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December 30, 2021

Omicron looks to bring in new year with highest caseloads recorded yet

The new year is quickly approaching and, with it, a substantial spike in the number of Americans infected by the coronavirus as caseloads nationwide surpass January 2021 levels.

December 30, 2021

Fauci and WHO Director-General disagree on COVID booster programs

Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the World Health Organization (Who) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus do not appear to see eye to eye when it comes to booster vaccination programs during the fight against Covid.

December 30, 2021

States scramble to order COVID tests in critical weeks ahead of Biden admin's 2022 rapid test distribution

As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S., state leaders have ordered millions of COVID-19 rapid tests ahead of the new year.

December 30, 2021

Pandemic’s hidden toll: Almost one in 10 in UK await treatment, but not for COVID-19

Covid-19 has slammed hospitals and stretched healthcare systems, in turn resulting in canceled doctors’ appointments and delayed procedures and tests for other illnesses.

December 30, 2021

Vaccinated Democratic congressman announces he has tested positive for COVID-19

Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr (D-NJ) announced on Twitter Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

December 30, 2021

Giroir: We have to balance infection control with overall public health

Former Assistant Health Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir told “America's Newsroom” that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance to upkeep overall health is “long overdue.”

December 30, 2021

COVID has hit our workforce and economy hard. As governors, we offer this strategy for growth in 2022

All around us, there are signs of a growing mismatch between worker skills and what employers are seeking in an economy reshaped by the pandemic.

December 30, 2021

DC-area universities go remote amidst omicron case surge

As the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus continue to infect people across the U.S., two universities in the nation's capital announced Wednesday that some classes would be held virtually at the start of the 2022 spring semester.

December 30, 2021

De Blasio says he doesn't 'believe in shutdowns' despite shutting down NYC for several months

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he doesn't believe in shutdowns – after nearly two years of repeated, extensive shutdowns of New York City championed by the mayor himself.

December 30, 2021

Twitter has fun with the CDC following latest backtrack: 'The CDC now recommends'

Twitter has fun with the CDC after agency's latest COVID-19 walk-back.