by Emma Sullivan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County resident Matilda Terrell caught COVID-19 for the first time in July 2022, Matilda’s symptoms were mild and they recovered quickly. But, when they contracted the virus for the second time two months later, their life changed...
by Jorja Siemons | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the government’s failure to adequately prepare for biological threats, experts told senators Thursday at a hearing on improving U.S. biosecurity preparedness. “Biodefense is too fragmented and...
by Jenny Huh | Jan 22, 2022 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Sunday’s anti-vaccine-mandate rally at the National Mall has local business owners concerned, especially after posts on social media suggested some attendees plan to enter stores to challenge the District’s mandate. “It’s hard enough with...
by Mary Yang | Oct 27, 2021 | Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON — High coronavirus infection and death rates among workers in the U.S. meatpacking industry went unreported because of a “political decision” to not track cases, according to the report released Wednesday of an investigation by the House Select...
by Zinya Salfiti | Oct 13, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The goal to have at least 40% of people in every country vaccinated by the end of 2021 and at least 60% by mid-2022 is ambitious but not impossible, World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is a member of the multilateral...
