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Los Angeles county health department offering free COVID-19 testing for pets

August 21, 2022

Los Angeles county health department offering free COVID-19 testing for pets

The LA County Department of Public Health is offering free COVID-19 testing for pets who are experiencing coronavirus symptoms or have been exposed to the virus.

Dr. Birx: CDC at 'inflection point,' expects real change following watershed admission

August 21, 2022

Dr. Birx: CDC at 'inflection point,' expects real change following watershed admission

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says she aims to improve the dissemination of information in order to streamline the agency's responses to future infectious disease crises.

Massive strike expected to fray already fragile supply chain

August 21, 2022

Massive strike expected to fray already fragile supply chain

Union dockworkers at the busiest U.K. shipping port are planning an eight day strike that threatens to fray supply chains attempting to recover from pandemic disruptions.

First Lady Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19, is Delaware-bound

August 21, 2022

First Lady Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19, is Delaware-bound

First Lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 on two consecutive days and will now leave self-isolation. Biden tested positive weeks after President Joe Biden himself.

Los Angeles requires youth basketball participants to wear masks, critic calls policy 'dangerous'

August 21, 2022

Los Angeles requires youth basketball participants to wear masks, critic calls policy 'dangerous'

A youth basketball league in Los Angeles is requiring participants to wear a mask at all times, even as the country is two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reaction to 4-year-old child forced to leave school for not wearing a mask: 'Completely baffling'

August 20, 2022

Reaction to 4-year-old child forced to leave school for not wearing a mask: 'Completely baffling'

On Saturday on "Fox & Friends Weekend," Jennifer Sey, formerly with Levi Strauss & Co., shared reaction to the news that a 4-year-old child was recently removed from school for not wearing a mask.

CDC beginning a ‘long journey’ of looking itself ‘in the mirror’: Former director

August 20, 2022

CDC beginning a ‘long journey’ of looking itself ‘in the mirror’: Former director

Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield says the agency's reorganization is a chance to "look in the mirror" and realize it's "dwarfed" into an academic institution.

California 4-year-old boy kicked out of school for not wearing mask

August 19, 2022

California 4-year-old boy kicked out of school for not wearing mask

A California 4-year-old was booted from school and has a police officer called this week for refusing to wear a mask on campus, his father said.

CDC Director Walensky underscores vaccines as way to keep all kids in school

August 19, 2022

CDC Director Walensky underscores vaccines as way to keep all kids in school

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Tells Dr. Marc Siegel that she envisions COVID-19 vaccines as a way to keep all kids, even the unvaccinated, in school.

CDC director says it's 'frustrating' when health decisions are 'political'

August 19, 2022

CDC director says it's 'frustrating' when health decisions are 'political'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky spoke with Fox News about her "frustration" when health decisions are made through "political lens"