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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to defend his record in high-stakes grilling at COVID inquiry

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to defend his record in high-stakes grilling at COVID inquiry

LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who led Britain through the coronavirus pandemic before being ousted by scandal, is set to defend his record on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the country’s handling of COVID-19 .
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

OTTAWA — Health Canada authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.
Poland's former President Lech Walesa, 80, hospitalized with COVID-19

Poland's former President Lech Walesa, 80, hospitalized with COVID-19

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lech Walesa, Poland's 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been hospitalized with a bad case of COVID-19, an aide said Tuesday.
Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharpl
COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations

COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations

TORONTO — There is a lot of COVID-19 circulating in Ontario right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise, set to peak over the holiday season, the province's top doctor said Monday.
From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

OTTAWA — The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969.
The UK's former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown

The UK's former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s former health secretary told a COVID-19 inquiry Thursday that the British government would have saved many lives if it had acted sooner and imposed a national lockdown weeks earlier than it did in March 2020.
Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response

Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease.
US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts 'zero-COVID' after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state

Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts 'zero-COVID' after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — In one painting, a child sits, mouth wide open, as a worker in white medical garb extends a long cotton swab toward her tonsils.
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