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Right now, we are at a manageable point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of new U.S. cases has significantly slowed since the first omicron surge. Although omicron’s BA.2 variants have increased cases, particularly in the Northeast, hospitalizations and deaths have declined or leveled off. Vaccination and prior infection by…

Whether it is attending school, being vaccinated or transmitting the virus at family gatherings, the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic has been contentious and widely debated, not just in the United States but across the world.

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Top decision-making body pledges package of measures to help industries and small firms affected by the pandemic.

With funds for anti-virals and other measure dwindling, some experts are concerned the US is too sanguine about future surges

Stocks have advanced after Chinese leaders pledged to step up efforts to support the economy

Begbies Traynor's Red Flag Alert data has analysed the health of companies across the region for the last 15 years

Alvarium's future is far from certain, its owner says

After being silenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is returning for the first time in three years

Now one of the UK’s biggest bands, the trio talk about the impact of losing two founder members, fighting pandemic gloom with a euphoric seventh album, and why the climate crisis won’t stop them touring

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to the COVID-19 pandemic than white Americans