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Black Americans were hospitalized at 4 times the rate of white Americans during Omicron’s peak. The new Stealth Omicron could be even more devastating for people of color | Fortune You need to enable JavaScript to view this site. Source link
Kid-sized KF94 masks made in South Korea are pictured at the home of LA-based freight forwarder Tony Chen in South Pasadena, California, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) – The fast-spreading Omicron variant stoked U.S. interest in better masks for . […]
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday said there is enough immunity in the U.S. population to provide some protection against the more contagious omicron BA.2 subvariant, which could help stave off another Covid wave that slams hospitals. “The high level of immunity in the population from vaccines, boosters and previous infection will provide some level […]
People walk in a shopping mall in New York, the United States, on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) — Black adults were . . .
Babies and children younger than age 5 were hospitalized with coronavirus at much higher rates during the latest U.S. surge, when the highly transmissible Omicron variant was dominant, compared with earlier periods in the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalizations of these children were about five times higher during the […]
The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health officials worry a new uptick in cases fueled by the BA.2 variant could be on the way. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health […]
Fans arriving for the BTS concert at Seoul Olympic Stadium on Thursday.Credit…Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters SEOUL — Elated fans of BTS gathered on Thursday for the K-pop group’s first live concert in South Korea in over two years, an event that was expected to draw as many as 15,000 people — despite Covid restrictions that barred cheering, […]
Omicron is receding in the US and states and cities are lifting remaining restrictions. Public health experts, however, are urging leaders to use the lull to prepare for future outbreaks. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced new guidelines for judging community risk, shifting focus from cases to hospitalizations. More than […]
U.S. consumer spending rose briskly in January and prices climbed faster, as households shrugged off rising infections due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Spending rose a seasonally adjusted 2.1% in January from the previous month, bouncing back from a revised 0.8% decline in December. Personal income was unchanged on the month, following the expiration […]
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in positive territory on Thursday as investors continue to monitor developments around the omicron Covid variant and look ahead to key U.S. data. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 15 points higher at 7,352, Germany’s DAX 25 points higher at 15,715, France’s CAC 40 up 14 points […]