispute With Pfizer/BioNTech Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) has reportedly achieved a significant victory at the European Patent Office (EPO) in its ongoing legal battle with Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) over the Covid-19 vaccine. The EPO’s Opposition Division upheld the validity of one of Moderna’s crucial patents, boosting the mRNA vaccine maker’s […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing related symptoms. Powell tested positive late Thursday. “Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, he is staying away from others and working at home,” a Fed spokesperson said. Powell was a participant in a panel discussion in Amsterdam on Tuesday, where […]
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is currently working from home, a Fed spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Chair Powell tested positive for COVID-19 late yesterday and is experiencing symptoms.” He is working from home and staying away from others, the statement said, as per guidance from […]
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is currently working from home, a Fed spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Chair Powell tested positive for COVID-19 late yesterday and is experiencing symptoms.” He is working from home and staying away from others, the statement said, as per guidance from […]
Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus variants once again threatens to disrupt the downward trend as the country heads into summer. KP.2 — one of the so-called FLiRT variants — has overtaken JN.1 to become the dominant coronavirus variant in the United […]
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday suspended funding to EcoHealth Alliance, a virus research organization tied to controversy about the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19. The agency also proposed the group be blocked from receiving federal funds in the future, possibly for years. Before Covid-19 emerged, a US government […]
[Source] Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was expected to be released on May 13 after spending four years behind bars for documenting the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, but her current status remains unknown. Key points: Zhang’s videos documented crowded hospitals, empty streets and interviews with Wuhan residents in lockdown. Her content countered the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they acted with deliberate indifference when they caused a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at one of the world’s most famous prisons four years ago. The justices turned down the appeal without comment or […]
In April 2021, Kayla Lindamood, then 31, was 25 weeks pregnant when she contracted COVID-19. She struggled to breathe and couldn’t get out of bed. Worried, she visited a local hospital, which soon transferred her to another hospital better equipped to care for premature babies. Even though she felt overwhelmed and weak, Lindamood understood how […]