The U.N. agency’s chief says the number should prompt countries to invest more in their capacities to quell future health emergencies.
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Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
The muted response poses new challenges to health leaders at this phase of the pandemic.
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Letter: Americans can’t wish away pertinent issues
I often hear these days “I am so done with this,” “I am so done with COVID,” “I am so done with global warming talk,” “I am so done with woke people.” What does this mean? “I’m tired”? “I’m bored”? ”I’m dead”? Whatever people think, COVID, global climate change and the struggle for nearly half […]
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Nearly 60% of U.S. adults and 75% of children have had coronavirus infections
The news came as Pfizer sought permission to offer a booster dose to kids ages 5 to 11, just like people 12 and older can get.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations increase sharply in Maine
Still, public health experts are not projecting a return to the winter surges that the omicron wave caused in Maine and the U.S.
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15-2, 15-4: Suddenly we’re all playing cribbage
Many people passed the time during the pandemic shutdowns and mask mandates by taking up or rediscovering cribbage, a card and board game that’s been around since the 1600s.
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Bedside table: Real-life COVID events make this novel gripping reading
Book recommendations from readers.
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A new book says it’s time to move beyond corporate social responsibility to community wellbeing
In ‘Catastrophic Risk,’ professor Richard Alfred examines what causes denial and inaction in the face of such risk – and how business can help change that.
Posted inNation & World
UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows
The person with the longest known infection tested positive in early 2020, was treated with the antiviral drug remdesiver and died sometime in 2021.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook set to get ‘Together Again’ after festival’s pandemic hiaitus
Organizers of Together Days hope to top the family festival’s pre-pandemic glory days and are seeking more sponsors and volunteers to pull it off.