The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally classified a coronavirus variant that emerged in India as a ‘variant of interest’ (VOI) on Wednesday. Known as B.1.617, the variant has become the most common in the Asian country, making up an estimated two percent of all cases, according to outbreak.info. It has been called … Read more
One coronavirus variant is likely to make more people severely ill while another is more infectious but does not make people sicker, two new reports finds. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented cases of two homegrown U.S. variants: B.1.427/B.1.429, which cropped up in California, and B.1.526, which first emerged in … Read more
The family of a Michigan woman says she died from ‘as the result of complications after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.’ Anne VanGeest, 35, a mother-of-four from Easton Township, was given the one-shot immunization on April 8, reported WOOD TV. Five days later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. … Read more
Walgreens and CVS have wasted more doses of COVID-19 vaccines than most U.S. state vaccination programs combined, a Kaiser Health News report finds. Together, the pair of pharmacies had thrown out more than 128,000 doses – more than half of the total wasted vaccines doses in the U.S. – as of March, according to a … Read more
Americans will have to keep wearing masks on all public transit including planes, trains and buses, the federal Transportation Security Authority (TSA) announced Friday. The prior mandate, which applies to all public transportation, was set to expire in May. Last week, officials said they were debating whether or not to reinstate a mask mandate on … Read more
At least 100 million U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a major milestone in the harrowing fight to end the pandemic, White House officials announced Friday. Daily average COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. fell to a low of 628 for this year on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Naomi Watts, Kendall Jenner and Ashley Graham are among a slew of stars who have brushed off The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new guidelines stating that Americans may no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors. The stars have opted to put the safety of others first by donning their face … Read more
Ryan Reynolds steps out for a solo stroll before enjoying a romantic stroll with wife Blake Lively By Deirdre Simonds and Christine Rendon Published: 00:00 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 03:45 BST, 29 April 2021 Ryan Reynolds looked slick as he stepped out for a solo stroll on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Deadpool star sported … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are 94 percent effective at preventing people 65 and older from winding up hospitalized for the infection, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DC) report finds. That puts the the efficacy rate about as high as what was found in clinical trials, and helps to assuage … Read more
President Joe Biden kept his face mask on Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said fully vaccinated Americans can now safely go without masks outside. Biden wore his face mask as he came out onto the North Lawn of the White House to deliver remarks on the coronavirus pandemic. He said … Read more