Infectious Disease - Page 757

August 26, 2021

Florida school districts defy DeSantis with mask mandates for most students

More than half of Florida's nearly 3million public school students are subject to mask mandates, which comes in the midst of efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the requirement.

August 26, 2021

San Diego students told to mask up outdoors at school and while waiting at bus stops

San Diego’s largest school district is requiring students to wear coronavirus masks outdoors as well as indoors on campus grounds – and at their bus stops.

August 26, 2021

MSNBC's Chris Hayes minimizes Kabul attacks that killed American servicemen: 'A THOUSAND' will die from COVID

MSNBC host Chris Hayes was quick to minimize the Kabul terror attacks that have left at least 12 U.S. service members dead.

August 26, 2021

Bucs' Bruce Arians sets own rules following COVID case: 'I don't give a crap if they're vaccinated or not'

Bruce Arians isn’t taking any chances. After one positive COVID case following Tampa Bay's preseason game against Tennesee, he announced a strict policy for both vaccinated and unvaccinated players.

August 26, 2021

Fauci blamed measles outbreak on Hasidic Jews; Orthodox leaders set the record straight

Orthodox Jewish leaders condemned Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, for remarks about the Hasidic Jewish community in New York.

August 26, 2021

COVID-19, flu ‘twindemic’ threat worries doctors: ‘Get flu shot early’

Doctors are yet again warning over the threat of a possible “twindemic,” or burdened hospitals amid converging respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and influenza, prompting calls to receive flu shots early.

August 26, 2021

Vikings meet with disease expert amid low vaccination rates, Kirk Cousins reacts

The Minnesota Vikings hosted a disease expert on Monday to encourage unvaccinated players to get the vaccine as the team enters the 2021 season with reportedly one of the league’s lowest vaccination rates.

August 26, 2021

CNN's Don Lemon rips parents opposed to mask mandates, says some conspiracy theorists shouldn't have had kids

CNN host Don Lemon on Wednesday tore into parents opposed to mask mandates in schools, mocking them for their beliefs and emotions over the controversial issue, and suggesting that some espousing conspiracy theories shouldn't have children.

August 26, 2021

Bills' Isaiah McKenzie fined nearly $15K over mask violations, accused of putting people in danger

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie shared a letter he received from the NFL about not wearing a mask in the facility and revealed he was fined nearly $15,000 for the violation.

August 26, 2021

Rep. Mike Doyle tests positive for COVID despite being fully vaccinated

Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Doyle said he tested positive for coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated and "taking the appropriate precautions."