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U.S. far from normal with Covid deaths 10 times higher than seasonal respiratory viruses, report says
Nurse practitioner Deborah Beauplan administers a COVID-19 swab test at a drive-thru testing site set up for Suffolk County, New York. Newsday | Getty Images The U.S. has a long way to go before the pandemic is over and life returns to semblance of normalcy as deaths from Covid-19 remain far higher than seasonal respiratory […]
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JetBlue founder’s start-up Breeze Airways plans to nearly double its routes, add cross-country flights
David Neeleman, founder and chief executive officer of Breeze Airways, during a champagne christening before the airlines’s inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florida, May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images Breeze Airways on Tuesday said it plans nearly double its network to 77 routes this spring and summer, […]
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A travel guide is fleeing Ukraine — and hosting free online ‘tours’ along the way
Her virtual tours around Kyiv normally attract between 30 and 100 people. But more than 1,800 tuned in to Olga Dudakova’s livestreamed tours in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The first tour was scheduled with only a few hours’ notice, she said. “It was totally unprepared,” she said. “I didn’t have a plan … […]
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So far, there hasn’t been much impact on domestic travel, says Truist’s Scholes
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Patrick Scholes, Truist Securities managing director of lodging and leisure equity research, joins ‘Your Money 2022: Global Edition’ to discuss the travel sector’s post-pandemic comeback. 04:08 Mon, Mar 7 20227:13 PM EST Source
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Airline stocks slump as jet fuel surge overshadows travel rebound
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines trying to claw their way out of two bruising pandemic years are now facing the most expensive jet fuel costs in more than 13 years, overshadowing a […]
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Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test at a testing site in Mifflin Square Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Kriston Jae Bethel | Bloomberg | Getty Images During at least the first few months following a coronavirus infection, even mild cases of Covid-19 are associated with subtle tissue damage and accelerated losses […]
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Moderna reaches preliminary agreement to build Covid vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa
A health official prepares a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine prior to administering it during a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nairobi on September 17, 2021. Simon Maina | AFP | Getty Images Moderna has reached a memorandum of understanding with Kenya to build a Covid vaccine manufacturing plant in the East African nation, […]
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New Jersey governor: ‘I certainly hope we’re done forever’ with mask mandates in schools
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC on Monday he’s hopeful the state’s school mask mandate will remain a policy of the past, suggesting it’s part of a shift toward living “responsibly” with the coronavirus as a risk in society. Murphy’s comments in a “Squawk Box” interview coincided with the official end to New […]
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CVS files to trademark its pharmacy and health clinics in the metaverse
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health is looking to be the first pharmacy in the metaverse. The drugstore and health services company filed for a trademark to sell virtual goods, NFTs and provide health care services, joining major retailers like Walmart and Nike. In its filing with U.S. Patent Trade Office, CVS […]
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New Jersey will end omicron public health emergency, NYC to lift indoor vaccine mandate
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to volunteers as he meets with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during the gubernatorial election in Newark, New Jersey, November 2, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday said large-scale mitigation measures are no longer needed to fight Covid, lifting a public health emergency order […]
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