The highly contagious omicron variant can more easily infect vaccinated staff than previous strains, threatening to further exacerbate the worker shortage.
Union Square Hospitality Group will soon require customers to show proof of having received a Covid booster shot in order to dine indoors or drink at its bars.
Hong Kong needs to stick to its zero-Covid strategy until more people are vaccinate, said Yuen Kwok-yung, a member of the city's expert advisory panel.
Dr. Jeremy Faust, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said that real-time data could be used to make targeted restrictions to slow the spread of Covid.
The U.S. is heading into its second Christmas and New Year's with Covid-19 cases on the rise again, but armed this year with available vaccines and boosters.
The FDA granted emergency authorization to Pfizer's Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to revolutionize the fight against the virus.