Category: High-profile cases

Supreme Court’s Sotomayor Denies NYC Workers’ Bid to Halt Vaccination Mandate

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor turned away an emergency application on Nov. 10 to halt New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate that applies to firefighters, police officers, and other government employees. The appeal was from workers who were fired after the city refused their requests to be exempted on religious grounds. Many people object to…


CDC Director Walensky Tests Positive for COVID-19

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tested positive for COVID-19, the agency announced on Oct. 22. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director, tested positive on Friday night, according to the CDC. Walensky, 53, was said to be experiencing “mild symptoms.” Walensky did not respond to a request for comment….


Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again in ‘Rebound’ Case

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 in what appears to be a rebound case after taking Paxlovid, according to her office on Wednesday. “After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has tested positive for COVID-19 by antigen testing,” the first lady’s spokeswoman, Kelsey Donohue, said in a statement. “This represents…


First Lady Jill Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19

WASHINGTON—First Lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 after isolating for five days following a positive test, the White House said on Sunday. “After isolating for five days and receiving negative results from two consecutive COVID-19 tests, the First Lady will depart South Carolina later today for Delaware,” her spokesperson said in a statement. The…


First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, Taking Pfizer Drug

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, coming about a month after President Joe Biden initially tested positive for the virus. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said on…


Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Tests Positive for COVID-19

Pfizer’s CEO has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Aug. 15. “I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19,” CEO Albert Bourla wrote on Twitter. Bourla 60, says he has received four doses of his company’s COVID-19 vaccine, which has proven increasingly ineffective against infection from the virus…


Biden Leaves White House for the First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden on Sunday was officially cleared to emerge from isolation after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo (pdf) Sunday, referring to…


Biden Cleared to Leave White House for the First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden on Sunday was officially cleared to emerge from isolation after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo (pdf) Sunday, referring to…


Biden Leaves White House for First Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation on Aug. 7 after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in an Aug. 7 memo (pdf),…


Biden Leaves White House for 1st Time in Weeks Amid COVID-19 Rebound

President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation on Aug. 7 after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, according to his physician. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in an Aug. 7 memo (pdf),…