David Colburn REGIONAL – After state health officials warned of a sharp spike in the number of school-based COVID-19 cases last week, the surge has arrived in the North Country and new cases have been ...
Dr. Briggs said the governor is trying to appeal to rural voters who are increasingly hostile to health measures like masks and vaccines because of “the misinformation and disinformation” they hear in conservative media. Updated ...
A drug commonly used to treat parasites in horses, cattle and dogs is being advertised as a COVID-19 cure in Facebook groups and paid ads on the company’s platforms, Euronews Next found. Information from Facebook’s ...
IIn England, the NHS hired Elton John and Michael Caine for a lighthearted social media campaign aimed at convincing the public that Covid vaccines are safe and effective. In Germany, a more sober public information ...
The government was berated for overt sexism after posting a social media advertisement in which women, but not men, did housework – including home schooling. On Thursday, the government tried to distance itself from official ...
This story was told by Matthew Chayes, Lisa L. Colangelo and Bart Jones. It was written by Jones. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday a campaign to increase voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations for people ages 12-17, ...
The Scottish government removed Janey Godley, the comic book described by Nicola Sturgeon as her “alter ego”, from its latest public health campaign after a series of “unacceptable” tweets from the Glasgow comedian surfaced. Godley ...
The impact of vaccination on young people has made high-level government officials and health leaders optimistic that the country’s Covid-19 infection rate is falling. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said on Sunday evening that the number ...
Photo credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain People who trust TV and Facebook to give them accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less informed about COVID-19, according to a new study that assessed people’s ...
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