covid-19

Amid Omicron threat, FDA panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck-
By PTI WASHINGTON: A panel of US health advisers narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from ...

Mexico plans to give COVID-19 booster shot
Mexican officials have reversed their previous position against giving coronavirus booster shots and said Tuesday they are studying a plan ...

Merck COVID-19 pill: FDA panel weighs safety, effectiveness
Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon ...

Russia to revise COVID-19 response in the wake of omicron variant-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he tasked the government to work up a revised plan of ...

University of Oxford on omicron: No proof COVID-19 vaccines won’t prevent against severe disease
The University of Oxford said Tuesday there was no evidence that current COVID-19 vaccines would not continue to protect against ...

Greece to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for over the age of 60-
By Associated Press ATHENS: Residents in Greece over age 60 will be fined 100 euros (more than $110) a month ...