India’s excess deaths now estimated at around 5 million
Posted by Annie May / July 28, 2021The number of excess COVID deaths in India is now estimated at 5 million. Last week, Arvind Subramanian, a former chief economic adviser for the Indian government and researchers at the Center for Global Development and Harvard University, estimated 3 to 4.7 million additional deaths to those officially recorded. Hundreds of death shrouds appeared when rains …
Read MoreSF bars to require proof of COVID vaccine
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / July 28, 2021Some San Francisco bars are requiring proof of vaccination for entry. Anthony Fauci has said that the CDC is considering recommending that everyone wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, as cases in the United States continue to rise. As COVID cases soar around the world, some countries are considering imposing restrictions. Pakistan has banned domestic …
Read MoreTrump’s surgeon general blames unvaccinated for COVID “spiraling out of control”
Posted by Robert Leonard / July 27, 2021Dr. Jerome Adams, Trump’s surgeon general, recently told Face the Nation that the United States will have to impose some kind of restrictions “because this pandemic is spiraling out of control yet again. And it’s spiraling out of control because we don’t have enough people vaccinated.”And indeed, Anthony Fauci has said that the CDC is …
Read MoreCDC considering universal mask recommendation
Posted by Annie May / July 27, 2021Anthony Fauci has said that the CDC is considering recommending that everyone wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, as cases in the United States continue to rise. As COVID cases soar around the world, some countries are considering imposing restrictions. Pakistan has banned domestic travel for the unvaccinated, and Germany might also impose restrictions on …
Read MoreWorldwide surge in COVID case brings new restrictions
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 26, 2021As COVID cases soar around the world, some countries are considering imposing restrictions. Pakistan has banned domestic travel for the unvaccinated, and Germany might also impose restrictions on those who have not been vaccinated. Russia is registering record-breaking numbers of daily virus deaths as it struggles with a third wave of COVID. Russia has seen …
Read MoreAnother heat wave set to scorch the US
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 26, 2021A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the …
Read MoreSt. Louis requiring masks again
Posted by Annie May / July 25, 2021St. Louis is requiring masks again as COVID cases surge in the state of Missouri. Just three states––Florida, Missouri, and Texas––account for 40% of the nation’s COVID surge. All three states are severely lagging in vaccination rates. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The …
Read MoreRussia suffering under 3rd wave of COVID
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 25, 2021Russia is registering record-breaking numbers of daily virus deaths as it struggles with a third wave of COVID. Russia has seen its highest daily rise in COVID cases since January. Last week, Russia set a new record for COVID deaths––the fifth in as many days––as the Delta variant spread. In a move with terrifying echoes …
Read MoreCDC head: Delta variant “one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of”
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 24, 2021As the Delta COVID variant continues to spread around the world, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters: “The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains. It is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of, and that I have seen in my 20-year career.” Just three …
Read More3 states account for 40% of the US COVID surge
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 24, 2021Just three states––Florida, Missouri, and Texas––account for 40% of the nation’s COVID surge. All three states are severely lagging in vaccination rates. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the …
Read MoreUnvaccinated staff may be spreading COVID to nursing home patients
Posted by Robert Leonard / July 23, 2021COVID infections are on the rise in nursing homes, and unvaccinated staff may be to blame. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus and vaccine has only hindered …
Read MoreCOVID cases surge 40% in LA in last 24 hours
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 23, 2021COVID cases surged 40% literally overnight in Los Angeles as the Delta variant continues to spread among the city’s unvaccinated population. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus …
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