October 20, 2021 Leptospirosis cases surge in NYC: What to know about the rat-spread infectious disease New York City has reported an increase in human cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that the city reports has been spread by rats.
October 20, 2021 Maryland US Rep. Andy Harris prescribes ivermectin to patient to treat COVID-19 A Republican congressman from Maryland who is also a licensed physician said he prescribed the controversial drug Ivermectin to patients for the treatment of the early stages of COVID-19.
October 20, 2021 Virginia governor's race dead even less than two weeks from Election Day: poll The closely watched gubernatorial race in Virginia between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin is all tied up, according to a new poll.
October 20, 2021 Harvard professor urges schools to scrap mask mandates by end of year in Washington Post column The Washington Post published an opinion piece on urging schools to scrap COVID-era mask mandates by the end of the year, saying a hard deadline is needed to prevent decision makers from implementing unnecessary "indefinite masking" for kids.
October 20, 2021 CDC boss Walensky says schools should keep mask mandates even if kids are vaccinated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that schools should keep mask mandates, even if children are vaccinated.
October 20, 2021 Novak Djokovic must be fully vaccinated to play in Australian Open, official says Novak Djokovic’s impressive record at the Australian Open could be in danger after the state officials announced Wednesday that any tennis player wanting to compete in the Grand Slam must be fully vaccinated.
October 20, 2021 CDC study: Pfizer vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youths The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youth, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
October 20, 2021 Washington Post opinion section publishes series of pieces defending, lowering expectations for Biden The Washington Post opinion section went into apparent overtime this week to lower expectations for President Joe Biden over issues plaguing his administration and driving down his popularity.
October 20, 2021 White House unveils vaccination rollout plan for kids 5-11 ahead of possible authorization The White House on Wednesday unveiled a vaccination plan for children ages 5 to 11 ahead of a possible authorization to administer COVID shots to children by the FDA and CDC.
October 20, 2021 Teachers unions influenced last-minute CDC school guidance, received copies before public release, emails show The nation's most powerful teachers unions influenced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on last-minute changes to school-reopening guidance, emails reviewed by Fox News show.
