Infectious Disease - Page 687

October 12, 2021

Colorado State University student slams campus COVID rules: 'They don't care about our health'

A Colorado State University student said Tuesday that unvaccinated students are being held to a different set of standards by the administration, and are being threatened with arrests or citations if they do not comply with a variety of school health policies.

October 12, 2021

Candace Owens slams Biden vaccine mandates on 'Kilmeade Show': Now there's a 'pending disaster'

While hospitals are facing a shortage of nurses across the country due to the vaccine mandate, Candace Owens told “The Brian Kilmeade Show” that President Biden “did not think through” the executive order.

October 12, 2021

Texas candidate Allen West speaks against vaccine mandates after hospitalization with COVID-19

Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West stressed the need for alternative treatments to COVID-19 besides “forcing” inoculation, sending a video message after the unvaccinated hopeful for the Republican nomination was released from the hospital Monday after contracting the disease.

October 12, 2021

Airline pilot speaks out against vaccine mandate: 'Choice is more important than my career'

Commercial airline pilot Shawn Walker is standing up against his employer's vaccine mandate that he considers an "ultimatum." He could lose his job in November if he is not vaccinated, but he believes his career is a small sacrifice to maintain freedom over personal medical decisions.

October 12, 2021

Nets ban Kyrie Irving from team over vaccination status

The Brooklyn Nets won’t allow Kyrie Irving to participate in any team activities until he gets the COVID-19 vaccine, the team announced Tuesday morning.

October 12, 2021

Elderly Florida mother jailed for bucking hospital COVID rules, refusing to leave daughter's bedside

A Florida mother says she stands by her actions “100 percent” and is “not sorry” for spending a night in jail after breaking a hospital’s coronavirus and visitation rules by refusing to leave her recovering daughter’s bedside.

October 12, 2021

Maine hospital suspends some admissions, diverts patients over vaccine mandate staffing concerns

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston will assess and stabilize certain patients who arrive at the emergency room before diverting them to another facility if they need to be admitted, the hospital said Monday.

October 12, 2021

Wyoming high school student on being arrested over refusal to wear mask: 'Never thought' I'd be taken to jail

A 16-year-old girl in Wyoming was arrested last week at her school after she refused to wear a mask on school grounds, she and her father said.

October 12, 2021

COVID-19 rapid test national shortage mobilizes White House, leaves experts cautiously optimistic

Last week’s White House report reiterated President Biden’s employer mandate that businesses with 100 or more employees require every worker to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested weekly. The requirement impacts more than 80 million workers in the private sector.

October 12, 2021

'Dancing with the Stars' contestants Cheryl Burke, Cody Rigsby return after coronavirus quarantines

“Dancing with the Stars” welcomed Cheryl Burke and Cody Rigsby back to the live stage on Monday after the duo previously had to perform from home due to positive coronavirus tests.