Infectious Disease - Page 507

January 17, 2022

Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley tests positive for COVID-19: 'Very minor symptoms'

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, but is continuing to work remotely as he experiences “very minor symptoms,” his spokesperson said Monday.

January 17, 2022

Nigel Farage slams 'authoritarian' Australia after Novak Djokovic's deportation: 'No freedom of choice'

Nigel Farage said on "Fox & Friends First" that this is an issue of "hysteria surrounding a vaccine" and noted that Australia is still seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases despite its high vaccination rate and strict lockdown policies.

January 17, 2022

China's Xi pushes for greater cooperation on COVID-19, rejects 'Cold War mentality'

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and pledged to send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries, while urging other powers to discard a "Cold-War mentality” at a time of rising geopolitical tensions — a not-so-veiled swipe at the United States.

January 17, 2022

New Mexico city postpones MLK outdoor march, while other indoor events continue

The city of Albuquerque postponed its Martin Luther King Jr. march due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, while other events have been able to continue with restrictions.

January 17, 2022

Minnesota removes race as a factor for COVID treatment eligibility after pressure

Minnesota removed race as a preferential factor regarding which COVID-19 patients will receive monoclonal antibody treatment.

January 16, 2022

Novak Djokovic leaves Australia 'extremely disappointed,' 'uncomfortable' with Australian Open focus

Novak Djokovic’s fight to compete in the Australian Open ended Sunday after three Australian federal judges ruled in favor of Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to cancel the tennis champ's visa.

January 16, 2022

Djokovic deported by Australia for being unvaccinated

Australia deported Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic Sunday for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, preventing him from competing in the Australian Open.

January 16, 2022

Project Veritas founder on Fauci's alleged Wuhan research funding: 'A lot of questions' are unanswered

Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe joined 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss documents alleging Dr. Anthony Fauci's agency approved gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

January 16, 2022

Gov. Youngkin expresses optimism about the future of Virginia: 'Ready for a new way forward'

Virginia’s newly sworn-in Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday discussed some of his first executive orders that he signed Saturday and expressed his optimism about the future of Virginia, saying Virginians are "ready for a new way forward."

January 16, 2022

LA Times columnist doubles down on mocking deaths of the unvaccinated

Los Angeles Time columnist Michael Hiltzik continues to suggest that the unvaccinated who have passed from COVID-19 should be mocked as a lesson.