The virus appeared in a person in Colorado, marking the first documented incidence of H5 avian flu in a human in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the individual tested positive for the avian influenza A(H5) virus and was involved in the culling of poultry suspected of having … Read more
A White House official has said Americans aged over 60 years old should get a second coronavirus booster shot as the highly contagious BA.2 variant spreads across the US. Dr. Ashish K Jha, who was appointed as president Joe Biden’s new Covid-19 response coordinator last month, told Fox News on Sunday there was “pretty compelling” … Read more
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 is unlikely to be eradicated any time soon, and people still need to be flexible and put on masks and practice physical distancing again if COVID-19 case levels get high in their area, health experts have warned. New COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States. The number … Read more
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden promised to “follow the science” when he took over from Donald Trump, but a year later record infections, testing shortfalls and stubborn vaccine resistance have turned one of his presidency’s political strongpoints into a growing liability. Data on December 30 showing the highest number yet of new Covid infections, 265,427 cases … Read more
