COVID-19

Protest Against Vaccine, Lockdowns Escalates in Brussels

(Headline USA) Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people fighting COVID-19 vaccinations and government restrictions. Police said the protest in the Belgian capital drew an estimated 50,000 people, some traveling from France, Germany and other countries to take part. Protesters yelled “Liberty!” as they marched. A much smaller number of demonstrators marched in Barcelona. The protests followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday against vaccine passports and other...

I’m Vaccinated, Boosted and Had COVID-19. Can I Go Back to Normal Now?

Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. Today, A.B. asks: “I’m fully vaccinated, boosted and have recently recovered from a breakthrough infection. Can I go back to normal now?” There are certain pathogens that the human immune system learns to block forever after a single encounter. But others, like coronaviruses that cause the common cold, can sicken a person year after year. Unfortunately, the virus that causes COVID-19 is, like other coronaviruses, able to infect the same...

Vaccine Mandates in Peril?

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – On Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided new research showing that, during the recent Delta wave, individuals who had previously contracted COVID-19 had more protection against the virus than those who had been vaccinated. CDC epidemiologist Benjamin Silk told the Wall Street Journal: “Before the Delta variant, Covid-19 vaccination resulted in better protection against a subsequent infection than surviving a previous infection. “When looking at the...

Unvaxxed Seniors 50X More Likely To Be Hospitalized : CDC

THE HILL – Adults ages 65 and older who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized than seniors who have received a full vaccine course and a booster shot. New CDC data shows that unvaccinated seniors are 49 times more likely to go to the hospital than those that have been boosted. Similarly, unvaccinated adults ages 50-64 are 44 times more likely to go to the hospital...

Omicron Surges Worldwide

Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities ... Russia hits all-time high of new infections, blames omicron ... Australia records deadliest day of pandemic with 80 deaths ... Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities ... Poland hits pandemic record of over 36,600 daily infections ... Nepal imposes tough restrictions as virus cases set record ... Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities Jan 21, 2022 By MARI YAMAGUCHI...

New COVID-19 Strategy: Accept The Virus?

With one of Europe's highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the government of Spain is laying the groundwork to treat the next infection surge not as an emergency but an illness that is here to stay. Similar steps are under consideration in neighboring Portugal and in Britain.

Myocarditis: COVID-19 Is A Much Bigger Risk To The Heart Than Vaccination

The risk of myocarditis after infection with COVID-19 is 146 cases per 100,000. Based on a study out of Israel, the risk of post-vaccine myocarditis is 2.13 cases per 100,000 vaccinated.

‘Mild COVID’ Isn’t Always Mild: Tips For Recovering At Home

ABCC NEWS – It started with chills on New Year's Eve. Hoping a hot shower would help, Dr. Michael Henry stood there, freezing. "I couldn't get the water hot enough," said Henry, 65, recalling his first symptom. Overnight, he developed a sore throat, followed by fatigue and a cough. A day or two later, something really scared him while taking his first deep breath of the morning. "It felt like I was sucking through a straw,"...

#1 Worst Food For Covid

CNBC – When the first wave of Covid hit the U.S., it became clear that the majority of patients being placed on ventilators had a series of underlying conditions. Among those were metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes, both of which have been surging in the U.S. over the past few years. A question that puzzled people at the beginning of the pandemic was: Why does diabetes make it harder to fight a respiratory virus? First,...

Agency Accidentally Ruins 471 Covid Tests, Orders Do-Overs

ABERDEEN, Md. — Hundreds of people have to get re-tested for COVID-19 after their tests taken Monday had to be discarded. The Harford County Health Department confirmed that 471 tests -- all taken on Monday, Jan. 10 -- couldn't be processed. The vendor for that site, Omnipoynt Solutions, sent an email to everyone impacted to let them know. According to the letter, there was a COVID-19 outbreak at the lab Omnipoynt usually uses and the test...

Officials Ignore Supreme Court Ruling, Expand Vaccine Mandates

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Board of Regents voted 9-4 on Friday to direct Chancellor Melody Rose to send a letter to state lawmakers, health officials and Gov. Steve Sisolak in support of imposing a vaccine mandate on students enrolled in public colleges and universities in Nevada. The letter, although non-binding, signals that battles over coronavirus measures are likely to continue for the more than 100,000 students at public colleges and universities throughout the...

The Vaxxed Vs. The Unvaxxed: The New Apartheid?

London (CNN) Before Covid-19, Nicolas Rimoldi had never attended a protest. But somewhere along the pandemic's long and tortuous road, which saw his native Switzerland imposing first one lockdown, then another, and finally introducing vaccination certificates, Rimoldi decided he had had enough. Now he leads Mass-Voll, one of Europe's largest youth-orientated anti-vaccine passport groups. Because he has chosen not to get vaccinated, student and part-time supermarket cashier Rimoldi is -- for now, at least -- locked out...

Expect More Variants Soon, Scientists Say

Scientists warn that omicron's whirlwind advance practically ensures it won't be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.

Omicron Surge Fatality Rate: 1 In 1,000

TAMPA BAY TIMES – Florida reported 430,297 new coronavirus cases over the seven-day period from Jan. 7-13, an average of about 61,471 infections per day. That’s over 2 percent of Florida’s total population infected in the past week. It’s the third week in a row the state has shattered previous infection records. The seven-day average of omicron variant infections is more than double the 25,000 daily average the delta wave hit this past summer. Florida’s first omicron...

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