Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Omicron: Mild or severe impact on economy?

Omicron

PARIS: After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled by the Omicron variant’s rapid rise. The travel industry has been thrown into disarray again, workers have been forced to isolate at home and governments are facing a stark choice between imposing restrictions or letting the … Read more

Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world

Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world

PARIS: Pfizer on Thursday requested emergency approval from US health authorities to use its Covid jab in children aged five to 11. Here is a look at different approaches to vaccinating children against the virus and the debates it has launched around the world. What changes are made for children? Pfizer tested its jab on … Read more