How COVID-19 recovery will impact the 14 top business travel markets
TravelPerk ranked the countries that spend the most on domestic and international business travel, as well as their future outlook as they recover…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 738 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 738 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths…
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COVID-19 rebound is probably more common than data suggests, but Paxlovid is still effective
As the coronavirus evolves, the number of treatment options that remain effective against new variants has dwindled. Pfizer’s antiviral pill Paxlovid…
Continue Reading Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech “for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform,”…
Continue Reading Long COVID-19 is keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work
The pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the…
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Study: Pfizer COVID-19 pill showed no benefit in younger adults
Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for…
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine authorized for ages 12 – 17
The FDA is now authorizing the two dose Novavax Vaccine for ages 12 – 17.…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 742 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 742 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
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5 facts about mental health care during the first year of the pandemic
Foothold Technology identified five important insights about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health care in…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Jill Biden tests positive for rebound case of Covid-19
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for a rebound case of Covid-19, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue…
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WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere
The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide has fallen by 15% in the last week while new infections…
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for updated COVID-19 booster
Moderna submitted its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its updated COVID-19 vaccine booster for…
Continue Reading More than half of all destinations remain at ‘high’ Covid risk, CDC says
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add any new destinations to its list of nations and…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 487 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 487 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths over the weekend.…
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech seek FDA authorization for updated COVID-19 booster
Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted their application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their bivalent…
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden tests negative for Covid-19
By Sam Fossum and Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Sunday will leave isolation in South Carolina for Delaware after testing negative for…
Continue Reading The YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that’s become a global movement
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Every morning at 7am Nigerian time, Pastor Jerry Eze can be seen on a YouTube livestream fervently praying over thousands of…
Continue Reading If North Korea has Covid beat, why buy 1 million face masks from China?
By Reuters North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in ages 12-17
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday for emergency use in adolescents.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 612 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 612 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths Friday.…
Continue Reading Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for Covid-19
By Tara Subramaniam The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for Covid-19 as it goes all out to…
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Majority of people with Omicron don’t know they have it: study
A new study has found more than half of people infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware they had…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 887 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 887 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths…
Continue Reading Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall, Jha says
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration has been planning for how to get past the crisis phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and will stop buying…
Continue Reading First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 593 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 593 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths over the weekend.…
Continue Reading Disney Cruise Line dropping vaccination requirement for kids ages 5 to 11
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Disney Cruise Line said on Monday it’s dropping its vaccination requirement for children younger than 12. Starting on…
Continue Reading Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Albert Bourla, CEO of drugmaker Pfizer, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has “very mild symptoms,” he said in a…
Continue Reading Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown
By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing bureau Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 753 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 753 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death Friday.…
Continue Reading More than 1 in 4 kids hospitalized for COVID-19 or MIS-C have symptoms for months, study finds
Nearly 30% of children who were hospitalized for COVID-19 or MIS-C, a rare but serious COVID-related condition, had symptoms more than a couple of…
Continue Reading CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for COVID-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation should move away from restrictive measures such as quarantines and social…
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
New U.S. recommendations call for three home tests for people exposed to COVID-19 to improve…
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J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more doses
Congressional panel leaders say an additional 135 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have…
Continue Reading Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccines will evolve like ‘an iPhone’
Forget taking two to three COVID shots a year. Moderna hopes to roll out a single-dose annual booster to cover the coronavirus, the flu and another…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,010 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,010 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths Wednesday.…
Continue Reading The US is on a COVID-19 plateau, and no one’s sure what will happen next
The United States seems to have hit a COVID-19 plateau, with more than 40,000 people hospitalized and more than 400 deaths a day consistently over…
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SIPH adds Novavax to COVID-19 vaccine options
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) is adding the two dose Novavax vaccine to their clinic beginning…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 683 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 683 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths over the…
Continue Reading Under 60, healthy, vaccinated and boosted? ‘You’re in a pretty good place’ with COVID-19
Data obtained by CNN from New York’s largest health-care provider indicates you’re very unlikely to become severely ill with COVID-19 if you’re under…
Continue Reading What should people know about Paxlovid rebound? Our medical analyst explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN After being diagnosed with Covid-19 last month, President Joe Biden recently tested negative for the coronavirus, only to test…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation Sunday after a second negative Covid-19 test, his physician…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 956 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 956 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths…
Continue Reading Updated COVID-19 boosters are expected in September. Will it be too late?
This fall, Americans could get boosted with a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine unlike any that’s come…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,231 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,231 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths…
Continue Reading CDC expected to ease COVID-19 recommendations, including for schools, as soon as this week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance for COVID-19 control in the community, including in schools, in…
Continue Reading CDC adds 3 places to its ‘high’ risk list for Covid-19
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday added three destinations to its…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 713 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 713 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths over the…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 again
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, in what is…
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How online shopping has changed during COVID-19
Cheap Insurance tracked 10 ways online shopping changed during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 978 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 978 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
Continue Reading More than 40% of parents of young kids say they will not get their child a Covid-19 vaccine, survey finds
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN New survey results published Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicate that 43% of parents of children under 5 in…
Continue Reading New studies agree that animals sold at Wuhan market are most likely what started COVID-19 pandemic
In June, the World Health Organization recommended that scientists continue to research all possible origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a…
Continue Reading Meta considers easing its Covid-19 misinformation policy
By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook-parent Meta is weighing whether to relax its policies against Covid-19 misinformation, proposing a shift from removing…
Continue Reading CDC adds 6 places to its ‘high’ risk category for travel, including 2 Central American countries
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six destinations to its “high” risk…
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Trust linked to COVID-19 precaution uptake, U of I study finds
The more trust Americans place in their public health institutions, the more likely they are to heed their advice on ways to avoid COVID-19…
Continue Reading How to have fun this summer in spite of Covid-19 and extreme heat
It really is a cruel…
Continue Reading Indoor mask mandate may be reinstated in Los Angeles County amid high Covid-19 transmission level
By Alaa Elassar and Kacey Cherry, CNN Los Angeles County is maintaining a high Covid-19 community level, which means a universal indoor masking…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,194 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,194 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths…
Continue Reading Should you get your booster now or wait until the fall? An expert weighs in
COVID-19 cases are increasing across the United States once again, driven by the most contagious strain of the coronavirus yet,…
Continue Reading BA.5 is causing more COVID-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don’t appear to be more frequent
It’s not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the United States, more people…
Continue Reading Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,529 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,529 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths…
Continue Reading CDC adds 5 places to ‘high’ risk category for travel, drops Covid-19 cruise ship program
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its “high” risk category for travel on…
Continue Reading CDC advisers recommend Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 12-0 Tuesday to recommend Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for use as a…
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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check…
Continue Reading Staten Island ferry cuts service due to uptick of Covid-19 cases among staff members
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The Staten Island ferry, known for getting residents and commuters to and from Lower Manhattan to Staten Island in 25…
Continue Reading Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
Once again, COVID-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren’t…
Continue Reading With a sniff or a swallow, new vaccines aim to put the brakes on COVID-19 spread
Injected vaccines against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have been hugely successful, saving nearly 20 million lives globally in their first…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 998 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 998 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths over the…
Continue Reading US will get an answer on second boosters for adults under 50 ‘reasonably soon,’ Fauci says
By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN US health officials have been in active discussions with the Food and Drug Administration on whether the…
Continue Reading Thousands of Chinese tourists trapped in resort town after Covid shutdown
More than 2,000 tourists have become stranded in a resort town in southern China after authorities imposed a snap lockdown to curb a coronavirus…
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How online spending habits changed in every state during COVID-19
Do you shop online more when COVID cases spike? An analysis of Google Trends data by Giving Assistant suggests you’re far from…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,166 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,166 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths…
Continue Reading COVID-19 public health emergency extended in the US
The Biden administration on Friday extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another three…
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Changes to Curative COVID-19 testing sites begin Saturday
Beginning Saturday, the two COVID-19 testing sites in Teton County, Wyo. operated by Curative will no longer provide tests at no cost to everyone.…
Continue Reading FDA gives emergency use authorization to Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
he US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults. It is the fourth coronavirus…
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WHO: COVID-19 cases rise for the 5th week, deaths stable
The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the…
Continue Reading With BA.5 on the rise, what should event organizers keep in mind? An expert explains
The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5 represents at least 65% of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to the US Centers…
Continue Reading Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
Once again, COVID-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren’t…
Continue Reading Should you wait to get your 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose? There’s no simple answer
By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — COVID-19…
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US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,484 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 1,484 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death…
Continue Reading Drug-resistant infections and deaths among hospital patients grew amid COVID-19 pandemic
Years of progress the United States had made in fighting drug-resistant infections were largely erased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
Continue Reading Drug-resistant infections and deaths among hospital patients grew amid Covid-19 pandemic
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Years of progress the United States had made in fighting drug-resistant infections were largely erased during the Covid-19…
Continue Reading US officials working on a plan to allow second COVID-19 boosters for all adults
US health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second COVID-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House official confirmed to CNN…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,203 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,203 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths over the…
Continue Reading Undercounted COVID-19 cases leave US with a blind spot as BA.5 variant becomes dominant
Official COVID-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical blind spot as the most…
Continue Reading Covid fears and new tech crackdown hit Chinese stocks and Macao casinos
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese stocks fell on Monday as the threat of new Covid restrictions and a renewed regulatory offensive against big tech…
Continue Reading New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,763 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,763 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths…
Continue Reading Is COVID-19 surging again? Our expert explains how to prepare
The much-awaited summer lull in coronavirus cases doesn’t appear to be happening as COVID-19 infections continue to increase in much of the United…
Continue Reading Philippine leader tests positive for coronavirus, isolates
Philippine officials say the country’s new president has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking an antigen…
Continue Reading About 300,000 children under 5 have received at least one Covid-19 shot, White House says
By Betsy Klein, CNN Approximately 300,000 children under the age of 5 in the US — about 2% of that age group — have received at least one…
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Slow pace for youngest kids getting COVID vaccine doses
Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received COVID-19 shots in the two weeks since they’ve become…
Continue Reading Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent months and thwarted travel plans for…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,913 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,913 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths Wednesday.…
Continue Reading When are we getting another shot?
COVID-19 vaccine boosters might look a little different by the end of this…
Continue Reading Is North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
By Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Choi Jung-hun smiled as I read out the latest official Covid-19 figures from North Korean state media: fewer…
Continue Reading COVID-19 reinfections may increase the likelihood of new health problems
Repeatedly catching COVID-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection,…
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