Biden’s billion-dollar testing plan could struggle with a winter reality

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Biden’s billion-dollar testing plan could struggle with a winter reality

If supplies fall short, commercial labs may have to plug some of the gap, along with health professionals who can administer other types of tests, like point-of-care antigen tests that…

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UK Covid vaccine rules cause hesitancy

A study commissioned by Africa’s health body on vaccine perceptions found many people were concerned over safety The head of Africa’s health agency has warned that the UK’s policy of…

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Top FDA And WHO Scientists Oppose COVID Booster Shots

Top scientists across the world — including experts at the FDA and the World Health Organization — pushed back against the need for widespread coronavirus vaccine booster shots on Monday.…

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Kentucky governor says the state’s Covid surge is ‘dire.’

Daily Covid Briefing Sept. 5, 2021Updated Sept. 6, 2021, 6:25 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2021, 6:25 a.m. ET Gov. Andy Beshear speaking to reporters about the pandemic, in Frankfort, Ky.,…

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Who’s fueling the COVID-19 surge on the U.S.-Mexico border?

McALLEN, Texas — Hundreds of Central American asylum seekers awaited coronavirus test results under tents in a park on the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande last week. U.S. Customs and…

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Delta steps up pressure on employees to get vaccinated.

Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Delta Air Lines is intensifying pressure on employees to get vaccinated with a series of increasingly burdensome requirements over the coming weeks and…

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Joins Fellow Republicans in Quest to Kill Her Constituents

Over the past few months there’s been a lot of focus on the COVID situations in Florida and Texas, and for good reason: Not only are cases surging in those…

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N.Y.C. Will Mandate Vaccines for Teachers and School Staff

New York City will require every Department of Education employee — including teachers, principals, custodians and all central office staff — to have received at least one dose of a…

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Lawsuits: Iowa governor’s office violating open records law

A pair of new lawsuits contend the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract…

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David Roche on China Covid outbreak hitting growth, markets

Medical personnel work on the sixth round of covid-19 test since late July in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu province on Sunday, August 08, 2021. Feature China | Barcroft Media…

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