by Dylan | Oct 28, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
There are now over 44 million reported COVID-19 cases worldwide. As of Wednesday morning, there were 44,067,588 cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That’s an increase of over 3.2 million cases in the past seven days. Of those, at least...
by Dylan | Oct 28, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
As Thanksgiving approaches, experts are becoming more vocal about avoiding traditional holiday gatherings in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. In Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the state’s Department of Public Health, warned...
by Dylan | Oct 27, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
Dr. Anthony Fauci is advising the world to get used to wearing masks if we want to get back to anything approaching normal. In an essay he co-authored for the Journal of the American Medical Association, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor writes, in part, “As...
by Dylan | Oct 27, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
A federal civil rights lawsuit claims the protestors in New York City following the death of George Floyd they were met with a “brutal response” that included “the very pattern of police violence they marched to end.” The suit, filed against New York City Mayor Bill...
by Dylan | Oct 27, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
At least 30 police officers were injured and over 33 people arrested in Philadelphia Monday night during protests over the fatal police shooting Monday afternoon of a Black man in West Philadelphia. According to WPVI, police responded at around 3:50 p.m. to a...
by Dylan | Oct 26, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
Pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are preparing to resume their phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S., after a brief pause when participants became ill. Johnson & Johnson said in a statement Friday that discussions with the...
