Infectious Disease - Page 819

July 30, 2021

Liz Peek: Biden is failing on COVID leadership. American are anxious, hungry for guidance

Americans are anxious. Everyone wonders: Does the vaccine work against the fast-spreading delta variant?

July 30, 2021

Israeli president kicks off COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign

Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, a day after reports emerged that the country would begin offering a third jab to those over 60.

July 30, 2021

Media has faltered in messaging for vaccine skeptics, medical experts say: 'They quit listening to you'

The coronavirus vaccine messaging efforts of mainstream media outlets and the Biden administration should focus less on fighting what they deem "misinformation" and more on speaking directly to the concerns of skeptics, medical experts tell Fox News.

July 30, 2021

CNN accused of hypocrisy, ‘pro-regime propaganda’ for sounding alarm on Cuba COVID surge amid protests

CNN was accused of both hypocrisy and "pro-regime propaganda" on Thursday when the network sounded the alarm about a surge in COVID cases in Cuba following protests there. Observers pointed out CNN had downplayed the risk of COVID spread during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in America last summer.

July 30, 2021

US swimmer Michael Andrew explains refusal to wear mask following Olympic event

Michael Andrew, the American swimmer who sparked controversy after opting not to get the COVID vaccine ahead of the Olympics, was spotted without a mask in an interview room following a disappointing finish in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Friday.

July 30, 2021

What about social distancing? CDC brings back masks for vaccinated, but not other pandemic restriction

New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for fully vaccinated people in light of the delta variant do not include a social distancing recommendation for most people, as cities and states grapple with how, or whether, to implement the agency's latest proclamation.

July 30, 2021

House Republicans push CDC for mask guidance data, metrics on when agency will rescind recommendation

A group of House Republicans is pushing for more transparency for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the data behind its most recent mask guidance for vaccinated people and what metrics it will need to see to rescind the controversial recommendation.

July 30, 2021

States race to use COVID-19 vaccines before they expire

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been saved from the trash after U.S. regulators extended their expiration date for a second time, part of a nationwide effort to salvage expiring shots to battle the nation's summer surge in infections.

July 30, 2021

Nikki Haley: Global COVID vaccine campaign – US can be generous without being stupid

The United Nations and other global institutions are abusing our generosity. Worse, Communist China – which is responsible for the pandemic – is gaming the system to benefit itself at our expense.

July 30, 2021

Delta seems more dangerous than other COVID-19 variants, contagious as chicken pox, reports say

An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document obtained by several news outlets warns that the COVID-19 delta variant could be more likely to produce severe illness and can spread as fast as chickenpox.