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Children as young as six months old can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York Times reports that the CDC recommends parents get their children immunized, with the vaccines available to this age group on Tuesday. Kids from six months through five years old can get Moderna, and kids from six months through four […]
After 25 cases of monkeypox were reported in the Montreal area, Quebec is planning to combat the disease by jabbing some people with a smallpox vaccine. Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec’s public health director, said on Thursday that the vaccine will be offered to those most vulnerable to catching monkeypox, including people who have been in contact with […]
A 60-year-old man in Germany allegedly received roughly 90 COVID-19 vaccines just to sell vaccination cards. The man, whose name has not been released, reportedly got his COVID-19 vaccination shots in the eastern state of Saxony, CBS News writes. This transpired “for months” until he was confronted by police over his ploy to sell the cards, which included authentic vaccine batch […]
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be allowed to play in the Barclays Center on Sunday after New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday lifted its private sector vaccine mandate. Ahead of his home debut, Irving spoke with ESPN about playing his first game at Barclays this season, as well as his hopes of signing a long-term extension this summer. “Please take my comment seriously […]
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be allowed to play in the Barclays Center on Sunday as New York City lifts its private sector vaccine mandate, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. ESPN reports New York mayor Eric Adams had been working with health officials on altering the polarizing mandate which will also allow for unvaccinated New York […]
China’s national health authorities have reported the first two COVID-19 deaths in the country since January 2021, NBC News shares. The deaths were reported Saturday, in the northeastern Jilin province, amid an omicron-related surge in COVID cases. Now, China’s COVID death toll sits at 4,638. Jilin has issued a travel ban as China reported 2,157 total new COVID cases […]
Those who’ve gotten their COVID-19 booster shots may need an additional boost sometime in the future, at least according to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Bourla told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that a fourth vaccine dose may be needed when it comes to newer COVID variants—and that Pfizer will be submitting data regarding a fourth dose. […]
The Brooklyn Nets were fined $50K after letting Kyrie Irving into the locker room during their last home game against the New York Knicks this past Sunday, and NBA fans are not happy about it. The league released a statement on Monday saying that the Nets were being penalized for “violating local New York City […]
Kyrie Irving has been unable to play in any of the Brooklyn Nets’ home games this season due to NYC’s vaccine mandate, which requires people to have at least one shot of the vaccine to enter indoor gyms. And yet, just a day after attending the ACC Tournament final between Duke and Virginia Tech, which was played at […]
New York City will end several COVID-19 protocols on Monday. Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that masks will be optional for public school students, K-12, and staff starting this coming week. “I know there are some parents who state they still want their children to wear their masks, you can,” Adams said. “But for those […]
