The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hit the pause button for injections of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after 6 women developed a rare blood clotting disease. From the New…
Nearly 40% Of Marines Are Refusing COVID Vaccine
New data released Friday shows almost 40% of U.S. Marines are taking a pass on coronavirus vaccines. From CNN: As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and…
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Deliveries To Drop Due To Manufacturing Issues
There’s going to be a big dip in Johnson & Johnson vaccine deliveries due to woeful failures at the contracted manufacturing plant in Maryland. From the New York Times: Johnson & Johnson…
Poll: 90% Of College Students Plan On Getting Vaccinated
Axios reports the results of an exclusive poll conducted by BeatTheVirus and Generation Lab showing nearly 90% of college students are “absolutely certain” or “probably” going to get vaccinated against the coronavirus…
Ontario Goes Into Lockdown As ICU Patients Hit Record COVID Numbers
The Canadian province of Ontario will be under a four-week lockdown due to a record number of ICU patients with COVID-19. As health experts have warned for weeks now, the new variants…
Biden Implores Governors To Reinstate Face Mask Mandates
During an event today announcing wider coronavirus vaccine eligibility, President Joe Biden called on “every governor, mayor, and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate – please.” “This is not…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Found To Be 79% Effective Against COVID
UPDATE: Federal health officials said early Tuesday that results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine may have relied on “outdated information” that “may have provided an incomplete view of the…
Spring Breakers Swamp Miami Beach Despite Curfew
After a year of the coronavirus pandemic and low-to-no restrictions on safety measures in Florida, people flocked to Miami Beach for spring break overwhelming the city’s entertainment district. Noting the crowds were…
43 Million Americans Are Fully Vaccinated For COVID
About one in six adults in the U.S. have now been fully vaccinated for the coronavirus (including me!) according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From The Hill: The…
Diner Posts ‘Surcharge’ For Having To Explain Face Mask Rule
From the Dallas Morning News: Customers at Legends Diner in Denton are met with a new pink sign on the door when they visit the breakfast spot: “Our new surcharge,” the sign…
Nevada Will Open Vaccinations To All Adults April 5
Gov. Steve Sisolak of Nevada announced during a press conference today that on April 5 all Nevadans 16-years-old and up will be able to schedule a vaccination for the coronavirus. Prior to…
Pharmacist With Extra Vaccine Makes House Call To LGBTQ Seniors
An independent pharmacist in Brooklyn came to the aid of LGBTQ seniors who were having difficulties trying to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Ambar Keluskar, a pharmacist who supervises Rossi Pharmacy in…
Tucker Carlson Wants To Know How Effective COVID Vaccines Are
Fox News talking head Tucker Carlson seemed a bit outraged in a recent screed when he demanded to know ‘how effective’ the approved COVID-19 vaccines are. So, all of this should prompt…
Poll: 49% Of GOP Men Don’t Plan On Getting COVID Vaccine
The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which surveyed 1,227 American adults, shows 49% of Republican men say they don’t plan on getting vaccinated against the coronavirus compared with just 6% of men who…
COVID-19 One Year Later
Today marks one year to the day that the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Axios looks at where we were then: A year ago today, the U.S. had confirmed 1,000…
Former Presidents & First Ladies Promote COVID Vaccinations
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter discuss the important role of COVID-19 vaccination in…