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Report: Vaccinations could have prevented quarter-million COVID deaths in U.S.

A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that nearly a quarter-million COVID-19 deaths in the United States could have been prevented through vaccination.“We find that approximately 234,000 deaths since June 2021 could have been prevented with...

U.S. mask mandates are making a comeback. But should they?

U.S. COVID cases are rising once again — and, as ever, Americans are arguing about masks.It’s a pattern as enduring as the pandemic itself. Infections go up. So do the masks. And the same reflexive Twitter wars — do...

White House upset by media focus on administration's COVID-19 cases, rather than on relief bill

WASHINGTON — For months, the White House has argued that with coronavirus vaccines, high-quality face masks and COVID-19 treatments available nationwide, it is time to move beyond two years of pandemic emergency living. In March, it published a 97-page...

Experts say BA.2 could be more of a 'bump' than a surge. Is this the future of COVID?

Is America about to dodge the BA.2 bullet?For weeks now, BA.2 — an even more transmissible subvariant of BA.1, the original, hypercontagious Omicron strain — has been wreaking havoc across Europe, triggering steep and sudden resurgences of infection just...

COVID-19 'long-haulers' don't want to be forgotten as the U.S. goes 'back to normal'

More than two years into the pandemic, those living with "long COVID," medically known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, remain sick and forced to grapple with a "new normal." Even people who had a “mild” version of COVID-19 and...

Biden pleads for funds to fight next COVID surge before it's 'too late'

WASHINGTON — President Biden received his second coronavirus booster shot on Wednesday, sitting for the jab after delivering remarks from the White House about the need for additional congressional pandemic-related funding before the new BA.2 subvariant triggers another wave...

50 Father's Day Quotes That Show Dad How Much You Love Him

Associated PressEnergy agency: 'Radical action' needed to hit climate goalsThe world must take “radical action” to shift away from fossil fuels, including investing $5.7 trillion annually in solar, wind and other forms of clean power this decade to ensure...

Three new signs BA.2 might not hit America as hard as Europe

Is BA.2 about to surge in America the way it’s surging in Europe?There are already some clues that it might not — and the coming days could provide even more reason for cautious optimism.Across the pond, the BA.2 subvariant...

Harassment of public health workers widespread during pandemic, study finds

Public health workers have faced at least 1,499 cases of workplace harassment stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.Published last week by the American Public Health Association, the study compiled its tally of workplace harassment against...

Biden administration admits COVID is 'not gone' as virus returns to White House

WASHINGTON — It has been two full weeks since the White House pandemic response team has held one of its briefings, which used to be a regular affair during the Delta and Omicron waves of 2021. Now the “invisible...
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