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October 6, 2021

Nets losing hope Kyrie Irving will get vaccinated, preparing for possible absence from home games: report

The Brooklyn Nets are beginning to lose hope that star guard Kyrie Irving will be available for home games amid concern over his vaccine status, according to a report.

October 6, 2021

Washington woman dead after rare J&J COVID vaccine-induced blood clot

A Washington woman succumbed to a rare clotting syndrome after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, marking the first such death confirmed in the state, health officials announced.

October 6, 2021

Merriam-Webster's 'anti-vaxxer' definition update sparks allegations of attempt to 'redefine' meaning

Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary definition of “anti-vaxxer” is spreading on social media this month amid outrage over vaccine mandates. The definition of the term was first added to the online dictionary in 2018 and was updated in late September.

October 6, 2021

UCHealth denies kidney transplant to unvaccinated woman in stage 5 renal failure

A Colorado woman with stage 5 renal failure is scrambling to find a new hospital to get a kidney transplant after she and her donor were denied the transplant at one hospital due to them being unvaccinated.

October 6, 2021

Sen. John Barrasso: Biden's COVID messaging is muddy and mandates make things worse

President Biden explicitly campaigned on shutting down the coronavirus pandemic. As a doctor, it’s disturbing to see that under this administration, the opposite has happened.

October 6, 2021

Idaho's lieutenant governor issues vaccine executive order while gov is away; Little says he will rescind it

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Tuesday issued an executive order banning vaccine mandates and required coronavirus testing in schools and colleges in the state, prompting Gov. Brad Little to say he had not authorized her to act on his behalf while he was at the U.S-Mexico border. 

October 5, 2021

Democrat-leaning pollster has GOP leading generic congressional ballot

A pollster that typically leans toward Democrats shows the Republican Party with a lead in its latest generic congressional ballot poll, a potentially concerning sign for Democrats as next year's midterms loom.

October 5, 2021

NIH director says COVID origins controversy has 'nothing' to do with resignation: 'Time for new vision'

NIH director Francis Collins told "Your World" on Tuesday that accusations surrounding the agency's involvement in gain-of-function research and the Wuhan Institute of Virology did not influence his resignation.

October 5, 2021

ESPN's Sage Steele pulled off air after knocking company's vaccine mandate, comments on Obama's race

ESPN's “SportsCenter” host Sage Steele is being pulled off the air following remarks she made knocking her employer's vaccine mandate as well as comments made about former President Obama.

October 5, 2021

NYC teacher vaccine mandate: Judge rejects employees' bid for temporary restraining order

A group of 10 teachers and other public school employees had requested a temporary restraining order against New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the basis of religious exemption.