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In a First, U.S. Surgeons Successfully Transplanted a Pig's Kidney Into a Human

In a First, U.S. Surgeons Successfully Transplanted a Pig's Kidney Into a Human

For the first time, surgeons in the U.S. transplanted a pig's kidney into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the patient's immune system.
Colorado Teachers Allegedly Taping Masks to Middle School Students’ Faces to Stop Them From Pulling It Down; Investigation Underway

Colorado Teachers Allegedly Taping Masks to Middle School Students' Faces to Stop Them From Pulling It Down; Investigation Underway

By Paola Hernández
Colorado teachers are accused of taping face masks to middle school students' faces after a sixth-grader sent a selfie to her mother with a mask taped to her face using a blue painter's tape.
Brazil’s Senate Panel Votes Pres. Jair Bolsonaro Guilty of Mass Murder for His COVID Response

Brazil's Senate Panel Votes Pres. Jair Bolsonaro Guilty of Mass Murder for His COVID Response

By Paola Hernández
Brazil's Senate panel has concluded that President Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of both genocide and old mass murder due to his administration's COVID response.

U.S. FDA to Allow Americans With Different Brand of Booster Vaccine Shot

By Paola Hernández
U.S. FDA will allow Americans to use the "mix and match" approach on booster vaccine shots.
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Pablo Escobar's ‘Cocaine Hippos’ 'Sterilized' After Bringing Threat to Humans; Colombian Government Makes Cocaine Hippos Infertile Due to Alarming Population

By Paola Hernández
The "Cocaine Hippos" by drug lord Pablo Escobar are now being sterilized by Colombia's wildlife services after the 80-strong herd presented a potential danger not only to the country's environment but also to its people
CDC Predicts a Decline on COVID Cases, Hospitalizations in the Coming Weeks

CDC Predicts a Decline on COVID Cases, Hospitalizations in the Coming Weeks

By Paola Hernández
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had predicted that there will be a huge decline in COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in the coming weeks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Misled Trump Administration to Kickstart Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan, New Book Claims

Dr. Anthony Fauci Misled Trump Administration to Kickstart Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan, New Book Claims

By Paola Hernández
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has reportedly misled the Trump administration on gain-of-function research in a lab in Wuhan, China.
FDA Advisors Recommend Moderna’s COVID Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups

FDA Advisors Recommend Moderna COVID Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups

By Paola Hernández
The Food and Drug Administration panel of advisors had voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors and adults with other health problems.
Day of the Dead or Dia De Muertos Parade in Mexico City Returns After Being Canceled in 2020 Due to COVID

Day of the Dead or Dia De Muertos Parade in Mexico City Returns After Being Canceled in 2020 Due to COVID

By Paola Hernández
The Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City is returning this year as the country continues to experience improvement in its COVID cases.
Southwest Airlines CEO Blames Pres. Joe Biden for COVID Vaccine Mandate on Employees That Puts Them in a Bind

Southwest Airlines CEO Blames Pres. Joe Biden for COVID Vaccine Mandate on Employees That Puts Them in a Bind

By Paola Hernández
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has blamed President Joe Biden for the COVID vaccine mandate for its employees that put them in a bind.
“I Didn’t Come Here to Be Bored”: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Snaps at Reporter When Asked About COVID Death Toll

"I Didn't Come Here to Be Bored": Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Snaps at Reporter When Asked About COVID Death Toll

By Paola Hernández
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has said that he did not want to be "bored" with questions regarding the COVID death toll in the country after Brazil became the second country in the world to surpass the 600,000-death count.
Florida School Board OKs Funding Cuts, Sanctions for Schools Defying Mask Mandate Ban

Florida School Board OKs Funding Cuts, Sanctions for Schools Defying Mask Mandate Ban

By Paola Hernández
The state of Florida school board has announced that 10 districts will be facing possible sanctions and funding cuts if they do not follow the mask mandate ban in schools.
Treasury Department Reprimands Arizona, Says Can’t Use Federal COVID Funds for Schools Without Mask Mandates

Treasury Department Reprimands Arizona, Says Can't Use Federal COVID Funds for Schools Without Mask Mandates

By Paola Hernández
The Treasury Department has sent a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey saying that using the state's federal COVID funds on educations grants directed to schools with mask mandates are "not a permissible use."
Anti-vaccine Residents Attacked Nurses, Destroyed COVID Vaccine Doses in Rural Guatemala

Anti-Vaccine Residents Attacked Nurses, Destroyed COVID Vaccine Doses in Rural Guatemala

By Paola Hernández
Anti-vaccine residents attacked nurses who went to a rural village in Guatemala, trying to administer COVID vaccine doses to its residents.

CDC Data Reveals Nearly 500 Children Died Over Coronavirus; Ex-FDA Chief Says Delta to be the Last Pandemic Wave

By Paola Hernández
CDC data reveals that fewer than 500 children died due to coronavirus since May 2020, as ex-FDA chief says Delta to be the last COVID wave in the U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Migrants Are Not a Driving Force in COVID Rates; Recent Poll Shows More Than Half of Republicans Think So

Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Migrants Are Not a Driving Force in COVID Rates; Recent Poll Shows More Than Half of Republicans Think So

By Paola Hernández
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, has refuted suggestions that a recent surge of migrants in the United States is a driving factor of COVID rates in the nation.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schoolchildren

California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schoolchildren

By Paola Hernández
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had announced on Friday a COVID vaccine mandate for schoolchildren in the state, making California the first state to have such requirements across the nation.
Hundreds of U.S. Health Care Workers Fired, Suspended Over Refusal to Follow Vaccine Mandate

Hundreds of U.S. Health Care Workers Fired, Suspended Over Refusal to Follow Vaccine Mandate

By Paola Hernández
Hundreds of health care workers in the United States are being fired or suspended for over compliance with the vaccine mandate that U.S. President Joe Biden earlier announced.
Brazil Hospital Chain Allegedly Tested Unproven Drugs on Elderly COVID Patients: Whistleblowers

Brazil Hospital Chain Allegedly Tested Unproven Drugs on Elderly COVID Patients: Whistleblowers

By Paola Hernández
A lawyer for whistleblowers composed of doctors revealed that a Brazilian hospital chain had allegedly tested unproven drugs on elderly COVID patients without their knowledge.

CDC Director Says People Should Determine "Own Risk and Benefit" for Booster Vaccine Shots

By Paola Hernández
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says People should be responsible for their "own risk and benefit" in getting the booster shots.
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