Developments

Despite three COVID-19 vaccines having been made widely available, most people in Alabama are choosing to not get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Grim Tidings

"I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late."

Dying COVID Patients Beg for Vaccine

A veterinarian in China caught and died from an extremely rare and deadly "Monkey B" virus that almost never infects humans.

Bad News

Thankfully, this seems to be an isolated case.

Extremely Rare Monkey Virus Kills Veterinarian in China

The total number of COVID-19 cases among athletes and staff at the Olympic Games in Tokyo rose to 71, the Associated Press reports.

Super Spreader

"It's obvious that the bubble system is kind of broken."

Number of COVID Cases Linked to Tokyo Olympics Spikes to 71

Laurel Eich, a 42-year-old woman from Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday for burglary at a Sun Valley dental clinic where she used to work.

Tooth Scary

Okay, this is a weird one.

Woman Breaks Into Dentist’s Office, Extracts 13 Teeth From Anesthetized Patient

A 55-year-old man from a city in the southwestern province of Sichaun experienced a fever and tested positive for the H5N6 avian flu.

Viruses Abound

The risk of the virus spreading significantly are, fortunately, "very low."

Man in China Hospitalized After Contracting Bird Flu

A growing chunk of the planet has been reaching temperatures and humidities high enough to kill people who are otherwise perfectly healthy.

Dangerously Hot

Temperatures are reaching the point where the human body simply cannot cope.

Places Are Increasingly Getting So Hot That People Just Die

On Thursday, the CDC tweeted out their warning to not swim if you’re experiencing the effects of diarrhea and other intestinal-related illnesses this summer.

Poop Scoop

“Don’t poop in the water.”

CDC Warns Americans Not to Have Diarrhea in the Pool

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it's investigating a rare but deadly bacterial infection in the United States.

Wash Your Hands

The disease is rare — but deadly. 

CDC Warns of Outbreak of Deadly Bacteria

The military announced plans to performance test a new anti-aging pill that it developed to keep soldiers healthy and operating at peak performance.

Experimental Supersoldiers

"These efforts are not about creating physical traits that don't already exist naturally."

The US Military Will Test an Anti-Aging Pill Next Year

The FDA added the warning to two COVID vaccines, saying that there was a slight risk for myocarditis and pericarditis amongst vaccine recipients.

Heart Burned

But the condition is very rare and patients are recovering quickly. 

FDA Adds Heart Inflammation Warning to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines

The research labs around the world that handle the most dangerous pathogens have alarmingly bad biosecurity protocols in place.

Leaky Labs

Labs handling the most dangerous pathogens scored dismally low on biosafety and biosecurity.

Experts: Infectious Disease Labs Have Shockingly Terrible Security

We may never be able to debunk the undying hypothesis that the coronavirus somehow escaped from a lab because it's technically unfalsifiable.