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CDC predicts spring peak in COVID-19 cases before sharp decline in July By (0) Kansas City Royals fans take a selfie with their masks on before the Royals take on the Texas Rangers at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on April 04. The CDC said it expects COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations to drop sharply in July. File Photo by Kyle Rivas/UPI | License Photo President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he wants to have 160 million people fully vaccinated by July 4 and at least one do...

Pizzeria owner arrested for allegedly using PPP loan to buy alpaca farm By (0) May 5 (UPI) -- A former Massachusetts pizza parlor owner was arrested for allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application under the Paycheck Protection Program. Dana L. McIntyre, 57, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering after being accused of falsely inflating the size of his restaurant Rast Pasta Pizzeria in Beverly and Essex Mass., in order to obtain a loan of more than $660,0...

A health and security ban on most travel from India to the United States began Tuesday as the country surpassed 20 million total COVID-19 cases, according to government figures.

COVID-19 anxieties still high in U.S. one year into pandemic, poll shows By (0) The stress and mental health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic among people in the United States continues to vex people across the country, according to a new poll. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo The stress and mental health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic among people in the United States continues to vex people across the country, according to a new poll. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | Li...

Biden aims to have 70% of Americans receive at least one vaccine dose by July 4 By (0) President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new goal to administer at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose to 70% of Americans and 160 million people fully vaccinated by July 4. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI |...

Pfizer seeks full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine, awaits OK for adolescents By (0) Full approval and licensing from the FDA would allow Pfizer to market its BNT162b2 coronavirus vaccine directly to customers in the United States. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo A health worker prepares a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which is one of three coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the United States. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo A health worker prepares a...

U.S. to start talks with WTO over lifting COVID-19 vaccine patents By (0) A medical worker handles vials of COVID-19 vaccine at the town hall of the 5th district in Paris, France, on January 18. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo A medic of Israels Magen David Adam emergency agency holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Lamed Hei Checkpoint between Gush Etzion and Beit Shemesh on March 8. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo A health worker holds a vial of the...

GAVI alliance buys 500M Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses for poorer nations By (0) A pharmacist readies a dose of Modernas COVID-19 vaccine at the Cottages of Lake St. Louis Retirement Center in Lake St. Louis, Mo., on December 28, 2020. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo A health official examines a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, which were acquired through the international COVAX alliance, at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 1. File Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA-EFE H...

80,000 NYC workers allowed to return to offices for first time in a year By (0) The sun rises and shines on One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City on April 23. About 80,000 municipal workers are being allowed to return to their work offices in the city on Monday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo The sun is seen through storm clouds over One World Trade Center and the Manhattan skyline in New York City on Friday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo A healt...

Income inequality raises risk for increased COVID-19 cases, deaths By Patrons dine at outside tables in Palo Alto, California in July as COVID-19 cases were peaking in the United States. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo May 3 (UPI) -- Elevated levels of income inequality increase a regions risk for experiencing more COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to an analysis published Monday by JAMA Network Open. Areas with higher levels of unequal distribution of income have up to a 30...