Top news of the week: 22.02.2022.
Coronavirus
Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?
The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less ...
Weekly US jobless claims up, but remain historically low
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy. Jobless claims ...
How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Canadians who have disrupted travel and trade with the U.S.
Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S.
California’s first surgeon general on Covid: ‘Greatest collective trauma’ of a generation
Dr Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on how childhood trauma can affect health. That proved to be valuable expertise during the pandemic
Germany to lift COVID curbs in the spring
Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed with the heads of Germany's federal states on Wednesday to ease coronavirus restrictions in the spring but said the pandemic was not over yet.
Lower testing rates likely reason for falling COVID-19 case reports - WHO
A drop in COVID-19 testing rates is likely contributing to a decline in reported cases even as deaths are rising, the World Health Organization's technical lead on COVID-19 Maria Van ...
COVID cases decline for 6th week in Americas, deaths still rise -health agency
New COVID-19 infections across the Americas region fell by 31% in the last week, marking a sixth successive week of declines, but deaths are still on the rise, up 5.6%, the Pan American ...