coronavirus
Woody Harrelson has landed in hot water for referencing anti-vaccination conspiracies during his opening monologue on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Woody mentioned his controversial stance on vaccination while talking about the “craziest script” he’s ever read, which referenced the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the medical industry and government’s desire to push vaccines. […]
The Biden administration informed Congress on Monday of its plan to begin winding down the COVID-19 national and public health emergency declarations with an end date set for May 11. The announcement comes in response to two House Republican measures pushing to end the emergencies immediately, according to CNN. “The wind-down would align with the Administration’s previous […]
A Florida man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds. According to the Department of Justice, Don V. Cisternino, 47, of Chuluota has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction. The court also ordered Cisternino to […]
DJ Jazzy Jeff was one of the first celebrities to announce he had contracted COVID-19, and according to the man himself, it almost killed him. “I was one of the first people to get sick, and I almost didn’t make it,” Jeff explained. “I got sick the day the world shut down. That was the day […]
Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open, which begins on Monday in New York, due to vaccination restrictions. Djokovic, who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making him unable to travel to the United States, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the news. “Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease expert, who rose to household name status during the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced he plans to step down as Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden and as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The 81-year-old shared the news on Monday and confirmed he will exit both […]
Joe Biden has once again tested positive for COVID-19. He confirmed the news via Twitter, writing, “Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again. This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work, and will […]
The World Health Organization has cautioned the public that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, and a new variant is spreading rapidly in America. As CNN reported, the novel coronavirus has continued to spread and a new subvariant of Omicron, BA.5, has been detected. The strain was first detected in July 2022, and is believed […]
Pfizer said Saturday its Omicron-adapted COVID-19 have shown a “high immune response” against the variant. In separate statements, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and BioNTech CEO Prof. Ugur Sahin both expressed excitement over the latest data, which they say bodes well for the pair of Omicron-adapted candidates. “Based on these data, we believe we have two very […]
A trainee police officer will no longer be able to join any police force after he was caught faking a positive COVID-19 test so he could get time off work. Ahmed Anwari drew red lines on a lateral flow test he had taken on December 13, 2020, and sent a photo of the test to […]
