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With COVID cases surging, companies are backing out of attending CES in person. Sarah Tew/CNET … Source link

CEO Gerald Commissiong is also scheduled to appear on BNC at 1:50PM EST to discuss the authorization of Pfizer’s COVID antiviral drug & Tollovir™ Phase 2 for hospitalized COVID New York, NY, and Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Todos Medical, Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF), a comprehensive medical diagnostics and related solutions company, today announced that Gerald Commissiong, CEO of Todos Medical, is scheduled to appear on Yahoo Finance Live with Akiko… Source link

The dream of seeing the best hockey players on the planet play with and against each other is dead once again. After NHL insider Chris Johnston reported on Tuesday that the league and players officially agreed to withdraw from the 2022 Beijing Olympics — confirming what ESPN’s Emily Kaplan and others reported the previous two days — the news became officially official on Wednesday. The NHL and NHLPA had until Jan. 10 to opt out without facing any kind of financial penalty. Multiple… Source link

President Biden said today that Americans will soon be able to order free COVID tests from a government-run website, which is not yet available. “We’ll have websites where you can get them delivered to your home,” he said of the 500 million at-home tests the government is purchasing to combat the Omicron surge. Details on this website are murky, however. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said today that “We will have more information as it is available including what the… Source link

Many people in the country are out now again looking for COVID-19 tests and vaccines with the Omicron variant raging, but that isn’t stopping publicly traded Rite Aid (RAD) from closing underperforming locations in a bid to further improve its profits.  The pharmacy chain revealed Tuesday it will shutter up to 63 stores in coming months. Closures began in November, Rite Aid said. The closures are expected to pad earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by $25… Source link

The NFL will stop mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic vaccinated players, according to memos distributed Saturday that described a major shift in the league’s approach to the pandemic. The new protocols, which take effect next week, could allow the virus to spread undetected through locker rooms, and could increase opportunities for infected but otherwise healthy players to participate in games. The NFL and NFLPA announced the “more targeted testing plan” in a statement, along… Source link

After rounds of intense discussion and negotiation between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, an agreement has been reached to revamp parts of the COVID-19 testing thresholds and get players back onto the field more quickly.  Before that measure kicks in, the NFL has entered all franchises into the enhanced COVID protocols through the end of this week’s games in response to a massive spate of positive tests this week. That means through the end of this week’s games, franchises will… Source link

In the wake of more COVID-19 diagnoses across the NBA, the league is looking into modifying current protocols, sources told Yahoo Sports. The NBA and NBPA are exploring multiple options, and restricting outside access for teams in visiting markets isn’t out of the question, sources told Yahoo Sports. That was the protocol last season before the COVID-19 vaccines became readily available, and unvaccinated players already follow stringent protocols. The new likely protocols will include… Source link

On Tuesday, the 644th day of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly two years after it began ravaging American life, more than 100 players in the nation’s two biggest sports leagues were sidelined by the virus. Thirty-six NFL players tested positive on Monday. Dozens more joined them Tuesday, including eight Cleveland Browns. In the NBA, meanwhile, 10 Chicago Bulls and seven Brooklyn Nets are in the league’s health and safety protocols. Practices are being canceled. Team facilities are being… Source link

Former NFL wide receiver Josh Bellamy was sentenced to 37 months in prison for a scheme that saw him illegally obtain more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.  Bellamy, who last played for the New York Jets in 2019, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on June 9. A federal court in Tampa handed down his prison sentence on Friday and ordered him to pay $1,246,565 in restitution and the same amount in forfeiture for the fraudulently obtained funds, according to court… Source link