NEW YORK (VINnews) — Mayor De Blasio has good reason to show a measure of healthy respect for New York’s orthodox Jewish community. It would be politically prudent for him to cultivate relations with them and could also help to restore faith in the mayor after his fiasco in scapegoating the entire Jewish community for […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced new COVID restrictions, citing a spike in virus numbers across the globe that may continue to rise over the holidays. According to the new guidelines, bars and restaurants licensed by the State Liquor Authority must not remain open for indoor activity past 10:00 PM. They […]

GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency. With its annual meeting underway this week, WHO has been sharply criticized for not taking […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will reduce indoor operations for bars and restaurants from 75% to 50% in response to rising coronavirus cases and increased hospitalizations, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. The new limits will take effect Wednesday at 5 p.m. “Last week, I said that the warning lights were starting to blink on the […]

NEW JERSEY (AP) — New Jersey is upping its efforts to force chemical companies to pay for decades of contamination of waterways by substances including so-called “forever chemicals” used to stain-proof clothing and produce non-stick cookware that have become ubiquitous in everyday life. The state Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Environmental Protection sued […]

GENEVA (AP) — A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, Garrett Grisby of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services griped that the criteria for WHO’s China mission […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — When pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced this week that early data from its vaccine showed a more than 90% success rate, little was known of the developers of the vaccine who had collaborated with Pfizer on the novel vaccine which may help end the global pandemic in the near future. Pfizer and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than 238,000 Americans. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the experimental drug from Eli Lilly for people 12 and older with […]

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In an interview with CNN on Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci welcomed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough, calling it a “big deal.” Fauci says that provided the vaccine is able to get through the proper regulatory process, we can very likely see the vaccine administered before the end of the year. Dr. Fauci: “We […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — While many in the U.S. are celebrating the news released by drug company pfizer on Monday, that initial results from human trials are proving effective, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is singing a different tune. Cuomo appeared on “Good Morning America” on Monday morning, where he made his comments. The governor acknowledged that […]