November 27, 2021 Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for California prisons A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked an order that all California prison workers must be vaccinated against the coronavirus or have a religious or medical exemption.
November 27, 2021 Kamala Harris calls South Africa travel ban 'necessary' amid concerns over COVID-19 omicron variant Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that she has been briefed about the COVID-19 omicron variant and insisted that the Biden administration did what “is necessary” to prevent its spread.
November 27, 2021 Omicron variant symptoms ‘unusual but mild,’ South African doctor says South Africa's Dr. Angelique Coetzee who first alerted authorities to the presence of the COVID-19 omicron variant reported that it presents "unusual but mild" symptoms.
November 27, 2021 No cases of COVID-19 omicron variant identified yet in US, CDC says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday night that no cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in the U.S. to date.
November 27, 2021 Fauci would 'not be surprised' if omicron is already in US, predicts it will go 'all over' Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday morning that he would not be shocked to learn that the COVID-19 omicron variant is already in the U.S.
November 27, 2021 Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive Dutch authorities are checking for the omicron variant after 61 passengers on two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
November 26, 2021 Fauci on new COVID-19 variant: US, South African scientists studying potential to evade vaccine antibodies U.S. scientists will talk with South African scientists on Friday about the threat of the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, including whether or not it can evade antibodies.
November 26, 2021 Concerning coronavirus strain out of South Africa merits 'severe travel restriction': Dr. Marc Siegel ӣƵ contributor Dr. Marc Siegel discusses why he's concerned about a highly mutated new strain of coronavirus on "Fox & Friends."
November 25, 2021 LA firefighter accused of wiping butt with vaccine mandate letter that was handed to him The unidentified LAFD employee, who was served with a noncompliance letter from the fire department, pulled down his pants and wiped his buttocks with it before leaving it on the ground.
November 24, 2021 Top Biden aide defends handling of COVID as 2021 deaths surpass 2020's: 'Bring it on' White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on Wednesday defended the administration’s work to bring down coronavirus-related deaths despite GOP frustration at the persistence of the deadly virus.