If 80% of children ages 5 and older get their COVID booster shots by the end of 2022, it could prevent about 29 million missed days of school and almost Read more
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Oil prices jump after China eases some COVID-19 restrictions
Oil prices were climbing on Friday after China eased some COVID-19 restrictions, with support for the commodity also stemming from relief surrounding U.S. inflation data that weighed on the dollar. Read more
Chinese EV, Battery Makers Slump on Renewed Worries About Covid-19 Restrictions
By Bingyan Wang Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle and battery makers fell Thursday amid worries that Beijing may further tighten pandemic-related curbs that are hurting a weakened auto industry. China’s Contemporary Read more
Weekly tally of COVID cases and deaths continues to fall; Moderna lowers vaccine-sales outlook by as much as $3 billion
The global tally of COVID-19 cases fell 17% in the week through Oct. 30 from the previous week, while the death toll fell 5%, the World Health Organization said in Read more
Weekly tally of COVID cases and deaths continues to fall; Moderna lowers vaccine-sales outlook by as much as $3 billion
The global tally of COVID-19 cases fell 17% in the week through Oct. 30 from the previous week, while the death toll fell 5%, the World Health Organization said in Read more
COVID-19 gave people a ‘revelation’ about retirement
The pandemic upended how people feel about retirement, with roughly a third saying it changed everything from how they save to when they want to retire and what they want Read more
Hospitalizations on the rise in New York City as new COVID strains spread rapidly
Hospitalizations are rising again in New York City with the spread of new COVID-19 subvariants that are better at evading immunity. Cases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Read more
Hospitalizations on the rise in New York City as new COVID strains spread rapidly
Hospitalizations are rising again in New York City with the spread of new COVID-19 subvariants that are better at evading immunity. Cases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Read more
Apple stock dips amid questions about iPhone production disruptions at Foxconn
Apple Inc. continues to be dogged by concerns about the pandemic’s impact on production after recent reports indicated that strict COVID-19 restrictions in China were affecting Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones. Read more
New omicron subvariants accounted for 42.5% of cases in New York region in latest week, CDC data shows
The omicron sublineages named BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 continued to spread in the U.S. in the week through Oct. 29, accounting for 27.1% of new cases nationwide, according to Centers for Read more