Infectious Disease - Page 855

July 15, 2021

Los Angeles County reimposing indoor mask requirement

Los Angeles County is reviving a requirement that masks be worn indoors, regardless of people's vaccination status, according to multiple West Coast reports.

July 15, 2021

Meghan McCain's offer to help Biden with Republican vaccine outreach falls on deaf ears: 'They don't care'

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain revealed Thursday that she offered to assist President Joe Biden's administration with outreach concerning coronavirus vaccination rates in an effort to convince more people who identify as Republicans, a group with higher rates of vaccine hesitancy, to get vaccinated.

July 15, 2021

NYC sex workers rampant in open-air prostitution market amid lax enforcement

This open-air sex market has operated in plain sight on Friday and Saturday nights for months. The women, many likely trafficking victims, stop drivers who line up for their services. Their pimps pull the strings from the shadows.

July 15, 2021

CDC panel to weigh COVID-19 booster shots in immunocompromised patients

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to convene July 22, according to a draft agenda

July 15, 2021

WHO says it will fix multiple 'unintended errors' in report with China on COVID-19 origins: report

The World Health Organization has vowed to correct several "unintended errors" discovered in its joint report with China regarding the origins of COVID-19, according to a new report.

July 15, 2021

Alabama military base will require proof of COVID vaccine if service members don't wear masks

An Alabama military base has announced it will require proof of coronavirus vaccination for service members who wish to go without a face mask while on duty. 

July 15, 2021

Massachusetts county first to use COVID-sniffing dogs

Law enforcement officials in Massachusetts are using four-legged officers to sniff out COVID-19 much in the same way they look for heroin, explosives and other dangerous items.

July 15, 2021

Man, 55, in China infected with bird flu, hospitalized: report

A man in China has been hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of the bird flu, one of several potentially deadly viruses that have been discovered in poultry flocks over the years, reports said Thursday. 

July 15, 2021

DeSantis says Florida 'chose freedom over Fauci-ism,' urges conservatives to have a 'backbone'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a wide-ranging speech on Wednesday in which he emphasized to social conservatives the need to combat "smear" campaigns and touted his stance against lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. 

July 15, 2021

COVID-19 drug remdesivir may prolong hospital stay, researchers claim

While several studies, including a final report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have concluded that remdesivir in coronavirus patients can speed the recovery process, a new study published in JAMA says it may not shorten hospital stays for all.