#COVID-19 survivors share powerful New Year’s resolutions

#COVID-19 survivors share powerful New Year’s resolutions

“#COVID-19 survivors share powerful New Year’s resolutions” New Year’s resolutions have a different ring this year for those who fought and won against the coronavirus. While this time of year tends to bring hopes of weight loss or financial success, a brush with death changes things. COVID-19 survivors lived through ventilators, medically induced comas and…

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#Alabama is slammed by the virus

#Alabama is slammed by the virus

“#Alabama is slammed by the virus” BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patients showed up. Ten beds normally used for less severe cases were transformed into intensive care rooms, with extra IV machines brought in. Video…

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#Apple pulls iPhone app promoting secret pandemic parties

#Apple pulls iPhone app promoting secret pandemic parties

“#Apple pulls iPhone app promoting secret pandemic parties” A controversial iPhone app that promised to connect cooped-up social butterflies with the nearest pandemic party was banned by Apple — but only after a reporter tweeted about it. Vybe Together, whose slogan is “Get your party on, Get your rebel on,” was removed from the iOS…

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#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on ,000 COVID-19 checks

#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks

“#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks” Sen. Pat Toomey objected this week to the push to pass legislation upping the value of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. Toomey (R-Pa.), widely known as a budget and deficit hawk, repeatedly slammed efforts by President Trump, Democrats and some Republicans to increase direct payments…

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#Americans begin to receive 0 COVID-19 stimulus checks

#Americans begin to receive $600 COVID-19 stimulus checks

“#Americans begin to receive $600 COVID-19 stimulus checks” Some Americans already received their economic stimulus checks Tuesday night, with more to see a $600 direct deposit on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said. Mnuchin said in a Tuesday night tweet that the government was in the process of delivering the much-needed economic aid to Americans,…

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#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

“#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine” LONDON — Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. AstraZeneca said the authorization was for a two…

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