Chile to give fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose Chile will offer its citizens a fourth coronavirus vaccine dose from February, starting with high-risk categories, President Sebastian Pinera has announced. Dec 24, 2021 0 13
World COVID cases rocket by a fifth The number of COVID-19 cases shot up by almost a fifth across the world this week, as the pandemic picked up speed in most regions, with Europe bearing the brunt. Dec 24, 2021 0 52
EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US? The U.S. recently added two new weapons to its small arsenal against the coronavirus: pills that patients can take at home to treat COVID-19. Dec 24, 2021 0 19
UK virus cases hit new record The UK on Friday announced a new record number of virus cases fulled by the Omicron variant. Dec 24, 2021 0 3
France sets new daily COVID infections record France set a new daily coronavirus infections record on Friday, registering 94,124 cases over 24 hours, the highest figure since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Dec 24, 2021 0 17
3rd Florida-based ship has outbreak, state cases hit record A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week, as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida hit its highest level since the start of the pandemic. Dec 24, 2021 0 3
How can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine? How can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine? Dec 24, 2021 0 3
Study of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 shows 13% mortality rate The first study to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections indicates they remained at high risk for hospitalization and death. Dec 24, 2021 0 248
Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London's hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city's firefighters called out sick. Dec 24, 2021 0 6
Get jabbed for Christmas, Johnson urges UK as virus surges British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his Christmas Eve message on Friday exhorted the UK public to get jabbed as a "wonderful" gift for the nation as cases soar. Dec 24, 2021 0 23
