US Reaches 12 Million Total Coronavirus Cases
BALTIMORE — More than 12 million people in the U.S have contracted the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
The nation's total number of confirmed cases reached 12.01 mi...
NY’s Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For Virus Briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed ten...
Skates (And Masks) On! Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Opens
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink is opening in a limited way but on time for the holidays.
The iconic, sunken rink in midtown Manhattan is welcoming skate...
Daily Covid-19 Deaths In US Reach Highest Level Since May
The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths per d...
Israel PM Healthy After Routine Exam Under Sedation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in good health after two small colon polyps were detected and removed during a routine examination on Friday, his offi...
California Imposes Overnight Curfew To Curb Coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could...
US Adult Smoking Rate Looks Unchanged, Vaping Rate Higher
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released Thursday.
Abo...
Official: Italy To Start COVID Vaccinations In January
MILAN (AP) — A significant number of Italians who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should have received their shots by next September, Italy’s special commissioner for the vi...
Police Kick And Humiliate Charedi Protesters Over Grave Desecration Near Mount Zion Hotel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police in Israel have exhibited unusually violent behavior in dispersing Chareidi gatherings during the period of coronavirus. At the same time in most cases ...
CDC Warns Americans Not To Travel For Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the...
Now They See That Rav Chaim Was Right, It’s Time To Apologize
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — It took a while but this week even the secular public's leaders in Israel realized that Chareidim are not "spreaders of disease" but rather principled people ...
Heading Into Holidays, US COVID-19 Testing Strained Again
NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. — a reminder that the...
US Jobless Claims Increase To 742,00 As Pandemic Worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likel...
California’s Newsom Still On Hot Seat For Dinner Party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week he made a “bad mistake" by attending a friend's birthday dinner during a spike in coronavirus cases and promis...
Some GOP Governors Shift On Mask Mandates As Hospitals Fill
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After Republicans expanded their control of Iowa’s Legislature this month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the outcome was a validation of her small-government approa...
Trump’s White House Is Throwing An In-Person Hanukkah Party Despite COVID Concerns
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump White House is throwing an in-person Hanukkah party, one of a series of recent events the administration has held despite coronavirus concerns.
The ...
South Dakota Nurse: Patients Deny Existence Of COVID-19 Even On Their Deathbeds
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A South Dakota nurse gained national attention when she described on Twitter and later in a televised CNN interview her experiences with patients suffering fro...
‘It’s Knocking On Everyone’s Doors’: Chicago’s Jewish Community Is Battered By Second Wave Of Coronavirus
CHICAGO (JTA) — Like many places, Chicago is facing its most serious wave of coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic. This week, the city’s 7-day test positivity rat...
Challenges Ahead as, Sub-Arctic Temperatures Key to Molecular Stability in Pfizer Covid Vaccine
NEW JERSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - A taste of Antarctica is heading our way in the form of two highly anticipated COVID vaccines, one of which will need to be kept at temperatures ...
Dr. Fauci Recommends ‘Uniform Wearing Of Masks’
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Anthony Fauci is recommending “uniform wearing of masks” to help curb the surge of coronavirus cases in the United States.
The nation’s top infectious disease ...