- Sen. Paul: Once you have immunity, ‘throw your mask away’
In a new Fox News interview, Senator Rand Paul gave his medical opinion on wearing masks after one obtains immunity through the vaccine, saying many doctors and experts “will never let up” with COVID regulations and mask recommendations. “There are doctors out there saying, ‘we need to wear them after the vaccine and really we […]
- Biden Plans to Release Almost All COVID-19 Vaccine Doses After Taking Office
President-elect Joe Biden plans to release nearly all available doses of the COVID-19 vaccines after he takes office, a spokesperson said Friday. “The president-elect believes we must accelerate distribution of the vaccine while continuing to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible,” T.J. Ducklo, a spokesman for the transition […]
- Fauci: Possibility of mandatory vaccines for school and travel ‘will be on the table’
In a new interview with Newsweek, infectious disease expert and mainstream media heartthrob Dr. Anthony Fauci said “I’m sure” certain institutions will require vaccines. He added it is “quite possible” that a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 will be required for foreign travel. In the interview, Fauci was asked if he would potentially introduce COVID-19 passports […]
- Lockdown Forever: Vaccine Won’t Mean End to Social Distancing, Says UK Govt Doctor
The deputy chief medical officer for England has warned that even for those who have been vaccinated, social distancing measures will likely remain in place for months. In a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said that people could not “behave with wild abandon” after receiving the coronavirus vaccine until it is […]
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Prioritizes Addicts as Next to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has prioritized addicts as one of the next groups in line to receive the limited supply of vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus, sparking backlash from Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who ripped the Democrat leader for “prioritizing vaccines for drug addicts over tens of thousands of seniors who have been […]
- Joe Biden Criticizes States for Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution: Too Rigid and Confusing
President-elect Joe Biden criticized some states for too many restrictions on the delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in a speech on Friday. “The process of establishing priority groups is driven by science, but the problem is the implementation has been too rigid and confusing,” Biden said. Some states, like New York, have implemented strict rules […]
- UK Approves Moderna CCP Virus Vaccine
The UK government on Friday authorised the Moderna CCP virus vaccine, which became the third vaccine to be approved after the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs. Regulatory approval was granted by the UK’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Excellent news the @MHRAgovuk has approved the use of the @moderna_tx vaccine. Our […]
- Trump: States Slow to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
The slow administration of COVID-19 vaccines is due to states, President Donald Trump said late Friday. “Some States are very slow to inoculate recipients despite successful and very large scale distribution of vaccines by the Federal Government. They will get it done!” he wrote in a tweet. Out of 12.4 million doses distributed as of […]
- Hospital: Employee ‘Intentionally’ Destroys Some 500 Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine
A Wisconsin-based hospital system revealed this week that a now-former employee at one of its medical centers “intentionally” allowed hundreds of Moderna coronavirus vaccine doses to expire, an internal investigation found. Officials from the Aurora Medical Center-Grafton, which is part of the Advocate Aurora Health hospital system, initially suspected employees had accidentally left the 57 […]
- UK Approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
Britain approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Wednesday, which was hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “a triumph for British science.” The government said it had accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Experts at the MHRA concluded that the vaccine had met its strict standards of […]
- Students in LA School District Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine to Return to Classrooms
The 600,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to classrooms, school district officials said. In a pre-recorded briefing first reported by the Los Angeles Times, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner said the COVID-19 vaccine mandate would be “no different than students who are vaccinated […]
- China in Focus (Jan. 7): Shijiazhuang City to Undergo Mass Testing
Beijing begins to limit contact with a neighboring province, with checkpoints between them already set up. The move aims to curb the spread of the pandemic. One Chinese-made vaccine threatens more than 70 different side effects. An expert calls it the most dangerous vaccine in the world. The Trump administration considers blacklisting two major corporations. […]
- Mayor Bill De Blasio: New York City to Vaccinate 1 Million People in January
New York City, once the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, plans to vaccinate one million people in January, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement on Thursday. “The most important New Year’s resolution I could possibly offer you in the month of January 2021, we will vaccinate one million New Yorkers,” […]
- Poll: Over One-Third Believe Media Exaggerated Threat of the Coronavirus
Over one-third of Americans believe the media exaggerated the threat of the Chinese coronavirus, although 50 percent approve of the media’s overall coverage, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found. Rasmussen Reports conducted the survey December 28-29, among 1,000 American adults, asking them to rate the media’s overall coverage of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Fifty […]
- Kamala Harris receives backlash for previously casting doubt over COVID-19 vaccine after being inoculated
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday in front of television cameras received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On the same day, she was called out by conservatives for her past statement from the vice presidential debate in which she said she would not take a vaccine recommended by President Donald Trump. Harris, […]
- Vaccine Passports Trialed in the UK, as EU Leaders Push for ‘Standardised’ COVID Travel Passes
British government-sponsored vaccine passports will be issued to thousands of Britons after the receive the coronavirus inoculations in a ‘trial’ run of the programme this month. The health passport — which will come in the form of a smartphone application — has been developed by the biometric firm iProov in partnership with the cybersecurity company […]
- Health Minister Hunt Praises NSW, Victoria Over Virus Outbreak Response
The federal government has applauded New South Wales and Victoria’s responses to fresh COVID-19 outbreaks while urging Victoria to allow its residents back home. The recent outbreaks in NSW could have been on a “vastly larger scale” than the disastrous second wave in Victoria, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday, describing advice from […]
- Dozens of West Virginians Mistakenly Given Antibody Treatment Instead of COVID-19 Vaccine
The West Virginia National Guard announced on Thursday that 42 people in the state were mistakenly given the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment instead of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The error took place at a vaccination clinic hosted by staff at the Boone County Health Department, with the National Guard saying no other individuals in West Virginia were given […]
- ‘Whoop Dee Doo’: Gov. DeSantis says he’s ‘not the priority’ when asked if he’s gotten the COVID-19 vaccine
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday brushed off a question from a reporter about if he has taken one of the COVID-19 vaccines, saying that despite having access to it as an elected official, he’s “not the priority.” “I’m willing to take it, but I am not the priority,” DeSantis explained, then explaining that people in […]
- Students Could Return to California Campuses by Fall, Says Fauci
The country’s top infectious disease specialist says he’s hopeful California campuses will reopen for in-person instruction by next fall. “It’s extremely important to get children back into school and kept in school,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Dec. 18 during a live video conference to California State University leaders. “I will push and I believe it […]
