Category: Health News

SC Businesses Will Not Hear From Gov. McMaster Over COVID Vaccine Mandates, He Says

By Joseph Bustos From The State COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday he doesn’t want the government to get in-between businesses and their employees when it comes to whether private companies should be allowed to require COVID-19 vaccines. McMaster’s comments came after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order in his state…


CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Admits Network Shouldn’t Have Called Ivermectin a ‘Horse Dewormer’

A CNN medical doctor on a podcast released this week acknowledged the network should not have referred to ivermectin as a “horse dewormer” when reporting on Joe Rogan using it after contracting COVID-19. Dr. Sanjay Gupta appeared on Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” During the discussion, Rogan brought up CNN’s coverage, which included calling…


Some Americans May Be Able to Get 4 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine: FDA

Some Americans may be able to get two additional doses of messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, with the possibility of the primary series being expanded from two to three doses, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists said Thursday. Moderna has sought authorization for a third dose, or a booster, for its COVID-19 vaccine and the FDA…


Ohio Man Says Kidney Transplant Canceled Because Donor Didn’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine

An Ohio man says he was informed just five days before his scheduled kidney transplant that the operation was off because his donor has not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. Mike Ganim is fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. But his donor is not. Ganim and his wife told WKYC they…


Higher Risk of Vaccine Breakthroughs in People With Substance Use Disorders: US Study

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more likely to get infected with COVID-19 and end up with adverse outcomes from the infection, according to an Oct. 5 study published on World Psychiatry (pdf). “Drugs and alcohol affect immune function, which is likely to contribute to the higher risk for infections in individuals with SUD,” reported…


Children Much More Likely to Have Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19: Study

Children are much more likely to have cases of COVID-19 without showing symptoms than adults, according to a new study. Roughly half the children between 0 and 11 years old who tested positive for COVID-19 across households studied in New York City and some counties in Utah showed no symptoms, researchers found. Almost half the…


FDA Spells Out Lower Sodium Goals for Food Industry

NEW YORK—Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries, and potato chips. The voluntary goals that were finalized on Wednesday for 163 foods are intended to help lower the amount of…


Approved Version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Still Not Available in US

The approved version of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is not available in the United States more than a month after drug regulators approved it, The Epoch Times has found. Officials in 19 states confirmed this week they have not received the approved version, known as Cominarty. So did pharmacies in New York, California, and Missouri….


Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine With Comirnaty Label Still Not Available in US

Officials in 19 states confirmed this week to The Epoch Times they have not received doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine labeled Comirnaty. So did pharmacies in New York, California, and Missouri. A Pfizer spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email that there are no doses of Comirnaty in the United States as of Oct….


US Task Force Recommends Against Low-Dose Aspirin for Adults 60 and Over

A U.S. government-funded task force for the first time recommended against the use of low-dose aspirin as a preventative measure against heart disease in adults over the age of 60. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPTF) issued its draft recommendation on Oct. 12, stating that the use of the drug “has no net benefit”…