Infectious Disease - Page 308

October 3, 2022

Chinese artist turns COVID-19 tests into art to represent the pandemic life in China

Chinese artist, Siyuan Zhuji, is turning coronavirus tests into video art as a way to represent the pandemic era. So far, Zhuji has filmed 40 tests through a tiny camera.

October 3, 2022

Head of Russia’s Orthodox Church tests positive for COVID-19, suffers severe symptoms

Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is suffering from severe symptoms and is requiring bed rest and isolation.

October 3, 2022

US government sent more than $28M to Chinese entities for research, Stefanik-requested GAO study finds

A study requested by top House Republicans found that the U.S. government sent more than $28 million to Chinese entities for research and other development between 2015 and 2021.

October 3, 2022

Europe sees worst bird flu outbreak in its history this year

Europe's poultry industry may be at risk after Europe experienced the worst bird flu outbreak in its history this year, culling almost 50 million birds.

October 3, 2022

1M Minnesota residents qualify for bonus checks from COVID pandemic, $487 individual payments

Over 1 million MN residents qualified for bonus checks as frontline workers during the pandemic. Each frontline worker will receive less than $500.

October 3, 2022

Retired 3-star Coast Guard vice admiral calls out Biden administration for 'misguided' military vax mandate

A top retired Coast Guard official is calling out the Pentagon's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for being an "ideological purge" against religious service members who are being denied exemptions.

October 3, 2022

Supreme Court turns away challenge to Biden federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to President Biden's administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at facilities that receive federal funding.

October 3, 2022

House Republicans demand answers on Pentagon COVID vaccine mandate amid punishments for unvaxxed soldiers

House Republicans are asking the Pentagon to provide answers on its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as unvaccinated service members still face harsh punishments.

October 3, 2022

Rep. Waltz calls for end to 'asinine' military vaccine mandate amid recruiting crisis: 'It's hurting people'

Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., criticized the military's "stubborn, asinine" COVID vaccine requirement that will force many service members out of their jobs.

October 3, 2022

NIH gives new grant to EcoHealth Alliance to research bat coronaviruses, despite concerns over Wuhan lab link

The National Institutes of Health awarded a new grant to EcoHealth Alliance to study bat coronaviruses, despite past scrutiny over its ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.