A New Zealand reporter, who ended up pregnant and unmarried while working in Qatar for broadcaster Al Jazeera, has revealed that she had to turn to the Taliban for help after her own country said she couldn’t return due to Covid-19 curbs. Charlotte Bellis had previously become famous when she …
Read More »Netflix fires black pregnant woman who organized walkout protest against Dave Chappelle comedy special
The woman, who did not identify herself out of fear of harassment, told The Verge she was fired on suspicion of leaking internal metric data on Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ special to the press. Netflix does not typically share such data, which could include viewership numbers, as well as the costs …
Read More »CDC issues ‘urgent’ advisory calling on ‘pregnant people’ to take Covid jabs, citing spike in deaths & pregnancy complications
A Wednesday statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “strongly” urged vaccinations for pregnant women – or in the agency’s gender-neutral phrasing, “people who are pregnant” – in order to prevent “adverse pregnancy outcomes” caused by Covid-19. “Pregnancy can be both a special time and also a …
Read More »Keeping it in the family: Brazilian star Hulk announces NIECE of ex-wife is pregnant with his baby (PHOTO)
The 35-year-old now plies his trade at Atletico Mineiro in his homeland, having returned from a lucrative stint in China. While possibly about to become a national and continental champion before the end of the year, Hulk is celebrating another victory off the pitch. As revealed to his 3.3 million …
Read More »CDC tells pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine in updated guidance
Though health officials have been saying vaccines are safe for pregnant women, the CDC took things further by recommending inoculation for pregnant women, claiming they have found no heightened health risks. Only 23% of pregnant women have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine as of July 31, …
Read More »World Emoji Day has given us a pregnant man, but don’t worry… I still very much doubt dudes can birth
Who would have thought there could ever be the need for such a thing, but 17 July is, apparently, World Emoji Day. Yippee. It’s so exciting, vital even. I can hardly contain my joy at the arrival of this awe-inspiring occasion. And, on that score, who would ever have thought …
Read More »Biden administration reverses Trump policy on pregnant immigrants, with new instructions never referring to them as ‘women’
Announced by Biden on Friday, the decision to reimpose a ban on the detention of pregnant women and girls was initially outlined in a memo signed last week by acting ICE director Tae Johnson. Boasting of the new policy, Johnson said the border agency is “committed to safeguarding the integrity …
Read More »Pregnant women in Australia & New Zealand need not wait until after delivery to get Pfizer jab, updated vaccination advice says
The updated medical advice was issued on Wednesday by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), an expert health panel advising the Australian government, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). Noting that “the risk of severe outcomes from Covid-19 is significantly higher …
Read More »Eyebrows raised as ‘PREGNANT PEOPLE’ green-lighted by US government to get Covid vaccine shots
“Pregnant people experienced the same side effects as others following vaccination,” the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky said at a White House briefing on Friday. “Importantly, no safety concerns were observed for people vaccinated in the third trimester or safety concerns for …
Read More »With coronavirus surging, Brazil tells women not to get pregnant until a ‘better moment’
“If it’s possible, delay pregnancy a little until a better moment,” Health Ministry official Raphael Parente said during a news conference on Friday, warning that the P1 variant of the coronavirus prevalent in Brazil “acts more aggressively in pregnant women.” Brazil has become one of the world’s coronavirus epicenters lately, …
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