On Friday, Justin Bieber took to Instagram to reveal to his fans that he would have to cancel upcoming dates for his world tour due to health issues. The health issue, he said during his Instagram Live, was a diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a complication of the shingles virus …
Read More »'I'm a Full Anti-Vaxxer Now': How the Conspiracists Are Winning Over Fresh Converts
When thousands of protesters gathered on the National Mall on Sunday morning to protest Covid vaccine mandates, they did so, they insisted, to preserve personal freedoms. “No more mandates!” they shouted as they marched, serpentine and coiled, like the snakes on the “Don’t Tread On Me” flags hoisted above their …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Test Positive for Covid-19
NBC late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers have announced they’ve tested positive for Covid-19. Both hosts said they were boostered and symptoms were therefore mild. On Tuesday morning, Meyers said all remaining Late Night With Seth Meyers shows for the week are canceled. “The bad news is, I tested …
Read More »Crazy Little Thing Called Covid: Brian May Thanks Jab for Keeping Symptoms Mild After Positive Test
Queen’s Brian May has spent the past two days detailing his experience with Covid-19 on Instagram, telling fans his symptoms have been fairly mild thanks to his vaccinations and booster, but offering a bit of caution (and motherly wisdom) nonetheless. “So for the sake of everyone around you, keep the …
Read More »Joe Rogan Thinks Joe Biden Faked Getting a Covid-19 Booster for Some Reason
Joe Rogan dialed up his hot take machine to 11 and suggested that President Joe Biden faked getting his Covid-19 booster shot during a live televised event. During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan asked his guest, former CIA agent Mike Baker, if he thought Biden actually …
Read More »'Hospitals Are Overrun' as U.S. Covid Patients More Than Double in Past Month
Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 surpassed 100,000 nationwide this week, more than doubling the amount of those admitted last month and marking the second time rates have been this high throughout the pandemic, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. According to the Department of Health and Human …
Read More »Corey Taylor 'Out of the Woods' After Positive Covid Test, Urges People to Get Vaccinated
UPDATE #2 (8/23): Slipknot’s Corey Taylor said he’s “out of the woods” and recovering well after testing positive for Covid-19. In a video shared on Twitter, Taylor said he’s still positive, but no longer grappling with Covid symptoms like aches and a high fever (though he was still a little …
Read More »Covid-19 Hospitalization Rates for Children and Young Adults Reach Record Highs
More children and people under age 50 are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 than at any other time in the pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is now seeing an average upwards of 11,000 new hospital admissions over the last week, and the …
Read More »Dead & Company Will Require Vaccination, Negative Test at Upcoming Shows
Dead & Company are the latest act to enforce proof of vaccination at their upcoming 2021 tour, which kicks off next week in Raleigh, North Carolina. Attendees must provide either proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of the shows. The band has also gone a …
Read More »Florida's Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Bumped to 2022 Over Rising Covid Cases
The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam was among the first major music festivals to return since the onset of the pandemic. But while the June installment of the multi-day country-music festival in Panama City Beach, Florida, went off without a hitch, the Gulf Coast Jam planned for Labor Day has been …
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