The coronavirus pandemic has impacted our daily lives in so many overt ways, from masking and social distancing requirements in public to even things far afield from the virus itself. Like WarnerMedia, for example, deciding to simultaneously release its entire 2021 movie slate on HBO Max the same day the individual movies arrive in theaters, …
In an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci published around this time last year by National Geographic, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases strongly pushed back against the notion that the virus at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic — which as of the time of this writing has killed …
In the hours after the milestone announcement from the CDC on Thursday — finally updating its long-standing mask guidance to note that fully vaccinated people can now start getting back to their normal lives — the news that people have been waiting for more than a year to hear was greeted with everything from appreciation …
During an MSNBC town hall this week, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci summed up when he thinks vaccinated people should be wearing a face mask in as succinct a way as he’s done for the entirety of the pandemic. Again, just to stress, he was referring to fully vaccinated people in his …
It’s time to stop worrying about whether congressional leaders will ever get on the same page when it comes to the issuance of a new stimulus check, in what would be a fourth wave of coronavirus relief payments. Because the fact of the matter is, whether they’re called that or not, it’s looking increasingly like …
Here’s a coronavirus pandemic-related update that reflects one of the many unanticipated but understandable-in-hindsight consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak that led to a widespread shift toward work-from-home arrangements for millions of people: Some car insurers may return even more money to customers soon, as the premiums those customers are paying arguably don’t make as much …
In the weeks and months preceding the Thanksgiving holiday last year, Dr. Fauci urged people to avoid traditional family gatherings as to prevent a new surge of coronavirus infections. Fauci’s warning, however, went unheeded as millions of Americans threw caution to the wind and traveled home in late November. Shortly thereafter, with the COVID infection …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its coronavirus vaccine guidelines last week, listing three additional side effects that people should know. The agency added redness, muscle pain, and nausea to the list of adverse reactions people can experience after the first and/or second jabs. Now, the agency just updated the guidelines again …
While the COVID infection rate in the US has dropped by 16% over the last two weeks, it’s still far too early to declare victory over the coronavirus. Especially with new COVID variants spreading across the US, not to mention a loosening up of COVID restrictions in dozens of US states, there’s a very real …
Reports last year showed that some babies born to mothers infected with the novel coronavirus during pregnancy had antibodies of their own after birth. Children of all ages are less likely to develop the same complications as adults who contract the virus, but COVID-19 can lead to a condition called MIS-C that can be life-threatening. …
