Cartoons about unvaccinated

CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Friday criticized President Joe Biden for being too mean to unvaccinated Americans, blasting the president’s allegedly “scolding tone” during the announcement of his new six-prong plan to combat the surging COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the president revealed sweeping vaccine rules attempting to push the large minority of Americans who remain unvaccinated to finally get the shot. Besides requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated within 75 days, Biden also announced new rules requiring a sizable number of private-sector employees to either be vaccinated or produce weekly negative COVID-19 test results. During his speech, the president also expressed frustration with the tens of millions of Americans who have refused to get vaccinated, essentially blaming them for a prolonged pandemic. “What more is there to wait for? What more do you need to see? We’ve made vaccinations free, safe, and convenient,” Biden exclaimed. “The vaccine is FDA … [Read more...] about Jake Tapper Slams Biden for ‘Scolding’ Unvaccinated Americans

A cartoon series on an alien who crash-lands in World Cup host Qatar aims to ease a culture clash between more than a million foreign football fans and the conservative state's residents. Like the arriving fans, Kawkabani, star of the series launched by Qatar's first animation studio, has to learn Arabic pronunciation, how to drink coffee - and to discover that Qataris prepare way too much food for their guests. Creators Hossein Heydar and Amal al-Shammari hope the series will help Qataris to be more understanding of the 1.4 million football fanatics expected to besiege them in November and December. Conservative Qataris prefer sipping on speciality coffee and fruit juices while European football fans are known for their beer fuelled good times in the street. Kawkabani seeks "to explain to Qataris that there must be acceptance of these cultures... and help them (visitors) coexist or understand the Qatari culture as well," said Shammari, who wrote the scripts. The first two … [Read more...] about Watch: cartoon alien aims to ease World Cup culture shock in Qatar

An Australian politician who has previously spoken out against COVID vaccination has tested positive for the disease. Pauline Hanson, the founder and leader of One Nation—a right-wing, populist political party—and a member of the Australian Senate , announced that she had contracted the virus on the Kyle and Jackie O radio show, according to ABC News. The politician also announced that she had tested positive on Twitter . The news comes before the Australian federal elections on Saturday in which she is standing for re-election in the northeastern state of Queensland. "I can confirm I am at home self-isolating after testing positive for COVID," Hanson said on Twitter . "I thank all of those people who have sent their well wishes, and I look forward to disappointing all of those who hope that I drop dead," she said. Hanson said she had first noticed symptoms last Friday and tested positive the day after. "I will self-isolate in accordance with the current rules, and … [Read more...] about Unvaccinated One nation leader Pauline Hanson gets COVID before election

North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Friday alone as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. North Korea said Saturday 27 people have died and 524,440 fell ill amid a rapid spread of fever since late April. It said 280,810 people remain in quarantine. State media didn’t specifically say how many of the fever cases and deaths were confirmed as COVID-19 cases. The country imposed nationwide lockdowns on Thursday after confirming its first COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic. State media said tests of virus samples collected Sunday from an unspecified number of people with fevers in the country’s capital, Pyongyang , confirmed they were infected with the omicron variant. The country has so far officially confirmed one death as linked to an omicron infection. … [Read more...] about North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19

Seoul: North Korea confirmed its first Covid-19 death, saying fever was spreading “explosively” nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated after falling sick. The insular country only reported its first Covid-19 cases on Thursday, saying it was moving into “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system” after sick patients in the capital Pyongyang tested positive for the Omicron variant. North Korea has been under a rigid coronavirus blockade since the start of the pandemic in 2020, but with massive Omicron outbreaks in all neighbouring countries, experts said it was only a matter of time before Covid-19 snuck in. “A fever whose cause couldn’t be identified explosively spread nationwide from late April,” the official Korean Central News Agency said. “Six persons died (one of them tested positive for the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron),” it added. With its 25 million people unvaccinated against Covid-19, North Korea’s crumbling health infrastructure would … [Read more...] about First Covid-19 death reported

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said "a great disaster" had fallen on his country after it was reported there had been 21 new deaths of "unidentified origins" from people with fevers. The state news agency KCNA said about 280,810 people were being treated and 27 had died since a fever started to be reported in the country since late April. It did not mention COVID-19. On Thursday, North Korea did announce one death from coronavirus - and the country's leader ordered a strict national lockdown. KCNA quoted Kim as saying the health crisis had been caused by the "incompetence and irresponsibility of party organisations in their anti-epidemic response." Advertisement Efforts must be made to overcome the outbreak in the shortest possible period, KCNA quoted Kim, adding "it is a great turmoil". The tentative public admission of COVID infections highlights the potential for a major crisis in a country that has refused to accept international help … [Read more...] about COVID-19: ‘Great disaster’ for North Korea as leader announces 21 ‘fever-related’ deaths

Click here to read the full article. Apple TV+ today announced summer premiere dates for a full slate of all-new original series, specials, shorts and returning fan favorites for kids and families. As part of its family programming slate, Apple will also be rolling out new content and shorts from the legendary “ Peanuts ” franchise over the summer. New episodes of “The Snoopy Show,” a short-form animated series focusing on the adventures of Charlie Brown’s iconic dog, will debut Aug. 5, and a special starring “Peanuts” character Lucy Van Pelt, “Lucy’s School,” debuts Aug. 12. Aug. 5 will also see the addition of classic “Peanuts” specials, originally produced by Mendelson/Melendez Productions for network television, to the platform, including: “A Charlie Brown Celebration,” “He’s A Bully, Charlie Brown,” “He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown,” “It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown,” “It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown,” “There’s No Time For Love, Charlie Brown,” “Why, Charlie Brown, … [Read more...] about Apple TV+ Summer Kids and Family Lineup Includes New and Classic ‘Peanuts’ Specials (TV News Roundup)

My 12-year-old daughter loves to go down the YouTube rabbit hole in pursuit of shows, cartoons or videos that pique her interest. I monitor her content, of course, and pull the brakes or guide her whenever necessary. Like many families in urban India, we do not watch linear television and we do not have a cable connection. Instead, we use OTT streaming services — Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime. YouTube is a favourite too and the explosive appeal of these platforms among children has led to more diverse and interesting content. ALSO READ: Vikramaditya Motwane on India’s ‘one size fits all’ model of entertainment This year, Turning Red on Disney+ Hotstar is a step forward in terms of representation. The movie is about a Canadian Chinese girl who turns into a giant red panda every time she is stressed or excited. Children like my daughter see themselves in Priya Mangal, who is one of Mei’s best friends in the movie and is voiced by actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. The … [Read more...] about What kids are watching in 2022

If you ask some ( okay, many ) conservative pundits , Democrats are “ grooming ” children . As in, grooming them to be abused by pedophiles. Some Republicans have even accused Democrats of being pedophiles themselves . The grooming charges lump together concerns that kids are being introduced too early to sexually explicit material, to the existence of transgender people, and to non-heterosexual sexual orientations. In March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed what critics have dubbed the “ Don’t Say Gay ” bill, a measure that discourages teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation in classrooms. Versions of the measure have been proposed in at least a dozen other states. Referring to the bill, DeSantis’s spokesperson Christina Pushaw tweeted, “If you’re against the Anti-Grooming Bill, you are probably a groomer or at least you don’t denounce the grooming of 4-8 year old children.” A pastor even organized an “anti-grooming” rally at … [Read more...] about Republicans Have Sex Ed All Wrong

Thousands of roses were used to make special floral exhibits at the 11 th Annual Rose Show, which was inaugurated at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam on Saturday. The most striking of the exhibits was a tree house made of more than 31,000 rose flowers that captivated the visitors. Other notable exhibits included floral arrangements resembling a piano, cartoon characters and an exhibit of 50,000 roses arranged to resemble a ‘ manjappai’ or yellow bag to raise awareness on the use of cloth bags and minimize the use of plastic bags. The Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops from various districts, including Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Madurai, Krishnagiri, Erode and Thanjavur, had also set up exhibits at the Rose Show, which is being organised after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the Summer Festival in the Nilgiris, the Vegetable Show in Kotagiri, Spice Show in Gudalur and now the Rose Show in Udhagamandalam have … [Read more...] about 11th edition of Annual Rose Show begins in Udhagamandalam