Britain’s public health agency says preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50 to 70 percent less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
For the second year in a row, the ever-morphing coronavirus presents would-be holiday revelers with a difficult choice: cancel their trips and celebrations yet again or figure out how to forge ahead as safely as possible.
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Posted inNation & World
U.S. has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
President Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families that were forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration.
Posted inHealth, New England
Another danger to illicit drug users: Animal tranquilizer
An animal sedative, xylazine, is making its way into the drug supply, particularly in the Northeast.
Posted inBusiness
Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Skyrocketing inflation, worldwide supply-chain disruptions and a global economy still vulnerable to the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic fueled market volatility, especially toward the end of the year.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Buttigieg doles out $241 million to U.S. ports to boost supply chain
But the Transportation Department says the projects receiving grants vary widely in readiness to get off the ground and it could take months before consumers can start to feel the effects from the improvements.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
New Year’s Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd
Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000, and attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
UK court backs Meghan Markle in dispute over privacy with publisher
In a statement, Meghan, 40, said the ruling was ‘a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right.’
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
What we know and don’t know on new COVID-19 variant
On Friday, the WHO designated it as a “variant of concern,” naming it “omicron” after a letter in the Greek alphabet.