After enforcing particularly tough rules, the country says its “emergency phase” is probably over.#Australia #ends #Covid #isolation #rule #moves #039emergency #phase039 Source link
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How I cope after losing my sense of smell to COVID
Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working. That’s when I realized how often smell comes up in daily conversation: “That Uber smelled weird,” or “that woman was wearing way too much perfume,” or “someone’s definitely smoking weed nearby.” I have anosmia, a symptom of long COVID. I caught the virus early in...
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Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds
The latest shots, which target Omicron and its subvariants, could offer protection against a winter surge in cases. But many people are unsure if they’re eligible.#Adults #Heard #Covid #Boosters #Survey #Finds Source link
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Hollywood COVID Protocols Extended as Studios and Unions Negotiate
The entertainment industry’s COVID protocols will stay in place for now, as the unions announced an extension on Friday night. The protocols, which have been in place for two years, were set to expire on Friday night. The industry unions — including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Directors Guild of America — have been negotiating an...
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In Unhinged Video, CEO Who Told Staff to Work Through Hurricane Also Scorned COVID Concerns
Years before she told employees bring their families to the office so they could keep working during a hurricane, CEO of PostcardMania Joy Gendusa was shockingly scornful of employees’ fears of COVID-19. (Screenshot from virtual PostcardMania staff meeting) The same CEO in Florida who downplayed Hurricane Ian and told employees to bring their families and pets to...
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Covid Fraud Hits $45.6 Billion
The Labor Department’s Inspector General has updated its estimates of fraud in pandemic-era unemployment benefits, and it’s hard to know what’s worse: the shoddy systems that allowed crooks to bilk taxpayers, or the Biden Administration’s refusal to do anything about it. The IG first alerted Labor to the scope of the problem with reports in...
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Dean Cain mocked for blocking dozens of Twitter users after Covid mask complaint backfires
American actor Dean Cain was widely mocked online after he blocked at least a dozen Twitter users who responded to a tweet complaining about Covid mask rules on a Canadian flight. The New Adventures of Superman and Vendetta actor was on a flight when he tweeted a picture of himself wearing a face mask on...
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Covid Boosters
Who should get a Covid booster, and when? We answer the big questions.#Covid #Boosters Source link
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Flu and Covid could make this a hard winter for UK
People should prepare for a rampant flu season, say experts, based on what Australia has experienced.#Flu #Covid #hard #winter Source link
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California enjoys ‘good COVID weather,’ but winter could bring surprises
California is entering the fall with coronavirus in retreat. Cases have fallen significantly from the height of the Omicron wave this spring and summer, and that has allowed government officials to ease both mask rules and recommendations. But health experts are warning these conditions could change as the weather cools, people head indoors and new...