Unvaccinated people have been found to be 23 times more likely to become infected with Omicron, and 25 times more likely to require hospitalization than those who are fully vaccinated. Without a booster, the chance of becoming infected with Omicron is 70 percent. With the booster, the chance of contracting Omicron drops to 25 percent. […] Source: https://atoday.org/this-wave-is-unlike-previous-waves-omicron-surge-has-adventist-hospitals-breaking-virus-records/

News reports from Andrews University, Germany, Oakwood University, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United States Adventist Theological Schools Receive Pharmaceutical Money Andrews University and Oakwood University received substantial grants to develop pastoral resources and support ministerial training from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Andrews University (AU), located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, received $997,444 (USD) […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-january-7-2022/

6 believed to be dead after drowning accident in Lake Kariba, Zambia. The young adults were attending a youth camp meeting in the area. 5 bodies have been found, but 1 is still missing. 05 January 2022 | Six young men are believed to have drowned in Lake Kariba, Zambia, on Jan. 1, 2022, while […] Source: https://atoday.org/5-dead-1-missing-after-drowning-accident-during-adventist-youth-camp-meeting-in-zambia/

5 January 2022  | In 1958, the Chinese Communist regime implemented a radical policy of homogenizing the Chinese Protestant population in the notion of “unified worship.” The policy banned all distinct denominational practices to give way for a united mode of Chinese Christian faith in a socialist setting. After the Maoist decades of hostile suppression, […] Source: https://atoday.org/navigating-the-troubled-waters-of-the-adventist-church-in-china/