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Jan 07 2022
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Supreme Court Starts Hearing Arguments on Biden’s Vaccine Mandates, Testing Rules
On Friday, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in two challenges to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates for private businesses and health care workers.
One case is a challenge to the Biden administration’s plan for a vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses with over 100 employees. The other is a challenge to a federal vaccine mandate for
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Fauci Says US Should ‘Seriously’ Consider Vaccine Mandate for Domestic Flights
In a Monday interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NIAID director Anthony Fauci said the U.S. should “seriously” consider requiring COVID-19 vaccination for domestic air travel.
“When you make vaccinations a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated,” Fauci said. “If you want to do that with domestic flights, I think that’s something that seriously should be
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Trump Strongly Endorses COVID-19 Vaccine During Candace Owens Interview
Former President Donald Trump strongly endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine during an interview with Candace Owens that was released Tuesday.
After telling Bill O'Reilly that he received a booster shot, Trump hailed the vaccine as "one of the greatest achievements of mankind." When Owens claimed that COVID-19 cases have gone up during Biden's first year in office, Trump pushed back against any
CNN (Online News) National Review (News) Business InsiderDec 21 2021
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Biden Admin to Distribute 500M At-home COVID-19 Tests
The Biden administration will deploy 1,000 medical personnel from the military to help hospitals struggling from COVID-19-related inundations and staff shortages, and will purchase 500 million rapid tests to mail out to the public beginning in January. In addition, the federal government will create new testing sites in areas of New York City to combat a winter surge. The White House plans to
CNBC New York Times (News) Washington TimesDec 15 2021
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Perspectives: How Concerning is the Omicron Variant?
The Omicron variant is reportedly set to become the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. by early 2022. How worried should we be?
Concrete details about Omicron are just starting to emerge. A major study of cases in South Africa, where the Omicron variant was first detected, shows that the strain is potentially more resistant to vaccines than other versions, but is also less severe and
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South African Study Says Omicron Variant is Milder but More Resistant to Vaccines
According to analysis of data from South Africa, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is more mild and less likely to lead to hospitalization, but is also more resistant to vaccines.
The analysis showed that individuals who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine were roughly 70% protected against hospitalization if infected with the Omicron variant. For the Delta variant, individuals with
The Epoch Times Associated Press NBC News (Online)Oct 28 2022
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COVID-19 'Most Likely' Leaked from Chinese Lab, Says Senate GOP Report
The COVID-19 pandemic likely began with a laboratory leak in China, according to a new report from Senate Republicans.
Key Quotes: "The hypothesis of a natural zoonotic origin no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt, or the presumption of accuracy," the report states. "Based on the analysis of the publicly available information, it appears reasonable to conclude that the COVID-19
New York Post (News) New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 24 2022
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Test Scores Fell Nationwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, School Closures
U.S. schools recorded nationwide drops in reading scores and the largest-ever drop in math scores this year, with fourth- and eighth-grade students in nearly every state showing notable declines, according to new National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data.
Key Quotes: The commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the Education Department,
CNN (Online News) Washington Times Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 17 2022
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Should Kids Under Age 5 Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. kids under age 5 could be available as soon as next week.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 shots for that group Friday, and the final sign-off from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers and Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected soon. The FDA decision follows its advisory panel’s endorsement of the shots from
Washington Post New York Times (Opinion) Newsmax (News)Dec 23 2022
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Biden Signs $858B Defense Bill
President Joe Biden signed Congress’ 2023 defense bill into law on Friday, authorizing $858 billion in spending and overturning his administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members.
The Details: The approved National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is $45 billion more than the Biden administration’s initial request. It allocates $817 billion to the Department of Defense
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