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He posted a video on his Instagram on Sunday wherein he addressed recent criticism that his show has spread COVID misinformation.

Joe Rogan Issues Absolutely Terrible Apology for COVID Misinfo

By Tony Ho Tran

The former governor of Alaska simply cannot stop going out to restaurants after testing positive for COVID-19.

Unvaccinated Sarah Palin Just Won’t Stop Spreading COVID

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Massachusetts man may be choosing death over a life-saving transplant because his politics bar him from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Doctors Refuse Heart Transplant for Man Who Refuses to Be Vaccinated

By Noor Al-Sibai

Anti-Vaxxers Are Drinking Human Urine for Some Disgusting Reason

Anti-Vaxxers Are Drinking Human Urine for Some Disgusting Reason

By Tony Ho Tran

Experts are saying that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is "the most-explosive and the fastest-spreading virus in history."

Omicron Is the “Fastest Spreading Virus In History,” Experts Say

By Tony Ho Tran

Conspiracy theorists began to baselessly spread false rumors that Betty White received her COVID-19 booster on December 28, just three days before she died

Anti-Vax Idiots Are Saying Betty White Died Because of COVID Boosters

By Tony Ho Tran

A new interview about COVID disinformation research finds that people who believe coronavirus conspiracies are more likely to get sick.

Study Finds That People Who Believe COVID Myths Are More Likely to Catch COVID

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Cases of the COVID-19 are surging across the globe as the highly transmissible Omicron variant becomes the most dominant strain of the virus.

Omicron Continues to Wreak Havoc on Flights, Hospitals, and Worst of All, BTS

By Tony Ho Tran

Former President Donald Trump took far-right personality Candace Owens to task for questioning the safety of COVID-19 vaccines because, clearly, 2021 still has a few surprises left for us yet.

Donald Trump Touts Vaccine Safety, Humiliates Right-Winger

By Noor Al-Sibai

It looks like Trump has finally gone too far for his most ardent supporters — by taking the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine booster.

Trump Gets Booed by His Own Fans When He Admits He Got Booster Shot

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers in Kyoto, Japan have created a mask that glows under a UV light when exposed to the coronavirus.

Scientists Invent New Mask That Glows When Exposed to Coronavirus

By Tony Ho Tran

Ugh, Men! Study Finds That Dudes Spread Way More COVID

Ugh, Men! Study Finds That Dudes Spread Way More COVID

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new chewing gum that neutralizes the COVID-19 virus could help reduce its spread using plant-grown proteins and three universities' collaboration.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Say a New Chewing Gum Reduces COVID-19 Spread

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A man in Italy used a fake arm to try and avoid getting a real COVID-19 vaccine. The man's arm seemed different, and a nurse realized it was rubber foam.

Antivaxxer Caught Using Fake Arm to Pretend to Get Vaccine

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Tourist Anime Nerd Accused of Spreading Omicron Variant

Health & Medicine

Tourist Anime Nerd Accused of Spreading Omicron Variant

By Noor Al-Sibai

The South African scientist who was first to alert the world to the existence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant believes it may have mutated in people with HIV.

A Disastrous Collision Between COVID and HIV May Have Caused the Omicron Variant

By Noor Al-Sibai

A British anti-vaxxer has died of COVID-19 after opposing the vaccine on animal rights grounds — but there may be more to this story than meets the eye.

Vegan Anti-Vaxxer Dies of COVID After Opposing Vaccine Animal Testing

By Noor Al-Sibai

South African officials announced that they detected a new COVID-19 variant — prompting the US to impose travel restrictions on several African nations.

The New COVID Variant Isn’t Just in South Africa, You Idiots

By Tony Ho Tran

Don't know how to handle your anti-vaxxer relatives this Thanksgiving holiday? We've got your back, dear Futurism readers.

How to Talk to Your Annoying Family About Vaccines

By Noor Al-Sibai

COVID May Have Messed Up One Million Americans’ Sense of Smell

COVID May Have Messed Up One Million Americans’ Sense of Smell

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists believe that there are people out there who are genetically immune to COVID-19, and they want to study them for treatments.

Scientists Believe There Are People Genetically Immune To COVID

By Tony Ho Tran

More Cops Have Died from COVID-19 than Guns Since Start of Pandemic

More Cops Have Died from COVID-19 than Guns Since Start of Pandemic

By Tony Ho Tran

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers are developing a pill they say might allow people to treat their COVID-19 while limiting its transmission to others.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Say They’re Almost Ready With a Pill to Treat COVID

By Tony Ho Tran

Canadian police are searching for a man they say punched a female nurse in the face after she gave his wife the COVID-19 vaccine without his permission.

Man Punches Nurse for Giving His Wife the COVID Vaccine “Without His Consent”

By Tony Ho Tran

Fox News has adopted a hardline policy in the battle against the pandemic by requiring its employees to be vaccinated or take a daily COVID-19 test.

In Bizarre Twist, White House Praises Fox News for Strict COVID Policies

By Tony Ho Tran

Psychology professor Irwin Bernstein, 88, announced his sudden "retirement" after one of his students arrived to class unmasked.

Professor Quits Job on the Spot When Student Refuses to Wear Mask

By Tony Ho Tran

Harvard researchers have discovered a connection between exposure to wildfire smoke with roughly 20,000 infections and 750 deaths due to COVID-19.

Wildfire Smoke Is Apparently Making COVID Worse

By Tony Ho Tran

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

Dying COVID Patients Beg for Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Rumors spread online that cardboard beds provided to Olympic athletes in Tokyo were designed as a way to discourage sex. Officials are calling it fake news.

Olympic Organizers: Actually Those Cardboard Beds Can Withstand Vigorous Sex

By Victor Tangermann

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

FDA Adds Heart Inflammation Warning to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines

By Tony Ho Tran

Initial results of a small study in Spain are demonstrating a very, very exciting possibility: It's not just safe to mix vaccines — it works, really well.

Incredible: Mixing Vaccines Works, and Is Safe, According to New Study

By Foster Kamer

It may sound like an egregious flaunting of COVID-19 rules — but this massive in Liverpool, England, was in fact government sanctioned.

Scientists Hold Mask-Less Rave to Test Whether It’ll Spread COVID

By Victor Tangermann

According to Eran Segal, scientist at the Weizmann Institute, Israel has "pretty much eradicated COVID-19 from Israel, at least for the time being."

Most-Vaccinated Country on Earth Has “Pretty Much Eradicated” COVID

By Victor Tangermann

A team at Carnegie Mellon University has released an app that they say can determine whether you likely have COVID-19 — just by listening to your voice.

U.S. COVID Case Decline Has Stalled, Researchers Warn

By Tony Ho Tran

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

Study: UK Coronavirus Variant Is “Likely” Deadlier

By Tony Ho Tran

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

Microsoft announced that it will indefinitely extend its remote working policies for employees who don't need a physical office to do their jobs.

Microsoft Says Its Employees Can Work From Home Forever

By Dan Robitzski

Numerous experts are saying that a scientific paper claiming COVID is a bioweapon made elementary errors and relies on a shaky interpretation of evidence.

Scientists Slam Dubious Research Claiming COVID Is a Bioweapon

By Jon Christian

Authorities in Indonesia have implemented a grim punishment for anti-maskers: forcing them to dig graves for people who die from the disease.

This Country Is Forcing Anti-Maskers to Dig Graves for COVID Victims

By Jon Christian

Researchers say that public health officials should be able to identify COVID outbreaks, Bloomberg reports, by examining Google searches.

You Can Track COVID Outbreaks by Google Searches, Scientists Say

By Jon Christian

This is bad: scientists say that a staggering 40 percent of coronavirus cases in Boston can be traced to a single biotech conference.

Scientists: A Single Event Caused 40% of COVID Cases in Boston

By Jon Christian

Anti-maskers inspired YouTuber Allen Pan to create a whimsical gadget: a gun that fires masks directly onto its targets' faces.

Prosthetics and Devices

Man Builds Gun That Shoots Masks Onto People’s Faces

By Jon Christian

Bill Gates says that the long wait times for coronavirus test results render the whole thing useless. Or, in his words, the tests are "garbage."

Bill Gates Called Most US Coronavirus Tests “Garbage”

By Dan Robitzski

Yesterday, you might have noticed a wave of news stories about college kids intentionally trying to catch coronavirus. It may not have been true.

Did the Media Get Suckered by a Fake Story About College Kids Catching COVID on Purpose?

By Jon Christian

At "COVID parties," college students in Alabama are reportedly trying to catch the deadly coronavirus — and win a cash prize for doing so.

College Kids Are Apparently Playing a Game Where They Try to Catch COVID [UPDATED]

By Jon Christian

Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease specialist, warned today of a "disturbing surge" in new coronavirus infections.

Fauci Warns of “Disturbing Surge” in Coronavirus Infections

By Jon Christian

Leaked documents dated to earlier this week, obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Yahoo News.

Leaked CDC Documents: Coronavirus Is Spiking in US Again

By Jon Christian

New research shows that, without lockdowns, the U.S. would have likely had nearly 5 million more cases of the coronavirus by early April.

Research: Coronavirus Lockdowns Prevented Millions of Infections

By Dan Robitzski

Police in China, Italy, Dubai, and multiple other countries are now wearing thermal cameras embedded in their helmets to scan for fevers.

Cops Around the World Are Scanning for Fevers With Helmet Cams

By Dan Robitzski

Because the coronavirus pandemic has everyone stuck at home, mental healthcare providers are figuring out how to best offer their patients telehealth care.

The Pandemic Is Forcing Teletherapy to Go Mainstream

By Dan Robitzski

Clare Sammells, a cultural anthoropologist at Bucknell University, argues that "zombies are far less likely to cause a global pandemic than COVID-19."

Here’s What a Pandemic Would Look Like With Zombies

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean officials reported today that more than 116 people had tested positive for COVID-19 after having been cleared of it previously.

More Recovered Coronavirus Patients Are Testing Positive Again

By Victor Tangermann

Apple and Google are partnering on a coronavirus tracking app that can tell you if you've recently been exposed to somebody who has tested positive.

Apple and Google to Launch App for Tracking the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Fauci acknowledged today that the US government is considering issuing "immunity cards" to identify those who are immune to COVID-19.

US Government Considering COVID-19 “Immunity Cards”

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 has officially become the number one cause of death in the US, killing 1,970 Americans every day. It was the third leading cause only last week.

COVID-19 Is Officially Killing More Americans Than Anything Else

By Victor Tangermann

A number of US companies are already selling tests that can detect the presence of COVID-19 fighting antibodies in a patient's bloodstream.

For Sale: Tests That Say Whether You’ve Ever Had COVID-19

By Victor Tangermann

The US federal government is about to end funding for a number of coronavirus testing sites this Friday. A number of sites will have to close.

As Deaths Soar, Feds End Support for Coronavirus Testing Sites

By Victor Tangermann

A video by Finnish researchers shows how aerosol particles released by a person in an indoor environment can spread much further than you could imagine.

Terrifying Simulation Shows How Viruses Spread When You Cough

By Victor Tangermann

This Site Lets a Barber Tell You How to Cut Your Hair via Webcam

By Victor Tangermann

A recent study found that as many as one in five COVID-19 patients experienced cardiac damage, leading to heart failure, and in some instances, death.

Many COVID-19 Patients Are Dying from Cardiac Arrest

By Victor Tangermann

A Baseball Team Is Filling Its Stadium With 500 Robot Spectators

A Baseball Team Is Filling Its Stadium With 500 Robot Spectators

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, the FDA has accepted an application by pharmaceutical company Inovio to start clinical human testing for a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Volunteers Start Taking Another Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

British PM Boris Johnson has been taken to the intesive care at around seven o'clock, UK time. First Secretary of State Dominic Raab to deputise.

Breaking: British Prime Minister With COVID-19 Moved to ICU

By Victor Tangermann