Category: breaking-news

U.S. Set To Recommend Booster Covid-19 Vaccine Dose For Most People, Reports Say

Americans across all age groups will reportedly be advised to take a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose, to ensure lasting protection.

Small Risk Of Mostly Temporary Facial Paralysis After Covid Shots Is Vastly Outweighed By Benefits Of Vaccination, Study Finds

A large Hong Kong study found an elevated risk of developing Bell’s palsy, a rare kind of facial paralysis, after receiving the Sinovac Covid shot but no “significantly increased risk” with Pfizer’s shot, stressing that the benefits of vaccination outw…

Will Wealthy Countries Take In Afghan Refugees? Here’s What Europe, Canada And The U.S. Are Doing.

Canada leads western nations with its promise to admit 20,000 Afghans at risk of being targeted by the advancing Taliban.

The White House Said To Be Prepping To Fully Withdraw From U.S. Embassy In Afghanistan

As recently as Thursday, the administration said it would keep a “core diplomatic presence” in Kabul.

FEMA Has Paid Out Over $1 Billion For Funerals Of Coronavirus Victims

More than 150,000 people have received payouts as a part of a coronavirus funeral assistance program.

1,200 Hawaii First Responders Suing State Over Covid Vaccine Mandate

Attorneys representing the state workers say they will file the lawsuit Friday, before the mandate is set to take effect on Monday.

Here’s Who Should Get An Extra Covid-19 Vaccine Dose

People who’ve received whole organ transplants, and other immunocompromised people—unless they received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine—were recommended for receiving third doses by the FDA.

Supreme Court Lets Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate Stand

A group of students asked the court to block a mandate that they said was “in violation of their constitutional rights.”

McDonald’s Workers Given Dog Diaper Masks Settle Covid-19 Lawsuit

Employees of a California McDonald’s franchise won paid sick leave and the first worker safety committee at a McDonald’s.

White House Says Texas, Florida Account For 40% Of New Covid Hospitalizations Amid Conflict With States’ GOP Governors

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of not wanting to “kneecap” the virus.