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By Elisa Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of …
Read MoreBy Propper The Chinese government is again clamping down on cities where clusters of coronavirus cases have emerged, as the country looks to achieve its far-reaching “zero-COVID” policy. Cities in …
Read MoreBy Elisa Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the Omicron variant is safe and works – just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans …
Read MoreBy Elisa Pfizer said on Tuesday it expects 2022 sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral pill to top $54 billion, but that fell short of lofty Wall Street estimates, …
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By Salo Quebec officials announced Monday that they are taking the drastic step of throwing the province into a lockdown amid an explosion of Omicron cases. “The situation is critical. …
Read MoreBy Reilly The South African president tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday as cases of the Omicron variant have surged in the region, officials said. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is …
Read MoreBy Elisa WASHINGTON – The U.S. is moving to require that all air travelers entering the country show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure in response …
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By Salo The Netherlands detected 13 cases of the concerning new Omicron variant among airline passengers flying in from South Africa last week, health officials said. Dutch health authorities announced that …
Read MoreBy Steigrad Proctor & Gamble said it is voluntarily recalling certain Old Spice and Secret aerosol anti-perspirant sprays due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical. The consumer-products giant’s recall …
Read MoreBy Emily Chinese authorities have taken the extreme step of halting parcel deliveries in some parts of the country over fears that packages could be spreading COVID-19 following several positive …
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By Patrick The US had topped 100,000 new COVID-19 cases – its highest daily total since before the vaccine rollout, federal data show. This is the highest rate of infections …
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By Elisa Amazon said it would not expect US corporate employees to return to the office until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Seattle-based company said it was …
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By Wayt Apple has banned a dating and friendship app for unvaccinated people from its App Store – but the so-called “Tinder for anti-vaxxers” is still available on Android devices. …
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By Salo An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Israel has spread to some vaccinated people – with about half of the adults infected fully inoculated with the …
Read MoreBy Elisa The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower-income countries and the …
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By Garger Johnson & Johnson will resume its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Europe, the company announced, with added packaging labels warning of a rare risk of blood clots. The announcement …
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By Fonrouge Israel ended its outdoor mask mandate Sunday, now that about 80 percent of its adult population has received both doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reports said. “Being without …
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By Elisa BEIJING — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is …
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By Elizald The South African COVID-19 variant has now been found in Maryland — causing the third confirmed case in the U.S. An adult living in Baltimore who has not …
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By Brown London saw wild scenes of a weekend mass exodus before the start of a Christmas lockdown and travel ban sparked by a new, more infectious mutation of COVID-19. …
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