Category: AMERICA

New York City Exempts Performers, Athletes From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

New York City on March 24 exempted all performers and athletes from its private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate but is continuing to force all other workers to get a vaccine. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the carveout at CitiField ahead of the New York Mets’ opening day. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, imposed a…


New York Exempts Performers, Athletes From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

New York has exempted all performers and athletes from its private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but is continuing to force all other workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the carveout on March 24 at CitiField ahead of the New York Mets’ opening day. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, imposed…


Certain Schools in Virginia May Require Masks: Judge

Certain schools in Virginia may impose masking requirements despite a state law and executive order that bar such mandates, a federal judge ruled on March 23. Schools where students of parents who sued over the law and order can require masking, U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon, a Clinton appointee, said in a 5-page preliminary injunction…


Leaders of 10 Major US Airlines Call on Biden to Drop Mask Mandates, Pre-Departure Testing Requirements

The advocacy group Airlines for America issued President Joe Biden a letter demanding the end of mask mandates for transportation, and other COVID-19 requirements, such as pre-departure testing for international flights. The letter from the group’s board of directors was signed by the leaders of 10 major U.S. airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines Holdings, Delta…


White House Urges Congress to Act as COVID Testing and Treatment for Uninsured Ends

Top U.S. health officials on March 23 urged Congress to approve fresh funding for COVID-19 relief as a federal health agency stopped accepting claims from the uninsured for COVID-19 testing and treatments. President Joe Biden and administration officials are warning that funding for additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, treatments, and tests will run out in…


Non-COVID Excess Deaths Decline in Ages 18-49

Last year’s dramatic spike in excess deaths—mortality not attributed to COVID-19—has appeared to wane. Between October and January, the number of such deaths decreased by more than half, according to death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In January, fewer than 7,500 Americans died in excess of the average for the same…


‘We Need Accountability’ for Failed COVID-19 Policies: Dr. Scott Atlas

The restrictive policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have largely been a failure and we need accountability for those “destructive” measures, said Dr. Scott Atlas, former special adviser to then-President Donald Trump on the coronavirus pandemic. “We need accountability of the people who got what they wanted. They got implemented the policies they wanted….


Babies, Toddlers Generate Stronger Immune Response to CCP Virus Than Adults, Study Says

Infants and toddlers who contract the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus develop significantly stronger antibody response against the virus compared to adults, a new study suggests. The study, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), involved 682 individuals in 175 households across Maryland….


Alcohol-Associated Deaths Surged During First 12 Months of CCP Virus Pandemic: Study

The number of Americans who died of alcohol-associated causes throughout the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased dramatically, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on March 18, revealed that 99,017 U.S. citizens died of alcohol-related causes in 2020—a 25.5 percent increase from…


Moderna to Ask FDA to Authorize Vaccine for Children as Young as 6 Months

Moderna on March 23 said its clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 months to 5 years old successfully met its primary endpoint. The company plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency use authorization for the jab for the age group, even though the estimated effectiveness is…