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US Doctors Reflect On Fatigue, Pain Of One Million Covid Deaths
Joseph Varon -- who is chief of intensive care at United Memorial, a small hospital that mainly treats minority patients in Houston -- made headlines when a photo of him hugging an elderly Covid patient during Thanksgiving in 2020 went viral.
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US Casualties From Covid Crosses One Million, Says White House
The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid, the White House said on Thursday, as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.
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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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US To Distribute 1 Billion Covid Tests In Latest Omicron Fight
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the government will double its purchase of Covid-19 tests with an extra 500 million kits, bringing the total to one billion.
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China Halts Some US Flights After Covid Cases Among Arrivals
China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks after numerous passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China.
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Storms, Omicron Saw 6,000 US Flights Cancelled In One Weekend
Airlines greeted the New Year with more than 6,600 weekend cancellations in the U.S., closing out a bumpy holiday season as a winter storm swept eastward and carriers dealt with staff shortages caused by the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
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Covid Hospitalisations Jump 60% In US' "Most Densely Populated" State
Hospitalizations for Covid-19 jumped 60% from a week ago in New Jersey, the most densely populated US state. The 3,604 patients numbered just 122 short of those a year ago, before vaccinations were widely available.
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Shorter Covid Isolation: US' Bet Amid Omicron-Led Labour Crunch
Eyeing an Omicron surge that has exacerbated US labor stress especially in front-line industries, President Joe Biden's administration is betting shorter Covid-19 quarantine times will lessen the economic hit from the latest variant.
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11,500 Flights Cancelled Worldwide Since Friday Amid Record Covid Surge
Global travel chaos that convulsed the Christmas weekend spilled into Monday with major flight cancellations impacting millions returning from holiday breaks, as Covid-19 cases surge to record levels in Europe and several US states.
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Second Covid Pill Cleared By US Today, (First Pfizer, Now Merck)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light.
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Will US Lockdown Amid Covid Surge? White House Says No
US President Joe Biden does not plan on "locking the country down" in response to a surge in coronavirus cases, the White House said Monday.
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US Has Sent 335 Million Covid Vaccine Doses To 110 Countries: White House
The United States has so far delivered more than 335 million doses of Covid vaccine to 110 countries, a figure matching the US population, a senior White House official told AFP on Friday.
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In Rare Cross-Party Unity, US Congress Averts Government Shutdown
The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown.
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Growing Inequality Gaps Amid Pandemic "Unacceptable": US Vice President
The world must work together to narrow inequality gaps on issues including poverty, health and gender inclusion that have only grown during the Covid-19 pandemic, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday.
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Pfizer Requests US Emergency Authorisation For Covid Booster For Adults
Drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they have formally submitted a request asking US officials for emergency authorization of their Covid-19 booster vaccine for people aged 18 and older.
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US Doctors Reflect On Fatigue, Pain Of One Million Covid Deaths
Joseph Varon -- who is chief of intensive care at United Memorial, a small hospital that mainly treats minority patients in Houston -- made headlines when a photo of him hugging an elderly Covid patient during Thanksgiving in 2020 went viral.
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US Casualties From Covid Crosses One Million, Says White House
The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid, the White House said on Thursday, as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.
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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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US To Distribute 1 Billion Covid Tests In Latest Omicron Fight
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the government will double its purchase of Covid-19 tests with an extra 500 million kits, bringing the total to one billion.
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China Halts Some US Flights After Covid Cases Among Arrivals
China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks after numerous passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China.
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Storms, Omicron Saw 6,000 US Flights Cancelled In One Weekend
Airlines greeted the New Year with more than 6,600 weekend cancellations in the U.S., closing out a bumpy holiday season as a winter storm swept eastward and carriers dealt with staff shortages caused by the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
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Covid Hospitalisations Jump 60% In US' "Most Densely Populated" State
Hospitalizations for Covid-19 jumped 60% from a week ago in New Jersey, the most densely populated US state. The 3,604 patients numbered just 122 short of those a year ago, before vaccinations were widely available.
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Shorter Covid Isolation: US' Bet Amid Omicron-Led Labour Crunch
Eyeing an Omicron surge that has exacerbated US labor stress especially in front-line industries, President Joe Biden's administration is betting shorter Covid-19 quarantine times will lessen the economic hit from the latest variant.
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11,500 Flights Cancelled Worldwide Since Friday Amid Record Covid Surge
Global travel chaos that convulsed the Christmas weekend spilled into Monday with major flight cancellations impacting millions returning from holiday breaks, as Covid-19 cases surge to record levels in Europe and several US states.
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Second Covid Pill Cleared By US Today, (First Pfizer, Now Merck)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light.
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Will US Lockdown Amid Covid Surge? White House Says No
US President Joe Biden does not plan on "locking the country down" in response to a surge in coronavirus cases, the White House said Monday.
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US Has Sent 335 Million Covid Vaccine Doses To 110 Countries: White House
The United States has so far delivered more than 335 million doses of Covid vaccine to 110 countries, a figure matching the US population, a senior White House official told AFP on Friday.
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In Rare Cross-Party Unity, US Congress Averts Government Shutdown
The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown.
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Growing Inequality Gaps Amid Pandemic "Unacceptable": US Vice President
The world must work together to narrow inequality gaps on issues including poverty, health and gender inclusion that have only grown during the Covid-19 pandemic, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday.
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Pfizer Requests US Emergency Authorisation For Covid Booster For Adults
Drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they have formally submitted a request asking US officials for emergency authorization of their Covid-19 booster vaccine for people aged 18 and older.
