December 8, 2021 COVID cases top 100k per day despite US hitting 200M vaccine milestone The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even New England, one of the most highly inoculated corners of the country.
December 8, 2021 Pentagon: Denying vax exemptions has 'nothing to do with trampling on the religious liberties' of soldiers Pentagon press secretary John Kirby assured a reporter that the U.S. military's refusal to grant COVID-19 vaccine exemptions to service members has “absolutely nothing to do” with trampling on religious freedom.
December 8, 2021 Los Angeles school district fires hundreds of employees who refused to get vaccine Hundreds of Los Angeles school employees have been fired for not complying with a district vaccine requirement, the Los Angeles Unified School district said.
December 8, 2021 Omicron: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may only partially protect against new variant, study suggests A new study led by the Africa Health Research Institute reportedly suggests that the omicron COVID-19 variant escapes antibody immunity induced by two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
December 8, 2021 Omicron in the US: Where is it this week? Florida and Illinois are the latest states to announce cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.
December 8, 2021 Omicron variant 'almost certainly' less severe than delta, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that early indications suggest the omicron COVID-19 variant is potentially milder than previous strains.
December 7, 2021 COVID-19 spread more by men, loud talkers: study Men and people who speak at louder volumes more easily spread COVID-19, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).
December 7, 2021 More than 100 Los Angeles firefighters suspended without pay over vaccine mandate 113 LAFD firefighters have been placed on leave without pay for refusing to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to local reports.
December 7, 2021 New Yorkers react to de Blasio's vaccine mandates on private sector: 'Disaster' or 'about time'? ӣƵ asked New York City residents their thoughts about Mayor Bill de Blasio's strict new vaccine mandates for private businesses and children ages 5-11.
December 7, 2021 Chris Christie says Dems made COVID vaccines 'political,' calls for educating, 'not indoctrinating' Americans Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Democrats made COVID-19 vaccines "political," slamming mandates as "the wrong way to go."