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CDC 'worrisome' COVID-19 data cited in mask update included breakthrough cases in Massachusetts outbreak

Coronavirus 2 days ago

CDC 'worrisome' COVID-19 data cited in mask update included breakthrough cases in Massachusetts outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released "some" of the evidence behind a reversal in guidance issued Tuesday advising fully vaccinated populations to wear masks in public indoor areas in places with high and substantial viral spread.

Fauci warns latest COVID-19 wave is ‘going to get worse’

Anthony Fauci 5 hours ago

Fauci warns latest COVID-19 wave is ‘going to get worse’

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned that the country’s latest COVID-19 surge is “going to get worse” — but insisted he doesn’t expect the climbing case numbers to trigger any new lockdown orders.

Fauci 'respectfully disagrees' that masks are a 'choice': 'Infection is impacting everyone'

Coronavirus 6 hours ago

Fauci 'respectfully disagrees' that masks are a 'choice': 'Infection is impacting everyone'

White House Chief Health Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci has rejected the idea that face masks are a "personal choice" in the face of the increasingly severe delta variant of the coronavirus.

CDC investigating E. coli outbreak possibly tied to raw cake batter

Foodborne Illness 7 hours ago

CDC investigating E. coli outbreak possibly tied to raw cake batter

The Centers for Disease Control has launched an investigation after several people have fallen ill across multiple states with a strain of E. coli.

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

Florida 17 hours ago

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.

Canadian doctor accused of using own sperm to inseminate patients to pay $10.7M in tentative settlement

Canada 1 day ago

Canadian doctor accused of using own sperm to inseminate patients to pay $10.7M in tentative settlement

Hundreds of victims of a former Canadian fertility doctor, who allegedly used the wrong sperm and sometimes his own while artificially inseminating patients, will be awarded $10.7 million in a tentative agreement reached this week, according to reports.

6 people test positive for COVID-19 after Caribbean cruise

Caribbean 2 days ago

6 people test positive for COVID-19 after Caribbean cruise

Six passengers who sailed on a Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for COVID-19 near the end of their cruise and were immediately quarantined, the company said Friday.

Michigan detects first Candida auris case: What is the rare, deadly fungus?

INFECTIOUS DISEASE 2 days ago

Michigan detects first Candida auris case: What is the rare, deadly fungus?

Michigan health officials documented the state’s first case of a rare and potentially serious fungus in an older adult, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News – but what is Candida auris?

Data on pediatric COVID-19 deaths in US remains unclear

Coronavirus 2 days ago

Data on pediatric COVID-19 deaths in US remains unclear

Health officials in some areas of the country have sounded the alarm over increasing rates of hospitalizations among pediatric COVID-19 patients, but whether the risk for this population has changed due to emerging variants like delta remains unclear.

CDC 'worrisome' COVID-19 data cited in mask update included breakthrough cases in Massachusetts outbreak

Coronavirus 2 days ago

CDC 'worrisome' COVID-19 data cited in mask update included breakthrough cases in Massachusetts outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released "some" of the evidence behind a reversal in guidance issued Tuesday advising fully vaccinated populations to wear masks in public indoor areas in places with high and substantial viral spread.

Israeli president kicks off COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign

Coronavirus 2 days ago

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.

States race to use COVID-19 vaccines before they expire

Coronavirus 2 days ago

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.

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

Coronavirus 2 days ago

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.

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Political cartoon of the day: Life in the nanny state

POLITICS 18 hours ago

Political cartoon of the day: Life in the nanny state

Ohio dad buys ice cream truck for special needs kids

VIDEO 1 day ago

Ohio dad buys ice cream truck for special needs kids

7-year-old girl helps raise money for homeless veterans: ‘Help home first’

America Together 1 day ago

7-year-old girl helps raise money for homeless veterans: ‘Help home first’

Missouri family's tragedy inspires 'Random Acts of Kindness Day'

Proud American 2 days ago

Missouri family's tragedy inspires 'Random Acts of Kindness Day'