Japan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year … TOKYO (AP) — Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the beginning of the pandemic, transport officials said Tuesday. The Transport Ministry said cruise ship operators and port authorities’ associations have adopted anti-virus guidelines […]
Moderna says new COVID booster effective against … Moderna on Monday announced its updated, bivalent booster shot creates “significantly higher” antibody levels to defend against the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants compared to the biotechnology company’s original shot formula.
WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline GENEVA (AP) — After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the […]
Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa … LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. And African health authorities said they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak […]
Canada official warns of possible COVID resurgence … OTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s chief public health officer is warning of a possible COVID-19 resurgence in the fall and winter. Theresa Tam said Thursday the circulating omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are even more transmissible and able to evade immunity than previous versions, making a rise in cases likely in coming weeks. Tam and federal […]
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said, as new variants of the highly contagious virus are challenging the nation’s efforts to get back to normal after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre […]
New omicron variant BA.2.75 detected in several US … Scientists have their eyes on a new mutation of the COVID-19 virus: BA.2.75, yet another a subvariant of omicron.
US stumbles in monkeypox response Some public health experts and patients say more needs to be done and warn that mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic are being repeated.
Second COVID booster shots available in Shelby County MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Second doses of COVID-19 booster shots are now available at the Shelby County Health Department’s Immunization Clinic. The Shelby County Health Department says second booster doses of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are available at the clinic at 814 Jefferson Avenue in room 207. “Additional booster doses provide added protection for […]
Frozen raspberries recalled over Hepatitis A More than 1,000 cases of frozen raspberries are being recalled after testing indicated the presence of Hepatitis A.
Fed’s Powell tests positive for COVID, has ‘mild’ … WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the Federal Reserve announced. Powell, 69, is “up to date” with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home. “Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, he is working remotely while […]
