Study claims Paxlovid may reduce risk of long COVID-19.
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Paxlovid may reduce risk of long COVID-19, study finds
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Pfizer: Study shows new booster improves protection for older people
Federal officials are hoping that the encouraging results will improve what has so far been a dismal public response to the retooled shots. Read more
Trump Organization trial delayed after witness gets COVID
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Chinese officials signal no change to ‘zero-COVID’ policy
Chinese health officials said they would “unswervingly” stick to the policy, which seeks to stop cases from coming into the country and snuff out outbreaks as they are uncovered. Read more
Hong Kong shares soar on hopes China COVID rules may ease
Shares soared more than 7% in Hong Kong on Friday after a Communist Party newspaper reported that local officials were being urged not to impose overly burdensome controls to curb coronavirus infections. Read more
Bivalent booster uptake low as holidays near
Hawaii’s average daily COVID-19 cases appear to be in a holding pattern as health officials continue to urge residents to get the updated bivalent boosters ahead of the holidays. Read more
Hawaii records 1,017 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
The state’s average positivity rate also declined to 5.5% compared with the 6.2% reported the previous week. Read more
Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns
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Education secretary tests positive for COVID-19
He tested positive the morning after he attended Halloween festivities at the White House. Read more
CDC director tests positive for COVID again
Walensky, 53, first tested positive on Oct. 21. She took a course of the antiviral pill Paxlovid, and later tested negative. Read more
Low costs expected to keep Obamacare interest high
Those searching for coverage will largely be shielded from an increase in costs because of the extension of the generous subsidies that began last year as part of Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law and drove a big increase in enrollment. Read more
Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting COVID-19 woes
Employees started leaving the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou after some fell ill in mid-October and received no treatment, according to an employee. Read more
Respiratory viruses pose triple threat in Hawaii
Health care workers are bracing for a triple threat ahead of winter: with the beginning of flu season, rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus and continuation of COVID-19. Read more
Tens of thousands of Czechs show their support for Ukraine
The rally took place in reaction to three recent anti-government demonstrations where other protesters demanded the resignation of the pro-Western coalition government of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala for its support for Ukraine. Read more
Return of conferences critical to Hawaii’s tourism recovery, industry official says
Operators have been working to recover meetings, conventions, incentives and various other events following the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions. Read more
Shanghai district orders mass COVID-19 testing, lockdown
The demand is an echo of measures ordered over the summer that led to a two-month lockdown of the entire city of 25 million that devastated its economy. Read more
Hawaii students outpace most of U.S. in pandemic test scores, study finds
While the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt public-school reading test scores in almost all other states, Hawaii was one of only two states where the reading scores for grades 3 through 8 have stayed relatively stable, according to a new independent analysis called the Education Recovery Scorecard. Read more
Qatar drops coronavirus restrictions just before World Cup
Qatar expects 1.2 million visitors during the tournament. Read more
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