Headlines For Nov. 27, 2021

The WHO chose on Friday to dub the variant, first reported to the agency by scientists in South Africa, “omicron” — continuing its use of the Greek alphabet for naming notable variants of the virus.

A new report released by the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield addresses concerns raised by residents of the Westfield West LSD, the rural community that will merge with the town under sweeping municipal reforms announced by the province in mid-November.

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the shots play a big role. There’s one group in which such false claims have found widespread traction that may surprise you – the health and wellness community. And for that, we’ve called upon Derek Beres. He’s author and co-host of the podcast “Conspirituality.”

YouTube has announced it will no longer allow content containing misinformation about any vaccines that health authorities have approved and confirmed to be safe and effective.

Combatting misinformation has become one of the most important issues the medical community faces, according to experts like Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician in Providence, R.I.