The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

ATAGI approves fifth COVID shot for adults

All adult Australians who have not had a COVID-19 vaccination or infection within the past six months can get a booster shot from February 20.

The New Daily · Feb 7, 2023

While COVID raged, another deadly threat was on the rise in hospitals

LOS ANGELES — As COVID-19 began to rip through California, hospitals were deluged with sickened patients. Medical staff struggled to manage the onslaught.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'

The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by long-acting antibody (LAAB) vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, according to the Department of Medical Sciences says.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

FDA defends vaccine shelf-life extensions

The Food and Drug Administration has said it was following the latest approved safety information when it extended the shelf life of some batches of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 15 months from nine.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

Editorial: Kids need their shots: More kids should get their COVID vaccine; it’ll save lives

Remember COVID? A mutated version of the virus that not long ago dominated our lives is still killing more than 500 Americans per day on average — adding to a 1.1 million grim national total. Here in New York City, 13 people are dying on average each day, nothing to…

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Suzan Lori-Parks: ‘Grief is an experience that has a lot of opportunity in it’

The Pulitzer prize-winning playwright discusses working through the pandemic and how to best utilise traumatic experiences

The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2023

Energy bills: ‘significant number’ of Britons got help they didn’t need – NAO

Public spending watchdog says £69bn package was applied so quickly it could be open to fraud

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Sunshine Coast coral reefs thriving as COVID dive project uncovers 'enormous amount of coral'

An abundance of healthy, thriving coral along a heavily developed coastline — far beyond what the team expected — has been uncovered by divers and researchers.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

NZ’s health system has been under pressure for decades. Reforms need to think big and long-term to be effective

As New Zealand’s COVID cases rose in 2021, we were warned the virus would put significant pressure on our health system. But, in reality, New Zealand’s medical system has been struggling for a long time.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023

New York City Gives Up On Vaccine Mandates, Putting Pressure On Biden To End Covid “Emergency”

Mayor Adams and other Democrats, are ending mandates while federal mandates remain on soldiers and federal workers.

Zenger · Feb 7, 2023