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Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday allowed prisoners to have family visitors from outside, a right that had been suspended for 3½ years because of the coronavirus pandemic, the military’s information office and prison officials said.The...
4 members of a Florida family are sentenced for selling a fake COVID-19 cure through online church
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Florida man and his three adult sons were sentenced Friday for selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church.A federal judge in Miami sentenced Jonathan Grenon, 37, and Jordan Grenon, 29, to 12...
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for...
US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax.Updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began rolling out last month, intended for adults and children as young as age 6...
Britain’s COVID-19 response inquiry enters second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation entered its second phase Tuesday, with political decision-making around major developments, such as the timing of lockdowns, set to take center...
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.The award was given to Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct...
Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared.That’s the bleak assessment of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, after the U.N....
Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday.The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday. O'Connor said Biden,...
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to...
Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commissioners — claiming COVID is over — are threatening to cut millions of dollars from the...
Republicans raise the specter of widespread COVID-19 mandates, despite no sign of their return
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next.It's been a favorite topic among some of the...
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older. The agency's director is expected to sign...