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Jan 10 2022
Analysis
Amid Omicron Wave, Some Democrats Change Tune On Mandates And Lockdowns
Democratic solidarity on COVID-19 policy is beginning to break.
President Joe Biden laid out his administration’s response to the Omicron variant last week as new cases surge in many parts of the country and some Americans panic about an uncertain future. But unlike during previous waves, more and more Democrats are saying no to new lockdowns and mandates to stop the spread.
New
The Daily CallerMay 15 2021
Opinion
Is This the End?
The announcement seemed to catch everyone off guard: Early Thursday afternoon, the government told Americans that if they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they did not need to wear a mask—indoors or outside, in groups small or large.
People who have gotten their shots, Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said at a White House press briefing, “can start doing the things that you
The AtlanticMar 25 2021
Analysis
Biden Didn’t Get A Single Question About The COVID-19 Pandemic At First Press Conference
At his first formal press conference as president, Joe Biden fielded questions about immigration, the filibuster, China and guns. A reporter even asked him whether he would run for president again in 2024.
But notably missing was any question about the pandemic, which has been going on for more than a year and continues to grip the country.
Not a single reporter asked him about
HuffPostDec 24 2020
Analysis
The U.K. Coronavirus Mutation Is Worrying but Not Terrifying
A new mutated form of the novel coronavirus that appears more transmissible than the original has raised alarm in the U.K. and around the world. It does not appear to cause more severe disease, and the newly available vaccines do seem to protect people against it. Yet on December 19—after an announcement that the variant, dubbed B.1.1.7, had suddenly accumulated 17 mutations and was spreading
Scientific AmericanFeb 09 2022
News
New York State to Drop Mask Mandate Ahead of Midterm Polling
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will end the controversial mask mandate on Thursday, according to a report in the New York Times.
While the science of coronavirus transmission has not changed since the beginning of the pandemic, Hochul will announce an end to the restriction on Wednesday with implementation occurring the day after, the Times reported.
New York State joins
Breitbart NewsMay 12 2021
News
COVID-19 deaths in United States hit lowest mark in 10 months
COVID-19 deaths in the US have hit their lowest level in 10 months, with an average of 600 per day.
The last time the death count was this low was early July, before a second wave in the pandemic saw fatalities climb to an average of more than 3,400 a day in mid-January.
With vaccination efforts helping stamp out the virus, more than half of states have seen deaths drop to the
New York Post (News)Jul 13 2021
News
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University
Associated PressJun 29 2021
Analysis
Seven Reasons to Be Extremely Optimistic About the Economy Right Now
The U.S. economy is in the middle of an awkward transition. Like a groggy bear roused from hibernation, the country is no longer dormant due to the pandemic, but isn’t quite back in full form either. Millions remain unemployed, businesses are having trouble hiring, workers are still avoiding the office, and shortages of everything from lumber to computer chips have helped push up consumer
SlateJul 12 2021
Fact Check
The coronavirus variants: What you need to know
If you’ve been paying attention to recent news reports about the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard public health officials say they’re pleased about the dropping rates of cases and deaths due to vaccination in the United States — but that they’re also worried that continued spread of the delta variant could reverse some of those gains.
What is the delta variant? For that
PolitiFactJan 06 2022
Analysis
Anti-Vax Radio Host Who Got COVID at QAnon-Friendly Conference Dies
Far-right podcast host Douglas Kuzma—who was an outspoken critic of the COVID-19 vaccine—has died while battling the coronavirus, which he contracted after attending a QAnon-friendly gathering in Texas that right-wingers baselessly claimed was the victim of an anthrax attack.
“I really loved him and I would do anything for him,” Amanda Kuzma told The Daily Beast on Thursday morning
Daily Beast