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Dec 08 2022
Headline Roundup
China Relaxes ‘Zero Covid’ Measures, Prompting Economic Hopes and Pandemic Fears
After over a week of protests, China announced it would pull back some of its strict “zero Covid” lockdown measures. The news prompted both hopes for an economic recovery and fears of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
What’s Changing: Major changes included accelerating vaccination efforts and making it easier for people to move around — both in local communities and between provinces. China
CNN Digital National Review (News) South China Morning PostDec 17 2021
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CDC Endorses 'Test to Stay' School COVID-19 Strategy
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed a “test to stay” policy allowing close contacts of students with COVID-19 to continue in-person schooling if they test negative.
The CDC released two studies showing the effectiveness of the strategy, which some schools across the country had already implemented. Instead of quarantining unvaccinated students who
NPR (Online News) Washington Post New York Post (News)Apr 05 2022
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BA.2 COVID-19 Variant Spreads in the US, but Experts See Minimal Cause for Alarm
The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron COVID-19 variant now accounts for about 72% of all new cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But voices across the media spectrum say it shouldn't raise concerns about another deadly surge.
Media coverage on left and right highlights experts who say it's unlikely that BA.2 will accelerate deaths and disrupt the U.S
NBC News Digital CNBC The Epoch TimesOct 04 2023
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75,000 Healthcare Workers Strike at Kaiser Permanente
More than 75,000 workers at the nation’s largest healthcare nonprofit went on strike in five states on Wednesday, marking the largest healthcare strike in recent history.
The Details: Kaiser Permanente said it was prepared to care for patients while nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and workers in hundreds of other positions walked out at Kaiser hospitals and medical offices in
Fox Business CNBC BloombergAug 25 2021
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Pentagon Says Troops Must Get Vaccinated 'Immediately'
The Pentagon is ordering all U.S. military personnel to get vaccinated against COVID-19 immediately. In a memo dated Aug. 24, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed military department heads "to immediately begin full vaccination" of any unvaccinated troops. Austin made the call following "careful consultation with medical experts and military leadership, and with the support of the President
Axios CNN Digital The Epoch TimesNov 18 2021
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Labor Dept. Suspends Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Large Private Businesses
The Labor Department's regulatory agency has suspended the enforcement and implementation of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private businesses in response to a federal court order.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Wednesday that it would comply with a recent order from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to halt enforcement of
Townhall CNN Digital The HillJul 23 2020
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Senate GOP Crafts $1T Virus Relief Bill; Dems Stick to $3T Plan
Senate Republicans are working on a $1 trillion COVID-19 coronavirus relief bill, while Democrats seem committed to their $3 trillion HEROES Act proposal, which passed through the House of Representatives in May. The Republican proposal is expected to include more stimulus checks, boosted funding for testing and schools, and continued but reduced unemployment benefits. Prominent Democrats have
USA TODAY Washington Examiner NBC News DigitalMar 20 2019
Perspectives Blog
“Offense Archaeology:” How Digging Up Past Sins Became a Political Weapon for the Left and the Right
Last week, nonprofit Media Matters for America, which AllSides gives a media bias rating of Far Left, unearthed statements Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Far Right media bias) made on a shock jock radio show between 2006 and 2011. The reveal was designed to put pressure on advertisers to drop Carlson’s show, and many of them have.
Unearthing old comments made by public figures with the
Julie MastrineMar 15 2022
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China Struggles to Contain Major COVID-19 Surge; Lockdowns Threaten Global Economy
China is seeing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
Tens of millions of people are under lockdown in China as the country experiences its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since the Wuhan outbreak in early 2020. China's national health commission reported 3,122 new cases on Saturday, the first time new cases have exceeded 3,000 in a day in China. Two
CNN Digital Reuters National Review (News)Oct 24 2021
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FDA Says Benefits Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Outweigh Risks In Children 5 To 11
Food and Drug Administration regulators shared a study on Friday that said the benefits of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 “would clearly outweigh” any serious side effects. On the same day, the FDA posted data from Pfizer and BioNTech that showed their vaccine had a 90.7% efficacy rate in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections in a clinical trial of 5-to 11-year-olds
Axios New York Post (News) New York Times (News)