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Fairfax County among 1st in DC area to build COVID-19 memorial
05/05/2022 08:35pm • Since 2020, COVID-19 has caused nearly one million deaths in the U.S., and Fairfax County, Virginia, leaders say the collective trauma underscores the importance of a memorial dedicated to the impact of the pandemic in the county. The corona
virus
pandemic has been compared with the 1918 influenza
Virus
found in pig heart used in human transplant
05/05/2022 06:53pm • Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal
virus
but cannot yet say if it played any role in the man’s death. A Maryland man, 57-year-old David Bennett Sr., died in March, two months after the gr
COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
05/05/2022 06:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the corona
virus
pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrie
Military college student sues armed forces over HIV policy
05/05/2022 05:58pm • BOSTON (AP) — A military college student said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that armed services officials deemed him unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV. The 20-year-old student from Revere, Massachusetts, said in the complaint against state and federal military officials that he te
Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds
05/05/2022 04:11pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. “It’s quite a sight to see an eagle with a six-foot wingspan having uncontrollable seizures because
Dollar surges to 2-decade high as investors seek refuge
05/05/2022 03:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. dollar’s value surged in April as investors sought refuge amid the Federal Reserve’s aggressive shift to fight rising inflation. Rising inflation that has caused the biggest jump in prices in 40 years has spurred the Federal Reserve to aggressively raise interest rates
Hill bargainers seek Ukraine aid deal, COVID aid in question
05/05/2022 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are working toward compromise on President Joe Biden’s $33 billion Ukraine aid request, even as signs emerge that Democrats may need to swallow another COVID-19 setback and drop their goal of wrapping pandemic spending into the package. Bipartisan talks among House an
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
05/05/2022 01:40pm • LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by corona
virus
or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. Most of the deaths o
Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules
05/05/2022 09:09am • BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong reopened beaches and pools and relaxed other pandemic restrictions Thursday, a day after China’s capital, Beijing, announced it would ease its tough quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas. The two Chinese cities are at opposite ends of COVID-19 outbreaks. Hong Kong
COVID-19 cases up as level of community spread remains 'low' in Montgomery County
05/05/2022 03:53am • Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing the number of COVID-19 cases increase, but the level of community spread remains low. According to the county's COVID-19 surveillance dashboard, there have been 193 cases per 100,000 in the past seven days. "There's a clear favoring in this
virus
to becom
8 Best Biotech Stocks to Buy in 2022
05/04/2022 08:00pm • This corner of health care could bounce back big despite recent volatility.Amid the uncertainty of 2022, many investors have rotated out of the growth-oriented sectors of the past few years and into more value-oriented sectors. That means slow-and-steady dividend payers like utility stocks are hangi
Moderna Q1 profit triples on robust COVID vaccine sales
05/04/2022 01:47pm • COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter. The vaccine maker said Wednesday that revenue from its corona
virus
preventive shots jumped to $5.92 billion from $1.73 billion in last year’s quarter, when the vaccines were debuting in most marke
WHO: COVID continues to decline, except in Americas, Africa
05/04/2022 01:30pm • GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of newly reported corona
virus
cases and deaths globally continued to fall in the last week, continuing a decline that first began in March. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were about
Beijing shuts 10% of subway stations to stem COVID-19 spread
05/04/2022 10:16am • BEIJING (AP) — China's capital on Wednesday closed 60 subway stations, more than 10% of its vast system, as an additional measure against the spread of the corona
virus
. Forty stations were closed from the morning, and 20 more were added in the afternoon. The Beijing subway authority in a brief mes
Alabama church of 'Bloody Sunday' on endangered places list
05/04/2022 09:16am • Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic because it wasn’t safe to gather for worship with a deadly
virus
circulating. For a time, the landmark church that launched a nat
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