With less than a week before New Year’s Day, a growing number of cities and municipalities have decided to shutter celebrations due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus and despite the strain showing milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations. New York City’s iconic New Year’s celebration will go…
Growing Number of New Year’s Celebrations Canceled Across the World Amid Omicron Spread
Fully Vaccinated Holland America Cruise Ship Turned Away After COVID-19 Positive Tests Reported
A Holland America Line cruise ship was denied entry to a Mexican port over the weekend after health officials discovered positive COVID-19 cases on board. The Mexican state of Jalisco’s health department confirmed in a statement to media outlets that 21 crew members on the Koningsdam cruise line tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…
Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates Linked With Lower IQ in Children
The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to Dr. Mark McDonald, a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents, in an interview with host Cindy Drukier of a Dec. 25 episode of NTD’s The Nation Speaks. McDonald cited an Aug. 11…
Study Links Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates With Lower IQ in Children
The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents. Dr. Mark McDonald cited an Aug. 11 study by Brown University (pdf) that found that “children born during the pandemic have significantly…
Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates Linked With Lower IQ in Children: Psychiatrist
The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents. Dr. Mark McDonald cited an Aug. 11 study by Brown University (pdf) that found that “children born during the pandemic have significantly…
Christmas Eve Air Travel Doubles Over Last Year as American Flyers Shrug Off Omicron Fears
American travelers seemed to shrug off fears of the Omicron variant as they took to the skies with confidence on Christmas Eve, with airport security data showing over twice as many people flying on Dec. 24 compared to the same day last year, even as multiple airlines across the country canceled hundreds of flights. The Transportation…
Roche Says At-home COVID-19 Rapid Test Gets Ok From FDA
Roche said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to its COVID-19 at-home rapid test that can be used by people as young as 14. The test, which uses an anterior nasal swab sample, is “able to produce accurate, reliable and quick results in as few…
US Navy Warship Pauses Deployment After COVID-19 Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew
A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America due to a COVID-19 outbreak among its “100 percent immunized” crew, the Navy announced on Christmas Eve. “USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), a Freedom variant littoral combat ship, remains in port as some Sailors test positive for COVID-19,” the U.S. 4th Fleet said in a statement….
3rd Florida-Based Ship Has Outbreak
MIAMI—A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week. An undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Freedom cruise caught the virus so the ship was denied entry to Bonaire and Aruba, Carnival said in a statement. The ship has 2,497 passengers and 1,112 crew…
3rd Florida-Based Cruise Ship Has COVID-19 Outbreak
MIAMI—A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week. An undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Freedom cruise caught the virus so the ship was denied entry to Bonaire and Aruba, Carnival said in a statement. The ship has 2,497 passengers and 1,112 crew…
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