Infectious Disease - Page 700

October 3, 2021

Arizona county sees swarm of West Nile positive mosquitoes

Maricopa County, Arizona is experiencing a surge in mosquitoes with the West Nile virus and officials are urging residents to deprive the critters of their water source.

October 3, 2021

Former NBA player Lazar Hayward arrested for falsifying COVID documents: report

Former NBA player Lazar Hayward was arrested in Hawaii last week after allegedly falsifying COVID test results to avoid quarantine, according to a report.

October 3, 2021

Jason Aldean slams Gov. Gavin Newsom's vaccine mandate for kids to attend school

Jason Aldean spoke out against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which requires students to get the jab in order to attend school in the state.

October 3, 2021

Fauci slammed for claiming it's 'too soon' to consider Christmas gatherings

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it's "too soon to tell" whether we can gather together for Christmas.

October 3, 2021

Merck COVID-19 treatment pill could be available by end of year, Dr. Adalja predicts

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Dr. Amesh Adalja expresses his optimism for Merck's new coronavirus treatment on 'Fox News Live.'

October 3, 2021

Critics slam Twitter fact check of obituary attributing young mother's death to vaccine

Critics are slamming Twitter after the social media company fact checked an obituary of a young mother whose family said she died of a rare blood disorder induced by the coronavirus vaccine.

October 3, 2021

Fauci defends California school vaccine mandate: Not a 'novel' requirement

Dr. Anthony Fauci has praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate for all students to get a COVID-19 vaccine, arguing that this is not a "novel" approach for schools. 

October 3, 2021

2,500 DC health care workers miss vaccine mandate deadline, as many firefighters seek religious exemptions

Washington officials said nearly 2,500 health care workers have failed to comply with their COVID-19 mandate deadline requiring at least one dose of the inoculation by Thursday.

October 3, 2021

Autopsies relocated as medical examiner goes unvaccinated

An New York county is being forced to send bodies to a hospital 50 miles away for autopsies because its medical examiner has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to county officials.

October 2, 2021

Largest Louisiana health system fines employees with unvaccinated spouses

The largest health system in Louisiana will start fining employees hundreds of dollars a month if they are married to an unvaccinated person.