coronavirus response Dr. Birx Recounts Dr. Atlas' ‘Dangerous' Herd Immunity Strategy Early in Pandemic During a House select committee meeting Thursday, former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx testified that radiologist and political commentator Dr. Scott Atlas pushed former President Trump to enact ‘dangerous’ pandemic policies.
coronavirus response Dr. Birx: Trump Administration's COVID Response ‘Created a False Sense of Security' Dr. Deborah Birx, former coronavirus response coordinator for the Trump Administration, testified Thursday before a congressional committee about early missteps in the pandemic. “Creating the sense among the American people that [COVID-19] would… have the fatalities equivalent to flu created a sense among the American people that this was not going to be a serious pandemic.”
COVID-19 vaccines Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Effective in Children Under 5 Pfizer says it will seek emergency use authorization for a three-dose course of its COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric patients ages 6 months to 5 years old after publishing data from it’s latest study.
Coronavirus US Surpasses 1M COVID-19 Deaths The United States has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths according to the latest data compiled by NBC News.
pfizer vaccine Pfizer Says COVID-19 Booster Raises Antibodies in Kids 5-11 Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Thursday new data shows its kid-sized booster shot helps healthy 5- to 11-year-olds rev up virus-fighting antibodies.
omicron ba-2 Incoming COVID-19 Czar ‘Not Expecting a Big Surge' From New Omicron BA.2 Variant Incoming White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha talks about the new omicron sub-variant BA.2 and whether the U.S. will see the kind of surge that Europe and Asia are experiencing.
figure skating Vincent Zhou Watched Netflix for the First Time During Olympic Quarantine At the recommendation of his sports psychologist, figure skater Vincent Zhou used Netflix for the first time after a positive COVID-19 test forced him into isolation. “I used Netflix for the first time in my life during my isolation. I’m not kidding,” he said. “My psychologist recommended I watch ‘Icarus,’ which is a documentary about how the Russian state-sponsored doping...
Coachella Coachella, Stagecoach Drop Mask, Vaccine and Testing COVID Restrictions Two popular music festivals in California have dropped all COVID-related restrictions for attendees.
ice dancing Spectators Flout Cheering Ban During Ice Dancing Chinese officials banned cheering during Olympics events as part of their zero-coronavirus policy. The spectators’ excitement at the ice rhythm dancing competition, however, couldn’t be contained.
Alpine Skiing Ryan Cochran-Siegle: Pandemic Challenges Have ‘Felt Like Too Much' at Times “Mentally as athletes we’re able to overcome a lot, but sometimes it feels like too much,” Cochran-Siegle said Tuesday after winning silver in the Super-G event.
