Infectious Disease - Page 363

July 6, 2022

Twitter reinstates Alex Berenson after ‘permanently’ suspending his account in 2021 over COVID tweets

Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson returned to Twitter on Wednesday after he was given a "permanent "ban for allegedly violating the platform's COVID "misinformation" policy.

July 6, 2022

Police reforms limiting traffic stops contributed to rise in DUI fatalities, experts say

Experts say the decrease in U.S. police department traffic stops played a role in an increase of DUI fatalities during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

July 6, 2022

FDA authorizes pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pill

The FDA announced Wednesday that state-licensed pharmacists in the US would be able to prescribe Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 pill for eligible patients as cases continue to rise.

July 6, 2022

BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant

The omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., making up 53.6% of cases. BA4 makes up 16.5% of the variants in circulation.

July 6, 2022

Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them

Cyprus has announced it will reinstitute its mask mandate only a month after dropping the requirement, following a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.

July 6, 2022

Twitter critics note omission in Biden message on how COVID-19 hurt students: 'This was politics related'

Critics claimed President Biden omitted the role of teachers unions in his tweet about the negative effects of COVID-19 on students in math and reading.

July 6, 2022

Gavin Newsom's Montana trip is latest example of flouting his own state laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom is vacationing in Montana, one of 22 states California has blacklisted for LGBT laws, but it's only the most recent time Newsom has flouted state policies.

July 6, 2022

Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing

China's Beijing and Shanghai have instituted additional COVID-19 testing as case numbers rise in the cities, despite just emerging from a strict lockdown.

July 5, 2022

Amanda Kloots honors late husband Nick Cordero on second anniversary of his death: 'I miss you more than life'

Amanda Kloots remembered her late husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, on the second anniversary of his death following complications due to the coronavirus.

July 5, 2022

Florida warns residents of giant African land snail that may cause meningitis in humans: report

Giant African snails have reemerged in Pasco County, Florida. Action is being taken to quarantine and eliminate the snails but there is still a risk to humans.