All employees at an obscure federal agency who claim religious exemptions from President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be added to a list, the agency said in a public notice this week. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) posted the notice in the Federal Register, asking the public for comment on the…
Federal Agency to Compile List of Employees Who Seek Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Pennsylvania’s Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Crises Worsened by COVID-19 Surge
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up significantly in Pennsylvania and many other states, according to numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The surge in cases has reduced capacity in hospitals and long-term care facilities. In Pennsylvania, COVID-related hospitalizations reached an all-time high this week with 7,488 cases on Jan.10. That is double the cases…
Biden Administration Announces More Tests for Schools
The Biden administration says it will up the number of COVID-19 tests it provides to schools. The White House announced on Wednesday that it will begin sending 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month. Officials say this will double the amount of testing schools were performing in November….
Fauci’s Financial Disclosures Available, but Not Right Away
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s financial disclosures are available to the public, but they’re not immediately accessible. Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, was questioned over the disclosures during a Senate hearing in Washington this week. After noting Fauci is the highest-paid employee in…
EXCLUSIVE: US Sees Sharp Increase in Prime Age Mortality, Unrelated to COVID-19: Highest State Sees 65 Percent Increase
Amidst a dramatic increase in young-to-middle age deaths in 2021, the South, Midwest, and the West Coast were hit the hardest, while the northeastern states generally saw much milder spikes. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in…
EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Surge In Deaths Among People Aged 18-49: A State by State Overview
Amidst a dramatic increase in young-to-middle age deaths in 2021, the South, Midwest, and the West Coast were hit the hardest, while the northeastern states generally saw much milder spikes. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in…
Northeast Fares Best Amid 2021 Prime Age Mortality Spike
Amidst a dramatic increase in young-to-middle age deaths in 2021, the South, Midwest, and the West Coast were hit the hardest, while the northeastern states generally saw much milder spikes. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in…
New Jersey Senate Declines to Vote on Extension of Governor’s COVID-19 Emergency Powers
On Monday, the New Jersey Senate President announced that a bill to extend Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID-19 would not be voted that day, the final day of voting in the lame-duck legislative session. Outgoing Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat, announced on Monday that the resolution to enact a 45-day extension of…
New Jersey Governor Arbitrarily Declares COVID-19 Emergency After Senate Declines to Vote on Extension
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy extended the state’s COVID-19 emergency on Tuesday after the state Senate speaker declined to schedule voting on a bill extending it for 45 days. On Monday, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat, announced that a bill to extend the governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID-19 would not be…
Shelf Life of 1 Million COVID-19 Tests Expired in Florida Warehouse Has Been Extended
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the expiration date for nearly 1 million COVID-19 rapid tests that expired in a Florida warehouse at the end of December. The shelf life of the expired COVID-19 rapid test kits, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, has been pushed back three months to March, after expiring late…
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