A Los Angeles-based medical clinic was ordered to pay millions after it allegedly falsified hundreds of COVID-19 test results. “Sameday Health,” a medical clinic that offers a variety of services including urgent care assistance, medication refills and treatments for infections and allergies, is being accused of falsifying and forging hundreds …
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FDA Authorizes Tests That Detects COVID-19 in Breath
The Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency device that detects COVID-19 the breath samples. According to the New York Post, “the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage.” The test provides results within three minutes and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals, …
Read More »Philadelphia Becomes First Major US City to Reinstate Indoor Mask Mandate to Curb Rising COVID-19 Cases
As COVID-19 cases rise, Philadelphia has become the first major city to reinstate its indoor mask ordinance. On Monday, the city announced that they would require residents to wear their masks while inside buildings a month after dropping the mandate. The move comes as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant has sparked …
Read More »New Study Finds That Glasses Wearers Are At Lower Risk For COVID-19
A new study has shown that people who wear glasses are less likely to contract COVID-19. The revelation comes after a study conducted by Virus Watch. More than 19,000 participants in England and Wales responded to a questionnaire regarding glasses and contact lenses. The study began around June 2020, with …
Read More »Medicare Recipients Can Now Receive Up To Eight Free COVID-19 At-Home Tests Monthly
Medicare enrollees are now eligible to receive free COVID-19 home tests every month from drugstores. The program, which rolled out on Monday, will allow more than 59 million Medicare Part B recipients to receive up to eight free tests monthly from Walgreens, Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid, and several other participating …
Read More »Man Gets 90 COVID-19 Vaccination Shots Allegedly To Sell The Vaxx Cards
A man allegedly got up to 90 COVID-19 vaccination shots allegedly so that he could sell the vaccination cards. A 60-year-old man from Magdeburg, Germany, has been arrested and is now under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery after getting up to 90 COVID-19 shots to …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Tests Positive For COVID-19
Miley Cyrus announces that she has tested positive for Covid-19. On Friday, Miley shared the news with her 46 million Twitter followers just days ahead of the Grammy Awards. Miley is currently on tour but says contracting the virus was worth it. “Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 …
Read More »Moderna Seeks Authorization for Second COVID-19 Booster Shot for All Adults
Moderna is trying to get the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a second COVID-19 booster shot for adults. CNN Health reports that on Thursday Moderna asked the FDA to authorize a second Coronavirus vaccine so that adults can be given a fourth dose. Any adult who has …
Read More »New COVID-19 Strain Alert: At Least 17 Cases Of ‘Deltacron’ Confirmed Worldwide; Reportedly Just As Infectious As Measles
There’s a new COVID-19 strain. It’s called “Deltacron,” and it could be just as contagious as measles, experts say. You read right. There’s a new Coronavirus strain in town, and it was first detected back in January. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the emergence of Omicron BA. …
Read More »Pfizer CEO Says A Fourth COVID-19 Shot Might Be Needed; Submits New Data To FDA
A fourth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine might be needed, says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. We’ve got the new COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech pills and a lot of the country is vaccinated with a booster shot for the virus. However, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says it might be time to consider a …
Read More »US Government Offering Second Batch Of Free At-Home Covid-19 Test to Americans
The federal government is now offering a second batch of free at-home Covid-19 quick antigen tests for Americans. As of January, people could order a maximum of four tests per household through Covidtests.gov. For households that participated in that first round of test giveaways, an additional four are now available. For homes that …
Read More »Man Who Used COVID-19 Relief Funds to Purchase Rare Pokémon Card Gets 3 Years in Prison
Remember the man who made headlines for using COVID-19 relief funds to purchase a Pokémon card? Well, he will spend the next three years in prison. Vinath Oudomsine of Dublin, Georgia, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty in October 2021 to one count of Wire Fraud. …
Read More »Brooklyn-Based Store Being Sued by US Agencies After They Claimed Their Herbal Tea Treated Covid-19
The US government has filed a lawsuit against a Brooklyn-based store that has been marketing its herbal tea as a COVID-19 treatment. According to the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration, the lawsuit argues that the marketer of Earth Tea utilized deceptive and harmful marketing …
Read More »NFL and Players’ Union Agree to Suspend COVID-19 Protocol
The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend all league-wide COVID-19 protocols effective immediately, ending two years of a successful effort to play through the pandemic. The League sent a memo Thursday morning detailing the decision “based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity” of the …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II Returns to Virtual Calls Following Her Positive Covid-19 Test
Queen Elizabeth II is back to hosting virtual audiences this week after testing positive for Covid-19. On Tuesday, it was reported that the 95-year-old monarch met with the ambassadors of Chad and Andorra via a video conference. Last week, the Queen canceled several sessions, so her attendance on Tuesday suggests …
Read More »COVID-19 Restrictions Ease as Number of Cases, Hospitalization, Decrease
As cases of COVID-19, and hospitalizations, continue to drop, many areas are beginning to lift restrictions as health officials release new guidelines. In many places across the country, we are starting to see mask mandates removed. Massachusetts is lifting a statewide mask mandate for grades K-12 on Monday. In Connecticut, the statewide mask …
Read More »Study Suggests At Least 5.2 Million Children Have Lost Their Parents Or Guardians To COVID-19
A study says at least 5.2 million children have lost their parents or guardian to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has been relentless in its taking of lives around the world. Many of us have lost family members and friends to the virus that continues to spread and evolve into different …
Read More »Jazmine Sullivan Forced to Cancel Show After Testing Positive for COVID-19: “Health & Safety Come First”
Jazmine Sullivan fans will have to wait to see her live in concert. The songstress announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 and would be canceling at least one show on her Heaux Tales tour. “My doctor confirmed today that I’m positive with COVID,” Sullivan shared on social media. “I …
Read More »New COVID-19 Variant Stealth BA.2 Can Reinfect People Who Have Had BA. 1 Variant Already
According to a recent study, Stealth BA. 2 is the new COVID-19 variant that can reinfect people who have already had B.A. 1. There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in several parts of the world, including Denmark, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. The culprit is …
Read More »UK Will No Longer Require Citizens to Self-Isolate If They Have COVID-19
The British government has announced that people with COVID-19 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate in England beginning next week, which is part of its long-term plan for “living with COVID.” The government has also decided to scale back on COVID testing. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a …
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