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Jerome Adams, surgeon general for the Trump administration, appeared on Face the Nation Sunday, where he urged Americans to get vaccinated as the Delta variant appears to be pushing the United States towards an inevitable fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. When asked about vaccine hesitancy in the country, Adams warned that the decision to remain unvaccinated will […]
A man who had COVID-19 was arrested after disguising himself as his wife so that he could board an Indonesian flight traveling from Jakarta to Ternate. “He bought the plane ticket with his wife’s name and brought the identity card, the PCR test result, and the vaccination card with his wife’s name. All documents are […]
One week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 has been found in the Olympic Village. The Associated Press reports that the person, who is identified as “games-concerned personnel,” tested positive Friday and was placed in a 14-day quarantine. “In the current situation, that positive cases arise is something […]
Despite many venues and festivals opening back up with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, it’s still not completely safe outside. Wiz Khalifa, for example, just revealed he’s contracted coronavirus without having any symptoms. Wiz took to Twitter to reveal his health status. “Okay loved ones….sooo…..Ya boy got covid,” he tweeted. “No symptoms. Just stay away from me […]
A Sarasota, Florida woman was forcibly taken off a plane this past Wednesday morning after her alleged refusal to put on a mask. According to NBC-2, 23-year-old Adelaide Schrowang was acting unruly and was in violation of the plane’s mask policies. Federal law still requires that every passenger wear a face covering when on a plane. […]
A 90-year-old Belgian has died after suffering simultaneous infections from two COVID-19 variants. Bloomberg reports the unvaccinated woman tested positive after admission to the OLV hospital in Aalst in March after she fell multiple times. Her oxygen levels were initially good, but her condition rapidly deteriorated and she died five days later. An autopsy has now revealed that […]
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins made her prediction that the day-and-date release strategy, which sees films come out in theaters and through streaming outlets on the same day, is not something that will last. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic led to a massive restructuring on how new movies became available to […]
President Biden is urging Americans to take precautions while celebrating the July 4 holiday this weekend. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Biden voiced his concern that “people will die” after attending large gatherings in places where vaccination rates are low. “I am concerned that people who have not gotten vaccinated have the capacity to catch the variant […]
Since the start of the pandemic, over 26,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19, according to government statistics. While that’s a devastating count, a new study says the true number of Canadians who have lost their lives due to COVID may vastly exceed the official toll. A new report by the Royal Society of Canada, published Tuesday, estimates that between […]
The Trump administration released around 4,500 prisoners to home confinement during the pandemic to prevent them from catching COVID-19. Some thought Joe Biden would extend the policy, but it seems the White House may be looking to send almost all those inmates back to prison once the public health emergency is over, which is in line with […]
