Category: AMERICA

Nearly 4,000 Unvaccinated NYC Workers Face Firing Next Week Amid Slowdown in COVID Shots

By Chris Sommerfeldt From New York Daily News Mayor Adams to city workers: Get vaccinated or get lost. The Adams administration has alerted nearly 4,000 unvaccinated municipal employees—including cops and firefighters—that they will lose their jobs if they do not get their coronavirus shots by the end of next week. Adams’ shot across the bow…


Why These Analysts Think Spotify Will Be ‘Just Fine’ Despite Raging Joe Rogan Controversy

Loup Funds analysts Gene Munster and Doug Clinton said Monday that Spotify Technology SA is going to be “just fine” in the end despite the raging controversy over Joe Rogan and the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened The two Loup analysts took note of artists such as Neil Young taking issue with comments made on Spotify’s…


Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize COVID-19 Jab for Kids Under 5

Pfizer and its German pharmaceutical partner BioNTech announced they are submitting a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize extra-low doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age. The FDA had urged Pfizer-BioNTech to apply for the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) earlier than the companies had planned….


Steny Hoyer Tests Positive for COVID-19

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced on Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19, and I am experiencing mild symptoms,” the 82-year-old congressman said in a statement. “Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and already received my booster shot.” He continued, “I’m very grateful to the researchers, scientists, and…


10-Year-Old Virginia Student Receives 4 Suspensions in a Week for Refusing to Wear Mask, Vows to Press On

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Despite receiving four suspensions in five school days, Bronagh McAllister, a 10-year-old in Virginia’s largest school district, has persisted in going maskless to her school. The fourth grader’s principal, Katie Cachine, who heads Waynewood Elementary School in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), gave Bronagh three one-day suspensions from Jan. 26 to Jan. 28,…


WHO: ‘No Indication’ New Omicron Variant More Severe Than Original

Officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said there is no indication that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is more severe than Omicron’s original strain. “There’s no indication that there’s a change in severity,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, said during a news briefing on…


Virginia Superintendent Orders Students to Wear Masks in Violation of Governor’s Executive Order

Despite an executive order, signed into law by the governor, a Virginia public schools superintendent has ordered children to wear masks and principals to suspend any children who refuse to comply. The Public Message On Jan. 21, Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent posted two messages. The public message informed parents and students that the “regulation…


Proposed Bill Would Allow Ivermectin Use for Critically Sick Patients: Iowa Lawmakers

Lawmakers in Iowa’s state Legislature have advanced a bill that would allow the use of ivermectin for critically sick COVID-19 patients. Ivermectin has been used for decades to treat parasitic worms in humans, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, some patients and doctors have attested that the drug is effective in relieving symptoms. The Iowa bill…


‘Perfectly Articulated’: Dwayne Johnson Supports Joe Rogan Amid Spotify Controversy

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson showed his support for Joe Rogan this week after the top-rated podcast host faced allegations of “spreading COVID-19 misinformation” on his popular Spotify show. Rogan recently faced criticism from several people, including singer Neil Young who demanded the tech giant remove “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast from the platform after claiming…


Arizona AG Asks US Government to Prohibit Racial Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments

Arizona’s attorney general has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make clear that health care providers cannot use race as a factor in determining who can receive COVID-19 treatments. The Food and Drug Administration, an agency inside HHS, recently issued guidance advising health care providers to take race into account when…