Americas
US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveller
Fauci and other medical experts strongly emphasized that Americans should continue to get vaccinated and get their booster shots
FDA panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
The group's recommendation came after hours of debate about the drug's modest benefits and potential safety issues
All adults should get COVID-19 booster shots, says U.S. CDC
The agency is taking a more cautious stance as Omicron's emergence further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters
Countries should accelerate vaccinations, stresses WHO as new variant poses high risk
The emergence of the omicron variant has fulfilled predictions of scientists who warned the elevated transmission of virus
New York governor declares 'disaster emergency' over rising COVID-19 infection rates
'Disaster emergency' declared in New York
Flights cancelled, schools shut over three Covid-19 cases in Shanghai
The three positive cases are friends who travelled to the nearby city of Suzhou together last week, Shanghai health authorities said
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Moderna hasn't yet gotten the go-ahead to offer its vaccine to teens
SpaceX to conduct 'humanity's first planetary defence test' to redirect asteroid
This will be the third flight for this Falcon 9's first stage booster
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January
American citizens and permanent residents may still enter the US regardless of their vaccination status, but face additional testing hurdles
5 dead, 40 injured after SUV speeds into US Christmas parade
One video shows the moment the SUV broke through the barricades and the sound of what appears to be several gunshots