ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – All COVID-19 samples from Minnesota Department of Health community testing sites are currently being flown to New Jersey for processing due to an “unexpected disruption” at the Oakdale, Minnesota processing facility. The processing disruption and interim plan was confirmed […]
Day: October 18, 2021
Rule of law takes a big hit during COVID-19
The global pandemic has dramatically impaired the lives of millions of people around the world. It has also dealt a body blow to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, at a time when these values were already in decline. The accumulating evidence from […]
Covid-19 live updates: Fauci urges police officers to get vaccinated as union protests heat up
Here’s what to know Former U.S. secretary of state Gen. Colin L. Powell died of covid-19 complications, his family said. Months after many U.S. health-care systems began requiring coronavirus vaccines, administrators at some of the nation’s largest hospital systems said in interviews that the mandates […]
Daytona International Speedway offers free COVID-19 testing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway is joining the race to end COVID-19 at its new testing site, according to a press release. Officials said the outdoor testing location at the intersection of Bill France and International Speedway Boulevards offers up to 600 tests […]
Bill banning Texas COVID-19 vaccine mandates stalls in state Senate
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Legislation intended to block any Texas entity, including hospitals and private businesses, from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees has stalled out in the Senate with […]
No 10 warns of ‘challenging’ months ahead in battle against Covid-19
Meanwhile, French pharmaceutical firm Valneva, whose UK contract for vaccines was cancelled last month, has reported positive results from its Covid-19 trial.
One more COVID-19 death as infection rates continue to rise with 142 new cases
ONE more COVID-19 death has sadly been reported at Warrington Hospital as infection rates continue to rise with another 142 new cases confirmed in the town. The 142 (154) new cases reported by Public Health England, takes the total number of cases in Warrington since […]
Colin Powell, U.S. soldier and diplomat, dies of COVID-19 complications
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, top military officer and national security adviser, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, his family said in a statement on […]
Large cash lottery drawings were not enough to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates, study finds
The lottery slogan “You’ve got to be in it to win it” took on a whole new meaning this spring when certain states began offering large cash drawings for residents who got a Covid-19 vaccine. But a new study finds that many people just weren’t […]
Colin Powell was vaccinated against Covid, but suffered from a cancer that makes the shots less effective
Colin Powell, 84, died Monday morning due to complications from Covid-19 even though he was fully vaccinated, his family said in a statement. The former secretary of State’s death has led some to ask why they should bother getting vaccinated when there is still a […]