Merck says COVID-19 pill should be effective against all variants
The U.S. FDA will meet Tuesday about potentially authorizing the drug. The meeting comes as U.S. infections are rising again and countries grow concerned about the Omicron variant.
Omicron: How does it compare with other COVID-19 variants of concern?
The Omicron variant, first detected by South Africa, has become the latest and fifth variant of concern designated by the WHO since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant
The news set of fresh alarm bells in world financial markets by spurring fears that vaccine resistance could lead to more sickness and hospitalizations, prolonging the pandemic.
10 states win court bid to block Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers
The court order applies to a coalition of suing states that includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Yukon’s opioid fatality rate now highest in Canada, overtaking B.C.: coroner
Yukon chief coroner Heather Jones says opioid fatalities now represent over 20 per cent of all deaths investigated by the service between January and Nov. 26 this year.
U.S. CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 vaccine boosters as Omicron fears grow
The update comes after President Joe Biden called for wider vaccination to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was first detected in southern Africa.
