A prominent Chinese cardiologist has acknowledged that COVID vaccines can cause severe myocarditis, and has proposed the establishment of centers focusing on diagnosis enhancement and treatment training. An expert in cardiovascular internal medicine, Wang Daowen is the Director of the Internal Medicine Department at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, and a professor at Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University…

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is concerned about the spread of the XBB.1.5 strain of COVID-19 across the world, calling it the “most transmissible” Omicron subvariant they have detected until now. “We are concerned about its growth advantage in particular in some countries in Europe and in the U.S., in North America, particularly…

CHICAGO—Major U.S. airlines are enjoying the strongest travel demand in three years, yet investors will focus on how they are mitigating mounting inflationary pressures when they report quarterly earnings starting on Wednesday. After a blip caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant, travel demand has roared back, with some airlines reporting the highest ticket sales in…

The Victorian Labor Government has announced more than 120 pop-ups COVID-19 vaccination hubs across March to increase booster vaccination rates in the lead up to winter as new COVID-19 cases increase. “Don’t rely on two doses to get you through this winter. If you are due, make March the month you get your third,” the…

Western Australia (WA) will move to the nation’s toughest COVID-19 public health restrictions despite having just 11 people in hospital with the virus. Year three students and above will be required to wear face masks in public and home gatherings will be limited to 10 people under new rules coming into effect statewide from Thursday….

The Victorian Labor Government has promised that the state will support locally manufactured rapid antigen tests (RATs) for secure supply in the midst of the Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s campaign for free RATs manufactured in Australia. The Labor government released a statement on Feb. 2 stating that the government will support a manufacturing facility…

Australian Chief Medical Officer (CHO) said that although daily COVID-19 Omicron case numbers are decreasing, the worse has yet to come. CHO Paul Kelly stated that it would be several weeks before deaths and hospitalisations from the Omicron variant reach their peak, despite plateauing COVID-19 cases. “We expect death and hospitalisations to continue to rise…