Infectious Disease - Page 488

January 27, 2022

CDC's Walensky had to Google her own website when asked about advancing equity in the pandemic response

Watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT) obtained over 500 pages of Walensky’s emails through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), revealing the director’s apparent unpreparedness in her official capacity.

January 27, 2022

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar likens John Stockton to ‘dumb jock’

Celebrated Utah Jazz point guard and former Gonzaga men’s basketball player (1980-84), John Stockton has been on the side of the zero-mask movement and prompted the media to media to lash out at the Hall of Famer for his viewpoint.

January 27, 2022

Long COVID: 4 biological risk factors could increase chances, according to study

Researchers say they have identified biological risk factors that could predict who is more likely to develop "long COVID." 

January 27, 2022

Canadian 'freedom' truckers massive vaccine mandate protest convoy may smash world record

Canadian truck drivers are forming a massive trucking convoy that could break records in protest of vaccine mandates

January 27, 2022

Sweden declines to recommend vaccinating kids under 12: ‘We don't see any clear benefit’

Sweden’s government announced Thursday that it is declining to issued a general vaccination recommendation for children under 12 for the time being.

January 27, 2022

CDC Director Walensky on omicron's severity: 'Milder does not mean mild'

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that while severity of disease "appears to be lower" with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, labeling the variant of concern as "milder" does not mean that it is mild. 

January 27, 2022

Fauci, Feds tried to quash COVID lab leak origin theory--protecting Chinese interests over American lives

Reporting this week from Fox News' Bret Baier and “Special Report” exposed new evidence that public health officials deliberately misled the American public about the nature and origin of COVID-19.

January 26, 2022

MSNBC guest 'shocked' Florida surgeon general's medical license wasn't revoked: 'we need to get this man'

MSNBC guest, who is a doctor, blasted Florida's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, and said 'we need to round up our girls and ... get this man'

January 26, 2022

COVID-19 claims youngest victim in Los Angeles as county sees near-record number of deaths in single day

A 15-month-old died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County on Wednesday as the county is dealing with a surge of infections and a near-record number of deaths.

January 26, 2022

Norwegian skiers, other Olympic hopefuls positive for virus

Two members of Norway's women's cross-country ski team have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics, the team said Wednesday, as other countries also face tense waits to see whether their own infected athletes can recover in time.