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WHO lists Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use By (0) A Sinopharm company logo is displayed at the companys headquarters in Shanghai, China, in this August 2020 photo. The World Health Organization announced Friday that Sinopharms COVID-19 vaccine has been listed for emergency use. Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA-EFE May 8 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization said it would list the COVID-19 vaccine made by the Chinese company Sinopharm for emergency use. The Friday announcement mean...

Risk of COVID-19 reinfection less than 1%, study finds By (0) COVID-19 reinfection is rare within months of initial infection, according to a new study, though researchers note that after natural immunity wanes it may be possible to reaquire the virus. Photo by Abhishek/UPI | License Photo COVID-19 reinfection is rare within months of initial infection, according to a new study, though researchers note that after natural immunity wanes it may be possible to reaquire the virus. File Photo by ...

South Carolina to end federal COVID-19-related unemployment By (0) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster blamed federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits for the worker shortage his state is currently experiencing. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Boffen/U.S. National Guard/Flickr May 6 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday ordered all of the states federal pandemic-related unemployment programs to be terminated, citing them as responsible for the states labor shortage. In a lett...

Treasury says $21B from rescue plan will go to help struggling renters By (0) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to reporters Friday at White House in Washington, D.C. The Treasury Department announced Friday that its using $21 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help renters struggling to make payments due to the pandemic. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on, in the Oval Office of th...

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is 96% effective in children 12-17 By (0) Moderna said sales of its vaccine over the first three months of 2021 generated $1.7 billion. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo Workers administer Modernas COVID-19 vaccine at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on March 6. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Moderna is expected to generate more than $9 billion in net income this year. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo A pharmacist readies a ...

A year in pandemic: How COVID-19 changed the world January 31, 2020National Institutes of Health official Dr. Anthony Fauci (C) speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar (L) announced that the United States is declaring the virus a public health emergency and issued a federal quarantine order of 14 days for 195 Americans. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo February 6A subway carriage is ne...

Russia says slimmed-down Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective By (0) A United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees worker prepares a shot of Russias Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic for Palestinian refugees in the southern Gaza Strip on March 3. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo Vials of Russias Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine are seen at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia, on August 6, 2020. File ...

Biden: Staggering number of restaurants applied for pandemic relief By (0) President Joe Biden said Wednesday that a "staggering" 186,200 applications for COVID-19 revenue relief funding under its Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo President Joe Biden said Las Gemelas Restaurant in Washington, D.C., was the first restaurant to receive funds under the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo President Joe Biden picks ...

A year in pandemic: How COVID-19 changed the world January 31, 2020National Institutes of Health official Dr. Anthony Fauci (C) speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar (L) announced that the United States is declaring the virus a public health emergency and issued a federal quarantine order of 14 days for 195 Americans. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo February 6A subway carriage is ne...

Millions to get refund for taxes on unemployment aid By (0) The first phase of refunds will go to Americans who are single or are married but filed separately. The second phase will include those with more complex tax returns. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, D.C. The IRS said taxpayers do not need to file an amended return to get the refunds, which will begin to go out this month. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | ...