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Cruise ships were the site of a number of massive COVID-19 outbreaks at the start of the pandemic last year. Now, even with strict COVID health and safety policies, it appears that two passengers have tested positive for the virus on a fully vaccinated Royal Caribbean ship, People reports. The Celebrity Millennium left St. Maarten on […]
At the G-7 summit in southwest England this week, G-7 nation leaders including Joe Biden came together and pledged to donate at least 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries around the world. The Associated Press reports that both Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have committed to leading efforts to help out countries struggling amid […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci is again reminding Americans of the importance of securing high vaccination numbers when it comes to the fight against variants. During a press conference on Tuesday, Fauci turned the proceedings to a topic he said has gained “a lot more attention” in recent days, i.e. variants. More specifically, Fauci pointed to the […]
The U.S. managing to meet President Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal is now a “very unlikely” outcome, per a new report detailing the current patterns in vaccination data nationwide. Per the results of a week-long analysis from the Washington Post, the U.S. is currently averaging less than one million shots each day, which marks a decline […]
Mission: Impossible 7 will suspend filming in the U.K. until mid-June after a crew member tested positive for coronavirus, per The Hollywood Reporter. “We have temporarily halted production on Mission: Impossible 7 until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing. We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation,” a […]
A pastor in Florida, known for his anti-vax and right-wing views, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after claiming vaccines would wipe out “stupid people.” Talk show host Rick Wiles, just weeks after claiming coronavirus vaccinations were part of a “mass death campaign,” took to TruNews.com—a site where he spreads hateful conspiracies NBC News identified as homophobic and racist—to share the news […]
The pandemic is not over, and the World Health Organization wants countries to avoid thinking that it is. At the 74th World Health Assembly on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that any country thinking the pandemic is over is making a huge error. “The reality is, we still have a lot of work to do […]
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is catching heat from her boss. While serving as acting governor this week, the Republican lawmaker issued an executive order that banned mask mandates across the state. And she apparently did without informing Idaho’s governor or his office. According to KTVB7, the mask mandate prohibition went into effect at 11 a.m. Thursday, while Gov. Brad […]
Kim Kardashian revealed her family’s frontline battle with the pandemic on a new episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Kim disclosed that all four of her children—North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm—as well as herself were diagnosed with COVID-19. “Every other day I felt like shit,” Kim says in a clip. “I had body aches.” Because she […]
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated. This stat, among other notable milestones, is included in the latest update from the CDC regarding nationwide vaccination data. 49.6 percent of the U.S. population 18 years of age and older are now fully vaccinated, while 61.3 percent of all adults have […]
