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Wed. 9:39 a.m.: Biden administration launches COVID website for 1-stop info

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching what it says is a one-stop website that will help people in the United States access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments, along with status updates on infection rates where they live. President Joe Biden planned remarks this ...

Wed. 9:06 a.m.: China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdown

BEIJING (AP) — As millions of people in Shanghai line up for coronavirus tests, authorities are promising tax refunds for shopkeepers in the closed-down metropolis and to keep the world's busiest port functioning to limit disruption to industry and trade. This week's shutdown of most ...

Tue. 10:51 a.m.: FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

U.S. regulators this morning authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to those ...

Ohio puts omicron surge in rear-view mirror

The high numbers of COVID-19 that hit the state in January appear to be a memory as the virus rate continues to plummet. “Like the rest of the nation, Ohio appears to have put the most recent surge behind us,” Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said. “New ...