How Many People Did Biden Infect? (VIDEO)
MASSACHUSSETTS (VINnews) — After delivering his speech Wednesday, a maskless Joe Biden met and shook hands with a sizable crowd of supporters.
Although they were outdoors, he ca...
President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's e...
Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein Contracts COVID-19, Suffers Mild Heart Attack
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world is praying for the speedy recovery of Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, who did not feel well Thursday and was hos...
Scars Of COVID Persist For Sickest Survivors, Their Families
NEW YORK (AP) - Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels a...
WHO: COVID Triples Across Europe, Hospitalizations Double
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globa...
A 100-Year-Old Jewish Doctor In Cleveland Is Officially The World’s Oldest Practicing Physician
OHIO (Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) — The day after his 100th birthday on July 10, Dr. Howard Tucker headed downtown to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guard...
Fauci Expects To Retire By End Of Biden’s Current Term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Monday he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's term in January 2025.
Fau...
Ivana Trump’s Death Ruled An Accident, NYC Examiner Says
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his eldest children, died accidentally from blunt impact injuries to her torso, the New Y...
US Officials: States Getting More Monkeypox Vaccine Soon
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are being sent to states in the next few days, and several million more are on order in the months ahead, U.S. health offi...
Rabbi Weiss, Leader Of Eda Chareidis, In Serious Condition
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The head of the Eda Chareidis, Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss, was in hospital for a while due to a lingering infection in his foot which has spread to the rest ...
Orthodox Gun Club Founder on Mission to Help Protect Jewish Homes and Businesses
ROCKLAND (Yaakov M / VINnews) One Orthodox Jewish gun-rights advocate is helping businesses protect themselves, while advocating for (safe) gun ownership in the frum community.
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Rabies Warning Issued After Infected Cat Attacks Man and 2 Kids in Monsey
MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Three days after three Orthodox Jewish Monsey residents were attacked by a cat, the Rockland County Department of Health announced that the animal te...
Starbucks Closing 16 US Stores For Safety Issues
Starbucks is closing 16 stores around the country because of repeated safety issues, including drug use and other disruptive behaviors that threaten staff.
The coffee giant is c...
NY Launches New COVID-19 Treatment Hotline
NEW YORK (VINnews) - Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of a new free Hotline for those who test positive for COVID-19, but don't have a health care provider, as part...
New Coronavirus Mutant Raises Concerns In India And Beyond
NEW YORK (AP) - The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numer...
Over-The-Counter Birth Control? Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.
HRA Pharma’s application on Mon...
Israeli Study: 4th COVID-19 Vaccine Caused 72% Reduction In Death Rates, 60% Less Hospitalized
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new Israeli study which researched the vulnerable elderly population in Israel who had received a fourth COVID-19 shot in the winter maintains that the shot...
Brooklyn Officials Launch Campaign Demanding Accountability and Improvements at Maimonides Hospital
BROOKLYN (VINnews) A group of influential Brooklyn politicians and community leaders have launched an unprecedented campaign, demanding accountability from Maimonides Hospital.
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WHO: Ghana Reports 2 Suspected Cases Of Marburg Virus
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ghana has reported two possible cases of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease, which if confirmed would mark the first-ever such in...
Monkeypox Cases Rise 77% In UN Agency’s Latest Weekly Count
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000 worldwide, and two more de...