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North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando North Korea on Friday said the latest fever cases detected in its border region with China were tested to be influenza, not coronavirus infections as initially feared.The report by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency came a...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 806,829,135. Total Doses Administered = 608,937,334. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 262,643,277. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 223,914,723. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon.Pfizer and rival...
Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday.The results from a...
Panel details pressure campaign for unproven COVID treatment
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to...
WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. health...
Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that ensures basic protective measures against the coronavirus pandemic are continued during the fall and winter when more virus cases are expected.The presentation...
Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months...
Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign.The Food and Drug Administration ordered...
Dr. Anthony Fauci announces December departure from government service
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more...
Millions return to Philippine schools after virus lockdowns
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Millions of students wearing face masks streamed back to primary and secondary schools across the Philippines Monday in their first in-person classes after two years of coronavirus lockdowns that are feared to have worsened one of the...
Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19, will go to Delaware
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home, her office said Sunday.The White House...