Infectious Disease - Page 647

November 8, 2021

Lahren: Federal court pause of Biden vax mandate a chance to stop 'Stalinesque' attack on Americans

In her Final Thoughts commentary on Monday, host Tomi Lahren praised the Gulf Coast-centric Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for halting, at least temporarily, President Biden's “Stalin”-esque vaccine mandate to be enforced via OSHA.

November 8, 2021

Van Morrison sued by Northern Ireland’s health minister over COVID criticism

The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing lockdowns. He denounced Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann during a gathering at Belfast’s Europa Hotel in June after a Morrison concert was canceled at the last minute because of virus restrictions.

November 8, 2021

ABC News panned after calling on vaccinated individuals to continue masking, avoiding crowds: 'Posturing'

As Americans try to move on from COVID-19, calls from federal officials and progressive media medical voices to continue masking and other cautious behavior still abound in a time of vaccines, boosters, effective coronavirus treatments, and natural immunity.

November 8, 2021

Tennessee bill will prohibit hospitals from restricting loved ones from visiting patients

A bill that has reached the Tennessee governor’s desk after making its way through the state legislature would prohibit hospitals from restricting visitor access to COVID-19 patients.

November 8, 2021

Howard Stern calls for ‘f---ing’ Aaron Rodgers to be kicked out of NFL in profanity-filled rant

Howard Stern called for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a profanity-filled rant to be thrown out of the NFL on Monday for revealing he was not vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the initial belief that he had gotten a vaccine. 

November 8, 2021

Regeneron reports COVID-19 antibody cocktail reduced infection risk by 82% for 8 months — so far

Biotech giant Regeneron has claimed that its antibody cocktail reduces the risk of COVID-19 infection by nearly 82% for eight months. 

November 8, 2021

Florida hospital celebrates zero COVID patients for first time since 2020

Doctor’s Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, celebrates not having a single COVID patient for the first time since the pandemic began

November 8, 2021

Nurse reacts to losing job over New York vaccine mandate: ‘I’d prefer not to be an experiment’

A former NICU nurse in New York spoke out on 'Fox & Friends' Monday after being fired over the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which has since caused 34,000 health care workers to lose their jobs.

November 8, 2021

How US travel restrictions are changing

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status.

November 8, 2021

Oklahoma gov. slams school district's 'illegal' decision to fire maskless teachers: 'Preposterous'

Gov. Kevin Stitt slammed Oklahoma City Public Schools for “having the audacity” to fire six teachers during a staffing shortage because they refused to wear face masks.