COVID-19

A new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday found that the Covid-19 pandemic lowered Americans' life expectancy by almost two years. According to the CDC, the average American person born in 2020 will live to...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for use on Wednesday. Pfizer filed for U.S. authorization of the the antiviral Covid-19 pill in late November. The pill, called Paxlovid, can now be prescribed by doctors for high-risk...

Thanasis Plevris, Greek Minister of Health, announced on Wednesday that Greece would likely impose Covid-19 measures after the holidays to halt the spread of the omicron variant. "It is a clear position of the government that after the holidays there...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged all the members of the Orthodox faith around the world to become vaccinated against the coronavirus, if they have not already done so, in a Christmas message on Tuesday. "Science, provided it serves to minister to...

A total of 77 people with Covid-19 passed away in Greece on Tuesday alone, compared to the 85 people who died with the virus in the country on Monday. This brings the total number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the country...

Greece will offer two free coronavirus self tests to all Greeks over the holidays to help curb the spread of the virus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday. Mitsotakis decided on the measure after health officials recommended that he...

The US reported its first death due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus as the mutation has now become the dominant one in the country, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Since the omicron coronavirus variant first arrived in Greece, a total of 26 cases of the variant have been diagnosed in the country. Health officials fear that the strain could spread rapidly and may even become the dominant strain of...

Moderna officials stated on Monday that its booster shot appears to be effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. According to laboratory tests that have been underway, the Moderna shot will continue to be its "first line of defense...

Top US pandemic adviser Anthony Fauci warned of a bleak winter ahead as the Omicron coronavirus variant spurs a new wave of infections globally, sparking restrictions and concerns over hospital capacity. “One thing that’s very clear … is (Omicron’s) extraordinary...