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Sep 04 2020
News
COVID Vaccines
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to high-risk groups as soon as late October, documents published by the agency showed on Wednesday.” (Reuters)
“The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and
The Flip Side
Sep 20 2021
News
Biden Easing Airplane Travel Restrictions on Foreigners, Require Proof of Full Vaccination
The Biden administration on Monday confirmed it will direct the Department of Homeland Security to ease travel restrictions on COVID-19 vaccinated foreign visitors.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said in a news conference that all foreign visitors need to be vaccinated and present proof of their vaccination before boarding a U.S.-bound airline. Those individuals must also
The Epoch Times
Oct 09 2020
Opinion
Our Consensus Reality Has Shattered
A whirlwind of uncertainty landed on us this year, and it’s stirring up extremism.
We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election.
Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to
The Atlantic
May 04 2021
Analysis
Passports, pauses, and Pfizer: Here’s where Covid-19 misinformation went in April
Over the course of April, English-language media coverage related to vaccines revolved around three key themes: opposition to “vaccine passports” in the U.S., the safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness in younger adults.
Coverage of vaccines generally peaked on April 13, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Nieman Lab
May 03 2021
Fact Check
Did a 2-Year-Old Die After Receiving a Dose of the Pfizer Vaccine?
Viral social media posts and articles claim that a 2-year-old passed away after receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. This claim relies on an entry in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), which details the alleged death of a 2-year-old girl in Virginia who received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on February 25 and died away a few days later on March 3 after being
The Dispatch
Oct 03 2020
News
'Can move forward': Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett tests negative for coronavirus
Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has tested negative for COVID-19.
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told the Washington Examiner on Friday morning that Barrett, who has recently been making the rounds on Capitol Hill and meeting with senators, is coronavirus-free.
“Judge Barrett was with the president last on Saturday when she was
Washington Examiner
May 19 2020
News
Mapping the U.S. Reopening
THE TOPIC: Mapping the U.S. reopening.
WHY IT MATTERS: Back by popular demand, we are breaking from our traditional pro-con format this week to illustrate how states across the country are reopening. We provided similar context as states shut down in March and have received numerous requests for analysis as states begin to reopen.
States across the country are beginning to ease
The Thread
Mar 13 2020
News
Coronavirus: US is failing on testing, says Fauci
The testing system for coronavirus in the US is currently failing, a top health official has admitted.
"The system is not really geared to what we need right now... let's admit it," said Dr Anthony Fauci from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Authorities in the US have come under fire for carrying out far fewer tests than many other affected countries.
BBC News
Mar 19 2020
News
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing
The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock jointly owned by her and her husband on Jan. 24, the very day that her committee, the Senate Health Committee, hosted a private
Daily Beast
Apr 19 2021
Analysis
CNN Relies on Bad Vaccine News to Drive Fear and Clicks
A minuscule number of those who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 — less than 0.008 percent, to be exact — end up subsequently catching the virus.
Rather than placing these “breakthrough cases” in their proper context by noting their proportion relative to the vaccinated population, CNN simply reported the total number of breakthrough cases in a Thursday article, generating more fear
National Review (News)