[ad_1] A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 is under investigation in the UK, according to Public Health England (PHE). The variant is currently known as B.1.621 and it has not received a Greek letter designation under the new rules of the World Health Organization. The agency confirmed that 16 cases of … Read more
[ad_1] Stephen Harmon has died after contracting Covid. (Instagram / StephenHarmon) A member of the Hillsong mega-church who made fun of the Covid-19 vaccine on social media has died after contracting the virus. Stephen Harmon, 34, died at Corona Regional Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. His death was announced by Hillsong founder Brian … Read more
[ad_1] By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter Raleigh, North Carolina – News that UNC Health and Duke University Health System will soon require all their doctors and staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus has created a backlash from many residents of the Triangle. The two hospital systems were among several across North Carolina to announce … Read more
[ad_1] Hillsong church member contracted virus after being skeptical of impact and vaccine Tributes are raining down on social media for Stephane Harmon, a 34-year-old Hillsong church follower who died of COVID-19 after posting jokes about the pandemic. Hillsong College graduate Harmon died on Wednesday after a month-long battle with the coronavirus, The daily beast … Read more
[ad_1] Thirty-one campers aged 7 to 11 have tested positive for COVID-19 at a camp in upstate New York. Camp Pontiac sent a letter to parents informing them that the first positive case occurred on July 16. Almost all of those infected were sent home, along with the 88 people with whom they had been … Read more
[ad_1] We make this important information available without subscription as a public service. But we depend on the support of readers to make this work. Please consider supporting freelance journalism in Alaska, at just $ 3.69 per week for an online subscription. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to rise this week as Alaskan health officials … Read more
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and advice in the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. At a recent town hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Joe Biden was asked about COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise in response to the Delta variant. Promoting the importance of vaccination, “We have a pandemic for those … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (KABC) – A Southern California man in his 30s who openly mocked vaccines in social media posts has died after hospitalization with COVID-19. Stephen Harmon had joked about the vaccine and said he would never get one, tweeting Jay-Z’s altered words “I have 99 problems but a vax isn’t.” Even in his … Read more
[ad_1] Some 75% of people who were infected with Covid-19 in Singapore recently had previously been vaccinated. None of them, however, fell seriously ill, health officials said, urging further vaccinations. In the past 28 days, 1,096 locally transmitted cases have been detected in the country, according to recently released statistics. Some 48% of those who … Read more
[ad_1] Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus are skyrocketing in Alabama. Data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows a rapid increase in the number of patients treated for the coronavirus this week, as the most contagious Delta variant crosses the state. The state reported on Friday that 727 people were being treated for COVID-19 … Read more