Omicron now in 89 countries
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 20, 2021Omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places experiencing community transmission. According to a new study, the omicron variant is no safer than the delta variant, and it is five times more likely to reinfect people who have already had COVID. The Omicron variant grows 70x faster …
Read MoreSenators Warren and Booker have COVID
Posted by Annie May / December 20, 2021Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker have both tested positive for COVID. As they are both vaccinated and boosted, they are doing well and only experiencing mild symptoms. In a two-week period, the omicron variant came to account for 80% of COVID cases in Miami-Dade County. 20New York is reporting more COVID cases than it …
Read MoreIn 2 weeks, omicron accounts for 80% of Miami-Dade COVID cases
Posted by Annie May / December 19, 2021In a two-week period, the omicron variant came to account for 80% of COVID cases in Miami-Dade County. New York is reporting more COVID cases than it has at any other time during the pandemic. The Omicron variant grows 70x faster than the delta variant, which may account for its fast spread. The good news, …
Read MoreNew York COVID cases are highest yet
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 19, 2021New York is reporting more COVID cases than it has at any other time during the pandemic. The Omicron variant grows 70x faster than the delta variant, which may account for its fast spread. In the final analysis of its COVID pill, Pfizer says the drug is highly effective, even against Omicron, and it should …
Read MoreOmicron no safer than delta, but 5x more likely to reinfect
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 18, 2021According to a new study, the omicron variant is no safer than the delta variant, and it is five times more likely to reinfect people who have already had COVID. The Omicron variant grows 70x faster than the delta variant, which may account for its fast spread. In the final analysis of its COVID pill, …
Read MoreFire-extinguisher throwing Capitol rioter gets 5 years
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 18, 2021A Florida man who threw a fire extinguisher at police has been sentences to five years, the longest sentence yet handed down in the Capitol riots trials. The move comes amidst a call for stricter sentences. One federal judge is consistently giving people who stormed the Capitol on January 6 more time than prosecutors ask …
Read MoreCDC recommends against Pfizer, Moderna over J&J
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 17, 2021The FDA has confirmed that it “prefers” the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine over the Johnson & Johnson, if those two are available. In the final analysis of its COVID pill, Pfizer says the drug is highly effective, even against Omicron, and it should be released before the end of the year. Before Omicron, Pfizer reported …
Read More103 Marines removed from service for refusing to vaccinate
Posted by Annie May / December 17, 2021103 Marines have been removed from the service for refusing to vaccinate, the latest in military removals. Navy commanders have been ordered to begin removing sailors who have refused to get the COVID vaccine. The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to be vaccinated, making them the first people in the service to …
Read MoreNavy orders removal of sailors who refuse vaccine
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 16, 2021Navy commanders have been ordered to begin removing sailors who have refused to get the COVID vaccine. The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to be vaccinated, making them the first people in the service to be removed for that reason. Like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine …
Read MoreOmicron grows in lungs 70x faster than delta
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 16, 2021The Omicron variant grows 70x faster than the delta variant, which may account for its fast spread. In the final analysis of its COVID pill, Pfizer says the drug is highly effective, even against Omicron, and it should be released before the end of the year. Before Omicron, Pfizer reported a 90% reduction in hospitalizations …
Read MoreArctic warming 4x faster than other parts of the world
Posted by Annie May / December 15, 2021For awhile now, it’s been widely known that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Unfortunately, that has just been proven incorrect: the Arctic is actually warming four times as fast as the rest of the world. Researchers found that arctic ice is thinning twice as fast as they …
Read MorePfizer says its pill works well against Omicron, should be released soon
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 15, 2021In the final analysis of its COVID pill, Pfizer says the drug is highly effective, even against Omicron, and it should be released before the end of the year. Before Omicron, Pfizer reported a 90% reduction in hospitalizations and death in high-risk COVID patients. In terms of the vaccine, Pfizer’s CEO announced that the …
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