Infectious Disease - Page 555

January 1, 2022

Tammy Bruce: New York's race-based COVID treatment plan has 'horrible irony'

Tammy Bruce says minorities are understandably suspicious of government health orders, noting the hypocrisy of New York's race-based COVID treatment plan.

January 1, 2022

FDA close to booster authorization for kids 12-15: report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly planning to expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday. 

January 1, 2022

In the new year, let's resolve to avoid another COVID sequel at all costs

As we enter 2022 now well into the 21st of centuries, there is reason for hope, even as Omicron rages with heretofore unseen case levels across the country.

January 1, 2022

College students face uncertainty as schools revert to remote classes, delay spring semester amid omicron rise

The most recent fall semester was the first glimpse of a somewhat normal college experience for many students, but with the recent rise of omicron, schools nationwide are implementing a new set of restrictions ahead of the spring term.

December 31, 2021

New Year’s Eve crowd in NYC’s Times Square still parties despite coronavirus limits

The traditonal New Year’s Eve party in Times Square in New York City was scaled back for a second year in a row Friday night because of the coronavirus – but optimism for the new year remained intact.

December 31, 2021

Texas AG gains federal injunction against another Biden vaccine mandate

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored what he considered to be a “win for the children of Texas” after a federal judge ruled against vaccine and mask mandates for Head Start programs.

December 31, 2021

Princeton University bans student travel outside the county until mid-February

Princeton University is telling students that “personal travel” outside the county or township is not allowed from Jan. 8 until at least mid-February due to an increase in coronavirus omicron variant cases.

December 31, 2021

Cases, hospitalizations in these states hit record before new year

States across the country are setting records for new COVID-19 cases ahead of the new year. North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana, and Hawaii set new records.

December 31, 2021

More major American universities announce remote start to spring semester, citing increase in COVID-19 cases

Michigan State University, University of Miami, and Duke University have announced they will begin the spring semester with remote learning, citing the recent increase in coronavirus omicron variant cases around the country.

December 31, 2021

Packers' Aaron Rodgers takes aim at COVID vaccine debate: 'If science can't be questioned, it's not science'

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has sounded off on COVID-19 again this week, clarifying that he supports “the freedom to choose what’s in your best interest” but took aim at the lack of tolerance surrounding the vaccine debate.