March 23, 2022 New York City mayor to lift vaccine mandate for performers and athletes: reports New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to announce a major policy change Thursday that will lift a coronavirus vaccine mandate for performers and athletes, allowing the unvaccinated to play professional sports in the city, according to multiple reports.
March 22, 2022 CDC says omicron sub-variant BA.2 accounts for around 35% of COVID-19 variants in US BA.2, the omicron sub-variant, now accounts for nearly 35% of all COVID-19 variants in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
March 22, 2022 South Korea COVID-19 deaths strain hospitals, crematoriums Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead as families struggle with funeral arrangements amid a rise in COVID-19 deaths.
March 19, 2022 COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over,' WHO says A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.
March 19, 2022 China reports first COVID-19 deaths in over a year China’s health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant.
March 18, 2022 HHS secretary warns about future without COVID-19 funding Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursday about the United States' future without COVID-19 funding.
March 18, 2022 Moderna seeks FDA authorization for fourth COVID-19 shot Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine.
March 17, 2022 Moderna requests EUA for a second COVID-19 booster Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of a second booster of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults.
March 17, 2022 Psaki repeats debunked claim Biden admin inherited ‘no real plan’ on vaccine rollout Press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday the Biden administration inherited "no real plan" from the Trump administration for COVID-19 vaccinations – a claim Dr. Anthony Fauci debunked last year.
March 17, 2022 CDC: Omicron hospitalized young kids at 5 times the rate during delta surge The omicron variant of the coronavirus hospitalized U.S. children at about five times the rate during the previous delta surge, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
