December 22, 2021 'The Five': Biden administration is getting 'eaten alive by bureaucracy' President Biden and his White House are being “eaten alive” by the federal bureaucracy involved with the coronavirus pandemic mitigation because of that political wing's strict adherence to a “big government” philosophy, the panel on “The Five” discussed Wednesday.
December 22, 2021 UK surpasses 100K new daily COVID cases for 1st time Britain has recorded 106,122 new daily coronavirus infections, the highest total of the pandemic and the first time the figure has topped 100,000.
December 22, 2021 South Africa COVID-19 omicron study indicates less likelihood of hospitalization, severe illness The study looked at data gathered from individuals diagnosed between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 of this year.
December 22, 2021 Biden 'wants schools to stay open,' Psaki says as classrooms go remote again nationwide White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden would prefer schools stay open as many districts across the country go back to remote learning amid the spread of the omicron variant
December 22, 2021 South Africa may have reached omicron peak after recent drop in COVID-19 cases South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak
December 22, 2021 Spain issues outdoor mask mandate amid COVID-19 spike Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez passed a law by decree making it mandatory to wear a mask outdoors amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
December 22, 2021 Nigeria destroys 1M expired donated COVID-19 vaccines Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because they could not be used before their expiration date, authorities said.
December 22, 2021 NFLPA president JC Tretter says NFL wanted to cancel games amid COVID outbreak A hectic week for the NFL amid a surge in COVID-19 cases could have been far worse after NFLPA president JC Tretter revealed Wednesday that the league had discussed canceling three games.
December 22, 2021 Army develops COVID-19 vaccine that may provide protection against all variants Test results against some variants have provided positive results, but researchers have yet to test against omicron.
December 22, 2021 COVID patients reporting residual voice problems after infection After the initial phase of Covid-19, some patients are experiencing problems with their voice