October 6, 2021 Unvaccinated NBA players could face jail, fines for breaking quarantine rules in Toronto: report NBA players who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and come to Toronto to play against the Raptors this season could reportedly face jail time should be caught breaking quarantine.
October 6, 2021 Vaccine mandates for students opposed by 7 out of 10 parents, poll finds Nearly seven in 10 parents with children under age 18 do not believe there should be a vaccine mandate for students, a new poll found.
October 6, 2021 Washington state’s UW Medicine says it will drop unvaccinated patients from wait list for organ transplant The University of Washington Medical Center says patients who refuse to get the COVID vaccine before an organ transplant will be dropped from the wait list.
October 6, 2021 Peter Navarro calls Fauci ‘evil,’ says he twice urged Trump to fire him Peter Navarro, President Trump’s former trade adviser, called Dr. Anthony Fauci "evil" Wednesday for the role he played in gain-of-function research prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 6, 2021 Rashida Tlaib slammed after saying she's only wearing mask since she's on camera: 'It's not about health?' Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., was sharply criticized Wednesday after being caught on video claiming she was only wearing a mask at an event because a Republican tracker was present.
October 6, 2021 Rashida Tlaib says she's only wearing a mask because of a 'Republican tracker' near her The Michigan congresswoman was caught on camera letting her mask slip while speaking to a maskless attendee at an event in Detroit featuring HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.
October 6, 2021 Los Angeles City Council green-lights vaccine passport, among strictest in US Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the nation, requiring everyone age 12 and over to be fully vaccinated before entering bars, gyms, restaurants or other indoor facilities.
October 6, 2021 Merck’s COVID-19 pill could carry serious safety concerns, scientists warn Merck’s new COVID-19 pill, known as molnupiravir, headed for FDA review for emergency authorization, could potentially carry serious safety issues stemming from the method used to kill the virus, scientists warned, according to a report.
October 6, 2021 Hundreds of Michigan health care workers quit after refusing COVID-19 vaccine One of Michigan's largest health care systems says approximately 400 of its workers have quit rather than get a required COVID-19 vaccine
October 6, 2021 WHO recommends first malaria vaccine for African children: ‘Glimmer of hope’ The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended widespread use of the first malaria vaccine for African children, aimed to cut disease burden and save tens of thousands of lives.