delta variant So, Are People Just Gonna Pretend the Delta Variant Isn't a Thing? Florida recently recorded its highest one-day COVID-19 total since the start of the pandemic with 21,683 on a random weekend in July. In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra, 'It’s like deja-vu all over again.'
Anthony Fauci Not a ‘Flip-Flop': Fauci Says the Delta Variant Forced the CDC's Mask Shift The public may be tired of shifting guidance from the CDC about wearing face masks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says the latest change wasn’t made arbitrarily. Rather, it was forced by the Delta variant. “It isn’t that they decided in a vacuum to flip-flop — the virus changed,” he explained in an interview with LX News Now host Eric Alvarez....
Anthony Fauci Fauci Says COVID-Deniers Are Just Like Those Downplaying the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots Dr. Anthony Fauci has been at the forefront of medical research and public health for decades, but he says there is a new and growing phenomenon of people “who deny reality that’s looking them straight in the face.” And in an interview with LX News Now host Eric Alvarez, he compared those who want to deny the science of COVID-19...
face masks ‘Covidiots Have to Covidiot': A COVID-19 Expert Reacts to Texas, Mississippi Lifting Mask Mandates The news that Texas and Mississippi are lifting their mask mandates has alarmed medical experts, who are still worried about yet another surge of COVID-19 cases as new variants spread across the country. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Dena Grayson shared her frank reaction to this news, as well as her thoughts on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
face masks Make Sure Your Face Mask Is Fitted and Double Up to Stay Safe From the New COVID-19 Variants With new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus circulating, health experts are adjusting their recommendations for face masks. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain why you should make sure your face mask is well-fitted and double up.
pollution About 1.5 Billion Face Masks Likely Polluted Our Oceans in 2020, Oceans Asia Study Finds While masks and other protective gear are crucial in the fight against COVID-19, they can have an incredibly damaging impact on the planet. The director of research at the conservation group Oceans Asia, Teale Phelps Bondaroff, joined LX News to discuss how massive numbers of face masks have been entering our oceans since the start of the pandemic.
workplace culture How to Avoid a Tom Cruise-Style Workplace Meltdown in the Age of COVID-19 Tom Cruise was reportedly caught on set yelling at two crew members for breaking COVID-19 pandemic protocols. Here are some tips to avoid a “Tom Cruise moment” as you navigate the new safety rules at your workplace.
shark tank The Biggest Fail in ‘Shark Tank' History Was Rejecting a Pitch for Face Masks Ten Years Before COVID-19 When the swine flu pandemic hit the world in 2009, designer Irina Blok took her idea for fun face masks onto ‘Shark Tank.’ But in what may be the biggest face-palm moment in the show’s history, the ’Sharks’ nearly laughed her out of the room. We talked to Blok about the experience and saw how one of the investors is...
workplace stress Don't Have a ‘Tom Cruise' Moment When You Return to the Office: How to Avoid COVID-19 Conflict As workers across the country start returning to their respective offices and adjusting to the new normal of mask wearing and social distancing, expect a fair share of bumps in the road
COVID Shaming Zero-Tolerance COVID Shaming Doesn't Change Behavior — Here's What to Do Instead As we all navigate the new normal of COVID-19, shaming those who don’t abide by strict safety rules may be less productive than you think. Infectious disease expert Jessica Malaty Rivera from the COVID Tracking Project says that instead of shaming, a better strategy is giving people the facts they need to make informed decisions.
