Category: AMERICA

US Procures Additional 100 Million Tests as Part of Biden’s ‘At-Home COVID-19 Tests’ Plan

The U.S. government has procured an additional 100 million COVID-19 tests via iHealth Lab Inc. as part of the Biden administration’s plan to distribute millions of free at-home tests across the country. “This effort supports the president’s plan to deliver 500 million free at-home COVID-19 tests to the nation in response to the Omicron variant,” the…


US Should Be ‘Aggressive’ In Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions As Situation Improves: Gottlieb

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner and current Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb said he believes COVID-19 infections are going to continue to fall as spring approaches and that the United States should be “as aggressive” about relaxing restrictions as it was about imposing them. Gottlieb made the remarks in a Jan. 28 interview…


South Dakota Governor’s Bill Would Let Workers Sue Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

South Dakota’s governor has unveiled a legislative proposal that would prevent employers from denying medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, provided certain criteria are met. The proposed legislation (pdf) says an employee seeking a medical exemption must get a certificate signed by a doctor in South Dakota attesting that the worker “has a…


Former CDC Director: Fauci-Shaped Paper on Origins of COVID-19 ‘Antithetical to Science’

The claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 definitely was not from a laboratory, put forth in a paper quietly shaped by Dr. Anthony Fauci that was cited by other scientists who called the lab idea a “conspiracy theory,” was “antithetical to science,” a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director says. “The purpose…


Public Universities Can’t Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines: Virginia Attorney General

New Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote in a legal opinion that public universities in the commonwealth cannot mandate students to receive COVID-19 vaccines or booster doses as a requirement to attend in-person classes. “Although the General Assembly specifically authorized public institutions of higher education to assist the Department of Health and local health departments…


‘Government Overreach Is Coming to an End’: Massive Truck Convoy Heading to Washington After Ottawa

American truckers protesting against vaccine mandates and government overreach have been joining a record-breaking Canadian convoy of tens of thousands of vehicles headed to Ottawa. Brian Von D, the administrator at “Convoy to DC 2022” announced that they will “join forces” to ride from California to Washington, adding that “America is next.” “As [the Canadian convoy] moved…


Infectious Disease Expert at Fauci’s NIAID Challenges School Mask Mandates

A researcher who works for the agency headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other scientists made the argument that schools should not mandate mask-wearing in schools, undercutting the federal government’s recommendation that they should. “Many public-health experts maintain that masks worn correctly are essential to reducing the spread of COVID-19,” wrote Margery Smelkinson—who works…


Bank of America Says It Sees Seven Fed Rate Hikes This Year

Bank of America economists said on Friday that they expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates by 25 basis points seven times this year, beginning in March, adopting one of the most aggressive views on Fed tightening among major banks. Economists have scrambled to update rate hike expectations since the Fed on Wednesday said it…


Couple Arrested, Charged With Using Fake Vaccine Cards to Enter Buffalo Bills Game

A New York couple was arrested and charged with using fake COVID-19 vaccine cards to attend a Buffalo Bills playoff game earlier in January, said prosecutors this week. Michael Nabb, 34, and Amber Nabb, 37, attended the Jan. 15 game against the New England Patriots in Highmark Stadium. They were later questioned by team officials…


Marvel Actress Evangeline Lilly Speaks Out Against Vaccine Mandates: ‘Nobody Should Ever Be Forced’

Actress Evangeline Lilly, known for her roles in several Marvel films, came out against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and confirmed she attended the “Defeat the Mandates” rally in Washington D.C. on Jan. 23. “I was in DC this weekend to support bodily sovereignty while Canadian truckers were rallying for their cross-country, peaceful convoy in support of the…