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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy in every state in the U.S. dropped by three years in 2020. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years, the biggest...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has updated its current COVID-19-related protocols and told its employees that wearing a face mask would no longer be required in most locations. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company told employees through an internal email, first noted on...

U.S. airlines on Monday rushed to end the COVID-19 mask mandate but continued to recommend wearing a face mask when using public transport after a federal judge in Florida called the two-year-old rule for public transportation unlawful. What Happened: United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers that encourage doctors to use their best judgment, removing its previous recommended ceilings on doses for chronic pain patients. This is the first comprehensive revision...

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) on Thursday called out the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for what it suggested was the singling out of the cruise industry with a new travel advisory over COVID-19 fears due to the fast-spreading omicron coronavirus variant....

An estimated 62.4% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at this point, but the nationwide outbreak of the delta variant is an ongoing concern for investors. On Tuesday, Bank of America economist Aditya Bhave said the delta variant will likely continue to be a...

Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) is receiving both positive and negative feedback to a new COVID-19 related feature available on its website. More than 30,500 establishments have added the new attribution to their Yelp page, although some local restaurants are receiving negative comments from...

U.S. health authorities have urged Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to go back to wearing masks indoors when in public places.  What Happened: The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has asked its salaried and non-union employees in the U.S. to get vaccinated by...

Shares of COVID-19 vaccine companies Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE - ADR (NASDAQ: BNTX) are moving sharply lower Wednesday. What Happened: Administering of mRNA vaccines, the class of vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, resulted in...

Changes are coming at U.S. movie theaters two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control relaxed mask-wearing rules for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  What Happened: AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark and Regal Cinemas said Friday...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has relaxed mask-wearing rules for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  According to the CDC, fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal...

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified public health authorities in all 50 states and five large cities to begin preparations to distribute two unidentified vaccines in late October or early November, the New York Times reported Wednesday. What Happened: The two...