Many health care workers, once hailed as heroes for working throughout the pandemic, now settle into the holiday season without jobs because of their personal medical decisions. In North Carolina, Carlton DeHart was working as an advanced heart failure coordinator nurse for the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte when she was fired in…
Fired Health Care Workers Adjust to New Ways of Living During the Holiday Season
December 24, 2021
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Connecticut’s School Mask Policy Would Put a ‘Scarlet Letter’ on Unvaccinated Athletes: Student Leader
December 23, 2021
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Connecticut has put on hold, at least for now, a new school sports guideline that would have made masks a visible identifier of COVID-19 vaccination status for student athletes across the state. The policy was developed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the governing body of the state’s…
’95 Percent’ Fully Vaccinated Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Reports COVID-19 Outbreak
December 23, 2021
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Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas won’t dock at the island nations of Aruba and Curacao this week following an onboard COVID-19 outbreak involving some 55 passengers and crew members, the firm said. All passengers aged 12 and older and crew members have to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to board…
‘No Country Can Boost Its Way Out’: WHO Warns Booster Plans Could ‘Prolong’ COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) again took aim at wealthier countries’ COVID-19 booster programs and accused them of prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic. “Blanket booster programs are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it, by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread…
FDA Authorizes Merck’s COVID-19 Pill Weeks After US Makes $2.2 Billion Purchase
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday morning issued an emergency use authorization for Merck’s antiviral pill for COVID-19, more than 12 hours after giving the green light for a similar, oral drug made by Pfizer. Merck’s drug, named molnupiravir, was developed with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and it was shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths from…
Amazon Limits At-home COVID-19 Test Kits Due to Surge in Demand
December 23, 2021
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Amazon has restricted shoppers from purchasing more than 10 units of COVID-19 test kits following similar actions from other major retailers as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant is now reported to be the dominant strain in the United States. As of Dec. 18, more than 73 percent of new infections are now from the Omicron variant,…
NHL 2022 Winter Olympic Participation ‘No Longer Feasible,’ Players Not Going to Beijing: NHL Commissioner
December 23, 2021
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The National Hockey League (NHL) announced Wednesday that its players will not participate in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic hockey games in Beijing amid concerns over a rise in COVID-19 cases. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association’s agreement comes after the league has been forced to postpone 50 games to date due to multiple virus outbreaks. On…
Air Force Denies 2,130 Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate
December 23, 2021
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The Air Force has denied 2,130 requests for religious exemptions to the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is compelling a large portion of the U.S. military to receive a vaccine, the service said. In a press release published on Wednesday, the Air Force said it has so far received a total of 10,000…
Kamala Harris Tests Negative for COVID-19 After ‘Close Contact’ With Staffer
Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative for COVID-19 after she was designated a “close contact” with a fully-vaccinated staff member who tested positive for the virus, The White House said on Wednesday night. “On Wednesday morning, a staff member who staffed the Vice President throughout the day Tuesday received a positive test result for COVID-19….
NYC Adds Testing; No Decision on Times Square New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK—With COVID-19 cases spiking, New York City officials said Wednesday they’re opening more testing sites and restricting visiting at city-run hospitals and jails — but having crowds in Times Square for New Year’s Eve is still a go, for now. Mayor Bill de Blasio said no decision had been made on banning people from…
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