Tag: Covid19
Chris Paul indefinitely sidelined from NBA playoffs as part of the league’s Covid-19 protocols
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Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league's Covid-19 health and safety protocols, the team announced on Wednesday. Suns head coach Monty Williams said the team will appro...
New Jersey offering extra year of school to special education students because of COVID-19 pandemic
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The new law will affect students who would otherwise turn 21 and age out of the state's educational system over the next three years. "We recognize the pandemic has been especially hard on the roughly 8,700 students...
Gov. Ducey: Arizona college students can’t be mandated to take COVID-19 vaccine, wear masks
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Public universities will also not be able to mandate COVID-19 tests. The order came after Arizona State University said unvaccinated students would be selected for COVID testing and would be required to wear face mas...
Biden denies he’s ‘old friends’ with China’s Xi, says world questioning Beijing on COVID-19 origin probe
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Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy pressed Biden on whether he'd pressure China following the president’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Geneva. Biden has made frequent references to his lon...
CDC panel to discuss COVID-19 vaccination, rare heart issues
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Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, deputy director of the Immunization Safety Office at the CDC, noted 275 reports of myocarditis and pericarditis among vaccinated males aged 16-24 as of May 31 against a backdrop of over 12 millio...
Vaccinated Los Angeles doctor diagnosed with COVID-19, warns about breakthrough cases: report
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Fox 11 reported that Choi is in quarantine fighting the virus. The report pointed out that his wife—who was also vaccinated—was also diagnosed with the disease. "Even when I think about it today, it’s crazy," he told...
Have suitcase, will travel! Americans take to the skies in almost pre-pandemic numbers as Covid-19 restrictions ease
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As more Americans get vaccinated against Covid-19 and states and cities further ease pandemic restrictions, more people are flying to vacations, family visits or just getting away. The Transportation Security Admini...
Taco Bell offering free tacos for COVID-19 vaccines — but only in this state
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On Friday, the fast-food chain announced that it would be joining California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Vax for the Win incentive program. The company said it will give away a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos taco to customers w...
Teen suicide attempts spiked during COVID-19 lockdowns: CDC
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The percentage of teenagers who were hospitalized for suspected suicide attempts spiked in 2020 and 2021 amid COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study shows. Researchers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
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Speaking at a White House COVID-19 response team virtual town hall, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, noted 3.3 million coronavirus infections and 314 deaths in those younger than 18. He als...
China resurfaces false COVID-19 origin theory linked to Fort Detrick
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin ripped the Biden administration for enlisting the intelligence community to further investigate the Wuhan lab leak theory. His remarks echoed a baseless claim pushed ...
Chicago becomes the latest major city to ditch Covid-19 capacity limits
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Chicago and the rest of Illinois lifted capacity limits on businesses on Friday, declaring their economies fully reopen for the first time since Covid-19 restrictions were enacted last year. Illinois joins a growing...
No shipments of J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine have gone out from the government in weeks, official tells CNN
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Washington No shipments of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine have gone out from the federal government in several weeks, CNN has learned, because the one-shot vaccine is in short supply. The government has ...
Women are falling behind in India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive
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Many more men in India have received Covid-19 vaccines than women, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting gender disparity in the country's immunization drive that has also disadvantaged the rural population...
Meth production surged in Asia as economy faltered due to Covid-19, report says
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Hong Kong Asia's drug cartels adapted quickly to the pandemic in 2020, flooding markets with synthetic narcotics worth tens of billions of dollars even as the global economy ground to a halt, according to a new Unite...
Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination not a precondition to work in-person at federal buildings
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While the Safer Federal Workforce task force "strongly" recommends that employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines, it currently advises that vaccination status should not be a precondition for in-person employment. "At...