Infectious Disease - Page 814

August 1, 2021

Florida sees 21,000-plus coronavirus cases Saturday, breaking one-day record

Florida on Saturday reported 21,683 new coronavirus cases, its highest one-day tally since the pandemic started – and a 50% jump over the last week, according to health officials. 

August 1, 2021

Parents should decide on masking kids in school says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Florida governor issued an executive order Friday prohibiting school mask mandates under Florida's "Parents' Bill of Rights". DeSantis joined Fox News host Dan Bongino Saturday on "Unfiltered" declaring that "the parents should be the ones to decide".

July 31, 2021

Dan Bongino: Democrats using a 24-hour fear agenda to protect themselves in 2022

Dan Bongino slammed Democrats Saturday for using COVID to spread fear and keep themselves in power after the 2022 election.

July 31, 2021

Anthony Sherman blasts NFL for making players wear 'vaccine status' wristbands

Earlier this month, the NFL announced teams were required to develop a method to visually identify fully vaccinated Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals — like using color-coded wristbands or credentials — by the beginning of training camp, and former Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman may have just gotten the memo.

July 31, 2021

Jesse Watters: The left wants a 'permanent pandemic' to 'control you'

Fox News host Jesse Watters said on Saturday that the left wants a “permanent pandemic” to control people.

July 31, 2021

Ted Cruz: Pelosi's mask mandate shows she is 'drunk on power'

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week after she reinstated a mask mandate on the House floor amid the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.

July 31, 2021

French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris

Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.

July 31, 2021

CDC's mask guidance angers parents heading into new school year: 'Stop the insanity'

With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate.

July 31, 2021

White House touts uptick in COVID vaccinations amid renewed mandates, Delta spread

The Biden administration is touting a recent increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, amid new concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant and fresh coronavirus restrictions. 

July 31, 2021

Border Patrol union official warns COVID-positive migrants being released into US ‘day in, day out’

A top Border Patrol union official is warning that agents are having to release COVID-positive migrants into the U.S. "day in, day out" -- amid the ongoing crisis at the border, which also has Border Patrol agents worried about their own health.