December 22, 2021 Biden 'wants schools to stay open,' Psaki says as classrooms go remote again nationwide White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden would prefer schools stay open as many districts across the country go back to remote learning amid the spread of the omicron variant
December 22, 2021 South Africa may have reached omicron peak after recent drop in COVID-19 cases South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak
December 22, 2021 Nigeria destroys 1M expired donated COVID-19 vaccines Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because they could not be used before their expiration date, authorities said.
December 22, 2021 Army develops COVID-19 vaccine that may provide protection against all variants Test results against some variants have provided positive results, but researchers have yet to test against omicron.
December 22, 2021 Rubio on Biden's omicron plan: There’s a limit to what the government can make people do Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on “The Brian Kilmeade Show” that there is a limit to what the government can do.
December 22, 2021 German ethics council OKs broader vaccine mandate, says not to use violence Germany's top ethics council has done a complete turnaround, now coming out in favor of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for the wider public.
December 22, 2021 Former CDC director on 'America's Newsroom': We need at least a billion COVID tests a month Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said on Wednesday that the nature of the coronavirus is going to keep changing.
December 22, 2021 Zeldin, Republican running for NY governor, slams Hochul, Dems over mandates: 'Can't afford to survive here' Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., doubling down on criticism of Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate, said he aims to flip the Empire State from blue to red for the first time in two decades come 2022 because "many New Yorkers feel like they can't afford to survive here."
December 22, 2021 Biden's divisiveness doesn't work. Vaccines do In his speech Tuesday about the new massive omicron COVID outbreak, President Joe Biden tried for a more conciliatory tone, acknowledging that this is not March 2020 and that "we’ll get through this."
December 21, 2021 Squad member Pressley demands return of Massachusetts mask mandate Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is demanding that Massachusets Gov. Charlie Baker reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant spreads throughout the country