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Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest.Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post early Wednesday that authorities...
Chinese scientist who published first sequence of COVID virus protests after being evicted from lab
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.Virologist Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Monday that he and his team were...
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide.A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000...
The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a...
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. U.S....
These Florida monkeys could give you herpes. Here’s where they’ve been found
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando When it comes to Florida’s wildlife, the first animals that come to mind are usually alligators, sharks or manatees.However, monkeys are also a staple within Central Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...