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Dr. Anthony Fauci is coming forward with some Mother’s Day predictions about the pandemic. President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor spoke with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Sunday about the pandemic’s current state and what he expects if a large number of the population is vaccinated by this time next year, sharing that “we’re going to see a […]

On Friday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of the full FDA approval application process for its COVID-19 vaccine, saying data to support what’s called a Biologics License Application would be submitted on a rolling basis in the coming weeks. “We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since December in delivering vaccines to […]

The CDC is projecting that COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States could see a “sharp decline” by July if vaccinations remain high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new modeling study on Wednesday, suggesting “that with high vaccination coverage and moderate NPI [nonpharmaceutical interventions] adherence, hospitalizations and deaths will likely remain […]

The former owner of a pizza parlor in Massachusetts has been accused of lying about the number of employees he had in an effort to fraudulently acquire what turned out to be $660,000+ in federal relief funds for COVID-19 through a Small Business Administration-approved lender, according to an announcement from prosecutors on Tuesday. He is then alleged […]

John Oliver came through with a timely reminder to not listen to anything Joe Rogan says with Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight. The focus of Oliver’s latest extended explainer, fittingly, was the impact of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. As Oliver detailed at the top of the episode, the surging numbers recently seen in […]

Some people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot experienced fainting or dizziness afterward, which the CDC now says was actually due to anxiety and not an issue with the vaccine. J&J is the only vaccine ​​​​​​ that calls for one dose. A new study from the public health agency reveals that similar temporary reactions have […]

Moneybagg Yo has just shared some unfortunate family news. On Friday night, the Memphis-born rapper took to Twitter to reveal his mom had tested positive for coronavirus and was diagnosed with pneumonia. Though he didn’t provide details on his mother’s current condition, he told his followers he needed their prayers: “Dam mane how df My mama got COVID […]

Joe Rogan found himself in hot water this week after he discouraged young, “healthy” people from getting the coronavirus vaccine. His controversial comments received criticism not only from the general public, but also from Dr. Anthony Fauci—the nation’s leading expert on infectious disease. Spotify’s Joe Rogan encourages “healthy” young people not to get a coronavirus vaccine. […]

By the Federal Trade Commission’s estimates, more than 400,000 scams have been perpetrated amid the pandemic era. The FTC said this week, per a report from a CBS News, that the scams in question included everything from hawking fraudulent hand sanitizer concoctions to offering equally fraudulent vaccination cards. Also mentioned among the scam operations are […]

An autopsy performed on Tommy “Tiny” Lister found that the actor best known for his role as Deebo in the Friday franchise died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, TMZ reports. The L.A. County Medical Examiner said Lister also tested positive for COVID-19, but concluded that heart disease was the cause of death.  Lister’s manager Cindy Cowan said in December that he tested positive four months […]