First US case of bird flu in a human reported in Colorado
Person was involved in the culling of poultry presumed to have had H5N1 bird flu
Biden administration may appeal ruling that voided travel mask mandate
US officials face legal and political quandary: whether to let judge’s ruling stand or to fight it
Biden announces tighter travel rules as part of US Covid battle plan
Actions also include drive to encourage vaccine boosters and expansion of at-home tests
Varadkar expects it will be possible to offer Covid-19 jabs to children within months
Tánaiste and Taoiseach say schools will reopen next week as planned despite rising cases
US to lift restrictions for vaccinated foreign travellers from November 8th
Country will also reopen land borders with Canada and Mexico to vaccinated travellers
IBM to allow only fully vaccinated to return to US offices from September
Companies orders moves given rapid spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19
United Airlines makes Covid vaccine compulsory for US employees
Airline said 90% of its pilots and 80% of flight attendants are vaccinated
Concerns raised over impact of year-long child psychology waiting lists
Government announced a funding injection of €4 million designed to combat waiting times
One million people to be targeted in Covid-19 booster shot plan
Healthcare workers and over-80s among those to receive booster under preliminary proposals
New York city to require vaccination for indoor dining and gyms
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces measures as US seeks to avoid ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
US advises against travel to Ireland, warning of rising Covid-19 cases
Greece, Iran and US Virgin Islands among others listed under ‘avoid travel’ warning
Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, says US health-protection agency
Variant more transmissible than viruses that cause Mers, Sars, Ebola, colds, seasonal flu and smallpox
Covid Q&A: What you need to know about child vaccinations
Why inoculate my son or daughter? And what have other countries done on this issue?
Some Americans could need Covid-19 vaccine booster, says Anthony Fauci
Immunocompromised people may need extra shot, says infectious disease official
‘A form of brainwashing’: why Trump voters are refusing to get a vaccine
Pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in US states has become starkly correlated with politics
Stocks hover close to record highs on good day for airlines
Market edgy ahead of ECB policy decision and US inflation data
Pfizer vaccine authorised in US for giving to children aged 12-15
Pfizer jab is first Covid-19 inoculation to be authorised in US for this age group
Vaccine passports far more complicated than they might appear
Karlin Lillington: Rights, security and formats all make documentation challenging
Johnson & Johnson to resume deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine to EU
European regulator finds benefits of one-shot vaccine outweigh risks of rare blood clots
Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccines highly effective – US study
Two-dose regimen found to prevent 90% of infections by two weeks after second shot
Covid-19: 10 things we thought about the virus a year ago – that turned out to be wrong
Masks don’t work. Travel isn’t a major factor. Vaccines will solve it all. And other myths
Covid-19: Double-masking increases protection from droplets by 90%, CDC finds
US agency’s study recommends use of close-fitting surgical masks underneath cloth mask
Coronavirus: South Africa to use Johnson & Johnson vaccine instead of AstraZeneca
World wrap: California surpasses New York as US state with most coronavirus deaths
More than two-thirds of US Covid-19 vaccines left unused
Governors of New York and Florida vow to penalise hospitals for slow rollout
Covid-19: Australia ‘victim of own success’ as Germany faces months of tough restrictions
World round-up: US infections soar; Mexico’s cases pass 1m; Belgium’s hospitalisations drop
Australia records no new Covid-19 cases for first time in five months
Swift, stringent measures and public buy-in credited for reining in pandemic
Lockdown Halloween: the safe way to have grisly fun
Even in Level 5, with a little creativity and ingenuity you can still get a a kick out of the scariest season of the year
Dublin Halloween festival cancelled due to Covid-19
Experts warn against trick-or-treating but say socially distanced costume parades are safe
Coronavirus: Australia reports record single day rise in deaths
World round-up: China reports new infections as Greece announces record daily number of cases
Covid-19 may spread more easily in schools than thought, US report warns
New details of outbreak in Georgia suggest children may play key role in community transmission
Coronavirus: France warns against travel to Catalonia amid surge in Spain
World round-up: 103-year-old recovers from Covid-19 in Pakistan amid record rise in cases
Fauci warns of ‘disturbing surge’ in US coronavirus cases
Expert tells Congress vaccine could be ready by early 2021 and he was not told to slow testing
US hit by new surge in coronavirus cases as lockdowns ease
White House task force curtails meetings despite spread of virus in western and southern states
'I'd planned to stay in Arizona one year, I'm still here 25 years later'
Covid-19: Dubliner Leslie Thompson is involved in raising money for the hard-hit Navajo Nation
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