covid-19 pandemic

A new subvariant of the coronavirus has been gaining steam in recent weeks as it has spread to several countries including the United States.  The XBB.1.16 subvariant, a member of the omicron variant’s lineage that has been nicknamed…

Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, acknowledged “problems” in the country’s COVID-19 management following a scathing report on the U.S. response.  Fauci told CNN’s Kaitlan…

Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher took the helm of the ride-hailing service. It's the latest in a series of layoffs that have rocked the once high-flying technology industry.In a…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has backed an additional updated COVID-19 booster dose for those at least 65 years old as well as for immunocompromised individuals. The CDC said in a release on Wednesday that the…

Confidence in childhood vaccines dropped internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic, falling by as much as 44 percentage points in some countries, according to a report from UNICEF.  The report, entitled “The State of the World’s…

Toronto: Nearly 3-5 per cent cases of onset of diabetes is due to Covid-19, in other words roughly one person in 20 is a diabetic, according to an alarming study. The study, led by a team of researchers at the University of British…

New Delhi: Indian diet rich in iron, zinc, and fibre, regular consumption of tea, and use of turmeric in meals lowered severity and death due to Covid in the country, according to a study published in the April edition of the Indian…

The share of Americans who volunteer their time to help charities build houses, serve food, do environmental cleanup, and much else has been on the decline nationwide but nowhere as sharply as in Florida, where only 16% of residents donate…

An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell.Justin…

At least 19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire by the end of the year in Canada, according to data received by The Canadian Press. The federal central inventory currently has 18.5 million doses in stock, with 16.8…