Infectious Disease - Page 755

August 27, 2021

Miami Herald runs 'misleading' headline suggesting 901 Florida COVID deaths occurred in single day

The Miami Herald ran a story that is being knocked by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary as "sensationalistic and dishonest."

August 27, 2021

California siblings banned from high school campus for refusal to wear masks over religious beliefs

Two Southern California teenagers have been banned from their high school campus for their refusal to wear masks over their religious beliefs, their father said, highlighting the growing divide between education and health officials who have implemented mask mandates in an effort to prevent COVID-19 infections and parents and students who oppose the rule.

August 27, 2021

California legislative switcheroo could 'gut-and-amend' bridge bill into coronavirus vaccine mandate

California Democrats are looking to force through statewide coronavirus vaccine rules in a bill that was initially supposed to be about tolls on a bridge in the Bay Area, using a controversial “gut-and-amend” tactic that repurposes an existing bill.

August 27, 2021

Kid Rock cancels upcoming shows after 'over half' of his band has COVID-19

Kid Rock canceled a two-night concert event at Billy Bob's in Dallas after "over half" of his band members tested positive for coronavirus. The rock star confirmed the news on Twitter.

August 27, 2021

HHS diverting millions in funding marked for vaccine efforts to housing migrant children

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has notified Congress that it will transfer an additional $589 million, some of which comes from funding marked for COVID-19 vaccination efforts, to its program to shelter unaccompanied migrant children who have entered the U.S. at the southern border -- part of more than $4 billion that has been diverted to the program this year.

August 27, 2021

Dr. Drew slams Gavin Newsom's leadership: 'You don't get how bad California is'

Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified internist, TV host, and podcaster told “The Brian Kilmeade Show” Friday that he expects California Gov. Gavin Newsom to be recalled after his “mishandling” of the coronavirus pandemic.

August 27, 2021

Intelligence community releases inconclusive COVID-19 origin report

The Biden administration released its findings Friday from a 90-day investigation into the origin of the coronavirus and said it was unable to definitively conclude where the virus causing COVID-19 originated from.

August 27, 2021

Liberal pundits lose it over SCOTUS decision overturning Biden eviction moratorium: 'Cruel, conscienceless'

Liberal media members and pundits reacted angrily to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the federal moratorium on evictions, despite the Biden administration's admitting it had no legal standing to extend the moratorium.

August 27, 2021

Biden says US weighing COVID-19 vaccine boosters five months after second dose

Federal officials are weighing considerations to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots five months after the initial series, or three months sooner than initially planned, President Biden said Friday, citing the recommendation by the Israeli prime minister.

August 27, 2021

Bills' Sean McDermott 'frustrated' with COVID woes: 'There’s people’s livelihoods at stake'

Sean McDermott isn’t happy with the Buffalo Bills’ recent run-ins with the NFL’s COVID-19 policy.