Infectious Disease - Page 514

January 13, 2022

China sends people to 'quarantine camps' ahead of Olympic Games to clamp down on COVID-19 outbreaks

China has put entire cities into lockdown after detecting just a few cases as part of its "Zero COVID" policy.

January 13, 2022

Emirate of Ajman will penalize workers for being exposed to COVID-19 twice

The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for a second time with anyone who has contracted COVID-19, a report Thursday states.

January 13, 2022

Pentagon not tracking booster rates in US military, but 'discussions' ongoing about making them mandatory

Biden administration, DOD still haven't issued booster mandate

January 13, 2022

Dr. Oz challenges 'petty tyrant' Fauci to a debate in 'Kilmeade Show' interview

Dr. Oz on “The Brian Kilmeade Show” Thursday slammed “petty tyrant” Dr. Anthony Fauci and challenges him to a debate.

January 13, 2022

Wear a mask to prevent catching omicron, but which mask?

In light of the current world-wide omicron outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering changing its mask guidelines for the general public to wear N95 or KN95 masks rather than cloth masks

January 13, 2022

Autoimmune Disease: A body at war with itself

Autoimmune conditions result when the body attacks itself

January 13, 2022

White House official corrects Harris claim that COVID-19 tests will be sent by next week

Vice President Kamala Harris said the 500 million at-home rapid coronavirus tests would be distributed to Americans as soon as next week, but a White House official soon walked that back.

January 13, 2022

Kamala Harris repeatedly says 'we are doing it' when asked about timeline of promised 500 million COVID tests

Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly told NBC News' Craig Melvin, "We are doing it," when pressed on the delivery timeline of the promised 500 million COVID tests to every American.

January 13, 2022

Biden announces 500M more COVID tests to be distributed for free amid omicron surge

President Biden on Thursday directed health officials to purchase an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests to distribute to Americans for free, as the nation battles the omicron variant.

January 13, 2022

CDC projects more than 62K COVID-19 deaths over next month

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted Wednesday that more than 62,000 people could die from COVID-19 over the course of the next four weeks.