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Getty Image A new surge of Covid-19 has led to another round of cancellations in the live music world. Last weekend, Saturday Night Live barely soldiered through their episode and canceled Charli XCX’s much-anticipated performance out of an abundance of caution. Then, after going back and forth about it, LCD Soundsystem also decided to cut …
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Dec. 23, 2021 — The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to Merck’s antiviral drug to treat adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for severe disease. Similar to FDA authorization of another antiviral pill regimen — ritonavir plus nirmatrelvir, or Paxlovid — granted to Pfizer on Wednesday, molnupiravir (brand name Lagevrio) …
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Dec. 22, 2021 – The FDA on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization of a new antiviral pills to treat people with symptomatic COVID-19. Pfizer’s ritonavir, name brand Paxlovid, can now be taken by patients age 12 and up who weigh at least 88 pounds. The antiviral is only for people who test positive for coronavirus, …
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Getty Image In mid-December, 10 members of the Chicago Bulls roster, including star perimeter players Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. That led to a pair of postponed games for Chicago, but starting center Nikola Vucevic was not among the group of players sidelined in that particular instance. However, …
Getty Image If you thought we were out of the woods with the Covid-19 pandemic think again. The spread of a new variant called Omicron has already set back SNL‘s episode last night to a handful of cast members, and even led to the cancelation of Charli XCX’s performance on the show. Now, it’s led …
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Welcome to the Monday edition of Internet Insider, unfurling online threads of misinformation—one dumb conspiracy theory at a time. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. ONE DUMB CONSPIRACY Conspiracy theorists think COVID-19 has poisoned the water supply A video making waves across social media has some …
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Getty Image Billie Eilish has a lot going on so far this morning. Her and Finneas’ No Time To Die song was just nominated for a Golden Globe, and she also guested on The Howard Stern Show. On the program, she revealed that she had COVID-19 in August. Furthermore, she believes that if she wasn’t …
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Medscape: “COVID-19-induced Vascular Inflammation Behind Mortality Risk.” Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis: “Coagulopathy in COVID-19.” Circulation: “Reducing Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputations by 20% by 2030: Time to Get to Our Feet: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association.” European Journal of Applied Physiology: “Effect of speed on the energy cost of walking in unilateral traumatic …
New COVID-19 variant: How dangerous is Omicron? | DW News Scientists in South Africa are warning of a new strain of COVID-19. The variant, which is yet to be named, appears to have a high number of mutations, and there’s a possibility it could be able to evade our immune response and be even more …
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Additionally, Elizabeth is not the only member of the palace who has tested positive for the virus. Currently, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have also tested positive. This will be Charles’ second experience with covid, having tested positive the first time in March 2020. Both Charles and Camilla are triple vaccinated. There are also …
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Getty Image Donald Trump and Chris Christie have a, let’s say, tumultuous relationship. The former-New Jersey governor was the first “high-profile establishment Republican to legitimize Donald Trump in 2016,” leading to this incredible moment in Hostage Face history, but since then, Christie and the ex-president have been locked in various petty feuds. Trump blamed his …
Getty Image The Green Bay Packers will go into Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs without the services of their starting quarterback. Multiple reports emerged on Wednesday morning indicated that Aaron Rodgers contracted COVID-19, and as a result, the Packers will start second-year signal caller Jordan Love against Patrick Mahomes in Arrowhead Stadium. Subsequent …
