January 3, 2022 FDA approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine boosters for children as young as 12 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that children as young as 12 can now get booster shots of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
January 3, 2022 How will COVID-19 pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won't be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that's not going away.
January 3, 2022 CU Boulder to start spring semester with remote classes amid fire, COVID-19 concerns Around 1,000 homes may have burned so far in the Marshall fire, which has ravaged at least 6,000 acres.
January 3, 2022 Rhode Island went from firing unvaccinated health care workers to allowing the COVID-positive to work Rhode Island opened an option for COVID-positive health care workers to continue working in hospitals if the facility is facing a staffing crisis.
January 3, 2022 Florida university commits to in-person learning amid omicron as others shift to remote classes David Armstrong, the president of St. Thomas University, said that the school's Miami Gardens campus will “absolutely” be open for in-person classes on Jan. 10 to welcome students back amid a surge in omicron cases nationwide.
January 3, 2022 Worst jail break in US history – and Americans pay the price with skyrocketing crime rates In 2020, our nation’s state and federal prison populations plummeted 15% to the lowest levels since 1992 – at the same time, murders skyrocketed nearly 30% to the highest level since 1998.
January 2, 2022 Thousands protest strict lockdown measures in Amsterdam despite local government ban Thousands of protesters in the marched in the streets of Amsterdam on Sunday to protest the government's coronavirus prevention measures, ignoring a ban placed on the demonstrations.
January 2, 2022 Federal government has allocated at least $73 billion for COVID-19 testing, so where are the tests? The average number of COVID-19 tests per day is nearing record highs as Americans wait in hours-long lines around the country to get tested after the holidays.
January 2, 2022 Biden Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has tested positive for the coronavirus after after experiencing symptoms of the virus while at home on leave.
January 2, 2022 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filmed maskless at packed Florida bar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was recorded without a mask in a densely packed bar in Miami, according to footage that emerged Sunday.
