by Jim Heath | Jul 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Conservative talk radio show host Phil Valentine has been hospitalized with COVID and is “fighting for his life,” according to his family. After expressing concerns about COVID vaccines, he now plans to “vigorously advocate” for them, they...
by Jim Heath | Jul 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called out Americans who have refused to get vaccinated against coronavirus as her state and others across the South are hammered by new infections – with three states in the region now accounting for 40 percent of active cases...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising throughout the country as the Indian ‘Delta’ variant continues to spread. On Thursday, the U.S. recorded 28,412 new cases with a seven-day rolling average of 26,079, a 135 percent increase from the 11,067 average recorded...
by Jim Heath | May 26, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
After the state of Ohio announced with great fanfare that residents who got at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine would be eligible to win a hefty $1 million, Jack Pepper saw something remarkable happen at his sleepy rural vaccination clinic. For the first time...
by Jim Heath | May 21, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Olympics
As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got to one that wasn’t overwhelmed with other patients, doctors diagnosed severe...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Olympics
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they’ll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country’s low vaccination rate, the answer has been simple. They’ll...
