January 6, 2022 Omicron should not be categorized as mild, WHO says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that while the COVID-19 omicron variant seems to be less severe than delta, it should not be categorized as mild.
January 6, 2022 James Corden tests positive for COVID-19, pauses 'Late Late Show' production James Corden has announced that he tested positive for coronavirus and that new episodes of "The Late Late Show" will not air for a few weeks.
January 6, 2022 WaPo fact-checker backtracks after Cotton correctly predicted Boston Bomber would receive COVID stimulus check Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler scrubbed one of the two "Pinocchios" he rewarded the GOP senator for claiming Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would benefit from COVID relief.
January 6, 2022 Thiessen slams COVID class cancellations: 'Any teacher that refuses to teach should not be teaching' After a new report showed major school districts who accepted an aggregate of billions of dollars from the federal government in order to stay open amid coronavirus, many critics have called out teachers and their union leaders who suddenly are loath to return to their job.
January 6, 2022 Psaki lying about DeSantis not advocating vaccinations, governor's aide says Jen Psaki inaccurately claimed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not advocated for residents in the Sunshine State to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 6, 2022 San Francisco, Oakland teachers demand districts take more COVID-19 precautions, plan sickouts Teachers in San Francisco and nearby Oakland, California, are demanding their school districts take more COVID-19 precautions amid the surge of omicron, with some members allegedly threatening walkouts.
January 6, 2022 California legislature suffers mass absence following COVID-19 exposure at going away party California has suffered a health crisis in the legislature as nearly three dozen lawmakers missed Thursday’s session following possible COVID-19 exposure.
January 6, 2022 White House says school vaccine mandate decision is up to local districts The White House on Thursday said decisions on vaccine mandates for students, teachers and other faculty are up to local school districts.
January 6, 2022 US reports highest number of rabies deaths in a decade Some people didn't realize they had been infected with rabies, while others refuses the life-shaving shots
January 6, 2022 Despite Gov. Newsom's pledge to keep schools open, Bay Area district closing amid 'immense' omicron 'strain' A Bay Area school district in California is shutting down for two days due to "an immense strain" on the school system from rising COVID-19 cases.
