Top news of the week: 16.08.2022.
Australia retires CovidSafe contact-tracing app that was barely used
Users offered an update of app that ‘removes functionality … so no information is stored or collected’
From nasal vaccines to pills: the next defences against Covid
Analysis: a bivalent vaccine has been approved and research is being carried out into possible pan-coronavirus vaccines
Dual-variant Covid vaccine approved for UK booster programme
Moderna jab designed to target original variant and Omicron has been given go-ahead by UK regulator
US unemployment claims rise by 14,000 to 262,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since November, though the U.S. job market continues to show signs of ...
Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution, joining ...
The US is on a Covid 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 the past month or so.
Novavax seeks U.S. authorization for COVID vaccine booster
Novavax Inc said on Monday it had filed for U.S. authorization for use of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose in people who had either received its shots or a different vaccine.
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise To Highest Level Since November
Applications for jobless aid climbed by 14,000 to 262,000 and now have risen five out of the last six weeks, the Labor Department reported.