Tag Archives: COVID-19

According to reports, Orange County, Florida, is in a COVID-19 crisis. Orange County is home to Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando Resorts, and Seaworld Orlando. Chief Executive Officer Jerry L. Demings of Orange County, also referred to as the county’s mayor released a statement during a press conference about the …

More than 1,000 people were infected with COVID-19 after attending an outdoor concert in the Netherlands. The country recently lifted most restrictions before the outbreak occurred. Organizers required either a QR code validating being vaccinated, a negative COVID-19 test or proof that the 20,000 attendants recently recovered from the virus. …

According to the New York Post, thousands of people in India, who are experiencing extreme devastation due to catastrophic amounts of deaths caused by the coronavirus in the South Asian country, have been given fake COVID-19 vaccines in a twisted scam that charged people money in desperate need. “They were …

According to government statistics collected by the Associated Press, the majority of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States are now being recorded as persons who haven’t been vaccinated against the virus. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that fully vaccinated adults accounted for only around .8% of the virus’s deaths …

The World Health Organization urges fully vaccinated people to continue to mask up, practice social distancing, and continue to implement other COVID-19 safety measures with the highly contagious delta variant rapidly spreading.  “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” said …

According to a study published on Monday, both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccinations are likely to provide long-lasting protection against Covid-19, implying that those who have already been inoculated with one of the mRNA vaccines may not need a booster dose for years. According to a peer-reviewed study published in …

Candida Auris, a lethal yeast, was discovered in Brazil for the first time late last year. According to a new article published this week, the scientists who treated and analyzed these early cases claim the covid-19 epidemic helped establish a breeding habitat for the fungus to sprout and spread inside …

Two passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Millenium boat tested positive for COVID-19. Everyone on the ship was fully vaccinated. The ship departed from St. Maarten on June 5. “Today two guests sharing a stateroom onboard Celebrity Millennium tested positive for COVID-19 while conducting the required end of cruise testing,” the …

A man has been charged with allegedly stealing hundreds of blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from his place of employment. 45-year-old Muhammad Rauf Ahmed was charged on Wednesday with one felony count of grand theft after it was found that he was stealing hundreds of blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from the …

A surgeon in the United States says unvaccinated people are more likely to catch the more dangerous COVID-19 variant. As more and more people get vaccinated, another variant for the virus lurks right behind its predecessor – a more, potentially deadlier version. According to CNN Health, a U.S. surgeon says …

A former Wisconsin pharmacist has been sentenced to three years in prison for purposely destroying COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg received three years in federal prison after pleading guilty in February to two felony counts of attempting to tamper with a consumer product. He initially faced up to …

On Monday, The World Health Organization announced that it had developed a less technical and easier-to-pronounce methodology for designating variations of Covid-19, which are altered versions of the virus that have caused new outbreaks around the world. The Greek alphabet letters will be assigned to variants in the order in …

Two men were taken into custody in India after getting caught on viral video dumping their relative killed by COVID-19 into a local river. Sanjay Kumar and Manoj Kumar were both charged after a witness passing by posting a video of the sick act on Saturday, India Today reported. The …

California announced its plans to give away $116 Million to incentivize people to get the COVID-19 vaccine before the planned reopenings in the state that begin in June. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the vaccination incentives, which include a chance for ten residents to win $1.5 million just for getting the …

China is firing back at President Joe Biden for his renewed probe into the origins of COVID-19. On Thursday, China dismissed the speculation that the virus was created and leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan. Chinese officials accused the United States of politicizing the devastating pandemic. China also claimed that …

John Davis, one of the real singing voices behind the musical duo Milli Vanilli died at the age of 66 following a fight with COVID-19. Davis’ daughter Jasmin, revealed that he passed away on May 24 in a post that read: “My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus.” …

President Joe Biden is ordering more intel investigation into the origin of COVID-19. On Wednesday, Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to strengthen their efforts to investigate where the virus originated, including any possibility that COVID-19 may have been manufactured inside a Chinese laboratory. The Biden administration is joining worldwide scrutiny …

Many people are unsure how the world will reopen once the pandemic is over; the issue is that vaccines do not last long, and reopening the borders for tourism and business could be difficult if people do not keep up to date with vaccines. Additionally, passengers being forced to undergo …

As the travel industry begins to pick back up, after spending more than a year struggling with a worldwide lockdown, the cruise industry just moved one step closer to set sail again finally. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave Royal Caribbean International their approval to begin test …

United Airlines is offering fully vaccinated travelers a chance to win free flights for a year. The airline announced the “Your Shot to Fly” sweepstakes. Any new or existing MileagePlus member who provides proof of their vaccination records to the airline’s Travel-Ready Center portal by June 22nd will be entered …