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June 21, 2021

'Black fungus' infections on the rise in India: report

Cases of mucormycosis or "black fungus," a rare but serious fungal infection, are climbing in India among some coronavirus patients, per news reports.

June 21, 2021

Peter and Daniel Arbeeny: We are COVID orphans. Here are 12 Qs for Dr. Fauci on Cuomo's nursing home moves

Many thousands of grieving families who lost loved ones in nursing homes are seeking the truth about Cuomo’s ill-fated advisory and subsequent cover-up of the true death toll.

June 21, 2021

Gordon Chang: What people are missing about Fauci's early COVID response

Senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, Gordon Chang, calls out Dr. Anthony Fauci's coronavirus response on 'Fox & Friends First.'

June 21, 2021

Royal Caribbean sails first trial cruise in US after industry's 15-month pause

Royal Caribbean set sail for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 21, 2021

US reveals where it's sending 55M COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide

The Biden administration is sharing 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine globally by the end of the month with Latin American, Caribbean, Asian and African countries, the White House announced Monday.

June 21, 2021

Fauci gets defensive in NYT podcast, calls criticism 'craziness': 'It isn't a question of being wrong'

Chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci defended himself against criticisms of his messaging and handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a new interview, calling the condemnation "craziness."

June 21, 2021

Tom Cotton: Fauci now acting like a Democrat 'activist,' not a scientist or doctor

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently admitted that scientists believed in February 2020 that COVID-19 could have originated in a lab. Top Republicans are now calling on Fauci to resign or be fired for his lack of transparency throughout the pandemic.

June 21, 2021

Chiefs' Travis Kelce explains why he changed tune on COVID-19 vaccine: 'I was definitely hesitant'

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce admitted Sunday he was initially hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine but the feeling of security around his family was his reason to get the jabs.

June 21, 2021

Rare COVID-19-linked syndrome in kids possible in adults too, case report notes

While research into the specific cause of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is ongoing, a new case report suggests that it may also appear in adults who have a history of COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure.

June 21, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk

In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common refrain among the villagers is that the coronavirus spreads only in cities. The deadly infection, they believe, does not exist in villages.