Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to shorten the time between the completion of a primary series of the vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months for individuals 18 years of age and older. “The country is in the middle …
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(Reuters) – COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States are poised to hit a new high as early as Friday, according to a Reuters tally, surpassing the record set in January of last year as the highly contagious Omicron variant fuels a surge in the number of cases. Hospitalizations have increased steadily since late December as …
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The US added 199,000 payrolls in December, missing the average forecast of 450,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate slid to 3.9% from 4.2%, beating economist estimates. The report suggests the Omicron wave is having a significant effect on the US hiring recovery. Hiring faltered again in December as the Omicron variant fueled yet another wave …
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BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The northern German maritime state of Bremen has the country’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rate by far, but it has become the hardest-hit by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, reporting the highest infection rate of any region in Germany. Experts say that the spike in Bremen could herald where …
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According to state data, 130 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, with 62 alone coming from New York City As of Thursday, over 11,000 people are hospitalized, the highest number since the spring 2020 peak when the state was utilizing field hospitals But daily deaths remain much lower than during that period, when …
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North Korea said Thursday it has conducted a second hypersonic missile test, a sophisticated technology it is pursuing as a top priority for its arsenal. North Korea started working in the late 1970s on a version of the Soviet Scud-B missile with a range of around 300 kilometres carrying out its first test in 1984. …
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Global COVID-19 cases topped 300 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The United States reported 58,449,898 cases and 833,957 deaths, both the highest counts around the world, accounting for more than 19 percent of the global cases and more than 15 percent of the global …
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https://youtu.be/XdQz-jmU44g HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Sky-high European demand drove U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to a record in December, Refinitiv data showed, with winter supply worries set to sustain orders for the fuel.About half of the record U.S. LNG volumes shipped last month went to Europe, up from 37% earlier in 2021, data from Refinitiv …
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Russia moves paratroopers into Kazakhstan to quell uprising Libyan oil output down to 729,000 bpd, NOC says Market shrugs off U.S. fuel stock surge, OPEC+ output hike NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Thursday, extending their new year’s rally, on escalating unrest in OPEC+ oil producer Kazakhstan and supply …
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BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) – German towns have appealed to authorities for less “flying by the seat of your pants” and more “forward-thinking planning,” as the country looks likely to miss its vaccination target for January. Local leaders have described the vaccine rollout as chaotic, complaining of a lack of communication about when and how …
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