As COVID continues to evolve, public health officials are tracking a new variant, dubbed BA.2. The new variant is the latest Covid virus mutation to cause problems around the globe. The American Medical Association described BA.2 as a “stealth” strain because of the way it shows up on tests. It is said to be 50-60% more…

It’s no wonder our kids doubt every word we say. Adults have not given them good reason to trust us throughout the last two years, and the latest repeal of mask mandates isn’t helping. Our school is apparently dropping indoor mask mandates soon – the rumor is that it’ll be in a week or so. …

A major COVID lockdown in China’s technology hub could cause knots in the supply chain for U.S. companies like Apple and fuel higher inflation. Residents of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, have been told to lock down for at least a week over a COVID outbreak there. The city has reported more than 400…

Friday marked the second anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “we made that assessment six weeks after we declared COVID-19 a global health emergency – when there were fewer than 100 cases, and no deaths outside China.” According to the latest…

According to the latest numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the worldwide death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 6 million. Monday’s numbers also show there have been more than 446 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than 10 billion vaccine doses administered. “If you set aside the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, 6…

In a news conference on COVID-19, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced she would be letting New York’s mask mandate for most indoor public settings expire. The mandate, which will expire Thursday, was put into effect back in December in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant throughout the United States. “I believe this…

As the number of COVID-19 cases drops, some states have chosen to end their mask mandates for schools, even though CDC guidance hasn’t changed. Democratic governors in Connecticut, Delaware, and New Jersey announced they will end their school mask mandates in the coming weeks. “Connecticut is seeing a dramatic decline in cases caused by the…

According to Gross Domestic Product numbers released by the Commerce Department Thursday, the United States saw its highest year-to-year economic growth since 1984 in 2021. The country’s GDP rose 5.7% in 2021, including a 6.9% annual rate of growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. “The increase in real GDP primarily reflected increases in private…

Pfizer and partner company BioNTech announced Tuesday it will launch “a clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an Omicron-based” COVID-19 vaccine. The study will test up to 1,420 healthy adults ages 18 to 55, and will be broken down into three parts: 615 people who have gotten two doses of the…

Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn omicron’s massive spread practically ensures it won’t be the last variant of COVID-19, as every infection amounts to a chance for the virus to mutate. “You know despite the advent of the antiviral pill, all the progress that we’ve made with vaccines, and herd immunity, most…