Category: AMERICA

Nearly Half of Omicron Cases in Houston Hospital System Among Vaccinated: Study

About half the Omicron cases in a major hospital system in Texas have been among the vaccinated, according to a new study funded in part by the U.S. government. Researchers with Houston Methodist Hospital and other institutions performed genome sequencing of patients with COVID-19 in the Houston area and identified 862 people with symptoms whose infections…


Rhode Island Lets Some COVID-19 Positive Health Care Workers Stay on Job

The Rhode Island Department of Health recently informed health care facilities that workers who test positive for COVID-19 don’t have to isolate if their employer has met so-called “crisis” standards. In all other cases, workers, regardless of vaccination status, are being told to isolate for five days and wear a mask for an additional five…


Starbucks Says US Workers Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine or Weekly Testing

Starbucks on Monday announced that its tens of thousands of U.S. workers must get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing to comply with new federal mandates. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set a Feb. 9 date for large employers with 100 or more workers to require either full vaccination or weekly…


2021 COVID-19 Recap: 200 Million Vaccinated, 450,000 Dead

News Analysis With the New Year’s Eve passing, 2021 is now the second year defined by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and the global response to it. Compared to 2020, last year was not only deadlier, but also more complicated. Issues such as virus variants, vaccine resistance, and vaccine efficacy have come to…


Woman Arrested After Allegedly Injecting Teen With Vaccine on New Years Eve

A 54-year-old woman from Long Island, New York, was arrested over the weekend for allegedly injecting what is believed to be a COVID-19 vaccine to a teenager in her home. Laura Parker Russo, of Sea Cliff, is accused of administering a shot to a 17-year-old boy, who was not named, on New Year’s Eve without…


Pfizer Board Member: Cloth Masks Don’t Provide Much Protection Against CCP Virus

Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb said that cloth masks do not provide much protection against the Omicron CCP virus variant, in the midst of a spike of cases nationwide. Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, said that scientists understand the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, transmits via airborne particles….


Schools Across US See Last-Minute Closures Over COVID-19 Staffing Problems

Schools across the United States over the weekend announced last-minute closures because of the spread of COVID-19. Students in a number of districts were slated to return to class on Jan. 3 from winter break. Some districts blamed the closures on staffing issues or the rise in cases driven by the Omicron variant. In Massachusetts,…


Schools Across the US See Last-Minute Closures Over COVID-19 Staffing Problems

Schools across the United States over the weekend announced last-minute closures due to the spread of COVID-19. Students in a number of districts are slated to return to class on Monday morning from the winter break. Some districts blamed the closures on staffing issues or the rise in cases driven by the Omicron variant. In…


Dr. McCullough: Outpatient Treatments for COVID-19 Have Been Suppressed

Dr. Peter McCullough told The Epoch Times that the public should question why the governments and public health officials around the world have put little to no emphasis on outpatient treatments in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 virus, instead promoting a massive effort on vaccines. “Lots of messaging on the vaccine, but zero mentioning…


Dr. McCollough Says Outpatient Treatments for COVID-19 Have Been Suppressed

Dr. Peter McCullough told The Epoch Times that the public should question why the governments and public health officials around the world have put little to no emphasis on outpatient treatments in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 virus, instead promoting a massive effort on vaccines. “Lots of messaging on the vaccine, but zero mentioning…