The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its mask guidance on Friday, allowing most people to ditch their face coverings so long as Covid-19 hospitalizations in their communities remain low. Under the new CDC guidance, people are advised to
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‘Pure Torture’: Leonard Peltier Details Appalling Prison COVID Care
Never mind that Leonard Peltier has been in prison for 45 years based on no evidence that he committed a crime. In recent weeks, the 77-year-old Native American rights activist has pleaded for help amid isolating COVID-19 lockdowns, repeatedly requested
Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia
As Canadian police continued clearing “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrators out of the capital in Ottawa on Saturday, protests over COVID restrictions continued in the nation’s west for a fourth straight weekend. Convoys of vehicles carrying vaccine-mandate protesters made their way
COVID pandemic can be ‘reset’ for schools
HARTSVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday it is the job of school leaders to listen to parents, students and educators as they continue to grapple with the lingering effects of the pandemic on the nation’s public schools. The
It’s time to start ‘inching’ toward normalcy, Fauci says: COVID updates
America must balance the need to protect the population from the coronavirus with growing pandemic fatigue and begin “inching” toward normalcy, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. “The world and the United States, and particularly certain parts of the United States, are
Vaccination during pregnancy protects babies, CDC says: COVID updates
Babies younger than 6 months old wouldn’t be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine even if the shots now under consideration for younger children were authorized. A new study indicates most of the infants wouldn’t need them to avoid severe disease
New Covid data show New York returning to pre-Omicron surge levels.
As public health officials and others debate the moves of several Democratic governors this week to relax pandemic restrictions, new coronavirus data released on Saturday for New York show just how far the state has come from its most recent
Border blockade COVID protest continues: Virus updates
Trucks cleared out of a pandemic restrictions protest on Saturday that for days has disrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada. But protesters on foot are continuing to demonstrate, despite an increased police presence. Dozens of police officers moved into position Saturday morning near
Pfizer pulls plans to have COVID vax for kids under 5 approved this month
Pfizer unexpectedly announced Friday that it had scrapped its bid to have its COVID-19 vaccine approved for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The pharmaceutical giant and its partner, BioNTech, at the beginning of the month had applied
The Biden administration remains cautious about easing masking and other Covid safety measures.
The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy and a transition to a “new normal,” but the behind-the-scenes effort is crashing into a very public reality: A string of blue-state governors have
Canada-ROC women’s hockey game delayed, reportedly over COVID tests
Team Canada hockey goalkeeper Ann-Renee Desbiens at the Olympics. (George Walker IV-USA TODAY Sports) Texans rumors: Former Bears head coach now favorite for Houston job? by Ethan Lee The Olympic women’s hockey game between Team Canada and the ROC was
Chiefs get huge COVID testing update, but aren’t out of the woods yet
The Kansas City Chiefs have been struggling with COVID cases recently, but new updates suggest the team may be on the mend. The NFL’s COVID list is growing with each day this December, with Dalvin Cook one of the bigger
Supreme Court will hear challenge to Biden Covid vaccine mandates
A sign in a restaurant window informs customers that they will need to show proof that they are at least partly vaccinated for Covid-19 to be allowed in the business on August 20, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt
Jets HC Robert Saleh tests positive for COVID, could miss Jaguars game
Robert Saleh, New York Jets. (Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) Every NFL team’s most underrated player of all time by Jarrett Bailey New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh tests positive for COVID and could miss Sunday’s home game vs. the
Baker Mayfield’s wife posts frustrated message over NFL’s COVID protocol
Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns. (Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) NFL power rankings, Week 16: Colts rise, Cardinals fall by Matt Verderame NFL Week 16 2021: 3 teams on upset alert this weekend by Mike Phillips Baker Mayfield’s wife Emily