Category: AMERICA

Livestream Alert: Global Covid Summit—Phoenix

A group of physicians, scientists, and frontline professionals will hold a global COVID-19 summit in Nashville this Saturday. The Global Covid Summit will discuss insights and analyze findings regarding COVID-19 treatment and care. The group will place particular emphasis on questions around COVID-19 vaccinations for children. The Epoch Times and its sister media, NTD, will…


Doctors Can Prescribe Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Covid-19: Oklahoma Attorney General

Oklahoma’s attorney general has told doctors across the state that they can prescribe ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine for the purpose of treating COVID-19 and will not face disciplinary procedures for doing so. In a statement published on Tuesday, Attorney General John O’Connor said he has found “no legal basis” for a state medical licensure board to discipline…


New York City Council to Review Permanent Outdoor Dining Sheds

The New York City Council held a hearing on Feb. 8 on whether to make outdoor sidewalk dining, which was a temporary measure during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, a permanent fixture in the city’s dining scene. Outdoor dining sheds were built by many NYC restaurant owners to help blunt the economic impact…


CDC Director and Teacher Union President Do Not Support Ending Masks Mandates for Children

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten both said Tuesday they do not support ending mask mandates for school children, amid a growing trend by states to end masking in schools. Weingarten said she would support the end of masks if there…


CDC Director Avoids Naming Specific Benchmarks for Changing Mask Guidance

Public health officials are still not offering specific benchmarks that would trigger the easing of recommendations related to COVID-19. At a White House COVID update on Feb. 9, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said there will “come a time when we move from a phase of crisis to a point…


Massachusetts to Drop School Mask Mandate at the End of the Month

Massachusetts will soon no longer require public school students, teachers, and staff to wear masks while indoors, joining a growing list of states that have phased out their classroom mask mandates. The current statewide mask mandate for public schools will not be extended once it expires on Feb. 28, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said…


New Jerseyans Rally Against Tightening COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

TRENTON, New Jersey—New Jerseyans rallied on Monday, holding signs and chanting slogans, to demand an end to tightening COVID-19 vaccination mandates enacted by the governor of New Jersey. Despite cold and drizzly weather, about one hundred people gathered outside the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton to protest recent COVID-19 vaccination mandates without a testing option…


Children ‘Struggle to Recognize Masked Faces:’ Study

Children have difficulty recognizing people who are wearing masks, according to a new study. Researchers had children complete a face memory test for kids called the CFMT-K and found that there was a significant difference between children studying unmasked faces and masked faces. “The main findings from this paper are that children struggle to recognize masked…


Psaki: White House Worried About ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest on Key US-Canada Bridge

The White House said Wednesday it’s “watching very closely” protesters blocking a key bridge that connects the United States to Canada, asserting that it risks disrupting auto production, agricultural exports, and more. Canadian protesters led by truckers who have amassed on the bridge are demonstrating to end COVID-19 mandates, namely vaccine requirements for truck drivers…


New York Governor Lifts Mask Mandate for Businesses, Requirement for Schools Remains

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday the state’s mask mandate for most indoor businesses such as grocery stores and offices will be lifted, effective on Feb. 10. “At this time, we think it is the right decision to lift this mandate for indoor businesses and let counties and businesses make their own decisions…