Tag: Omicron Variant
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and older
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable...
Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on...
Hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges.
This time, they...
Colleges go back to drawing board – again – to fight...
Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and...
R.I. gas prices dip slightly; 6 cents above national average
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is down 1 cent from a week ago at $3.39 per...
R.I. confirms first case of COVID omicron variant
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has its first confirmed case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, a Providence County resident in their 20s who recently returned...