According to new research, COVID loses 90% of its ability to infect people within 20 minutes of being exhaled, and most of that potency decreases after 5 minutes. A new COVID variant has been discovered in Cyprus, which has a genetic background similar to the delta variant but with 10 of omicron’s mutations present The …

The omicron surge is slowing services all over the country, from ambulance and fire services to waste disposal to airport security. COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, while 7-day hospitalizations have increased by 40% (between Christmas and New Years alone). The omicron vaccine is ripping through the population at an alarming rate, which has …

COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, while 7-day hospitalizations have increased by 40% (between Christmas and New Years alone). The omicron vaccine is ripping through the population at an alarming rate, which has led to a spike in children being sent to the hospital. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID …

Cruise ships in Mexico and the Caribbean have been denied docking over COVID concerns. Xi’an, China has recorded its biggest COVID spike in 21 months, and as a result has tightened its lockdown measures. France is also reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 …

Universal Orlando has reinstated its mask requirements as COVID cases continue to skyrocket. Los Angeles County has reported 8,600 new COVID cases, doubling the number of cases from the previous day. Forty-eight people have tested positive for COVID on a Royal Caribbean ship, and 98% of them were vaccinated. Omicron has been detected in 89 …

The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, meaning that no government officials will attend the games but athletes still will. Canada was, weeks ago, discussions with its closest partners to organize a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Three pro-Tibet protestors have been arrested in Greece for advocating …

The Pope has called on young people to protect the environment, encouraging them to “be the critical conscience of society.” India has 46 of the world’s most polluted cities, while China has 42. It is no coincidence, then, that India forced the COP26 climate deal to change its language on reducing coal emissions, replacing the …

Massive protests have broken out across Europe, its citizens fed up with COVID lockdowns. In the US, Florida Republicans have approved a bill that will dramatically limit Biden’s vaccine mandate. Meanwhile, like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses and public buildings …

The FDA has approved Moderna and Pfizer booster shots for all adults. As a result, in the near future, it may take three shots for a person to be considered “fully vaccinated.” Pfizer has asked the FDA to okay boosters for all adults. Pfizer’s CEO announced that the government ordered enough COVID vaccine doses for …

The FDA has recalled 2 million COVID tests after they delivered inaccurately positive results. An FDA advisory panel unanimously recommended (including one abstention) that kids aged 5-11 get the low-dose version of Pfizer’s vaccine. Almost one month ago, Pfizer sent data tot he FDA in order to get approval for vaccines among children 5 to …

Greta Thunberg has called the COP26 climate conference a failure. “It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure. It should be obvious that we cannot solve a crisis with the same methods that got us into it in the first place,” she said. As if to make her point, Japan has refused to …

The president of Taiwan has said that the threat from China is increasing every day, and she has confirmed that there are US military trainers assisting the Taiwanese. Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to achieve a “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, despite the threatening presence of Chinese fighters in Taiwanese airspace over the past …