As the coronavirus continues to evolve into newer and more contagious variants — capable of evading immunity from infection or vaccination — public health experts are trying to develop the next generation of vaccines that can outsmart the novel virus. The federal government’s unprecedented effort […]
LGBTQ+ people of color are bearing the brunt of negative health impacts linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published Thursday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a national LGBTQ+ rights organization. […]
Shefali Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. The Bollywood star has taken to Instagram to confirm that she was recently diagnosed with the illness, and she’s now following the safety protocols. Shefali, 49 – who recently starred in the comedy movie ‘Darlings’ – wrote on […]
Special to the Record Families are urged to add COVID-19 vaccination and boosters to their back-to-school checklist with conveniently located vaccine clinics for all ages. The Chelsea Senior Center will host a free, family-friendly COVID-19 vaccine clinic on August 21. As part of a special […]
The Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks, assuming federal agencies sign off on the new shot, a top White House COVID-19 official said this week. The booster has been widely expected for months, especially since the latest dominant Omicron subvariant, BA.5, […]
Eleven more people have died from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, according to data released by the province Thursday. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 484 people in Nova Scotia have died of the virus. The data in Thursday’s report covers the time period from […]
Topline The Biden Administration is in the early stages of preparing to shift the burden of paying for Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments to Americans after nearly three years of the federal government picking up the bill. Then President-elect Joe Biden receives the second dose […]
Quebec’s anti-corruption squad says 10 tickets have been issued in connection with fake COVID-19 vaccine passports in the province. The Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption (UPAC) launched a wide-scale probe last January into the into cases of alleged fraud related to the production […]
The U.S. will provide 50,000 monkeypox vaccine doses specifically for large events with high attendance by gay and bisexual men in an effort to better reach the community most at risk right now, health officials said Thursday. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for […]
Goa on Thursday reported 180 COVID-19 cases at a high positivity rate of 14.09 per cent, which took the tally in the state to 2,54,531, a health official said. The new cases were detected from the examination of just 1,277 samples, the official said. The […]
