Pfizer has sent data tot he FDA in order to get approval for vaccines among children 5 to 11. Last month, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they were planning to ask regulators for approval to administer vaccines to children older than five. If granted, that should help reduce the risk COVID poses to school children. …

Norway has abandoned masks, social distancing, and all other COVID restrictions in a bid to return to life as normal. The move is in stark comparison to the situation in the United States. There, the rate of daily COVID deaths has climbed to the highest levels since March. It is timely, therefore, that the FDA …

All national forests in California have been closed until September due to the state’s “wildfire crisis,” according to the U.S. Forest Service. The hope is that closing the forest will prevent more fires and keep firefighters safe and able to concentrate their efforts on preexisting fires. The deadly flooding in Germany last month was fueled …

Masks and vaccines will be required in more places in the coming months, as Delta surges around the country. CVS is requiring all nurses, pharmacists, and corporate employees to be vaccinated. Anyone entering a Goldman Sachs office will likewise have to be vaccinated. Likewise, LSU will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID …

The Delta variant has filled Mississippi hospitals with patients. Anyone who arrives at the hospital by ambulance simply won’t have space––they’ll be stuck in the hallways with a gurney. The state of Florida has requested 300 ventilators from the federal government as cases continue to rise. Nevertheless, the state has done very little to slow …

The Delta variant has gotten so bad in the Philippines that the country is running out of nurses. The Delta variant has been causing serious problems around the world. During the Olympics, the Japanese government begun a new policy to help curb the spread of COVID during the Olympics: the state will publicly name anyone …

As families get ready to send children back to school, local and state governments struggle with how to run school safely. California will require teachers and school staff either to be vaccinated or to get tested weekly. Meanwhile, even though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unilaterally banned any kind of mask mandates, local officials are …

A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the …

The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus and vaccine has only hindered vaccination rates. While much of the country is returning to pre-COVID life, a Delta-driven surge has …

China’s increased bellicosity in recent months has inspired the United States to send dozens of its stealth fighters, the F-22, to the western Pacific for military exercises. Last month, China sent a massive force of 28 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers, the largest and most threatening show of force yet. The Chinese government, …

According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the hottest June in the 127 years since record keeping began. Even though it’s early, the West has been experiencing a tremendously hot …

Canadians on the west side of the country are ditching the usual light sweaters for bathing suits as temperatures soar to nearly 116º, shattering heat records for the region. Earlier this month, NASA and NOAA said the Earth is now trapping an unprecedented amount of heat, which is contributing to rapidly warming air, water, and …