WEATHER ALERT
Big Bird accused of pushing government propaganda after announcing COVID-19 vaccination
Read full article: Big Bird accused of pushing government propaganda after announcing COVID-19 vaccinationSesame Street’s Big Bird is facing backlash after participating in a virtual town hall promoting the COVID-19 vaccine to children following FDA authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 through 11 years to receive.
CNN's Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
Read full article: CNN's Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic messageCNN's Sanjay Gupta says he's worried that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they should or shouldn't be doing at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Analyzing Trump's illness is humbling for media's med teams
Read full article: Analyzing Trump's illness is humbling for media's med teamsFILE - Sanjay Gupta arrives at Sean Parker and the Parker Foundation's Gala Celebrating a Milestone in Medical Research in Los Angeles. “You try to put the pieces of the puzzle together,” said CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who logged hours comparable to his residency days in the wake of Trump's announcement. Ashton also objects to how some in the media have pinned percentages on Trump's likely survival. Then again, as Gupta noted, the president is 74 years old, clinically obese and just climbed a flight of stairs. It's why, more often than not, the media medical reports have been dominated by careful couching.
Football may not happen at all this year, Fauci warns
Read full article: Football may not happen at all this year, Fauci warnsPlayers are due to NFL training camp on July 22 with the Hall of Fame Game taking place in Canton, Ohio, on August 6. But should there be any football played this season amid the coronavirus pandemic? If there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year." If both NFL and college football seasons are able to finish, the Super Bowl will be played on February 7 in Tampa, Florida. The College Football Playoff National Championship game takes place on January 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
All your questions about how to wear a face mask answered
Read full article: All your questions about how to wear a face mask answeredSome countries, including Germany, Turkey and Jamaica, have required to some degree that people wear masks. Though the CDC recommends we wear masks, we shouldn't buy surgical masks or N95 respirator masks. You can, however, easily make your own cloth mask from old clothes or other common materials and household items. If you have a homemade or cloth mask or what's called a face covering, you just wash it. Kids may be apprehensive about wearing a face mask because they're more sensitive to new things than adults are, Willard said.