Sweden has opted against recommending vaccines for children aged 5-11, arguing that there are not enough benefits to merit the recommendation. In short, children simply do not get that ill. Earlier this week, an FDA advisory panel unanimously recommended (including one abstention) that kids aged 5-11 get the low-dose version of Pfizer’s vaccine. Now, the …

A new omicron variant BA.2 is spreading rapidly around Europe. Time will tell if this new subvariant will fulfill the World Health Organization’s prediction that the next COVID variant will be more contagious than omicron. The CDC is warning Americans to wear the “most protective mask possible,” stopping short of recommending N95 masks. Nevertheless, Anthony …

Taiwan has scrambled its fighters and activated its missile defense system after detecting 39 Chinese warplanes just outside its national airspace. The event comes as the United States is trying to find a way to accelerate delivery of fighter jets amid increasing tensions with China. Taiwan has deployed advanced, fourth generation fighter jets in a …

Richard Colbeck, the Australian sports minister, expressed concern over China’s threat to punish Olympic athletes for making political comments. ESPN, like a growing number of media outlets, is not sending reporters to the Beijing Olympics over fears of harsh COVID protocols. Human Rights Watch has warned athletes attending the Beijing Olympics not to speak out …

Scientists out of the University of Hawaii have warned that a sixth mass extinction is already underway. Parts of Texas are expected to see an incredible temperature drop over the course of 36 hours, going from 80º and sunny to freezing rain. Last year, the oceans were the hottest ever recorded, a troubling sign of …

A recent study has shown that Moderna vaccines have a lower risk of both breakthrough infections and hospitalizations. According to an Israeli healthcare provider, more than 90% of patients sick with COVID showed remarkable improvement within 3 days of taking Pfizer’s new antiviral pill. President Biden has doubled the federal order of Pfizer’s new COVID …

The United States is trying to find a way to accelerate delivery of fighter jets amid increasing tensions with China. Taiwan has deployed advanced, fourth generation fighter jets in a show of force to stand up to China. China has fifth-generation fighter jets, but so does the United States, who has backing Taiwan. The president …

Hong Kong is set to kill all hamsters in every pet shop after a hamster caught COVID, the first such instance of the animal catching the disease recorded. Everyone is being abundantly cautious with the new omicron variant. The CDC is warning Americans to wear the “most protective mask possible,” stopping short of recommending N95 …

Officials in Parliament are calling for Prince Andrew to pay for his own security amid a growing reaction against his sexual assault lawsuit. In light of the sexual assault case being brought against him Andrew’s military titles and charities have been returned to the Queen. A judge has ruled against Prince Andrew’s attempt to get his …

A judge has ruled against Prince Andrew’s attempt to get his case dismissed, and Andrew will therefore face a civil sexual assault case in the US. Queen Elizabeth has refused to pay Prince Andrew’s legal bills, forcing him to sell his nearly $23m chalet in a hustle to fund his defense. A judge has denied …

Quebec has announced that it will tax unvaccinated citizens to offset the rising costs of healthcare for COVID cases. The omicron surge is slowing services all over the both Canada and the US. Stateside, everything from ambulance and fire services to waste disposal to airport security are suffering. COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, …

After a hospital at Rhode Island asked two COVID positive, but asymptomatic, employees to come to work, the hospital suffered an outbreak. The hospital, however, denies that the outbreak is related to the employees. The omicron surge is slowing services all over the country, from ambulance and fire services to waste disposal to airport security. …