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FDA Clears Oral COVID Antiviral for High-Risk Patients

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised Paxlovid, an oral antiviral treatment for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who face a higher risk of…

China’s First COVID-19 Outbreak Since Border Reopening

China reports first COVID-19 outbreak since reopening borders, marking a significant change in the country’s pandemic landscape after years of strict controls.…

Pfizer and Moderna refine boosters for Omicron subvariants

Pfizer and Moderna have updated their COVID-19 booster vaccines to better match Omicron subvariants circulating after the first generation of vaccines was…

Long COVID's Lasting Toll On Millions Of Patients Worldwide

While headlines about acute COVID-19 infections have faded from front pages, a quieter and more lingering crisis continues to unfold across every continent.…

Seven million dead: how the world reached another COVID-19 threshold

The official count of lives lost to COVID-19 since the first cases emerged in late 2019 has now passed the seven million mark, according to figures compiled by…

WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency after three years of crisis

After more than 1,100 days under the weight of a once-in-a-generation outbreak, the World Health Organization has officially brought the COVID-19 public health…

Southeast Asia Variant Puts Global COVID Surveillance On Alert

Reports of a newly detected COVID-19 variant in Southeast Asia have renewed concern among health authorities, researchers and travellers across the region. The…