Health

The offer to employees of the state oil giant was compelling: to be among the first in China to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. PetroChina employees could use one of two vaccines “for emergency use” to protect themselves when working abroad as part of China’s ambitious infrastructure program, according to …

Oregon now has 60 workplaces where active COVID-19 outbreaks have sickened five or more people, state health officials revealed in a weekly report. That’s a 48 increase on July 8. At least 15 of those outbreaks are in food processing plants. In Umatilla County, the eastern Oregon county that has …

Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | fake pictures Johnson & Johnson said it expects to start an advanced-stage human trial for a possible coronavirus vaccine in late September, ahead of schedule. The company is in talks with the National Institutes of Health to advance the trial schedule, J&J Chief Scientific Director …

Under the executive order, the Republican governor extended the state’s public emergency and said covering his face is strongly recommended, but not required. Kemp’s executive order overrides the masks mandates imposed by some local governments as Covid-19 cases reoccur in cities across the state, which already claim more than 3,000 …

Texas Health Officials Report Fall in COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Statewide There is positive news to report from the state about hospitalizations. They were reduced by approximately 100 from Tuesday to Wednesday. DALLAS – There is positive news to report from the state about hospitalizations. They were reduced by approximately 100 …