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One in five prisoners in the U.S. has had COVID-19. That rate among state and federal prisoners, per an Associated Press and Marshall Project report published Friday, is more than four times higher than the rate of the general population. Current data shows that at least 275,000 prisoners in the U.S. have been infected during the […]
The United States has more COVID-19 vaccines than initially thought. The Food and Drug Administration announced the news Wednesday, after multiple hospital pharmacists reported leftover doses in vials containing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The vials were reportedly intended to hold only five doses, but as reported by Politico, health workers noticed some of the vials contained up to six or […]
Jeremih, whose holiday project with Chance the Rapper is now available on streaming for the first time ever, is opening up about his harrowing experience with COVID-19. About 11 minutes into the Sway in the Morning video below, Jeremih was asked about being a “lesson” for anyone out there who may still be living in denial during […]
Can someone check on Tyrese? The singer and Fast & Furious actor is in the hot seat after posting a ridiculous caption to Instagram where he admitted to setting the temperature to 90 degrees when he sleeps in order to prevent himself from contracting COVID-19—a tactic that has been disproved. “One of my secrets for […]
Nathan Apodaca, the TikTok star who went viral after posting himself riding a skateboard while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” has contracted COVID-19, TMZ reports. Apodaca’s fiancée Estela Chavez has also tested positive for the coronavirus. Apodaca, who’s username is doggface208, has reportedly been traveling a lot since his “Dreams” video, which featured him drinking Ocean […]
A viral video has reignited a longstanding theory about Mucinex’s effect on fertility. As pointed out by BuzzFeed, TikTok user @juliasendojourney recently made the claim when speaking about her COVID-19 recovery. She says that while battling the infection, she took Muxinex to relieve her symptoms, but noticed another unexpected side effect from the cold medication: her “fertile signs” surged like […]
A wild mink in Utah has tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first free-ranging native animal to contract the virus, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned. In October, thousands of minks who were being housed in fur farms in Utah died from the coronavirus over the course of 10 days. State veterinarian Dr. Dean Taylor suspected that the […]
A major tide-turner of the pandemic seems to be on the horizon. Three FedEx, UPS, and Boyle Transportation semi-trucks left the Pfizer manufacturing plant on Sunday morning, carrying the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The caravan of trucks—led and trailed by unmarked police cars—was met with cheers from local residents in Portage, Michigan upon their departure. “I’m proud […]
Florida Gators basketball star Keyontae Johnson is in critical but stable condition at a Tallahassee hospital after collapsing on the court during a game against Florida State, ESPN reports. The Gators were coming out a timeout early in the game when Johnson collapsed. He was given immediate medical attention before being taken off the court. Prior to the incident, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for the country’s coronavirus vaccine, marking a significant turning point in the ongoing fight against the deadly pandemic. According to the New York Times, the U.S. is expected to distribute 2.9 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine over the next week, the first of which will begin going out within […]
