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Nature, as the kids say, is healing. Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) says one of its intensive care units has not a single COVID-19 patient for the first time in over 14 months. The network took to Twitter on Wednesday to make the announcement, along with a video of staff at Toronto General Hospital’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care […]
A dispute over wearing face masks led to a grocery store clerk being fatally shot, according to authorities. The incident took place around 1:10 p.m. on Monday inside the Big Bear Supermarket at South DeKalb Mall in Decatur, Georgia. The DeKalb County Sheriff, Melody Maddox, said several people were in the store when a man opened fire on a […]
Novavax announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, demonstrated 90.4 percent efficacy overall in its Phase 3 trial. In a press release on Monday, Stanley C. Erck—Novavax’s president and CEO—said the newly announced trial results sets up the company as “one step closer” to addressing the global need for additional COVID-19 vaccine options. “These clinical […]
An Iowa man who got into a fight over wearing his face mask has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The altercation took place at the Vision 4 Less eyewear store in Des Moines back in November 2020. While shopping around, 42-year-old Shane Michael was asked by a customer in the store to pull his […]
A Quiet Place Part II became the first movie of the pandemic era to surpass $100 million in U.S. ticket sales, after earning nearly $12 million to top the box office over the weekend. Variety reports the John Krasinski-directed thriller has generated a total of $108 million at the domestic box office and another $80 million internationally. Starring Emily […]
YouTube has suspended Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson over his controversial comments on COVID-19. The seven-day ban stems from a video that was filmed during a Milwaukee Press Club event on June 3 when the GOP lawmaker began touting unproven alternative treatments for the disease. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Johnson slammed President Joe Biden and former president Donald […]
In a heartwarming moment, Bill Murray led a chant of “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” at the first fully packed Chicago Cubs game since COVID-19 hit. The Chicago Cubs welcomed full capacity to Wrigley Field on Friday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. Being one of the most […]
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 […]
