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Man gets more than 3 years in prison for $13M COVID-19 fraud

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts businessman convicted of fraudulently seeking more than $13 million in federal coronavirus pandemic relief loans has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Elijah Majak Buoi, 40, of Winchester, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release ...

White House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government, the White House said Friday, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would not order and distribute the shots in the state. The state was the only ...

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means ...

WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines

GENEVA (AP) — After all-night talks, members of the World Trade Organization early Friday reached a string of deals and commitments aimed at protecting stocks of ocean fish, broadening production of COVID-19 vaccines in the developing world, improving food security and reforming a 27-year-old ...

China defends ‘zero-COVID’ after US envoy warns of costs

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday defended its tough "zero-COVID" policy after the U.S. ambassador said it was causing serious damage to the global economy and foreign business sentiment. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the Chinese economy is recovering from the effects of the ...

DHHS weekly report: 11 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,848 new cases, 15 hospitalized

On Thursday, June 16, 2022, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 1,848 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 15. For the previous week, DHHS announce 11 additional death(s) related to COVID-19. We offer our ...