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Dec 23 2021
Opinion
Omicron coverage reveals how the establishment, media keep us scared
In March 2020, a profile of the typical COVID victim emerged from Italy. The average decedent was 80 years old, with approximately three comorbidities, such as heart disease, obesity or diabetes. The young had little to worry about; the survival rate for the vast majority of the population was well over 99 percent.
That portrait never significantly changed. The early assessments of
Heather Mac DonaldJan 17 2022
News
Another midterm worry for Biden White House: probes and impeachment attempts
The U.S. midterm elections are some 10 months away, but President Joe Biden's administration and allies already foresee a possible scenario in which Republicans take the House of Representatives, the Senate, or both, and launch a series of investigations and attempts to impeach the president.
Lawmakers, congressional staffers and strategists predict a slew of investigations targeting
ReutersDec 22 2021
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S.African study offers Omicron hope ahead of second coronavirus Christmas
South African data offered a glimmer of hope on Wednesday about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to draw firm conclusions as the strain spread across the globe.
With the second Christmas of the pandemic days away, countries imposed new restrictions on their citizens while worrying about the damage the
ReutersNov 23 2021
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California County Mandates Masks in Private Homes
Amid the spike in COVID cases in the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Cruz County has imposed a sweeping indoor mask mandate for private settings including homes.
For those gathering with people who don’t live in the same household, masks should be worn inside regardless of vaccination status, the county announced Monday. The guidelines also apply to businesses, with exceptions for eating
National Review (News)Feb 01 2021
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'The end of the beginning.' The dark winter is here and Americans see no end
To the 28-year-old high school teacher, the expectation of a return to relative normalcy that came with mass coronavirus vaccination efforts is fading fast.
"There was that sense of hope and then, all of a sudden -- I'm not saying that it's been dashed -- but it feels like everything is still up in the air," said the public school teacher, who asked that his name not be used.
CNN DigitalDec 21 2021
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Biden to unveil website to order free COVID-19 tests, will deploy 1K troops to help hospitals
President Biden on Tuesday will announce the deployment of 1,000 troops to help hospitals reeling from COVID-19 and unveil a website where Americans can order free at-home virus tests in January, senior administration officials said.
He will also underscore the need for widespread vaccination and booster shots to avoid severe disease from increasingly common infections.
The
Washington TimesApr 13 2021
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Moderna Says Covid Shot Remains 90% Effective After Six Months
Moderna Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine remained more than 90% effective after six months, according to a new analysis of data from the company’s final-stage trial.
Beginning two weeks after the second dose, the shot was more than 90% effective overall, and more than 95% effective at preventing severe cases, according to a statement. The company didn’t release further details and said the
BloombergJan 13 2022
Fact Check
Winter Olympics: What is China's Covid policy and does it work?
Beijing says it's adopting all necessary coronavirus safety measures for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which start next month.
So what is being planned for the Games, and how successful has China's policy of "zero Covid" been?
Stricter measures than at Tokyo Olympics
China is going to great lengths to keep the virus out.
It has said that foreign spectators will be
BBC Fact CheckSep 29 2021
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Powell Says Supply-Chain Bottlenecks Could Lead to Somewhat Longer Interval of High Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that a recent spell of higher inflation might last longer than central bank officials had anticipated, but he repeated his expectation that the price surge should eventually fade during a panel discussion on Wednesday.
Rising vaccination rates and nearly $2.8 trillion in federal spending approved since December have produced a recovery like
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 08 2022
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Senate Witnesses: It’s Time To Make Sure Research On Pandemics Isn’t Causing Them
In the wake of a virus that killed millions, these Senate witnesses say it’s time to start treating pandemic research as a national security issue.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three scientists who testified at the first Senate hearing on gain-of-function research on Wednesday said that stronger oversight is needed to make sure research that’s supposed to prevent pandemics isn’t causing them.
The Federalist