Ms. Harris last saw President Biden two days before he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Australia Avoids Reimposing Covid Rules as Hospitalizations Surge
Early in the pandemic, the country had some of the world’s strictest rules, but a new government is reluctant to bring them back.
Deep in a Covid Wave, Europe Counts Cases and Carries On
Even in countries that once took strict measures, the authorities are relying on vaccination and past infections to take the sting out of Omicron subvariants.
Virologists try to keep up with faster coronavirus evolution.
Health officials are trying to make far-reaching policy decisions, including on booster shots, based on little biological certainty of which viral variants will be dominant.
Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Exceeds Supply, C.D.C. Says
The United States has ordered nearly seven million doses in total, but most of them will not arrive for months.
Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives
Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.
Random Virus Testing for Passengers Arriving in Canada Restarts at Major Airports
The country’s mandatory testing program was paused last month as the government worked to shift the testing out of Canada’s busy airport terminals.
W.H.O. Warns Against ‘Apathy’ in Efforts to Contain Covid in Africa
The warning came two days after the W.H.O., a United Nations agency, declared that Covid-19 was still a global public health emergency that was not going anywhere.
Hawaii, the last state with an indoor mask mandate for public schools, will make masks optional.
Masks will become optional in Hawaii’s schools when the new academic year starts on Aug. 1, as the state tries for “a more normal classroom experience this fall,” a state health official said.
Covid Surge in Shanghai Rases Fears of Another Lockdown
Residents have been alarmed by mixed messages from officials, including advice that they stock up on food and medicine.