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Texas doctor Hasan Gokal was fired for giving out ten COVID-19 vaccine shots with only six hours remaining until the vial would have expired.

Doctor Fired for Giving Out Vaccine Doses That Were About to Expire

By Victor Tangermann

The highly-infectious B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus could have mutated entirely within one patient, scienitsts suspect.

Mutated COVID Virus Evolved Inside One Person, Scientists Believe

By Dan Robitzski

A team sent by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of COVID-19 announced that it's "extremely unlikely" that the virus came from a lab.

WHO Investigators: “Extremely Unlikely” That COVID Escaped From Chinese Lab

By Victor Tangermann

U.S. Representative Ron Wright died from the coronavirus on Sunday, becoming the first sitting Congressperson to die of COVID-19.

Congressman Who Criticized COVID Lockdown Dies From COVID

By Dan Robitzski

100 children in the UK have been hospitalized with pediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome a week, a rare and dangerous post-COVID-19 disease.

Kids Are Getting Hospitalized With a Weird COVID-Related Disease

By Victor Tangermann

A large group of diners attacked a Chili's hostess because the restaurant wouldn't seat them all at the same table during the pandemic.

Diners Attacked Chili’s Hostess for Enforcing COVID Rules

By Dan Robitzski

A boy in Florida died from the coronavirus just hours after his first symptoms began. His family hope it reminds others that anyone can catch the disease.

9-Year-Old Dies Hours After Falling Ill With COVID

By Dan Robitzski

IBM developed an algorithm that can predict who might develop Alzheimer's disease by spotting changes in their writing style.

IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who’s Going to Get Alzheimer’s by Reading Their Writing

By Dan Robitzski

A trio of scientists say that a new field of research called longevity medicine is emerging and that powerful AI is essentially leading the way.

AI Poised to Revolutionize Longevity, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

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WHO Team Hits the Streets to Investigate COVID Origins in China

By Dan Robitzski

A facility that bottles the AstraZeneca coronavirus into glass vials was temporarily on lockdown today after a suspicious package arrived.

Vaccine Factory Locked Down Due to “Suspicious Package”

By Dan Robitzski

Health officials in China are testing for COVID-19 with anal swabs, citing limited evidence that the virus lingers in the digestive tract.

China Is Now Using Anal Swabs to Test for COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he's committed to vaccinating 300 million Americans by the end of summer, an extremely ambitious timeline.

Biden Commits to Vaccinating 300 Million Americans by End of Summer

By Victor Tangermann

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who once said religious amulets in his wallet would block the coronavirus, tested positive for COVID-19.

The President of Mexico Said Religious Amulets Would Protect Him Against COVID. Then He Caught It.

By Dan Robitzski

A Canadian millionaire couple chose to skip the line and fly out to a remote Indigenous community to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Millionaire Couple Steals COVID Vaccine Meant for Indigenous Community

By Victor Tangermann

Chemicals like phthalates seem to reduce the quantity and quality of men's sperm, and the problem is compounding over generations.

Men Are Losing the Ability to Reproduce, Researcher Warns

By Dan Robitzski

Dr. Anthony Fauci was subjected to death threats for almost the entire duration of the pandemic, including an anthrax scare in the mail.

Fauci Says He Opened an Envelope of Suspicious Powder

By Dan Robitzski

The nation's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci believes we are weeks away from the approval of a single dose vaccine for COVID-19.

Fauci: Single-Shot COVID Vaccine Could Be Approved Within Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

In a national address on Friday, Biden said that the US is "expected to reach well over 600,000" coronavirus deaths. "We're in a national emergency."

Biden Predicts That More Than 600,000 Americans Will Die From COVID

By Victor Tangermann

According to UK experts, the fast spreading B117 variant of the coronavirus may increase the death rate by 30 to 40 percent.

The New Variant of Coronavirus May Be 30-40 Percent Deadlier

By Victor Tangermann

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNN that Trump's bungled response to the COVID-19 pandemic "very likely" cost American lives.

Fauci: Trump’s Bungled COVID Response Probably Caused Many Deaths

By Victor Tangermann

Now Trump is out, meaning Fauci is in a position many people dream about: being able to publicly shred their former boss at a televised press briefing.

Dr. Fauci Just Absolutely Shredded His Former Boss, Donald Trump

By Jon Christian

In a number of new executive orders, president Joe Biden has called on Americans to wear masks in public for the next 100 days.

Biden Calls on All Americans to Wear Masks in Public For 100 Days

By Victor Tangermann

A COVID-19 reserve held back intended to be used as second booster shots by the Trump administration doesn't actually exist, the Washington Post reports.

Report: Trump Admin’s Promised COVID Vaccine Reserve Doesn’t Exist

By Victor Tangermann

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office is operated at nearly double its usual capacity, and officials are scrambling to find new places to store bodies.

Los Angeles Is Literally Running Out of Space to Store Dead Bodies

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists in Ohio found two new strains of the coronavirus, both of which seem to be more infectious than the dominant strain.

Two New Coronavirus Strains Emerge in the United States

By Dan Robitzski

Biotech company United Therapeutics is planning to begin transplanting organs from genetically modified pigs into humans as soon as this year.

A Startup Is Planning Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants This Year

By Victor Tangermann

Looking back at 2020, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in the United States. Coronavirus deaths outnumbered gun deaths, for instance, eight-to-one.

COVID-19 Killed Eight Times More Americans Than Guns in 2020

By Dan Robitzski

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California will be turned into a "super site" for COVID-19 vaccinations in the surrounding Orange County later this week.

Disneyland Will Turn Into a Giant Vaccine Distribution Center

By Victor Tangermann

Eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reports, the first known case amount such primates in the US.

Eight Gorillas in Zoo Catch Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

State officials are dispatching refrigerated trucks across the state to hold corpses as the rising COVID-19 death toll is causing funeral homes to fill up.

California Is Packing the COVID Dead Into Refrigerated Trucks

By Victor Tangermann

4,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 on Thursday, a new national record that will probably be broken yet again very soon.

More Than 4,000 Americans Died From COVID Yesterday

By Dan Robitzski

The pro-Trump group storming the Capitol building on Thursday took close to zero precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

Pro-Trump Rioters Who Looted Capitol Likely Caused Super-Spreader Event

By Victor Tangermann

When World Health Organization investigators reached China for an investigation into the coronavirus' origins, they were denied entry.

China Denies Access to WHO Team Investigating COVID Origin

By Dan Robitzski

The more infectious strain of the coronavirus first identified in England could create a devastating new wave of the pandemic, experts warn.

Scientists Worried New COVID Strain Will Cause Devastating New Wave

By Dan Robitzski

Egyptian hospitals lost every coronavirus patient in their intensive care units when they ran out of the oxygen necessary for treatment.

Every COVID Patient in Egyptian ICU Dies When Oxygen Supply Fails

By Dan Robitzski

According to several UK expert scientists, there's a chance that current vaccines won't provide sufficient immunity against emerging variants.

Scientists Are Worried Vaccines Won’t Protect Against New COVID Strains

By Victor Tangermann

Students at the University of California in San Diego are now able to get a coronavirus test kit — from a vending machine.

You Can Now Get a COVID Test in a Vending Machine

By Victor Tangermann

A diagram conspiracy theorists claimed to be of a 5G chip that had been inserted into the COVID-19 vaccine turned out to be the schematic of a guitar pedal.

This Might Be the Dumbest Vaccine Conspiracy Theory We’ve Ever Seen

By Victor Tangermann

A San Jose hospital staff member dressed in a self-inflating Christmas tree costume likely caused a COVID-19 outbreak, that infected 43 and killed one.

Deadly COVID Outbreak Linked to Inflatable Christmas Tree Costume

By Victor Tangermann

Vybe Together, an app that coordinated secret parties during the pandemic, just got removed from the Apple app store after an onslaught of criticism.

Apple Takes Down App That Coordinated Maskless Parties

By Dan Robitzski

As patients in Los Angeles get the coronavirus vaccine, they can also get digital proof of their inoculation that could work like an "immunity passport."

LA Plans to Issue Digital “Passports” With Coronavirus Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

Yet another new strain of the coronavirus called 501.V2 has surfaced in South Africa, prompting several countries to implement travel restrictions.

There’s Yet Another COVID Strain Spreading

By Victor Tangermann

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

US Government Orders 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccines

By Victor Tangermann

A Chilean research base on Antarctica reported 36 new infections, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.

Coronavirus Has Officially Hit Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

A new strain of the coronavirus is spreading in the UK. To stop it from reaching the mainland, a number of countries have cut themselves off.

Governments Block Travel to Prevent Spread of New COVID Strain

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by researchers from the CDC, "brain-eating amoeba" are slowly making their way northwards from the southern United States.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Is Spreading in United States, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

The US might have far more doses of Pfizer's vaccine than initially thought thanks to the manufacturer overfilling vials to insure against spills.

The US Seems to Have Way More Vaccine Doses Than It Thought

By Victor Tangermann

Hospitals in India report hundreds of new cases caused by a mysterious, yet-unidentified illness from over the past weekend.

There’s a Mysterious New Disease Outbreak in India

By Dan Robitzski

In a video obtained by The Sun, Tom Cruise can be heard ripping into crew members for failing to social distance on the set of "Mission: Impossible 7."

Tom Cruise Melts Down at “Mission Impossible” Crew For Not Following COVID Rules

By Victor Tangermann

At a parade and photo-op in Georgia, a Santa impersonator who tested positive for the coronavirus may have exposed up to 50 kids.

Santa Impersonator Exposes Throngs of Children to COVID

By Dan Robitzski

Many countries around the world report record-breaking daily death counts from the coronavirus, and experts predict a dangerous winter ahead.

So Many People Are Dying From COVID Every Day That It Almost Defies Comprehension

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed in Australia produced false positive test results for HIV in some trial participants, The New York Times reports.

Experimental COVID Vaccine Was Giving False Positives For HIV

By Victor Tangermann

The mysterious outbreak that's causing epilepsy-like symptoms in southeast India continues to grow, and experts have no idea what's causing it.

Mysterious, Epilepsy-Like Outbreak Still Spreading in India

By Dan Robitzski

Health authorities in the UK are advising that those with a history of strong allergic reactions shouldn't get Pifzer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

Some Are Getting Severe Allergic Reactions to the COVID Vaccine in the UK

By Victor Tangermann

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

COVID Vaccine Is Effective After Just Two Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

51-year-old Georgia resident Victor Hardley Crawley attempted to rob a bank by telling the bank tellers that he would infect them with COVID-19.

Man Robs Bank by Threatening to Infect Staff With COVID

By Victor Tangermann

Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? On Tuesday afternoon, a panel that advises the CDC voted on who that group needs to be. And the big winners?

CDC Panel: This Is Who Should Get the COVID Vaccine First

By Foster Kamer

Vape Lung, or EVALI, never actually went away. The CDC stopped tracking cases in February, but a small number continue to pop up.

Remember Vape Lung? It’s Still Happening.

By Dan Robitzski

In his Thanksgiving address, president-elect Joe Biden revealed that he will not be spending the holiday with his family due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Because of COVID, Joe Biden Says He’s Not Spending Thanksgiving With His Family

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is having some seriously strange effects on the nervous system — including wreaking havoc on the patient's sense of smell.

After COVID, Your Favorite Foods May Smell Like Rotting Meat

By Victor Tangermann

This past weekend, 3 million Americans passed through an airport, flying in the face of CDC and expert warnings to limit travel.

If You’re Traveling For Thanksgiving, You’re an Absolutely Terrible Person

By Dan Robitzski

UK’s Oxford University and European pharmaceutical AstraZeneca found their COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective because of a dosing error.

Pharmaceutical Accidentally Gave Wrong Dose in COVID Vaccine Trial

By Victor Tangermann

"Santa is exempt from this because Santa, of all the good qualities, has a lot of good innate immunity," infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said.

Dr. Fauci Says That Santa Claus Is Immune to COVID

By Victor Tangermann