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Florida’s elderly population is going to great lengths to ensure they get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. According to the Associated Press, senior citizens have begun swarming distribution sites across the Sunshine State, where anyone over the age of 65 is eligible to receive the shot along with health care workers. However, Florida’s vaccine […]
Drew Pinsky, better known as Dr. Drew, has tested positive for coronavirus. The celebrity doctor revealed his diagnosis via Instagram on Tuesday, sharing a photo of himself recovering in bed with an electrolyte drink in hand. His wife, Susan Pinsky, was also seen in the photo standing next to Dr. Drew while wearing mask. The caption confirmed Susan […]
In the latest instance of a white woman going viral for all the wrong reasons, an unidentified woman can be seen calling a UPS store her “private residence” after she was asked to wear a mask. Originally shared on TikTok by the user asapvick, the three videos show how the woman refused to mask up, then […]
Christian artist Sean Feucht has spent the last year on a bit of a COVID-19 whistle stop tour. The performer has stopped off in cities around the country to hold maskless worship concerts, spreading the word of God like some kind of airborne virus to all who might hear it. Needless to say, this has earned […]
Diddy‘s generosity has, once again, made headlines. About a week after gifting his mother with a new Bentley and a $1 million check, the hip-hop mogul announced he would provide financial relief for Miami families struggling amid the pandemic. According to Page Six, Diddy’s Sean Combs Foundation is giving a grant to an organization that will help 175 households […]
An iOS app is facing backlash for allegedly promoting large and, in many cases, illegal gatherings in New York City. The platform, called “Vybe Together,” is a self-described “secret party app” that uses the tagline “Get your rebel on. Get your party on.” Business Insider reports the app was co-founded by Baruch college graduate Alexander Dimcevski in January […]
Colorado officials have reported the country’s first known case of B.1.1.7—a COVID-19 variant that is believed to be more infectious than the original strain. According to the Washington Post, the strain was identified in a man in his 20s, who reportedly has no travel history. The variant was first discovered in the U.K this month, as the country […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is requesting that TV and film productions “strongly consider” pausing for a few weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the area, Deadline reports. “Although music, TV and film productions are allowed to operate, we ask you to strongly consider pausing work for a few weeks during this […]
According to TMZ (which was citing a rep they spoke to from the airline) JetBlue has banned Lil Pump over a prolonged incident that took place during this past weekend. This incident is said to have been ignited by the 20-year-old rapper’s refusal to wear a facemask, before deteriorating into a long(er) series of bad […]
On Monday, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa reimposed a national ban on alcohol sales, while also closing down all bars, in an effort to combat a spike in the spread of COVID (with that spike also reportedly involving a new strain). The country had attempted to find a middle ground earlier in December by limiting alcohol sales to select hours […]
