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Bill Gates joked that Microsoft axed Internet Explorer because it 'ran out of microchips' vaccinating everyone
The Microsoft cofounder responded to a Daily Show tweet linking the conspiracy theory to this week's...
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Popular US warm-weather tourist destinations including Miami, Honolulu, and San Juan are becoming coronavirus hotspots
The findings come as the US continues to ease travel restrictions, including dropping testing mandates for...
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Kim Jong Un blasts North Korea's poor response to COVID crisis amid explosive outbreak and rising 'fever' cases
Since first acknowledging a COVID outbreak last week, North Korea has reported at least 1.72 million...
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North Korea's COVID-19 crisis is quickly spiraling out of control — officials say more than 1.4 million people are now suffering from 'fever'
The country's poor healthcare system, lack of testing capabilities, and dearth of vaccines created a perfect...
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North Korea said it is suffering an explosive outbreak of 'fever' with 350,000 cases — just one day after announcing its first ever COVID case
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the massive outbreak showed a "grave sign of lapses...
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Video shows workers at an Apple and Tesla plant in Shanghai clashing with security guards over fears of an onsite COVID lockdown
The clip appeared to show a female worker smacking someone in protective gear so that a...
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Healthcare workers with long COVID are having their careers cut short due to debilitating symptoms as the industry struggles with labor shortages
"Long haul COVID is not just a healthcare challenge, but a challenge for our society and...
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Amazon is ending its paid COVID-19 sick leave policy for workers
Amazon announced to employees on Saturday that workers will receive up to five days of unpaid...
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Tesla delivered a record-breaking number of vehicles in the first quarter of 2022, despite supply chain issues and China's zero-COVID policy
"This was an exceptionally difficult quarter due to supply chain interruptions & China zero Covid policy,"...
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The more contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in the US and likely to cause an 'uptick' in cases
BA.2 accounts for nearly 55% of sequenced COVID-19 tests, US data shows. The subvariant has already...
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Elon Musk, a longtime sceptic of vaccine mandates, says he appears to have COVID-19 'again'
"I supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms," Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX,...
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is now dominant in northeastern US states, per CDC data. Some experts warn of an impending new wave.
A CDC map shows how the BA.2 subvariant has outcompeted other types of coronaviruses in the...
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Tens of millions of Chinese people are back in strict lockdown. Residents say they feel 'trapped.'
Surging numbers of virus cases prompted the new measures. Daily increases of more 1,000 cases are...
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Moderna is seeking FDA approval for a 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot for those aged 18 and above
Moderna's request comes in the same week that Pfizer asked the FDA to approve a second...
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Pelosi urged the White House to request $45 billion in new funding for COVID-19 pandemic aid after Republican opposition whittled down the price point to $15.6 billion
President Biden asked Congress last week for $22.5 billion in new pandemic aid, which the White...
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Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, tests positive for COVID-19
"The Vice President tested negative for COVID-19 today and will continue to test," the VP's deputy...
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Florida's surgeon general breaks with CDC advice, says the state will be the first to 'officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children'
Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo made the announcement during a panel held by Gov. Ron DeSantis...