Category: AMERICA

House Republicans Ask Biden When Legal Immunity for Vaccine Manufacturers Will End

A group of House Republicans has asked President Joe Biden about the legal immunity granted to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, expressing concern about the immunity combined with the administration’s vaccine mandates. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and 15 colleagues told Biden in a Dec. 20 letter that the mandates raise “many concerns as to the ethics of…


Minnesota Gov. Walz, Family Test Positive for COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has tested positive for COVID-19, along with his wife and teenage son, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. Walz said in a statement that the three of them tested positive on Monday after his son began experiencing mild symptoms over the weekend. The governor and first lady Gwen Walz remain asymptomatic. All three…


Federal Involvement in Health Care Drives Treatment Choices

Around the United States, in numerous cases, hospitalized COVID-19 patients have asked for Ivermectin but were denied the drug, and then sought a court order forcing the hospital to provide the requested medication. Ivermectin, which has been used safely in humans since 1985, has shown promise in treating the virus, especially when taken early. Although…


Biden Delivers Speech on Omicron, Says Americans Shouldn’t Panic

President Joe Biden in a Tuesday afternoon speech insisted that Americans should not panic over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “This is not March 2020 … we’re prepared. We know more,” Biden said. “I know you’re tired … I know you’re frustrated,” he said, adding that “this is a critical moment.” The federal…


SpaceX Headquarters Reports Highest Number of Workplace COVID-19 Cases in LA

Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has reported the highest number of workplace COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. At least 132 employees, or around 2.3 percent of its nearly 6,000 workers, at the SpaceX Corporate Headquarters in Hawthorne, California, have tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County…


Rite Aid Says Its Shutting Down More Than 60 Stores

Drugstore chain Rite Aid said it will shut down more than 60 stores across the United States in the coming months as it reassesses how many locations it needs. According to an earnings report released by the firm Tuesday, shutting down 63 stores would save the company $25 million per year. After years of heavy…


New York Governor’s Office Says State Inspectors Won’t Perform Mask Mandate Checks

The office of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul late Monday said the state wouldn’t send inspectors to businesses to see if business owners are complying with the Democrat’s indoor mask mandate, an apparent reversal of remarks Hochul offered earlier in the day. “Enforcement will be done by local health departments,” Hochul spokesperson Hazel Crampton-Hays told…


New York Lawmaker Pulls Public Health Detainment Bill, Blames ‘Conspiracy Theorists’

A New York lawmaker has taken down a 6-year-old bill that would authorize the state to detain infected individuals and their contacts deemed a threat to public health during a pandemic, blaming “conspiracy theorists” of spreading misinformation about his proposal. The bill in question, known as A416, was first introduced by Assemblyman Nick Perry in…


Development of ‘Omicron-Specific’ Shot Could Begin in Weeks: Moderna CEO

Moderna’s chief executive officer doesn’t expect any problems with the development of a booster shot against the latest strain of the CCP virus and hopes clinical trials can begin early next year. “It only needs minor adjustments for Omicron. I don’t expect any problems,” Stéphane Bancel told Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, likely referring to the company’s…


CDC Director: Initial COVID-19 Vaccines ‘May Not Be Enough’ for Omicron

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that initial COVID-19 vaccines “may not prevent infection” from the Omicron COVID-19 variant. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told CNBC that so far, preliminary data suggest the variant—named last month—can breach current vaccine antibodies. That means, she argued, that people need to “continue to wear…