Infectious Disease - Page 842

July 22, 2021

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as COVID-19 wave spreads

Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe.

July 22, 2021

Matt Damon calls out Facebook for coronavirus vaccine misinformation amid rising cases

Matt Damon called out Facebook for contributing to vaccine hesitancy.

July 22, 2021

Biden estimates when FDA will fully approve COVID-19 jabs

President Biden said Wednesday night that his “expectation” is that the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the U.S. under an emergency use authorization should be approved by the Food and Drug Administration by the fall.

July 22, 2021

Michigan Catholic school argues in lawsuit mask mandates violate religious liberty by hiding 'God's image'

An appeals court will hear a case from a Catholic school in the state Wednesday that claims mask-wearing violates religious liberty by covering "God’s image and likeness," according to reports.

July 22, 2021

China ‘shocked’ over WHO plan for second phase of COVID origins study

A top Chinese official on Thursday expressed his dismay at the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of its COVID-19 origins study.

July 21, 2021

Abolitionist Teaching Network, far left group cited by Biden administration, has deep ties in US academia

The radical activist group that the Biden administration said it erroneously included in guidance on post-coronavirus school reopenings was already spreading its messaging in schools and universities across the country.

July 21, 2021

College coaches, administrators urging players to vaccinate

Over the summer, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban urged his fellow Alabama residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a public service announcement.

July 21, 2021

NJ hospital system threatening to fire unvaccinated employees faces backlash

Hackensack Meridian Health, one of the largest hospital organizations in New Jersey, is making its employees choose: get vaccinated or be terminated.

July 21, 2021

White House weighs pushing masks as COVID cases increase

The Biden administration is reportedly weighing whether to formally urge vaccinated Americans to weigh masks as the country experiences a spike in the COVID-19 Delta variant.

July 21, 2021

Biden questions parent 'honesty' about student vaccinations, says it's a matter of 'community responsibility'

President Biden said Wednesday that it was a matter of “community responsibility” for parents to be honest about whether their children aged 12 and older are vaccinated when schools reopen later this year.