Infectious Disease - Page 638

November 16, 2021

Pfizer will let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.

November 16, 2021

Texas AG files for temporary restraining order against part of Biden’s vaccine mandate

Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general from Texas, filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order against a key part of President Biden’s COVID-19 mandate he says forces millions to choose between “fundamental constitutional rights and their livelihood.”

November 16, 2021

Former Obama Cabinet member praises Austria's decision to lock down unvaccinated

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan took to Twitter Monday to praise Austria’s controversial decision to lock down unvaccinated citizens due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, raising questions on whether a similar policy could be embraced by other countries.

November 15, 2021

De Blasio hints NYC's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square returning to in-person

New York City's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will resume hosting crowds after holding a largely remote event for the last ball drop due to the coronavirus pandemic.

November 15, 2021

California parents hold statewide 'sit-out' to protest vaccine mandate for kids: 'Incredible overreach'

Two California mothers on Monday sent a message to Gov. Gavin Newsom amid a statewide school “sit-out” to protest the vaccine mandate for their children.

November 15, 2021

Staffing shortages at school districts across America cause cancelations, anxiety among parents

School staffing shortages are plaguing districts from coast to coast

November 15, 2021

California 'sanctuary city' declares itself a Constitutional Republic to fight COVID mandates

A city council in California overwhelmingly voted to declare the city a "Constitutional Republic City” to protect “our citizens’ rights as much as we can.”

November 15, 2021

California school mask mandate opponents mull options after judge dismisses lawsuit

A judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Gov. Gavin Newsom's mask mandate in K-12 schools.

November 15, 2021

Scott Atlas says new book will clarify 'the facts' of the COVID-19 pandemic

Former Trump administration COVID special adviser Dr. Scott Atlas said his forthcoming memoir will clarify "the facts" of the coronavirus pandemic, "free from the filter of government bureaucrats, the media and politically biased academics and scientists."

November 15, 2021

Federal court orders Tennessee to halt new law banning mask mandate in schools

A federal court dealt Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee a setback Sunday after ordering the state to put a newly signed law banning mask mandates in classrooms on ice due to possible confusion it creates for schools, according to a report.