vaccine
Woody Harrelson has landed in hot water for referencing anti-vaccination conspiracies during his opening monologue on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Woody mentioned his controversial stance on vaccination while talking about the “craziest script” he’s ever read, which referenced the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the medical industry and government’s desire to push vaccines. […]
The Biden administration informed Congress on Monday of its plan to begin winding down the COVID-19 national and public health emergency declarations with an end date set for May 11. The announcement comes in response to two House Republican measures pushing to end the emergencies immediately, according to CNN. “The wind-down would align with the Administration’s previous […]
Damar Hamlin shared a video Saturday, thanking everyone who has supported him throughout his recovery process. The post came less than a month after the Buffalo Bills safety suffered cardiac arrest during a matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The video also marked Hamlin’s first time speaking on camera since the in-game collapse. “I can’t tell you how appreciative I am […]
New York officials have upped their efforts to combat polio. On Friday, state Gov. Kathy Hochu declared a state of emergency over the poliovirus outbreak. She announced the move after the virus was detected in wastewater samples collected in five different regions: Rockland County; Orange County; Sullivan County; New York City; and, most recently, Nassau County. The declaration allows more health […]
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna has filed lawsuits against both Pfizer and BioNTech over alleged patent violations pertaining to its mRNA technology. Per a statement shared on Friday, Moderna alleged that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed upon mRNA patents filed between 2010 and 2016. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, where Moderna is […]
Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open, which begins on Monday in New York, due to vaccination restrictions. Djokovic, who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making him unable to travel to the United States, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the news. “Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for […]
California has become the latest state to declare a state of emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the declaration on Monday as the state recently eclipsed 800 monkeypox cases, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The declaration will allow California to deploy personnel from the Emergency Medical Services […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order declaring the monkeypox outbreak a “state emergency disaster.” The Democratic lawmaker announced the move Friday night, after health officials confirmed there were nearly 1,400 reported cases of the disease statewide. According to the New York Department of Health, the vast majority of those cases were seen in New […]
Health officials say a New York man has tested positive for polio, marking the first known U.S. infection in nearly a decade. The New York State Department of Health say the unnamed patient was unvaccinated and may have contracted the disease from someone who received the oral polio vaccine. According to the New York Times, the OPV […]
Pfizer said Saturday its Omicron-adapted COVID-19 have shown a “high immune response” against the variant. In separate statements, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and BioNTech CEO Prof. Ugur Sahin both expressed excitement over the latest data, which they say bodes well for the pair of Omicron-adapted candidates. “Based on these data, we believe we have two very […]
