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US Pediatricians' New Covid-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Why China Remains Undeterred About Opening Up Its Economy
The country's economy, the world's second-largest, has struggled to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, facing challenges like a debt crisis in the housing sector, low consumption, and high youth unemployment.
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Indian-Origin New York Health Adviser Fired Over Drug-Fuelled Sex Party
DrJay Varma, the former COVID-19 czar of New York City, has been fired from his position at SIGA Technologies following the revelation of his involvement in drug-fuelled sex parties during the pandemic.
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Joe Biden's "Vice President During Covid-19" Gaffe Draws Backlash
US President Joe Biden made another apparent gaffe during his speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit on Sunday.
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New Covid Variant Found In US, 2 More Countries: WHO
The World Health Organization and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown.
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US Teen Thought She Had Brain Fog Due To Long Covid, It Turned Out To Be Dementia
Initially, Gianna Cabo's brain fog was thought to be a symptom of long Covid because she had been severely ill with coronavirus in June 2020.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Origin Of Covid "Shouldn't Be Politicised": China On Lab-Leak Theory
China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic "is about science and should not be politicised."
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US Health Regulator Lists 378 Hand Sanitisers Consumers Should Not Use
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of hand sanitisers it recommends avoiding.
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5 Cases Of Covid Variant Behind Rise In US Cases Found In India
Five cases of COVID-19's XBB.1.5 variant, responsible for the rise in cases in the US, have been found in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Elon Musk Slams Biden's Covid Response Advisor Anthony Fauci In Tweet
Elon Musk on Sunday targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash.
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Google Pixel Phones May Be Assembled in India Amid China Lockdowns, US Tensions: Report
Google has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make a part of the company’s estimated annual production of the Pixel smartphones, a report has suggested. It wants to make about 10-20 percent of its phones in India.
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"Why Lock Us In A Cage?": Shanghai Citizens Angered By Fresh Lockdowns
Residents stuck inside a compound nearly a week after Shanghai's much vaunted reopening following a virus outbreak shouted at hazmat-clad officials on Monday, as fears grew that some city neighbourhoods were being locked down again.
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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 Pediatricians' New Covid-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.
-
Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Why China Remains Undeterred About Opening Up Its Economy
The country's economy, the world's second-largest, has struggled to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, facing challenges like a debt crisis in the housing sector, low consumption, and high youth unemployment.
-
Indian-Origin New York Health Adviser Fired Over Drug-Fuelled Sex Party
DrJay Varma, the former COVID-19 czar of New York City, has been fired from his position at SIGA Technologies following the revelation of his involvement in drug-fuelled sex parties during the pandemic.
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Joe Biden's "Vice President During Covid-19" Gaffe Draws Backlash
US President Joe Biden made another apparent gaffe during his speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit on Sunday.
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New Covid Variant Found In US, 2 More Countries: WHO
The World Health Organization and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown.
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US Teen Thought She Had Brain Fog Due To Long Covid, It Turned Out To Be Dementia
Initially, Gianna Cabo's brain fog was thought to be a symptom of long Covid because she had been severely ill with coronavirus in June 2020.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Origin Of Covid "Shouldn't Be Politicised": China On Lab-Leak Theory
China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic "is about science and should not be politicised."
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US Health Regulator Lists 378 Hand Sanitisers Consumers Should Not Use
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of hand sanitisers it recommends avoiding.
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5 Cases Of Covid Variant Behind Rise In US Cases Found In India
Five cases of COVID-19's XBB.1.5 variant, responsible for the rise in cases in the US, have been found in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Elon Musk Slams Biden's Covid Response Advisor Anthony Fauci In Tweet
Elon Musk on Sunday targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash.
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Google Pixel Phones May Be Assembled in India Amid China Lockdowns, US Tensions: Report
Google has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make a part of the company’s estimated annual production of the Pixel smartphones, a report has suggested. It wants to make about 10-20 percent of its phones in India.
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"Why Lock Us In A Cage?": Shanghai Citizens Angered By Fresh Lockdowns
Residents stuck inside a compound nearly a week after Shanghai's much vaunted reopening following a virus outbreak shouted at hazmat-clad officials on Monday, as fears grew that some city neighbourhoods were being locked down again.
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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.
