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New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions

New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions

TRENTON, N.J.
London's Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19

London's Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — Gatwick Airport, London's second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control.
Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

NEW YORK (AP) — If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared. That’s the bleak assessment of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response , after the U.
Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says

Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot , the White House said Saturday. The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday.
It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues

It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues

NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director.
Amid vaccine fatigue, doctors say the updated COVID-19 shot is important this fall

Amid vaccine fatigue, doctors say the updated COVID-19 shot is important this fall

Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again — just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter, when respiratory syncytial virus and influenza also come on the scene.
Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast.
Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers have experienced long COVID: study

Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers have experienced long COVID: study

MONTREAL — A study by Quebec's public health institute has found that between six and 10 per cent of the province's health-care workers have experienced long COVID.
COVID-19 lawsuit too broad, paints all Quebec care homes with same brush: lawyer

COVID-19 lawsuit too broad, paints all Quebec care homes with same brush: lawyer

MONTREAL — A proposed class-action lawsuit against long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks is too broad and doesn’t distinguish between the most affected facilities and those that had few infections, a lawyer for Quebec's health auth
Manitoba's two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns

Manitoba's two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns

WINNIPEG — The leaders of Manitoba's two largest political parties promised Wednesday to not impose any more COVID-19 "lockdowns" as two new opinion polls suggested the Opposition New Democrats had gained a commanding lead in the run-up to the Oct.
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