July 15, 2022 Children are missing routine vaccinations thanks to COVID, UN says The COVID pandemic contributed to 25 million children around the world missing their routine vaccinations in 2021, according to UNICEF and WHO.
July 14, 2022 'Grave national security threat': Congress may give billions to US chip manufacturers to compete with China Congress is poised to provide a multi-billion dollar subsidy to U.S. semiconductor chips manufactures in an attempt to outcompete China.
July 14, 2022 Beijing residents asked to wear monitoring bracelets to enforce COVID quarantine, prompting outcry As Beijing implements strict new coronavirus quarantine measures, growing criticism from the Chinese people signals widespread COVID fatigue across China.
July 13, 2022 What you need to know about BA.5, the vaccine-resistant variant of Omicron BA.5 is an Omicron strain of that is responsible for the latest wave of coronavirus infections. It is able to evade immune protections of vaccination and prior infection.
July 12, 2022 World Health Organization: COVID still a global health emergency COVID-19 remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, even as increased population immunity has resulted in less deaths among hospitalized patients.
July 12, 2022 With Omicron BA.5 subvariant spreading, White House commits to ensuring access to boosters, testing With the Omicron BA.5 variant of COVID-19 spreading fast, the White House has committed to ensuring easy access to coronavirus vaccines, treatments and testing.
July 11, 2022 Hit by COVID-19, EU population shrinks for second year running The European Union's population shrank for a second year running last year, according to Eurostat. The region has suffered from over two million deaths from the coronavirus.
July 8, 2022 Shanghai reopens cinemas but COVID risks 'relatively high' Shanghai reopened most cinemas on Friday, in an attempt to resume daily activities while balancing efforts to contain a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
July 7, 2022 WHO: More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported, emergency meeting set More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported, the World Health Organization said. A committee will consider declaring the outbreak a global health emergency
July 6, 2022 Uterus transplants allow successful pregnancies in US women, study says Uterus transplants are now a clinical reality in the U.S. More than half of U.S. women who received a uterus through a transplant went on to have successful pregnancies, a study shows.