Infectious Disease - Page 395

April 26, 2022

White House announces new steps to make COVID-19 oral antivirals easier to access

The Biden administration announced new actions it intends to take to expand the country’s infrastructure for testing and treating the coronavirus, including making oral antivirals and preventative options easier to access for everyday Americans.

April 25, 2022

Long COVID-19 may be caused by abnormally suppressed immune system in some people: UCLA-led study

A possible contributor of Long COVID -19 may actually be an abnormally suppressed immune system, and not a hyperactive one, according to a UCLA- led research group

April 25, 2022

OPM employee union says agency hasn’t addressed COVID and safety concerns for returning workers

The union that represents federal government employees at the Open of Personnel Management (OPM) on Monday said the agency has failed to address health safety concerns as it begins to reopen offices following the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 25, 2022

School principals meet Biden Ed. Sec. after asking him to ‘ban hostile parents’ from school grounds

School principals met with Biden’s Education Secretary on Monday to discuss how best to navigate education in the post-COVID world.

April 25, 2022

Sen. Paul celebrates end to mask mandate as he arrives for first flight since ruling: 'happy day!'

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., addressed reporters before entering Nashville International Airport for what he said was his first flight since a judge threw out the Biden administration's mask mandate for public transportation.

April 25, 2022

Canada PM Trudeau announces investigation into Freedom Convoy protest 'evolution,' emergency order

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a new commission tasked with investigating his use of emergency powers to quell the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa in February and freeze the personal and corporate bank accounts of those suspected of supporting it.

April 25, 2022

NY Times guest essay frets conservative judges using pandemic to 'dismantle' government's 'legal authority'

A New York Times guest essay said Monday that Judge Kimball Mizelle's decision to block the government mask mandate for transportation could “dismantle" the government's legal authority.

April 25, 2022

Panic buying in Beijing stores amid COVID lockdown fears

Beijing residents begin panic-buying grocery essentials after mass COVID-19 testing order was announced Sunday.

April 25, 2022

House Republicans say EcoHealth Alliance concealed COVID-19 research data in effort to preserve funding

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are calling for further investigation into EcoHealth Alliance and its president after the organization allegedly withheld certain COVID-19 research data from peer reviewers in an effort to retain funding from the National Institutes of Health.

April 24, 2022

Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19

Shanghai government workers erected metal barriers in multiple districts to block off streets and entrances to apartment complexes in line with China's strict "zero-covid" approach.