Infectious Disease - Page 623

November 29, 2021

Omicron expected to arrive in NYC, COVID masks should be worn indoors ‘at all times,’ city’s top doctor says

With New York City health officials anticipating the omicron variant to arrive in the coming days, the city’s top doctor on Monday recommended that New Yorkers wear COVID-19 masks "at all times" indoors and in public settings regardless of their vaccination status.

November 29, 2021

Novak Djokovic will 'probably' miss Australian Open, won't be 'blackmailed' over vax status, father says

Novak Djokovic will likely miss the Australian Open in January, his father revealed during an interview this week, adding that world No. 1 won’t be “blackmailed” into revealing his vaccine status.

November 29, 2021

CNN host calls for global vaccine passports to prove which brand, dosage each person has received

CNN host Fareed Zakaria implored countries across the world to implement a global vaccine passport that would require people to prove which vaccine brand and dosage they'd received.

November 29, 2021

Brit Hume on omicron variant: Politicians' 'cures' for COVID have been worse than the virus

In the wake of the new omicron variant, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume told "The Brian Kilmeade Show" on Monday that since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, the cures from politicians have been worse than the virus.

November 29, 2021

Kayleigh McEnany rips Biden's COVID hypocrisy: 'No one has politicized this virus more'

'Outnumbered' co-host Kayleigh McEnany ripped President Biden for politicizing COVID as fears surrounding the omicron variant begin to mount.

November 29, 2021

Dr. Makary warns against 'forever' COVID restrictions in response to omicron variant

Fox News contributor Dr. Marty Makary called out New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she issued a state of emergency for the state over the new omicron variant.

November 29, 2021

Biden says omicron variant is ‘cause for concern, not a cause for panic,’

President Biden on Monday said the new omicron variant of coronavirus is a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” while maintaining that his administration's plan to combat COVID-19 this winter will not involve “shutdowns or lockdowns," but rather a strategy for more widespread vaccinations.

November 29, 2021

Arkansas gov. urges COVID vaccines, but opposes federal mandate: People 'offer more resistance' to mandates

Gov. Asa Hutchinson explained on "America's Newsroom" that federally mandated vaccinations elicit pushback from the public, making it harder to get Americans vaccinated.

November 29, 2021

UK extends vaccine boosters amid omicron variant

Britain is extending its COVID-19 booster vaccine program to millions more to help tackle the spread of the new omicron variant, which is feared to be more contagious and vaccine resistant.

November 29, 2021

COVID-19 omicron variant won't stop New Zealand's reopening plans, prime minister says

The emergence of the omicron variant hasn't changed New Zealand's plans to ease restrictions in Auckland and move the nation into a new, more open phase of its pandemic response, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.