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Double surge? Delta is back, joined by omicron

The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there is no need… Read More

Deadline looms for next year’s HealthCare.gov coverage

Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1. Independent experts say HealthCare.gov’s sign-up season doesn’t seem to be drawing as many new customers this year — 8% to 9% fewer than last year —… Read More

RFK Jr. doubles down on his anti-vaxx activism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy confidence and surveying the standing ovation crowd with his piercing blue Bobby Kennedy eyes. Then, he launched into an anti-vaccine rant. Democrats “drank the Kool-Aid,” he told people assembled for a far right conference, branded… Read More

Almost two years on, COVID claims 800,000 American lives

Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her son Chris, a beloved high school football coach whose outdoor memorial service drew a crowd of hundreds. The unvaccinated 34-year-old father of four died in September as a result of COVID-19 after nearly two weeks on a ventilator, and his… Read More

Supreme Court refuses Mississippi case over talcum powder

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products. As is typical, the high court did not say anything in turning away the case, which was included in a long list of cases the court said… Read More

President of South Africa tests positive, reports COVID symptoms

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said. Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. #1 Food For Increased Energy? [Sponsored] He is self-isolating in Cape Town and… Read More

Poll: Americans more worried about corona, taking fewer precautions

As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, Americans’ worries about infection are again on the rise, but fewer say they are regularly wearing masks or isolating compared with the beginning of the year. A new poll conducted by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public… Read More

Julian Assange reportedly suffers stroke in jail

The whistleblower Julian Assange suffered a “mini-stroke” in October while awaiting trial for espionage, according to a bombshell new report from The Daily Mail. “Julian is struggling and I fear this mini-stroke could be the precursor to a more major attack,” Stella Morris, Assange’s fiancée, told the Mail on Saturday…. Read More

WHO warns countries not to hoard vaccines, despite omicron

The World Health Organization expressed concerns Thursday that rich countries spooked by the emergence of the omicron variant could step up the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines and strain global supplies again, complicating efforts to stamp out the pandemic. The U.N. health agency, after a meeting of its expert panel on… Read More

COVID cases surge, drive up vaccine demand

Even as the U.S. closes in on a milestone of 200 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, cases and hospitalizations are spiking again, including in highly inoculated corners of the country like New England. New cases in the U.S. climbed from an average of nearly 95,000 a day on Nov…. Read More