Tag Archives: COVID-19

Congressional Democrats are reportedly worried about the possibility that the coronavirus may cost Nancy Pelosi her job. According to N.Y. Post, the democratic party is facing a far narrower majority next year. Some members fear that a serious outbreak could disproportionately hit the Democrats and upend her expected reelection as …

An FDA advisory committee has noted that lip fillers can react badly to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. According to the Daily Mail, a California-based dermatologist named Dr. Shirley Chi said the reaction was immunological. Dr. Chi explained that any side effects were easily treatable with steroids and anti-histamines but added: “Your …

Africa’s top public health official announced the discovery of another new variant of the coronavirus that appears to have developed in Nigeria. According to CBS, this discovery could add yet another new alarm in the pandemic. This comes after similar variants were already announced in the U.K. and South Africa, …

California has more than two million Covid-19 cases, making it the state with the most cases in the country.  California has been getting worse and worse, as cases rise with more than 100 confirmed every day. More than 23,000 people have died from the virus in the state, NBC News …

The coronavirus has triggered cases of fungal infections in India. The New York Post reports that the deadly Covid-19 virus is triggering a fungal infection, which could have a 50 percent chance of resulting in death. According to local reports, the outlet says the infection can also lead to blindness …

Whether you can’t afford it or you have to work, sometimes going home for the holidays isn’t an option. Especially when you’re in a pandemic. While it may be disappointing, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a fulfilling and fun time on your own during the holidays. And with Covid-19, …

Hundreds of people in Douglas County, Oregon, are in quarantine, and seven people have died after two coronavirus outbreaks in the community. The cause of the outbreaks were not “super spreader events,” such as a wedding or a holiday gathering, but instead a result of a simple “super spreader action” …

China’s “bat woman” is using her research to try to prove coronavirus did not come from a lab – her lab, specifically.  Shi Zhengli, deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), told the BBC that she is open to “any kind of visit” that would rule out any concern …

A Texas doorman was attacked by a patron who refused to wear a mask after being asked multiple times to wear one inside of a bar. The altercation took place on Monday night at Houston’s Grand Prize Bar. Joshua Vaughan was stationed at the door when a customer entered with …

Bill Cosby has stopped taking showers behind bars because he’s afraid of getting COVID-19. According to the Daily Mail, the convicted comedy legend told them, “As of now, I have declined to take any showers, and I have decided to take wash-ups in my cell. This is the best way …

American Airlines is starting to bring back its employees after the payroll relief bill passes. The airline announced on Tuesday that it would start having staff return back to work. The U.S. Congress is seemingly on its way to passing a $15 billion pandemic aid package that will support payroll …

Former Penn State football player turned NFL pro Ki-Jana Carter is being sued by Penn State Health for failing to fulfill a deal to supply surgical masks during the shortage of protective equipment in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Penn Live’s Matt Miller, the former New …

A man that died on a United Airlines flight last week had COVID-19. Passengers from the flight told TMZ that United Airlines hasn’t contacted them to tell them that they were exposed to the virus. The 69-year-0ld Los Angeles resident died at a New Orleans hospital from acute respiratory failure. …

Thirty-six COVID-19 infections have been reported on a Chilean research base in Antarctica, making the coronavirus a world-wide epidemic. “The detection of cases of COVID-19 in Antarctica will impact upon a range of areas, from planning and logistics of human activity on the continent through to high-level decision-making back home,” …

According to reports, the two companies (Pfizer and Moderna) that recently rolled out Covid-19 vaccines in the US are testing to see if the vaccine will be effective against the new strain spread across the UK and other countries. Moderna said in a statement, “Based on the data to date, we …

According to new reports, the overuse of antibiotics during the coronavirus pandemic has created a rise in drug-resistant strains of super gonorrhea.  Azithromycin, a common antibiotic used to treat chest and sinus infections, has been used during the pandemic to prevent co-infection of hospitalized coronavirus patients and to treat symptoms …

A teen girl has been diagnosed with leukemia right after testing positive for Covid-19.  Thirteen-year-old Ariel Griffith is currently in the hospital fighting sepsis and Leukemia. During an interview with Today Health, Ariel’s mother, Lauren Hocin, shared details about the heartbreaking situation, explaining how her daughter was “vomiting and throwing …

A former Florida Department of Health data analyst is suing Florida over a search warrant that she feels violated her rights. The suit, which was filed on Sunday in Leon County, states that Rebekah Jones’ First Amendment rights and due-process rights were violated when state law enforcement searched her home …

A Pennsylvania student is speaking out to warn others after a brief bout with COVID-19 left her with heart failure. Temple University student Madeline Neville took to Facebook on December 8th to document her ordeal. In the lengthy post, she says that she visited her family’s home for Thanksgiving after …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is responding to critics who have slammed her for taking the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the elderly and frontline workers. AOC received the first dose of the vaccine on Friday. This did not sit well with Republican Senator Rand Paul and Democratic U.S. representative Ilhan Omar who blasted …