Tag Archives: COVID-19

After a series of violent crimes against Asians and Asian Americans, activists and experts warn that the racist rhetoric that has been spread about the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the rise in hate crimes against these groups. According to USA Today, just this week, police in Oakland, California, announced …

Every week, Black Twitter users go viral or start trending because of something they said or posted. But this week, the most RT’d tweets have been the most relatable ones. We are halfway through February, and we are still dealing with a pandemic; many are over Covid-19 and the precautions …

According to ABC News, one woman and two men were charged by the Justice Department for making a fake COVID-19 vaccine website. Olakitan Oluwalade, Odunayo Baba Oluwalad, and Kelly Lamont Williams fraudulently replicated Moderna’s website in an attempt to sell the company’s vaccine, an unsealed affidavit stated. All three have …

US public health officials have advised that people who have taken the full course of the Covid-19 vaccine no longer have to quarantine for 14 days after being exposed to someone with the virus as long as they stay asymptomatic. On Wednesday, the CDC said the vaccines were shown to …

A 12-year-old in Texas boy who was overwhelmingly “sad and lonely” during the Covid-19 lockdown hanged himself last year, his father said. According to the NY Post, Hayden Hunstable was so depressed that he took his own life three days before his 13th birthday last April because the youngster didn’t …

A girl went viral on TikTok after contracting chlamydia in her lungs from smoking the wrong vape cartridge. The video has over 2 million views. In the video, she is playing the “put a finger down” challenge. https://www.tiktok.com/@germanshepardfanaccount/video/6911067479976578309 “So, put a finger down if, um, in October, you got super, …

Wearing two masks can protect you against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “We know that universal masking works,” John T. Brooks, CDC’s medical officer for COVID-19 response. “And now these variants are circulating…whatever we can do to improve the fit of mask to make it …

Camron and several others are lending their vocals to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority COVID-19 campaign. In Camron’s voice over, the “Paid In Full” star can hilariously be heard saying, “I don’t care if you a chicken or a duck, and you know what? Covid don’t care either.” While the humor …

A Pennsylvania woman is speaking out after a post office lost her mother’s ashes for several weeks, forcing her to get the news involved. Joanne DeGaetano of Bensalem reached out to NBC10 Responds after getting the Post Office runaround before they admitted that they could not locate her mother, Ruth’s, …

A Turkish car salesman has been accused of spiking his boss’s drink with COVID-19 saliva to steal money from the company. The plot to poison his boss kicked off when Ramazan Cimen, a three-year employee at a car dealership in Adana, was accused of stealing about $30,000 from the company. …

The World Health Organization says it is unlikely that the coronavirus originated inside a Chinese laboratory. The announcement came on Tuesday following the WHO investigation into where the virus initially came from. Scientists have been working the past four weeks in the county where the first case was found, Wuhan, …

On Monday, the head of the World Health Organization said that the development of new coronavirus strains had raised questions about whether existing vaccines will be effective against the new variants. He calls it “concerning news.”  The Associated Press reports that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing that South Africa’s decision to …

New York City will be reopening indoor dining on Friday, two days earlier than Gov. Andrew Cuomo previously announced. Dine-in services hadn’t been available in New York since the middle of December last year. “They have made the point that they’d like to open a couple of days earlier so …

COVID-19 patients with gum disease are 3.5 times more likely to be admitted to intensive care, 4.5 times more likely to need a ventilator, and nine times more likely to die, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. “The results of the study suggest that the inflammation …

Experts are warning that despite a dip in over COVID-19 cases in the U.S., Americans still face profound risks in relation to the virus. The new variants of coronavirus have placed the U.S. in the “eye of the hurricane.” Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical …

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love and what it means to be together. For most, Valentine’s Day might look a little different this year. Last year, Valentine’s Day came and went while the eventual impact the coronavirus pandemic would have on the country was still on the very …

As health experts breathe a side of relief due to the decrease in reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States, they worry that the latest mainstream event, Super Bowl LV, could negatively affect the country’s progress if people fail to avoid large gatherings. “When people get together in …

Just days before the Super Bowl LV game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson performed at a pre-game party featuring dozens of guests in a hangar at Albert Whitted Airport. The following day, the “Candy Shop” rapper received criticism from Florida Mayor …

An Illinois mother was denied the COVID-19 vaccine because she is breastfeeding. Kate Raess says she was “shocked” to find out she couldn’t receive a Moderna coronavirus vaccine despite her consulting with her doctor and doing her own research. “I was so shocked,” Raess told the Chicago Tribune. “To sit …

The Transportation Security Administration is cracking down on people who refuse to obey mask requirements. TSA will fine violators a $250 fine for not wearing a mask, and the fine goes up for repeat offenders. “Based on substantial aggravating or mitigating factors, TSA may seek a sanction amount that falls …