The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard is set for a ride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin commercial rocket ship on Saturday, 60 …
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US National Guard Helping Virus-Sapped States, Hospitals
More U.S. states desperate to fight COVID-19 are calling on the National Guard and other military personnel to assist virus-weary medical staffs at hospitals and other care centers. Unvaccinated people …
your ads here!Former U.S. Football Player Presses for Cancer Cure in Honor of Late Wife
Lung cancer is the deadliest form of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. But it doesn’t get nearly the same amount of research dollars as breast or prostate …
your ads here!South Korea’s COVID Battle: Storm Clouds Ahead
South Korea, widely seen as a global model of coronavirus containment, faces its biggest pandemic challenge yet, as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise after the country began removing pandemic …
your ads here!US Campaign to Vaccinate Young Children Off to Sluggish Start
The United States rushed millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses for children ages 5-11 across the nation, but demand for inoculations for younger kids has been low, more than a dozen …
your ads here!Calls Grow Worldwide for COVID Booster Shots
Health officials in the United States, Israel and other nations have for months been pushing for COVID-19 booster shots among older populations, and those calls are now growing worldwide. The …
your ads here!South African Hospitals Say Omicron Symptoms Less Severe
As cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant soar in South Africa, hospital officials monitoring the outbreak say patient reports offer compelling evidence the variant causes illness that is …
your ads here!South Africa Avoiding Lockdown Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases
South Africa recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, nearly double the number from one week earlier. The government is making a renewed push for people to get vaccinated, …
your ads here!Pakistan Reports First Case of Omicron
Pakistan has detected its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Official said Thursday the infection was found in a 57-year-old unvaccinated woman in Karachi, the country’s largest …
your ads here!New Zealand’s Plan to End Smoking: A Lifetime Ban for Youth
New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those 14 or younger. Under a new law the …
your ads here!US Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID Drug for a Few Who Can’t be Vaccinated
U.S. health authorities on Wednesday authorized the use of synthetic antibodies developed by AstraZeneca to prevent COVID-19 infections in people who react badly to vaccines. It was the first time …
your ads here!US Senate Rejects Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit …
your ads here!CDC Chief Says Omicron Cases in US Mostly Mild So Far
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief …
your ads here!Omicron Spreading Rapidly as Answers on Risk Remain Elusive
The World Health Organization says new data is emerging every day about the potential impact of the new omicron variant on the coronavirus pandemic, but that it is premature to …
your ads here!Biden Signs Executive Order to Combat Climate Change
U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to “leverage” the federal government’s scale and purchasing power to make it carbon neutral, cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 65% in …
your ads here!Japanese Tycoon Takes Off for International Space Station
A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his …
your ads here!UN Chief Isolating After COVID-19 Exposure
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a U.N. official who already had COVID-19 and is isolating for the next few days, diplomatic sources said. …
your ads here!America Should Prepare for More Omicron Cases, US Health Officials Say
The omicron variant is making headlines as the world’s newest strain of coronavirus. In the United States, where nearly 200,000 new coronavirus cases were reported Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University, …
your ads here!Preliminary Study Suggests Omicron Variant May Be Less Severe Than Other Versions
As South Africa struggles with a new surge of COVID-19 infections due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus, a new study suggests omicron could be less severe than other …
your ads here!Three Vaccines Use Other Viruses to Protect Against COVID-19
More than 5 million people worldwide have had their lives cut short by COVID-19, and the number keeps rising as many countries experience another wave of transmission. The best defense against this disease is a …
your ads here!Three Vaccines Use Nonlethal Viruses to Protect Against the More Deadly COVID-19
More than 5 million people worldwide have had their lives cut short by COVID-19, and the number keeps rising. The best defense against this virus is a vaccine. VOA’s Carol …
your ads here!Nobel Prizes Awarded in Pandemic-Curtailed Local Ceremonies
Three 2021 Nobel Prize laureates said Monday that climate change is the biggest threat facing the world — yet they remain optimistic — as this year’s winners began receiving their …
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