People with underlying conditions can receive vaccine. The CDC has updated its guidance to include adults with underlying health issues into the shortlist for the administration of the…
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Dr. Birx to Step Down from Task Force
She intends to retire after the presidential inauguration. Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has announced she will be stepping…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules for Worshippers
New York governor may not ban gatherings due to COVID. In a 5-4 decision right before Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain limits on…
Read MoreSurgeon General Expresses Concern over Thanksgiving Travel
Urges avoidance of holiday gatherings. The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams made a call to Americans to avoid all large gatherings during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He…
Read MoreSchools are Safe Places for Kids, says CDC Director
Decision to close schools due to virus not backed by data, Redfield said. At a recent White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Read MoreTwo Senators Test Positive for COVID-19
Both staying at home while recovering from the virus. On Friday, both Senators Rick Scott and Chuck Grassley announced that they had tested positive for COVID-19. Senator Grassley…
Read MoreUniform Precautions Called for Amid COVID-19 Spike
Dr. Fauci recommends national mask compliance. On Tuesday, the United States recorded an increase in the number of people having tested positive for COVID-19 to 11.1 million, with…
Read MoreCDC Issues Thanksgiving Guidelines
Some hospitals reportedly near virus case capacity. In the first ten days of November, more than one million new confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported as all…
Read MoreLabor Department Releases New Respiratory Regulations
Standardized equipment for healthcare workers laid out by the department. In a press release last week, the Department of Labor announced that it had set new guidelines to…
Read MoreGlobal Covid Cases Resurge
Numbers climb to all-time high of 330,000 cases per day. COVID-19 has found a new foothold in the relaxed nature of the “new normal.” “The numbers are going…
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