NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly...
The COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world,” the White House's top medical adviser said Sunday as President Joe Biden prepares to issue “a stark warning of what the winter will look like” for unvaccinated Americans. Dr Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious disease...
After rounds of intense discussion and negotiation between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, an agreement has been reached to revamp parts of the COVID-19 testing thresholds and get players back onto the field more quickly. Before that measure kicks in, the NFL has entered...
Ayanna Davis, a Florida substitute high school teacher, is facing sexual battery charges after she was allegedly caught on video having a sexual encounter with a student. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s news release, Davis, a 20-year-old former Lakeland High School substitute teacher, admitted to...
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to prepare to leverage and deploy new pharmaceuticals being developed to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). Director of PAHO, Dr Carissa Etienne, notes that several “promising” new drugs are in late-stage development “that may help us treat...