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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.

Every Bar Needs This Item In The Ladies Room

When a patron orders an Angel Shot, they’re covertly letting their bartender or server know that they’re either on a date that’s not working out, or they don’t feel safe because of another guest’s behavior.

Fan Tosses Sex Toy On Field During Bills’ Rout Of Patriots

THE NEW YORK POST – Five seasons after a fan first tossed a sex toy into the Bills' end zone, the tradition was revived Saturday in the third quarter of Buffalo’s 47-17 rout of the rival Patriots in the AFC wild-card round. After Patriots wideout Kendrick Bourne caught a third-quarter touchdown from Mac Jones, a fan launched and fired. The object flew right by Bourne and landed in the corner of the end zone, where...

Exercise Buffs Urged To Take A Break

BBC – A mental health charity is reminding people that while exercise is a good thing, some people are taking it too far, often as an antidote to the stress and anxieties of life. Mind says some push on, even if they are injured or unwell: keeping fit can become an obsession. During the first Covid lockdown, exercise was one routine people could still do. Some, like 21-year-old Catherine, became over-reliant on it. "Like many people, I was...

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,"...

Urgent Warning: “Do Not Kiss Your Pets”

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The pet shop employee tested positive for the delta variant on Monday, and several...

#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...

RIP Country Music Hall of Famer Ralph Emery, 88

ROLLING STONE – Ralph Emery, a radio and TV personality whose steady voice and buttoned-up likeness were synonymous with country music, has died. According to a statement from his family, Emery died Saturday at a Nashville hospital. He was 88. Along with being a DJ at Nashville radio stations like WSIX and the legendary WSM, the home of the Grand Ole Opry, Emery became the face of The Nashville Network (TNN). From 1983 until 1993,...

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.
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