College campuses have been the site of 141 shootings so far during the 2021-22 school year, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. A 19-year-old former student was shot and killed after a high school basketball game a week ago in Beloit, Wisconsin. Three teens were hospitalized after a shooting Monday outside Chaparral High School in [&hellip...
The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will begin separating soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine from service. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth asked commanders to initiate involuntary administrative separation proceedings against any soldier refusing the vaccine. The same rule applies to soldiers who do not have an approved or pendi...
Over 10,000 tons of medical waste from the COVID-19 pandemic response have put global health waste management systems under tremendous pressure. They threaten human and environmental health, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Gloves are a bigger volume than masks, and vaccine waste is taking over from masks, said Maggie Montgomery, a ...
Russia reported over 88,000 coronavirus cases on January 27, hitting the highest single-day jump for the ninth day in a row. Daily coronavirus infections have begun to surge with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant, infecting thousands of people across the country. In the last 24 hours, 88,816 new cases have been detected, [...
Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital removed an at-risk patient from its heart transplant list because he said he has not and will not get the COVID-19 vaccination. A hospital spokesman explained it is against hospital policy since transplants are administered based on a number of factors. Potential transplant recipients who have recei...
Pakistani officials have introduced a series of tough new coronavirus restrictions after recording the country’s highest known daily number of new cases since the pandemic began. This includes barring anyone not fully vaccinated from entering mosques for prayer. The government has already banned indoor gatherings, including weddings. It also...
The Canadian province of Quebec, which has been hit by a wave of COVID-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant, has introduced restrictions against unvaccinated people. Liquor and cannabis stores are now accessible only to vaccinated people. Residents of Montreal, the province’s largest city, are divided over the decision.
Progressive International Bank is seeking contributions to send a delegation to Havana next week to promote Cuba’s effort to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. This is after Dutch multinational bank ING blocked all donations supporting the trip. Anti-war activists at CodePink say “some of the most powerful people in the world would rather ...
A defiant President Joe Biden acknowledged missteps Wednesday but hailed a year of “enormous progress” on the US economy as he took stock of his first year in office. In a news conference marking his first 12 months, Biden touted a period of unprecedented job creation, infrastructure improvements, and a growing economy. He said th...
Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers flocked to the banks of the Ganges river in India’s West Bengal state Friday despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. The Gangasagar Mela is a nine-day festival that runs Jan. 8 through 16. The age-old ritual of bathing in the waters of the holy river traditionally draws millions of […]
