Category: High-profile cases

Joe Rogan Gives Update After Using Cocktail Remedy to Treat COVID-19

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan revealed that he tested negative for COVID-19 days after confirming he contracted the disease. “Tested negative today! Thanks for all the kind wishes!” Rogan wrote while sharing a photo of his negative test result on Sept. 3. About two days before that, Rogan confirmed he contracted the virus and was taking…


Joe Rogan Gives Update After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan revealed that he tested negative for COVID-19 days after confirming he contracted the disease. “Tested negative today! Thanks for all the kind wishes!” Rogan wrote while sharing a photo of his negative test result on Sept. 3. About two days before that, Rogan confirmed he contracted the virus and was taking…


Joe Rogan Reveals COVID Diagnosis, Took Ivermectin, Other Interventions

Joe Rogan, a high-profile podcast host, comedian, and UFC commentator, revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and took a cocktail of interventions to treat his symptoms, among which was ivermectin. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Rogan said that he had returned home from a trip late on Aug. 28 “feeling very weary.” “I had…


Joe Rogan Reveals COVID-19 Diagnosis, Took Ivermectin, Other Interventions

Joe Rogan, a high-profile podcast host, comedian, and UFC commentator, revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and took a cocktail of interventions to treat his symptoms, among which was ivermectin. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Rogan said that he had returned home from a trip late on Aug. 28 “feeling very weary.” “I had…


‘Real Houswives’ Star Alexia Echevarria Says Mother Died of COVID-19 on Her Wedding Day

By Peter Sblendorio From New York Daily News The mother of “Real Housewives of Miami” star Alexia Echevarria died Wednesday after a battle with COVID-19. Echevarria had planned to get married to Todd Nepola that day before her mother Nancy’s death, the reality star wrote in an Instagram post. “The last couple of days have…


Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson—who is fully vaccinated—and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, were both hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a statement on Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021 during a publicized event and urged others to get the vaccine as soon as possible. It’s not…


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for COVID-19: Office

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 and currently has no symptoms of the virus, said his office in a statement released Tuesday. “Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result,” said the statement. The statement said Abbott,…


Yankees COVID-19 Outbreak Continues as Rizzo Tests Positive

NEW YORK—Newcomer Anthony Rizzo has become the latest Yankees player to test positive for the coronavirus. Rizzo is the fourth New York player within the past week to be sidelined by COVID-19, joining starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery, and catcher Gary Sánchez. Rizzo tested positive after Saturday’s game, manager Aaron Boone said. Rizzo…


Kansas Rep. Davids Contracts COVID-19 Despite Vaccination

TOPEKA, Kan.—Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids tested positive Friday for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against it and is in isolation at home. Davids said in a statement that she has had only mild symptoms from her breakthrough case. She said she was tested after undergoing outpatient surgery involving the parathyroid glands in the neck that regulate…


Rep. Norman Tests Positive for Breakthrough Case of COVID-19

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) announced on Thursday that he has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Norman, who said he has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since February, released a statement saying that he tested positive. “After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a COVID-19 test and was just informed the test results were…