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New Omicron Variant More Likely to Infect Vaccinated

January 19, 2023
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Just last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 made up about 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States. But in New York City, that number is much higher. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene posted on Twitter that 73 percent of COVID-19…

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Dow Jones Drops 900 Points on Opening Bell as New COVID-19 Variant Roils Markets

November 26, 2021
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The Dow Jones fell over 900 points just after opening bell on Nov. 26, with other major Wall Street stock indexes—and risk assets more generally—also seeing sell-offs as news of a new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa seems to have sparked a broader risk-off sentiment among investors. By 10:30 a.m. New York time, the…

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UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant

April 19, 2021
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The UK will ban travellers from India from Friday to prevent the spread of a new CCP virus variant first identified in that country, the government has announced. Addressing the House of Commons, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government had made “the difficult but vital decision” to add India to the UK’s travel red…

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UK Could Roll Out New Janssen One-Shot Vaccine Within Weeks If Approved

January 7, 2021
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Within weeks, the UK could start to roll out 30 million doses of a new vaccine against the CCP virus, speeding up the country’s inoculation programme because it only requires one dose to be effective. Both the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines already being rolled out in the UK need two shots given weeks apart…

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