Striking graduate students at University of Michigan, September 11, 2020 (WSWS Media) This week, as tens of thousands of students are returning to the University of Michigan (U-M) campus for the new school year, the university administration has moved to eliminate almost all remaining COVID-19 […]
A Ministry of Health staff member has been questioned about training and information available to Covid-19 vaccinators on the second day of a coronial inquest. Rory Nairn died of myocarditis, a rare side-effect of the Pfizer vaccine, 12 days after receiving his first dose of […]
Flags at the Washington Monument commemorate Americans who died from COVID-19. In 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. fell for the second year in a row. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Flags at the Washington Monument commemorate Americans who died […]
AstraZeneca on Wednesday announced that its Evusheld has been approved in Japan for both prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and treatment of symptomatic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. The long-acting antibody is a combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab. According to the company’s press statement, the move marks […]
Beyond lumps and moles: Doctors name a silent symptom of skin cancer
People who test positive for COVID-19 will only be required to isolate for five days except in vulnerable settings following a meeting of national cabinet. Workers in high-risk settings such as disability and aged care, and people still displaying symptoms would be required to keep to […]
Bowdoin students gather outdoors on August 30, a day before the start of fall semester classes. John Terhune / The Times Record For the first time since COVID-19 forced Bowdoin College students to vacate their dorms and return home in spring 2020, the campus will […]
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Gov. Brian Kemp is earmarking $250 million in federal COVID-19 relief for neighborhood recreation improvements in some of Georgia’s poorest areas. Grants of up to $2 million per project can be used by local governments or nonprofit groups to improve, repair or maintain parks, recreation […]
PERKINS, Okla. (KFOR) – Perkins-Tryon Intermediate School is switching to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, August 30, through the rest of the week. Superintendent, Joe McElroy, sent out a letter saying the need to go virtual is because of the school’s unique staffing situation due to […]
