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China reopens 1 city as Shanghai lockdown enters 2nd phase

BEIJING (AP) — Residents of eastern Shanghai hoping to emerge from a four-day lockdown got some bad news Thursday night: Some will be confined to their homes for at least 10 more days. It was the latest wrinkle in the lockdown of China's largest city as it struggles to eliminate an ...

German panel recommends booster for recipients of 4 vaccines

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's independent vaccination advisory panel is recommending a booster shot with a messenger RNA vaccine for people who have had a full course of four Chinese, Indian and Russian COVID-19 vaccines that aren't currently approved for use in the European Union. In a draft ...

COVID pandemic’s end may bring turbulence for US health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures. Winding down those policies could begin as ...

Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers moved to the brink Thursday of shaking hands on a scaled-back bipartisan compromise providing a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19, a deal that could set up final congressional approval next week. The price tag was down from an earlier $15.6 billion agreement ...

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic, according to government findings released Thursday. Several medical groups have warned that pandemic isolation from school closures and lack of social gatherings has ...

Three new COVID-19 deaths, six hospitalizations in NH Wednesday

On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, DHHS announced 131 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Tuesday, March 29. Today’s results include 95 people who tested positive by PCR test and 36 who tested positive by antigen test. Test results for previous days are still being processed and updated ...