[ad_1] One of the flashiest executive perks has roared back since the onset of the pandemic: free personal travel on the company jet. Companies in the S&P 500 spent $65…
Tag: epidemics
Investigators Probe Whether U.S. Was Billed Twice for Coronavirus Research in China
[ad_1] Dec. 23, 2023 10:00 am ET WASHINGTON—Two federal inspectors general are investigating whether a nonprofit group involved in high-risk coronavirus research in China double-billed U.S. taxpayers for hundreds of…
What to know about rising cases of the ‘100-day cough’ in the UK
[ad_1] Cases of the highly contagious disease have more than tripled in the UK, with experts urging pregnant women and children to get vaccinated. ADVERTISEMENT If you’ve had a cough…
Covid-19 Cases Are Rising Again, Just in Time for the Holidays
[ad_1] In what is becoming a holiday-season tradition, Covid-19 cases are rising once again in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors and virus trackers…
Japan Detects Season’s First Bird Flu Case, to Cull 40,000 Birds – NHK
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK…
WHO Presses China for Data on Wave of Undiagnosed Pneumonia Cases
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 23, 2023 8:35 pm ET The World Health Organization said it has asked China to provide more information on an outbreak of pneumonia among children in northern…
Opinion | The Covid Vaccine Windfall Turns for Pfizer and Moderna
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 19, 2023 3:03 pm ET The U.S. was in a fit of Covid panic during Thanksgiving week two years ago. The Omicron variant had emerged like a…
Opinion | The Employee Retention Tax Credit Is the Biggest Covid Scam
[ad_1] It’s hard to feel sorry for the Internal Revenue Service, but cleaning up for Congress is never fun. The Covid employee retention tax credit is turning into a classic…