In December 2019, Sharon Farrell flew from Florida to visit her brother Stephen at a New Jersey nursing home, where, she said, she found “disgusting” conditions. “I told the nurse, ‘I am calling the state,’” she said. “I’m paying $9,000 a month, and I wouldn’t let my dog live like this.” Farrell said that four […]
Pregnant women who become infected with the delta variant are at increased risk of a stillbirth or dying during childbirth, according to two new studies published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. The research expands on reports from doctors nationwide who have noted an unprecedented rise in pregnant women becoming critically ill with Covid-19, particularly […]
Australian manufacturer Ellume is recalling about 2 million at-home COVID-19 test kits over concerns about “higher than acceptable” false positives. The company first initiated the recall in October for a few thousand kits, but this week it was expanded, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday. The agency identified the recall as Class I, […]
Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Dakota Dozier, who is vaccinated, was hospitalized on Tuesday night after contacting COVID-19, reports say. Head coach Mike Zimmer confirmed to reporters on Wednesday that dozens of players and staff are being tested after being deemed a close contact with a player that was sent to the emergency room with COVID. […]
An expert panel on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorize the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, saying the benefits of inoculation outweigh the risks. An authorization for that age group would be would be an important regulatory step toward reaching about […]
Moderna’s vaccine for kids ages 6 through 11 shows a “robust” immune response in a study of more than 4,500 youths, the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company said Monday. Moderna said it plans to submit the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “in the near term.” The randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled expansion study involved a two-dose […]
The phrase #ArrestFauci was trending on Twitter Sunday afternoon in response to multiple controversies surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci. Twitter users posted the hashtag calling out Fauci over reports that hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars were used to subject dogs to cruel testing before ultimately killing them. Additionally, Fauci has been criticized after an NIH […]
In mid-September, Marcel Schliebs, a disinformation researcher at the University of Oxford who had been tracking messaging that Chinese diplomats and state media spread on Twitter for 18 months, spotted the emergence of a surprising coronavirus origin theory. Zha Liyou, the Chinese consul general in Kolkata, India, tweeted an unfounded claim that Covid-19 could have […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19, DHS confirmed on Tuesday – just days after he attended an event with President Biden. A DHS spokesperson told Fox News that contact tracing was underway after Mayorkas tested positive Tuesday morning. “Secretary Mayorkas is experiencing only mild congestion; he is fully vaccinated and will […]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the first Black American to serve in the post, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced in a statement. The family said the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had been fully vaccinated and was receiving treatment at […]
Nearly 9 in 10 large employers believe some of their workers will quit their jobs over the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine-or-test mandate, according to a survey from the Society for Human Resource Management released Monday. The survey reveals uneasiness among employers over the impending workplace rule, which will require employers with 100 or more employees […]
A 16-year-old Wyoming student recounted on “Fox & Friends First” Tuesday her recent arrest at school over her refusal to wear a mask on school grounds. Grace Smith, a Laramie High School junior and her father, Andrew Smith, explained her suspension and trespassing arrest. Smith said she had been suspended multiple times for “continued willful […]
