Month: October 2021

Covid-19 booster shots have outpaced the US rate of new vaccinations. And the millions still unvaccinated could trigger future waves, expert warns – CNN
Health & Fitness

Covid-19 booster shots have outpaced the US rate of new vaccinations. And the millions still unvaccinated could trigger future waves, expert warns – CNN

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have both declined by more than 10% from last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the US Department of Health and Human Services, respectively. "This wave is receding, but unless we get the nearly 70 million unvaccinated Americans vaccinated, we are at risk for future waves," Dr. Tom Frieden, the former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told CNN Wednesday. An average of 384,963 booster vaccine doses are being given daily, while roughly 281,303 people are getting their first dose every day and about 292,927 people are becoming fully vaccinated each day, according to Wednesday's CDC data. In New Mexico, more people are getting vaccinated, but it's not happening quickly enough to bring down Covi...
Seth Meyers Breaks Down Facebooks Very Bad Week – The New York Times
Lifestyle & Arts

Seth Meyers Breaks Down Facebooks Very Bad Week – The New York Times

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Face-Off Late-night hosts continued to weigh in Wednesday night on Facebook’s horrible, no good, very bad week. “It’s the kind of week you normally post about on Facebook,” Meyers said, adding that the social media giant had it even worse than the Yankees, who lost their wild-card game Tuesday and were knocked out of the baseball playoffs. “Well, get this — apparently New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been telling people that he’s going to run for governor of New York next year. New Yorkers heard and were like, ‘Please, anyone else.’” — JIMMY FALLON “Then Rudy Giuliani was like, ‘What about me?...
COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers – NPR
Health & Fitness

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers – NPR

COVID-19 survivors gather in New York and place stickers representing lost relatives on a wall, in remembrance of those who've died during the pandemic. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption toggle caption Stefan Jeremiah/AP COVID-19 survivors gather in New York and place stickers representing lost relatives on a wall, in remembrance of those who've died during the pandemic. Stefan Jeremiah/AP ...