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Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

About one in 10 lung transplants in the United States now go to COVID-19 patients. The trend is raising questions about the ethics of allocating a scarce resource to people who have chosen not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
by Kerry Sheridan

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The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell

The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell

At a special session this week, the World Health Organization hopes to start sketching out a new global treaty covering pandemics. "We don't have rules of the game," says WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
by Jason Beaubien

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How vaccine makers plan to address the new omicron coronavirus variant

How vaccine makers plan to address the new omicron coronavirus variant

Vaccine makers are already pivoting their efforts to combat new coronavirus variants: testing higher doses of booster shots, designing new boosters that anticipate strain mutations, and developing omicron-specific boosters.
by Dustin Jones

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More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more about variant

More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more about variant

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.
by The Associated Press

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What to know about omicron, the new coronavirus variant

What to know about omicron, the new coronavirus variant

The World Health Organization has deemed it a coronavirus “variant of concern” — the first new variant of concern since delta. Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.
by Michaeleen Doucleff, Joel Rose and Nicole Hernandez

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Britain tightens COVID rules as world on alert over omicron variant

Britain tightens COVID rules as world on alert over omicron variant

The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus that was identified just a few days ago in South Africa.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul police union sues city over vaccine mandate

St. Paul police union sues city over vaccine mandate

The police union in St. Paul is suing the city in an effort to halt a mandate that requires city employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced the requirement for nearly 4,000 workers last month.
by The Associated Press

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Canada bans foreigners who have traveled in southern Africa

Canada bans foreigners who have traveled in southern Africa

Canada says it's banning the entry of foreign nationals who have traveled through southern Africa in the last 14 days. That's due to discovery of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus that has stoked worldwide fears.
by The Associated Press

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