“We should all be concerned about Omicron, but not panicked. If you’re fully vaccinated, especially if you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. “Almost everyone who has died of Covid-19 over the past many months has been unvaccinated,” he …
Read More »Biden staffer tests positive for Covid
A “mid-level staffer,” who was not identified by name, came up positive for the virus on Monday, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who noted that the individual is believed to have spent a brief period in Biden’s vicinity a few days earlier. “On Friday, that staff member …
Read More »Omicron becomes dominant Covid variant in US
Figures for the week ending on December 18, which the CDC released on Monday, showed that Omicron has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in the US less than one month after it was first identified in South Africa. The Delta variant accounts for almost all other new Covid-19 infections, or …
Read More »New US city requires proof of Covid vaccination
Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the new mandate on Monday, saying it will go into effect for all indoor businesses in the city on January 15. It was part of what the mayor dubbed the ‘B Together’ initiative in response to a spike in Covid cases. City workers will …
Read More »Trump touts Covid-19 vaccines, reveals his booster status
“We did something that was historic,” Trump said on Sunday at an event in Dallas. “We saved tens of millions of lives worldwide.” He also revealed that he had gotten a vaccine booster shot, eliciting a smattering of boos from the audience, which Trump attributed to “a very tiny group …
Read More »EU regulator approves fifth Covid-19 vaccine
On Monday, the EMA backed the use of Nuvaxovid, a vaccine developed by Novavax, for adults, making it the fifth Covid shot to date to be given the green light by the bloc’s drugs regulator. “After a thorough evaluation, the EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) concluded by consensus that the …
Read More »Pope reveals what’s ‘almost satanic’ about Covid-19 pandemic
The remarks by the pontiff were among the Catholic Church’s most stringent condemnations yet of domestic abuse. They were made during a special program that aired on Italy’s TG5 network on Sunday, which introduced to the audience four people struggling with serious hardships in their life and seeking consolation from …
Read More »Tens of thousands flood Vienna streets to commemorate Covid victims
Organized under the motto #YesWeCare, the gathering began on Sunday evening in central Vienna, with people lighting thousands of candles, shining lanterns and using cell phone flashlights to commemorate more than 13,000 people who have died of Covid in Austria since the start of the pandemic. The ten-minute flash-mob was …
Read More »Former GOP candidate for Vice President on Covid-19 vaccine: ‘Over my dead body’
Appearing at Turning Point USA’s ‘AmericaFest 2021′ in Phoenix, Arizona, Palin made her stance on coronavirus vaccines clear during a discussion with Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk over the weekend. “It’ll be over my dead body that I’ll have to get a shot. I will not do that. I won’t …
Read More »Dozens detained amid anti-Covid restrictions protests in Brussels (VIDEOS)
Some 3,500 people marched through the streets of Brussels, according to police estimates. The rally’s organizers, however, gave a significantly bigger tally, claiming that up to 50,000 took part in the event. The protests in Belgium’s capital continue for several consecutive weekends already, with all the previous events marred by …
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