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Study Shows Omicron Variant Partially Evades Vaccine’s Protection

Researchers studying the effects of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine on the Omicron variant announced on Tuesday that the variant is partially capable of evading the vaccine's protection. The team, which has been working in South Africa since the discovery of the...

Tsitsipas, Omicron Among Hardest Words to Pronounce This Year

The last name of Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas, along with the name for the latest coronavirus variant, "Omicron," have been deemed some of the most commonly mispronounced words this year by the US Captioning Company. The company, which provides...

New York City Will Implement New Vaccine Mandate by December 27

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced on Monday that the city will be implementing a new Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate, which will affect nearly 200,000 businesses, addresses the newly vaccinated population of children ages 5-11. Children between those...

Covid-19: Deaths, Intubations Remain High in Greece

Greece recorded a total of 4,943 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day in Greece was broken on November 9, when 8,623 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed. In the past...

Intubations Surge as First Case of Omicron Variant Found in Greece

Greece recorded a total of 6,260 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, while 6,196 were recorded in the country yesterday, Wednesday. The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day in Greece was broken on November 9,...

Germany Imposes Nationwide Lockdown for the Unvaccinated

Germany on Thursday followed the example of Greece, announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses,...

Do Vaccine Mandates Actually Work?

Greece announced a vaccine mandate for all people over 60 on Tuesday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced plans to fine people who refuse the COVID vaccine. A monthly fine of €100 will be imposed on all those in that...

Covid-19 Cases High as Greece Makes Vaccine Mandatory for Over 60s

The number of cases of Covid-19 in Greece, along with the number of those on ventilators in the country, remain high as Greece moves to make the vaccine mandatory for all its citizens over the age of 60. Greece recorded...

Anti-Vaccine Christian Broadcaster Marcus Lamb Dies of Covid-19

Marcus Lamb, the co-founder of Evangelical Christian broadcasting network Daystar Television, passed away from Covid-19 at the age of 64 on Tuesday. In a tweet, Daystar mourned the loss of its founder, writing: “It's with a heavy heart we announce that...

Coronavirus Cases Remain High in Greece

Greece recorded a total of 7,486 cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, while 6,677 were recorded in the country yesterday, Monday. The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day in Greece was broken on November...