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Pfizer has kicked off work on an early-stage clinical trial of an oral COVID-19 antiviral therapeutic. The company said on Tuesday that it was progressing to multiple ascending doses after completing the dosing of single ascending doses in a phase 1 study of adults to look into the safety and tolerability of what they describe […]
For those of us who make live shows a central part of our existence, the total absence of them over the past year has added an extra layer of gloom to the abysmal pandemic experience. The industry-wide move to pause or outright cancel music festivals and individual artist tours, of course, was an inarguably necessary […]
As we’re now more than a year into the monotonous gloom of the pandemic era, a question that’s tossed around with varying levels of understanding is “When can we hurl ourselves back into a full-blown normal life?” During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci—President Biden’s chief medical advisor—was […]
Vaccinations in America have begun to give people hope that they’ll be able to return to “normal” living come this summer. Add to that the fact that states like California and Texas are reopening with no restrictions and it feels like we are tempting fate with another spike in infection rates. Despite all of that, […]
A new study shows 38 percent of Americans would sacrifice having sex for a year just for the opportunity to travel again in the near future, per CNBC. In the UK, the number is slightly higher at 40 percent. The survey conducted by the travel search site Trivago finds that when presented with that same ultimatum, 48 […]
Canadians have evidently reached peak COVID fatigue as a new study reveals that a significant amount of people are planning to break the country’s pandemic rules during spring break. Insights West, a Canadian market research company, surveyed 1,614 English-speaking Canadians about how often they follow COVID-19 restrictions in their province. Following provincial restrictions and guidelines day-to-day, about 48 […]
Less than two hours after bragging on Twitter about how he has personally prospered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moneybagg Yo tweeted out an apology for what he later realized was a “very insensitive” remark. Moneybagg Yo posted a few tweets earlier today where he talked about the money he has made during the pandemic. With businesses struggling to stay afloat and families […]
This week the country passed a hopeful milestone: There are now more Americans who have been vaccinated than have contracted COVID-19. According to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, 26.5 million people in the country have received one or two doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. That surpasses the 26.3 million documented U.S. cases of coronavirus […]
The pandemic has cost countless Americans their jobs, especially those who work in the live sports and entertainment industry. Just think about all the arena workers who will be out of work this NBA season alone. That’s why Kevin Love is doing what he can to offset some of those lost wages for the workers of Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, […]
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders finally struck a deal on a long-awaited $900 billion relief package on Sunday, following a months-long stalemate after passing the CARES Act back in March. According to the New York Times, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor. “We can finally report what our nation […]
