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Uncertainty looms over Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales Tour. On Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated singer announced she had canceled her Sacramento show because she “felt extremely under the weather.” Though Sullivan told fans she had tested negative for COVID-19, she wanted to take some time to rest her body and voice to ensure her future performances were solid. […]
Nick Minaj is still catching heat over a vaccine claim involving swollen testicles. On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Public Health Department caught wind of a Nicki tweet posted on Feb. 16: “Nothing like watching someone speak confidently about something they know nothing about,” she wrote without providing context. The health department responded to the message with the […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a stern message to Kanye West: get fully vaccinated or be banned from entering the country. The lawmaker’s warning came after several sources claimed West intended to tour Australia sometime in March, ahead of the Grammys and his headlining Coachella gig in April. The 44-year-old entertainer and his team have […]
As the United States continues to grapple with COVID-19, health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on BA. 2—an omicron subvariant that has been found in several countries across the world. The World Health Organization announced this week that it continues to investigate the mutations of BA. 2, which is widely known as the “son of omicron.” […]
A man wrote in to Slate’s How to Do It podcast to seek out advice about his penis allegedly shrinking by 1.5 inches after contracting COVID-19. The man, who is in his 30s and considers himself to be heterosexual, said he was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID last July. Following his release from the hospital, […]
Hospitalization rates for young children with COVID-19 have hit a record high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. “While children still have the lowest rate of hospitalization of any group, pediatric hospitalizations are at the highest rate compared to any prior point in the pandemic,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said. “Sadly, we are seeing the […]
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines are skyrocketing in Quebec—and it may be driven by alcohol and marijuana shoppers. As pointed out by the New York Daily News, Canadian officials have reported a significant surge in first-dose vaccine appointments in the eastern province. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said vaccine appointment requests had averaged about 1,500 per day; however, that number […]
Another COVID-19 variant has been discovered in France, and this one has 46 mutations ,which is reportedly more than the current Omicron variant surging across the globe. According to Newsweek, the variant, which is named B.1.640.2, colloquially being called IHU because the team that found it works at Méditerranée Infection University Hospital Institute, was discovered in an […]
The cruise industry may have suffered another major blow. A day after COVID cases reached a record high, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory warning Americans about the potential dangers of cruise travel. The agency cited the recent spike in COVID-19 cases that have been reported on ships around the world. According to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shortened the recommended isolation time for those with COVID-19—as well as people who have come into close contacts with those who’ve tested positive—from 10 days to 5 days. The change—which Dr. Anthony Fauci previously said was “under consideration”—comes as officials say evidence points to people being most infectious in the two […]
