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December 6, 2021

COVID-19 omicron variant: Steps you can take to protect yourself

How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?

December 6, 2021

NYC business owner slams 'ridiculous' vaccine requirement for patrons: 'Doing more harm than good'

Mary Josephine Generoso, manager of Pasticceria Rocco in Brooklyn, warned that de Blasio has done more harm than good with his COVID-19 mandates.

December 6, 2021

COVID-related stress weighs heavily on Gen Z

Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil.

December 6, 2021

NYC Mayor de Blasio announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private sector workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday issued a “preemptive strike,” mandating that all private sector employees in the Big Apple be vaccinated against COVID-19 amid the new threat posed by the omicron variant beginning Dec. 27.

December 6, 2021

Senate set to vote on bill barring Biden vaccine mandate, likely to pass with Manchin support

Sen. Joe Manchin is likely to help a bill opposing a vaccine mandate for private companies pass the Senate this week, but the legislation faces an uphill battle in the House.

December 6, 2021

Italy makes life uncomfortable for unvaccinated people

Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people this holiday season, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums starting Monday to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots.

December 6, 2021

Fort Worth School Board Racial Equity Committee co-chair owns up to attacks on parents

Norma Garcia-Lopez, a member of the Fort Worth, Texas, school board's Racial Equity Committee has defended her actions releasing the personal information of parents online and leaving a profanity-laced voicemail attacking a mother who sued the school district over a COVID-19 mask mandate. The committee also held a news conference standing by the woman, while the targeted parents called for her removal.

December 6, 2021

Omicron variant infects 2 fully vaccinated individuals in separate Hong Kong hotel rooms, report says

While health officials continue to study the COVID-19 variant called omicron, researchers in Hong Kong said the mutation infected two fully vaccinated people staying across the hall from each other inside a quarantine hotel in the city, according to a report.

December 6, 2021

Cuomo brothers canceled – here's how they turned mourners' grief into rage

It was the moment that turned grief into rage in May 2020. Seeing the Cuomo brothers joking around on CNN with a gigantic cotton swab.

December 5, 2021

Maryland man allegedly distributed over 600 fake vaccine cards, faces federal charges

A Maryland man faces federal charges over allegedly distributing over 600 fake COVID-19 vaccine cards.