Covid is on the retreat. According to the World Health Organization, across most of the world, daily rates of new infections and deaths are dropping: Last week, per the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center, there were around 2,700 COVID deaths per day, on average. That’s the lowest average death rate …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Depending on where you’re living in the world, you may be heading into the glasses-fogging, warm and stuffy masking season of winter, or the sweat-dripping masking spring season. …
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Nearly two years ago, as the first confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United State began trickling in, before scientists understood how SARS-CoV-2 affected and infected humans, numbers were all we had. Our grasp on the magnitude of what was becoming a global pandemic came from state and national statistics, like …
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As Dr. Anthony Fauci is sounding the alarm about the spread of the Omicron variant, Sarah Palin is touting her unvaccinated status as a badge of honor while telling a crowd to “stiffen your spine” in the face of pressure to get inoculated against the disease. Speaking about Omicron on …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have officially confirmed the first case of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant in the United States, although the patient, who is fully vaccinated, has reportedly only suffered mild symptoms and is improving. The case was confirmed by the California and San Francisco …
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UPDATE (8/28): Kiss have postponed two more shows on their End of the Road Tour after singer Paul Stanley tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the week. Saturday night’s concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Sunday’s stop in Atlanta will both be rescheduled. “All previously purchased tickets will be honored …
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With 12 states now reporting 70 percent of their adult population is vaccinated with at least one dose, medical experts are concerned about a possible surge of coronavirus cases in states and territories that have fallen behind. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and chief medical adviser …
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After a year of no concerts or festivals, nearly non-existent revenues have become the norm for concert giant Live Nation Entertainment’s quarterly reports. On Thursday afternoon, Live Nation posted figures for the first quarter of 2021 similar to those of the past three — with the company reporting a 79 …
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Las Vegas festival Electric Daisy Carnival has postponed its May event until October. In an announcement on Instagram, Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of EDC organizer Insomniac, explained that continuing Covid-19 restrictions can’t allow EDC to take place as planned. According to Rotella, the festival’s home of Clark County passed …
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Former President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both received the Covid-19 vaccine. They just didn’t tell anyone about it. Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported the news on Monday, noting that Trump and Melania got the vaccine all the way back in January, when they were still …
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