US Affairs

  • Covid-19: President Joe Biden receives Pfizer booster jab
    US President Joe Biden and Americans over 65 as well as those with underlying health conditions are now eligible for a third jab of the Pfizer vaccine after US authorities had approved it.
  • COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drug makers
    Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the US moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus.How much the manufacturers stand to gain depends on how big the rollout proves to be.US health officials late on Thursday endorsed booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine for […]
  • Top US military officer calls Afghanistan war a ‘strategic failure’
    In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the top US military officer has called the 20-year war a “strategic failure”.General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he believed the US should have kept several thousand troops in the country to prevent the Taliban takeover that happened faster […]
  • US to reopen air travel to vaccinated foreign visitors
    [jpshare] Travelers from abroad will be required to show proof of vaccination before getting on their flights and a negative Covid-19 test within three days of entering the US, said the White House’s pandemic coordinator Jeffrey Zients. The US is set to reopen air travel to foreign visitors who are […]
  • New York hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms….
    The New York City teacher and principal unions are pushing back against the upcoming deadline for Department of Education employees to comply with the city’s vaccination mandate, saying the mandate could lead to a potential staffing crisis next week with thousands of unvaccinated teachers and staff leaving. As Mayor Bill […]