

The latest omicron offshoot is particularly prevalent in India. 1.16, has been designated as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization. New covid variant: A new coronavirus subvariant, XBB. Here’s who should get the second covid booster and when. The latest on coronavirus boosters: The FDA cleared the way for people who are at least 65 or immune-compromised to receive a second updated booster shot for the coronavirus. Tracking covid cases, deaths: Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States last year with covid deaths dropping 47 percent between 20. Here’s what the end of the covid public health emergency means for you.

The White House said Monday that public health agencies such as the CDC and Food and Drug Administration will continue their work if the federal government shuts down, but that some staff and services would be cut.Įnd of the public health emergency: The Biden administration ended the public health emergency for the coronavirus pandemic on May 11, just days after WHO said it would no longer classify the coronavirus pandemic as a public health emergency.A panel of economists has tempered its expectations for economic growth this year, citing the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, even as it projects that more robust growth will arrive by the end of 2021 and into 2022.Thousands of unvaccinated hospital employees in New York are likely to lose their jobs with a statewide vaccine mandate kicking in Monday night at midnight, the first major test of such rules for health-care workers nationwide.Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, acknowledged that seemingly contradictory messaging between her agency and the Biden administration has led to confusion among physicians and patients about who should get booster shots and when.A federal appeals court Monday made way for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to implement a vaccine mandate for all school employees, ruling against four educators who had sued to stop it.Here’s what you need to know about the United States’ boosters rollout.

