On Friday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky appeared on Good Morning America, and made a statement that pissed off large swaths of the country: “The overwhelming number of [Covid] deaths — over 75 percent — occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities, so really these are people who …
Read More »Novak Djokovic Released From Detention After Judge Overturns Visa Cancellation
UPDATE (1/10): An Australian judge has overturned Novak Djokovic’s visa cancellation, leading to the tennis star’s release from immigration detention, although it remains unclear if he will compete in the Australian Open. As The New York Times reports, Judge Anthony Kelly found that Djokovic had been treated unfairly after his …
Read More »'Abhorent': Disability Advocates Slam CDC Director for Comments on 'Encouraging' Covid Deaths
Advocates for people with disabilities are voicing outrage about comments the director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, made on national television insisting it was “really encouraging” that the Omicron variant is predominantly killing Americans who have other health problems. The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund posted an open letter …
Read More »Ben Carson Echoes Trump, Says Covid Test Shortage Isn't 'Such a Bad Thing' Because It Means Fewer 'Positive People'
Dr. Ben Carson, who previously claimed that asymptomatic people shouldn’t be tested for Covid even though they can still spread the virus, appeared on Fox News on Monday to take his absurd testing stance a step further. “It’s quite clear the tests are not going to arrive in time,” he …
Read More »James Corden Cancels Upcoming 'Late Late Show' Episodes After Covid Diagnosis
The Late Late Show host James Corden has tested positive for Covid-19. He’s the third late-night host in a week to announce they had recently been diagnosed with the virus. Upcoming episodes of Corden’s CBS show have been canceled. “I just tested positive for Covid-19. I’m fully vaccinated, boosted and …
Read More »John Mayer Pulls Out of Dead & Company's Mexico Shows After Covid-19 Diagnosis
John Mayer has tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer appear during Dead and Company‘s Playing in the Sand concerts in Mexico, which take place at Moon Palace resort in Cancún Jan. 7 to Jan. 10 and Jan. 13 through Jan. 16. “Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, …
Read More »Rand Paul Comes Out as Pro-Omicron
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has failed to follow the science for much of the pandemic, on Wednesday called Omicron, the Covid-19 variant responsible for record-setting number of positive cases, “nature’s vaccine” during an interview with Fox & Friends. “We’ve got 150 million people in our country that have already …
Read More »MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump's Pro-Vax Push
In the crisscrossed, Q-addled conspiracy world where Donald Trump is held up as America’s great savior, and covid-19 vaccines are denounced as part of a poisonous plot to control the world, the former president’s own vaccination status — Trump privately got jabbed before departing the White House — has been …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Comfortable Face Masks You Won't Even Mind Wearing
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With offices opening back up and some venues requiring masks at live shows and events, having a reusable, comfortable face mask remains as important as ever, and that’s …
Read More »CDC Reveals Just How Much More Protective Vaccines Are Than Prior Infection (Hint: A Lot)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that found unvaccinated people who had a prior Covid-19 infection were 5.5 times more likely to test positive for the virus than vaccinated individuals who never had Covid. “All eligible persons should be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, …
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