Category: AMERICA

Fauci Has ‘Absolutely Nothing to Hide’ in Congressional Hearings

White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci responded again to proposals from House GOP lawmakers about potential investigations if they retake the lower congressional chamber. “I have absolutely nothing to hide or nothing to be concerned about, of anything that I’ve done,” Fauci told Fox News on March 25. “So I never have been—and not…


FDA Tells Doctors in 8 States to Stop Using COVID-19 Treatment

U.S. drug regulators have directed health care workers in eight states to stop using a COVID-19 treatment because it may not be effective against an Omicron subvariant that is rising in prevalence. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody used to treat COVID-19, can no longer be used in Connecticut, Maine,…


NYC Mayor Denies Accusations of Being Lobbied to Nullify Vaccine Mandate for Local Athletes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied accusations about economic groups lobbying for different sports teams intending to end the NYC vaccine mandates for athletes in order to let games resume normality. Adams, a Democrat, on Thursday said that all private and city workers will still need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, but athletes and performers…


CDC, Other Health Agencies Won’t Provide Employee Vaccination Data From 2022

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and three other top federal health agencies are refusing to provide employee COVID-19 vaccination data for 2022. The CDC and the other agencies, including the one that is forcing virtually all health care workers to get a vaccine, say their most current employee vaccination data is from…


New York Exempting Athletes From Vaccine Mandate ‘Might be Unfair’: Fauci

New York City’s move to exempt athletes and performers from the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate “might be unfair,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on March 25. “That’s obviously a delicate situation in New York. I really don’t want to be out there outguessing the mayor, who I’m sure is trying to do what’s best for the…


Supreme Court Sides With Pentagon Over COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Navy SEALs Deployment

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of the Pentagon, temporarily granting the department’s request to let U.S. Navy commanders consider COVID-19 vaccination status when deciding whether to deploy Navy SEALs or other Navy Special Warfare personnel. The order overturns a district court order in January, and is in place until ongoing litigation is…


Florida Health Department: CDC Altered State’s COVID-19 Death Data

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) alleged Friday that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) erroneously changed the state’s COVID-19 data without contacting the agency and didn’t respond to calls to correct the problem. Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for the state health agency, said that the DOH transmits COVID-19 data, including deaths, to the CDC…


US Army Discharges More Soldiers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

The Army has now discharged 27 soldiers for refusing an order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the service said on Thursday, confirming that another 24 soldiers were discharged in recent days. “To date, Army commanders have relieved a total of six Regular Army leaders, including two battalion commanders, and issued 3,275 general officer written reprimands…


Families of 12 Immunocompromised Virginia Children Can Ask Schools to Require Masks: Judge

A federal judge in Virginia on March 23 sided with the families of immunocompromised children who had asked that the schools their children attend require face masks to be worn. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the parents of twelve children who suffer from disabilities that they say would put them at significant health risk if they were…


‘Chaos in the Sky’: Commercial Airline Pilots File Their First Lawsuit Over Transportation Mask Mandate

Hours after the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the federal transportation mask mandate—which the White House quickly threatened to veto—a group of commercial pilots filed the first legal challenge by airline workers to overturn the requirement to wear masks on all public transport. On March 15, 10 commercial airline pilots from six states filed a…