COVID-19

Did 4 of the ‘Deadliest Days in American History’ Occur in December 2020?
  • 9 December 2020
A widely shared meme placed the deaths caused by COVID-19 in stark historical context.
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Were Old Apartment Radiators Designed To Prevent Spread of the 1918 Pandemic?
  • 9 December 2020
Surprising vestiges of the 1918 pandemic are suddenly relevant again.
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A nurse prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, as the U.K. health authorities rolled out a national mass vaccination program. U.K. regulators said Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020, that people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
UK Probing if Allergic Reactions Linked to Pfizer Vaccine
  • 9 December 2020
The two adverse reactions occurred on the first day of the United Kingdom's mass vaccination...
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Did Florida Police ‘Raid’ the Home of Fired COVID-19 Scientist Rebekah Jones?
  • 8 December 2020
Jones was controversially fired from her job with the Florida Department of Health in May...
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Does Glaxo Own the ‘Wuhan Lab’?
  • 8 December 2020
As a vaccination for COVID-19 starts to roll out, so does the anti-vax misinformation.
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A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
US Regulators Post Positive Review of Pfizer Vaccine Data
  • 8 December 2020
If the vaccine is ultimately given the green light, the first recipients would be health...
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Henry (Jack) Vokes, 98, reacts receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Graeme Robertson/Pool via AP)
‘Route Out’ of Pandemic: UK Gives 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
  • 8 December 2020
Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, got the shot at 6:31 a.m. on what...
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Does an Old Photo Show COVID Vax Creator as an Immigrant in Germany?
  • 7 December 2020
Ugur Sahin, who led the team that helped find a vaccine breakthrough, definitely has a...
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Was Coronavirus in US as Early as December 2019?
  • 7 December 2020
Just because the virus may have been present earlier than previously believed doesn't mean it...
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FILE - Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The president on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 confirmed in a tweet that Giuliani had tested positive for the virus. Giuliani has traveled extensively to battleground states in effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
Trump Lawyer Giuliani in Hospital After Positive Virus Test
  • 7 December 2020
“Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!” President Donald Trump tweeted.
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Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID
  • 6 December 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in a Sunday afternoon tweet that the former New York...
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Is Netflix Giving Away Free 1-Year Subscriptions Due to COVID-19?
  • 6 December 2020
Phishing scams have proliferated on the internet since the start of the pandemic.
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