Category: AMERICA

Nets’ Irving Says He Won’t Reconsider COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Durant Injury

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving on Monday reasserted that he won’t reconsider taking the COVID-19 vaccine despite his teammate Kevin Durant’s knee injury that is expected to sideline him for weeks. Although getting vaccinated would make the seven-time All-Star point guard eligible to play in all Brooklyn Nets’ games, Irving said he won’t be swayed,…


Fauci Says Too Soon to Tell Whether Omicron Will Bring Pandemic to an End

It’s too soon to know whether the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus will bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday. “It’s an open question as to whether or not Omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination everyone is hoping for,” Fauci said via videoconference at the…


José Mayoral’s Escape from Socialism

José Angel Mayoral III is a man who lost his country. Born and raised in Venezuela, he grew up in a family of entrepreneurial business owners in Caracas. His Puerto Rican grandfather went to Venezuela as a salesman for Goodyear Rubber and Tire and decided to stay. His grandfather and father worked hard and created…


Omicron Virus Variant Linked to Less Severe Outcomes in Children in New Study

The Omicron virus variant causes less severe disease in young children, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed health records of nearly 80,000 children under 5 years old who contracted the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, for the first time, mostly when the Delta virus strain was dominant in the United States. Comparing the…


Two Counties Signal Defiance of New Virginia Governor’s Ban on School Mask Mandates

Two counties indicated they plan to defy the school mask mandate ban announced by new Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office. Youngkin’s executive order requires schools to let parents decide whether their children should wear masks and for how long. Youngkin, a Republican, said mask requirements have proven “ineffective and impractical” and…


2 Counties Signal Defiance of New Virginia Governor’s Ban on School Mask Mandates

Two counties indicated they plan to defy the school mask mandate ban announced by new Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office. Youngkin’s executive order requires schools to let parents decide whether their children should wear masks and for how long. Youngkin, a Republican, said mask requirements have proven “ineffective and impractical” and…


Google Mandates US Workers Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Tests, Surgical Masks

Google has mandated weekly COVID-19 tests and surgical masks for employees at its facilities as Omicron infections rise, accounting for over 98 percent of cases in the United States. “To help prevent the further spread of COVID-19 during this period of heightened risk, we’re implementing new temporary health and safety measures for anyone accessing our…


Sen. Gillibrand Vows to ‘Do Better’ After Being Spotted Maskless at Restaurant

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has promised to “do better” after surveillance video showed her maskless inside a New York restaurant, running counter to the requirement that’s part of the state mandate to mask up indoors or show proof of vaccination. “We all need to do our part to help stop the spread of Omicron and…


DC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to Shop, Dine Goes Into Effect

Shoppers and diners 12 and older in the nation’s capital now have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination under new rules that took effect on Saturday. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s executive orders, announced last month, force people entering a range of indoor venues to prove they’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine by using the paper card…


Hospitals Close Emergency Departments, Maternity Wards Over Staffing Shortages

Some hospitals in the United States have closed or plan to shutter parts of their facilities because of staffing shortages. Three urgent care centers in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area have been closed temporarily because of the surge in COVID-19 cases and a lack of staff, Advocate Aurora Health, which runs the centers, confirmed in an…