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Dr. Anthony Fauci

CDC Tracking More Immune-Evasive COVID-19 Variant Growing In Northeast CDC Tracking More Immune-Evasive COVID-19 Variant Growing In Northeast
CDC Tracking More Immune-Evasive Covid-19 Variant Growing In Northeast With more than 300 COVID-19 Omicron sublineages circulating around the globe, a new potentially more contagious variant called XBB is being closely monitored by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). XBB is considered more immune-evasive than other Omicron variants, Chief White House medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said last week. But government officials said they don't think XBB will become a threat at the level of Omicron, which first emerged on the global scene almost exactly a year ago. Though XBB now accounts for just over 3 percent of new cases in t…
Omicron: Highly Transmissible Variant Expected To Cause 'Viral Blizzard,' Experts Say Omicron: Highly Transmissible Variant Expected To Cause 'Viral Blizzard,' Experts Say
Omicron: Highly Transmissible Variant Expected To Cause 'Viral Blizzard,' Experts Say Just when you think you've dodged the coronavirus, up pops a new variant: Omicron.  The good news is that the new COVID-19 variant is milder than the Delta variant, but chances of reinfection are nearly five times higher, according to a recent study by the Imperial College London. Experts say that a "viral blizzard" could be upon us in the coming weeks, all thanks to Omicron. That means that Omicron might actually be helpful in achieving herd immunity faster. Officials are still urging everyone to get vaccinated, which can prevent life-threatening symptoms of the COVID-…
COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States
Covid-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States Omicron, the new strain of COVID that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has been detected in the United States for the first time. Health officials had been bracing for the first such Omicron case for days, and early Wedneday afternoon, Dec. 1, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed a person in California has been infected with the new strain. The San Francisco Department of Health said the individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Monday, Nov. 22, and tested positive for COVID on Monday, Nov. 29. The individual was fully vaccinated and experie…
Anti-Vax Podcast Star Joe Rogan: ‘I GOT COVID’ Anti-Vax Podcast Star Joe Rogan: ‘I GOT COVID’
Anti-Vax Podcast Star Joe Rogan: ‘I GOT COVID’ Podcast star Joe Rogan – who was blasted by the Biden Administration earlier this year for telling young people not to get vaccinated -- told his millions of followers on Wednesday, "I GOT COVID." The Newark-born comedian, who hosts the hugely popular Spotify podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience," told his 13 million Instagram followers that he was using a drug that health experts have urged the public to avoid. Rogan, 54, said in the video (see below) that he has “fevers and sweats” and “threw the kitchen sink” at the illness – including monoclonal antibodies and ivermectin, which is ordinar…
POLL: One In 5 Americans Believes US Government Is Using COVID-19 Vaccine To Microchip Citizens POLL: One In 5 Americans Believes US Government Is Using COVID-19 Vaccine To Microchip Citizens
Poll: One In 5 Americans Believes US Government Is Using Covid-19 Vaccine To Microchip Citizens One in five Americans believes the federal government is using the COVID-19 vaccine to microchip the population, according to a recent poll. The sharpest divisions between pro- and anti-vaxxers in America, to few people's surprise, are political, the Economist/YouGov poll found. Nearly 30% of Republican poll respondents – and only 4% of Democrats -- said they aren’t getting vaccinated. More whites than Black and Hispanic respondents in the Economist/You Gov poll said they reject the vaccine, while more Midwesterners and Southerners came out against vaccination than elsewhere in the country…
Ground And Pound: White House, Fauci Slam Rogan For Discouraging Vaccinations Ground And Pound: White House, Fauci Slam Rogan For Discouraging Vaccinations
Ground And Pound: White House, Fauci Slam Rogan For Discouraging Vaccinations Joe Rogan took a hammer fist from the White House and a spinning back kick from Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday after he advised young fans against getting the COVID vaccine. “I guess my first question would be: Did Joe Rogan become a medical doctor while we weren’t looking?” White House communications director Kate Bedingfield told CNN during what became a tag-team takedown. The Jersey-born comedian and popular podcast host – who also calls televised Ultimate Fighting Championship matches -- delivered his advisory on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Spotify’s most popular podcast. “If you’…
COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says
Covid-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says Successes with experimental concerts in Spain and Germany have convinced Dr. Anthony Fauci that big shows could return to the U.S. this fall -- provided Americans reach an effective level of herd immunity. “I think you can start getting back to almost full capacity of seating,” the nation's top infectious disease expert said during a virtual live event over the weekend. “What the performing arts needs to do is to do a little bit more of what the Germans are doing,” Fauci noted. A controlled experiment in Germany featuring a show by pop singer Tim Bendzko safely accommodated about 1,400 at…