Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Australia sticks with easing plans as virus cases jump

Australia will push ahead with plans to ease COVID restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday, even as new coronavirus cases in the country's most populous state reached a 10-week high.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster

At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths

The World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5% in the last week, making it the only region in the world where COVID-19 deaths increased. The U.N. health agency said confirmed cases jumped 6% globally, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Post-COVID Asia Pacific turns to traditional medicine

As Asia Pacific emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the region plans to fall back on traditional and complementary medicine to enhance health care delivery with support from the WHO.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID and flu: How big could the dual threat be this winter?

Although COVID infections are currently low or in decline in most western countries aside from the UK, there's still a long way to go before the threat of the pandemic is over. A big concern this winter is if there's a resurgence ...

Vaccination

Racial gap eliminated in US COVID vaccinations: survey

The racial gap in the United States' COVID vaccination campaign has been eliminated while the partisan divide continues to loom large, according to a highly-cited survey published Tuesday.

Vaccination

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon—a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.

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