May 4, 2022 CDC restates recommendation for Americans to mask up during travel The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restated their recommendation that Americans aged 2 and older wear masks or respirators in indoor areas of public transportation and transportation hubs.
May 3, 2022 NYC COVID-19 cases, alert level rise New York City's COVID-19 alert level has been upgraded to "medium." According to the state's health department, citing data as of April 29, there have been more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people in the city over the last seven days.
May 1, 2022 Moderna aims for Fall release for omicron, variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine boosters The FDA is seeking applications for updated, variant-specific vaccines by no later than June, requiring testing by early May.
April 30, 2022 COVID vaccines for America's youngest kids: FDA sets June meetings The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday scheduled public meeting to review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children in the U.S.
April 29, 2022 WHO, UNICEF warn about ‘perfect storm’ for measles in children UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are warning communities about what they say is a "perfect storm" of conditions for measles outbreaks in children. The agencies said that reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same time period last year.
April 29, 2022 White House communications director tests positive for COVID-19 White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield has tested positive for COVID-19. Bedingfield said that "thanks to being fully vaccinated and boosted" she is only experiencing mild symptoms.
April 28, 2022 Taiwan facing largest COVID outbreak so far Taiwan is facing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic.
April 28, 2022 Beijing classes go online as COVID-19 restrictions tighten Beijing is closing all city schools in an effort to prevent a wider COVID-19 outbreak in the Chinese capital.
April 27, 2022 Sage Steele sues ESPN, alleges network violated free speech rights after she slammed vaccine mandate The "SportsCenter" host was benched last year for comments slamming the network's vaccine mandate and knocking former President Barack Obama
April 27, 2022 Nearly 60% of Americans have been infected by COVID-19, CDC reports A new report released by the CDC Tuesday found that almost 60% of the U.S. population has contracted coronavirus so far, with 75% showing evidence of previous infection.
