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‘We are in the worst crisis of the pandemic’: Doctor explains why the surge makes them ‘wish for 2020 again’
Although 70% of U.S. adults have been at least partially vaccinated for the COVID-19 coronavirus — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the highly infectious Delta variant is raging in the United States, especially in parts of ...[Read more]
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What is C.1.2, the new Covid variant in South Africa, and should we be worried?
A new Covid variant detected in South Africa has made headlines around the world. On Monday the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa issued an alert about the “C.1.2 lineage”, saying it had been detected in all provinces in the ...[Read more]
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Conservative radio host who called himself ‘Mr. Anti-Vax’ dies of COVID-19
Yet another right-wing radio host who spent months railing against public health and vaccination efforts succumbed to COVID-19 this weekend after a protracted battle with the virus. Marc Bernier, who called himself "Mr. Anti-Vax" at one point, died Satur ...[Read more]
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Exclusive: Report Details Corporate Landlord Gluttony as Millions Face Eviction
Despite their loud public complaints to lawmakers about the supposed "economic hardships" caused by the CDC's now-terminated eviction moratorium, large real estate companies have privately touted their solid performance during the coronavirus pandemic—a ...[Read more]
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‘I don’t like being told what I have to do’: Libertarian explains vaccine refusal as he struggles to breathe
The video shows Ozark residents expressing anti-vaxxer views as well as unvaccinated patients who have been hospitalized with COVID-19. One of them, 53-year-old Christopher Green, is "fighting for his life," Stockton notes. And Green is hardly unique in t ...[Read more]
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Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval, Potentially Triggering Mandates
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine full approval Monday, potentially opening the door to more vaccine mandates. The Pfizer vaccine previously only had emergency use authorization (EUA), which meant that the F ...[Read more]
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Anti-vaxxers are becoming increasingly unhinged and ‘violent’: report
With the COVID-19's highly infectious Delta variant overwhelming many hospitals in the U.S. — especially in red states with low vaccination rates — the Biden Administration is describing the crisis as a "pandemic of the unvaccinated." Far-right anti-v ...[Read more]
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Anti-vaccine protesters occupy ITV News and Channel 4 headquarters
Anti-vaccine protesters occupied the headquarters of ITV News and Channel 4 News in London on Monday afternoon, the latest in a series of actions aimed at the media. Jon Snow, the Channel 4 News presenter, was chased into one of the building’s side ent ...[Read more]
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He and his wife got COVID-19. She died last week. This week, he went maskless to anti-vaxx rally
At the end of July, Republican Rep. Chris Johansen of Aroostook County, Maine, was reportedly recorded by Mariner News contributor Crash Barry saying, “Listen up, I’ve got COVID and I’m really, really sick and I just don’t have time to talk to you ...[Read more]
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Texas requests five mortuary trailers in anticipation of Covid deaths
With Covid-19 surging across the state, Texas has requested five mortuary trailers from the federal government in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies, state officials told NBC News. The mortuary trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...[Read more]
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Warning of Covid disaster in Japan as cases explode
Health experts in Japan have said the country is confronting a coronavirus “disaster” and urged the government to take immediate action to stem a surge in infections. The warning came as local media reported that spectators will be banned from almost ...[Read more]
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