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China knew of COVID two weeks before telling world of deadly virus, WSJ reports
In December, the findings were uploaded by Dr. Lili Ren to a database named GenBank operated by the US National Insititute of Health, the Journal reported.
US FDA authorizes updated COVID booster vaccines
When life gives you lockdowns, make lokshen pudding - opinion
US FDA, CDC see early signal of possible Pfizer bivalent COVID shot link to stroke
WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
With a new variant of COVID on the loose, the World Health Organization sets new recommendations for travelers.
Israeli study finds Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in 65+
Researchers from Israeli healthcare provider Clalit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Sapir College have uncovered new details about the effectiveness of a recent COVID-19 booster.
Vaccine hesitancy may predict future COVID-19 vaccine side effects - study
Resistance to getting a COVID-19 vaccine might cause larger problems than anticipated in the long run.
China's Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests
China hasn't approved any foreign COVID vaccines, opting for those produced domestically, which some studies have suggested are not as effective.
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China
China has been rattled with COVID protests in recent days as the rest of the world has moved on - and Chinese COVID policy remains the same.
Heathrow Airport says return to pre-pandemic demand years away
Though the world appears to be moving further from pandemic travel restrictions, officials at London's Heathrow Airport say those restrictions are far from over.
New Chinese research suggests using masks leads people to behave ethically
The research conducted across 10 studies focused on deviant behavior demonstrates that masks cause people to be less likely to behave poorly than those who weren't wearing them.
A similar virus to COVID-19 was found in Russian bat, study finds
Researchers suggest that the spike proteins found from the bat virus are able to infect human cells and are resistant to monoclonal antibodies and existing COVID-19 vaccinations.
Long COVID’s link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
Long COVID is a complex medical condition that can be hard to diagnose as it has a range of more than 200 symptoms from exhaustion and cognitive impairment to pain, fever and heart palpitations.
US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
First Lady Jill Biden is staying in South Carolina after testing positive for COVID-19.
CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposures in US
The US CDC no longer recommends quarantine for students exposed to COVID-19.
