Covid-19

WATCH: Man who was 'strongly against getting the vaccine' now fighting for his life in Missouri ICU

A Missouri man who says he was "strongly against" getting vaccinated against the novel coronavirus has been "fighting for his life" for the last few weeks, the Associated Press reports.

31-year-old Daryl Barker explained to the AP in an interview that he and his family members were "strongly against getting the vaccine" because "we're a strong conservative family."

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Texas Republican blasts McCarthy over mask mandate – Minority Leader’s response: Wait until I become Speaker

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Thursday continued his diatribe over the newly-enacted House mask mandate, berating Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who urged him to be patient enough until he becomes Speaker of the House.

“This is bulls---. We need to lead," Congressman Roy "told McCarthy during a brief meeting of GOP lawmakers in a Capitol reception room," Politico reports.

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C-SPAN caller: 'I am vaccinated by the blood of Jesus Christ'

A Tennessee woman told C-SPAN host Greta Brawner on Thursday that she is refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine because she is "vaccinated by the blood of Jesus Christ."

The woman from Tennessee who identified herself as Joanne called in on Washington Journal's line for people who are declining to get vaccinated.

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Disney World to require all guests to wear masks indoors starting Friday

If you’re going to Disney World, you will have to mask up. Starting Friday, Disney guests will have to wear masks while indoors and on resort transportation, regardless of vaccination status. Face coverings are optional when outside, and visitors younger than 2 will not be required to wear a mask. The updated guidelines, announced by the theme park Wednesday night, are in alignment with the CDC’s latest recommendations on mask wearing following a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases due to transmission of the delta variant. On Tuesday, the agency updated its guidance to urge fully vaccinated peo...

Full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines might lead more people to get them. What's the holdup?

More than eight months ago, large studies found that both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines reduced the risk of illness by more than 90%. Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet granted them full approval, to the dismay of public-health officials eager to boost vaccination rates as the delta variant sends infections skyward. So what's the holdup? Part of the reason, according to experts in drug regulation, may be simply that the agency can afford to take the time. In December, the FDA authorized the first two vaccines for emergency use, and did so for a third in F...

Google and Facebook say on-campus workers must be vaccinated

Google will make campuses off-limits to unvaccinated employees and extend its global work-from-home option through October

San Francisco (AFP) - Google and Facebook on Wednesday said workers returning to offices will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19, in the latest move by firms and US government agencies.

Spikes in infections due to a Delta variant of the virus have ramped up concerns in the United States, where 611,000 people have died in the pandemic.

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US reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world

The U.S. has reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world over the last seven days, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. saw 500,332 new cases (a 131% increase) the week ending July 25 compared with the previous week, the WHO said. The world at large saw 3.8 million new cases (an 8% increase) over the same time period. More troublingly, the number of deaths related to COVID-19 (more than 69,000) represented a 21% jump. “An average of around 540 000 cases were reported each day over the past week as compared to 490 000 cases reported daily the week before. This...

'You sound like an idiot': CNN's Chris Cuomo blasts anti-vax restaurant owner to his face in tense interview

CNN host Chris Cuomo got into a tense exchange on Wednesday with a California restaurant owner who is requiring customers to show proof that they are unvaccinated before entering.

Tony Roman, the owner of Basilico's Pasta e Vino, told Cuomo that he was dead serious about making sure no vaccinated people ate at his restaurant because he thought getting vaccinated is a sign of low intelligence.

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Unvaccinated COVID victims issue dire warnings to learn from their mistakes: 'I didn't think I was going to get it'

On Wednesday's edition of "The Lead," CNN ran a segment on unvaccinated people who deeply regret their decisions after either falling ill or losing loved ones to COVID-19.

CNN host Jake Tapper began by running down some of the dismal numbers on the current state of the pandemic in America.

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WATCH: Fox News' Geraldo makes profane threat to Greg Gutfeld in angry fight over vaccines

Fox News' Geraldo Rivera on Wednesday profanely warned host Greg Gutfeld to stay away from his grandchildren if he hadn't been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

Gutfeld accused Rivera of calling anti-vaxxers mean names, which he said would do little to persuade them to get vaccinated against the deadly virus that has killed more than 600,000 Americans.

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Masks, vaccines could stop COVID spike within 2 weeks, CDC director says

A renewed vaccine push mixed with masking could flatten America’s recent spike in coronavirus cases within two weeks, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday morning. Dr. Rochelle Walensky sounded the hopeful note after her health agency reversed lenient face-covering guidelines on Tuesday, urging even vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors at schools and in high-risk regions. Though the country has faced a steep rise in cases this month — a trend that frustrated federal officials blame on vaccine hesitancy — Walensky suggested that jabs and masks can ...

Gov. Cuomo issues vaccination mandate for New York state workers, hospital staffers

ALBANY, N.Y. — Following in New York City's footsteps, New York state is making vaccinations or regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for all state employees. Additionally, all patient-facing front-line health care workers in state-run hospitals must be immunized, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. “I think we need dramatic action to get control of this situation,” the governor said during a virtual address delivered to members of the Association for a Better New York. “So in New York, and in our state hospitals, all patient-facing health care workers must get vaccinated. There will be no tes...

Woman wishes she could go back in time and get COVID-19 vaccine: ‘I didn’t think it would be this bad’

A 39-year-old North Carolina woman regrets waiting to get the coronavirus vaccine after she was hospitalized with a severe infection.

Eketrina Wilson thought her age would protect her from COVID-19, but she ended up in the intensive care unit and spent five days in the hospital after she was diagnosed July 17, reported the Winston-Salem Journal.

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