How States Can Better Regulate Indoor Air Quality
We spend most of our lives indoors, so how can we ensure the air we breathe there is as safe as possible? A new model law could help.
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COVID levels are so high, they’re hovering near 2020’s initial peak, as the WHO urges those at high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on
World Health Organization officials on Thursday encouraged those at high risk for poor outcomes from the virus to obtain a booster ASAP, even if it's not the latest XBB formula being rolled out in some parts of the world, like the U.S. and U.K.
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Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise
Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information.
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Where Have All The Masks Gone?
“The Biden administration has made a political choice—not a scientific or public health one—to downgrade the national response to COVID-19.”
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FDA could greenlight new Covid boosters as early as Friday
The shots could become available next week, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also signs off.
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Don’t call it a booster: What NYC should know about COVID vaccines this year
It’s time to stop thinking of new COVID vaccines as boosters, explained Wallach, and instead view them like the annual flu vaccine—an updated formula that targets what’s circulating at the time.
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Schools grapple with COVID safety amid late summer surge
A late summer COVID surge is prompting some school districts to reinstate safety measures, as they try to protect student and teacher health without risking further disruptions to learning.
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The New COVID 'Eris' Variant and Rising Cases: What You Need to Know
A “summer surge” [a]nd it’s fueled, at least in part, by the new omicron subvariant EG.5 — unofficially named “Eris” — that’s risen to become the dominant strain nationwide
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COVID Continues to Surprise Us. Here’s How to Stay Safer
Boosters shots are critical, even for those who have tested positive.
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Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative, White House says
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in India