France and Italy have ramped up pressure to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by imposing mandates and broad vaccine passports that will make life harder for those who remain unvaccinated.
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Home Prices Hit 34-Year High Amid Surging Demand And Low Inventory
Prices rose nearly 17% in the year ending May 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index.
Purdue Pharma’s Creditors Vote Yes To Bankruptcy Deal Shielding Billionaire Owners From Future Opioid Lawsuits
The deal, which the OxyContin-maker says is worth $10 billion, is to settle thousands of lawsuits against the company for its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis.
France Approves Law Requiring Pandemic Passes To Eat At Restaurants And Mandating Vaccinations For Essential Workers
President Macron criticized individuals who held “cynical and manipulative” opposition to Covid-19 vaccines.
Delta Variant Outbreak Likely More Prevalent Than Data Shows—But U.S. Could ‘Turn The Corner’ In Three Weeks, Says Former FDA Head
The CDC predicts new weekly cases could rise to 800,000 by mid-August, but Dr. Gottlieb believes they’re likely to start falling soon.
Declining Vaccine Efficacy—Particularly Among Older Individuals—Prompting Pfizer’s Emergency Booster Request, Former FDA Chief Says
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says the United States “probably missed the window” to provide the follow-up doses before a summer wave of infections.
G20 Signs Off On 15% Global Minimum Corporate Tax—Here’s How It Will Work
The group will meet in October to approve plans for implementing the new system.
Unvaccinated 90-Year-Old Woman Died After Contracting Two Covid-19 Variants Simultaneously
It’s the first documented case of its kind.
Delta Variant Could Push U.S. Covid Immunity To 85%, Says Former FDA Head
Though it “could be a little worse,” the physician predicted Covid will effectively act as a “second circulating flu” this winter.
Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine Is 77% Effective, Giving Hope Against One Of The World’s Biggest Killers
Early results from the Oxford-developed shot shows the highest efficacy yet against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children a year.
