A judge on Tuesday blocked Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for certain first responders. Massachusetts Appeals Court Judge Sabita Singh ruled that the vaccine requirement for members of three municipal labor unions, Boston Firefighters Local 718, Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, cannot be enforced until their ongoing…
Judge Temporarily Blocks Boston’s Vaccine Mandate for Certain First Responders
Families of Virginia Students Punished for Challenging Mask Rules say Mandates are Illogical
Loudon County, Virginia, students defying mask mandates have been segregated from masked peers, put in detention, and suspended for choosing not to wear masks at school after Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order making masks optional. Two families—Muriel and Brian Groce, with their daughters Annabelle and Madeleine, and Andrew Missler, with his son, Jarod—said…
Senate Confirms Biden’s Nominee for FDA Commissioner in Narrow Vote
The Senate on Feb. 15 narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory agency that oversees vaccines and drugs. Dr. Robert Califf, 70, who was FDA commissioner during the Obama administration, was confirmed in a 50-46 vote. Six Republicans crossed the aisle to support Califf, who was…
Virginia Governor Expected to Sign Bill Ensuring Parents’ Right to Opt Out of School Mask Mandates
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to sign into law a bill that would make sure parents have the ability to choose if their child wears a mask at school. The proposed legislation, known as Senate Bill 739, would amend Virginia’s education law to protect the right of parents to opt their children out of…
FDA Delayed Decision on Pfizer’s Vaccine for Children Due to Low Number of COVID-19 Cases in Trial: Gottlieb
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushed back a decision on whether to clear Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 because both arms of Pfizer’s clinical trial have a low number of COVID-19 cases, a Pfizer board member and former FDA commissioner says. “Since there’s a low number of cases overall in the clinical…
How Communist Chinese Animosity Toward America Began
Commentary Americans and many others have rightly been wary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) intentions for many decades. Chinese communism and Western-style liberal democracy mix together about as well as oil and water do. Most observers realize that over the past 100 years, the CCP had made it clear that it intends to become…
Combining Antiviral Pills With Experimental Drug Brequinar Effective in Treating COVID: Study
Researchers have found that combining the antivirals remdesivir or molnupiravir with the experimental drug brequinar could be effective in treating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, which causes COVID-19. The new drug combination was discovered by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Researchers found…
Biden Admin’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Sets in for Most Healthcare Workers
Monday marked the deadline for the vast majority of unvaccinated health care workers across the country to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and receive their first dose. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a recent update (pdf) earlier this month, said it is “full speed ahead” with enforcing the mandate,…
Biden Admin’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Goes Into Effect for Most Healthcare Workers
Monday marked the deadline for the vast majority of unvaccinated health care workers across the country to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and receive their first dose. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a recent update (pdf) earlier this month, said it is “full speed ahead” with enforcing the mandate,…
Biden Admin’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Sets in for Healthcare Workers
Monday marked the deadline for unvaccinated health care workers across the country to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a recent update (pdf) earlier this month, said it is “full speed ahead” with enforcing the mandate, which applies to health care staff who work at…
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