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Before we dive into the latest news from Johnson & Johnson, let’s start with a semi-friendly reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already done so. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson shared data (still to be peer-reviewed) showing that boosters complementing its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine provided increased protection. In a statement, Paul Stoffels, M.D.—the Vice Chairman of the […]
Despite major advancements in medical technology in the last 100 years, more people have now died from COVID-19 than died during the 1918 influenza pandemic. 1918’s influenza killed at least 50 million people around the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a number which they say is equivalent to 200 million […]
Preliminary numbers show that the overwhelmingly vaccine-averse state of Alabama “literally shrunk” during the first year of the pandemic. During a recent press briefing, per regional Birmingham outlet WBRC, Alabama State Health Officer Scott Harris first made special mention of the recently reported nationwide stats showing that 1 in 500 Americans have died from COVID-19. Lamenting that figure as “staggering,” […]
Pfizer has announced the first results from a key trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of 12. In a statement shared Monday, Pfizer and BioNTech said the results from a Phase 2/3 trial showed a “favorable safety profile” and “robust neutralizing antibody responses” in children between the ages of 5 and […]
Chris Rock revealed on Twitter that he’s been diagnosed with COVID-19. He also urged anyone who hasn’t yet gotten vaccinated to do so. “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated,” he wrote. He didn’t reveal if he’s feeling symptoms, but the virus has been hitting […]
A school board meeting in Austin, Texas went off the rails this week after a local mother scolded officials for having a sexually explicit book at the library of one of its middle schools. On Wednesday, Kara Bell interrupted a COVID-19-related board meeting to request that the aforementioned book be removed from her daughter’s school. “I do […]
An FDA panel voted against recommending Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for people 16 years of age and older. The independent panel believes that two doses of the Pfizer vaccine can still safeguard Americans against the transmission of the very contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, and doesn’t think that a booster shot is necessary right now, The New […]
Wendy Williams was reportedly hospitalized this week for mental health reasons. According to TMZ, the 57-year-old talk show host was voluntarily admitted to a New York City hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Though the publication reports Williams was transported to the facility on Tuesday, other outlets indicate she was taken at around 8 a.m. Wednesday, shortly after officers arrived at […]
Fox Sports’ Nick Wright reported Wednesday that Kyrie Irving’s representation has “made it known” he would retire from the NBA if the Brooklyn Nets were to deal him. Irving kept his response short. Irving is entering the third year of his four-year deal with Brooklyn. He can opt out of the final year. Nets general manager Sean […]
A White House official denied Nicki Minaj’s claim that she was invited to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue after she expressed vaccine hesitancy. The official said that the White House actually offered to connect Minaj with a doctor over the phone so that she could ask questions about the vaccine, NBC News reports. “As we have with others, we offered […]
