A group of globally elite government officials, businesspeople, and scientists gathered in New York to plan various strategies for steering society through a deadly pandemic—mere weeks before the first confirmed case of COVID-19. The scenario may sound like something out of a conspiracy theory, but it happened two years ago. On Oct. 18, 2019, the…
Two Years Ago, Event 201 Pandemic Exercise Portends Climate of Internet Censorship
Event 201 Pandemic Exercise in 2019 Portended Climate of Internet Censorship
Just weeks before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed, a group of elite government officials, business people, and scientists gathered in New York to plan various strategies for steering society through a deadly pandemic. The scenario may sound like some sort of a conspiracy theory, but it happened two years ago. On Oct. 18,…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Reached Record High of 96,000 in First 12 Months of Pandemic: CDC
Deaths from drug overdose in the United States jumped nearly 30 percent in a 12-month period ending in March 2021, according to provisional data released on Wednesday. The United States saw a record high of 96,779 reported drug overdose deaths, an increase of 29.6 percent in the period of a year from March 2020—coinciding with…
Oregon Senators Call for Investigation Into Alleged COVID-19 Statistical Manipulation
Oregon State Sens. Kim Thatcher and Dennis Linthicum, both Republicans, have petitioned Acting U.S. Attorney Scott E. Asphaug to launch a grand jury investigation into the measurement of COVID-19 statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thatcher and Linthicum submitted the petition in a letter (pdf) on Aug. 16…
Pfizer Board Member: Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Young Children ‘A Long Way Off’
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, said on Sunday that he believes a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandate for young children is likely to be “a long way off.” Gottlieb, now a board member for U.S.-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer, said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that such a mandate…
CDC Sets Panel Meetings for J&J and Moderna Boosters, Vaccines for Children as Young as 5
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hear from its vaccine advisory panel later this month on booster shots for the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinating children as young as 5. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21, followed by a second…
Los Angeles Approves Vaccine Mandate to Enter Many Indoor Spaces
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Oct. 6 requiring people to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues, and personal care establishments. The ordinance passed 11-2, with Councilmen Joe Buscaino and John Lee dissenting. Two members were absent from the vote. Because the…
Gov. Newsom Approves 12.5 Percent Tax to Curtail Vaping Products Among Teenagers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 395 into law on Oct. 4 to impose an additional excise tax on the retail cost of vaping products on top of the existing wholesale tax. Senate Bill 395, introduced by Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) in February, aims to curb teen vaping by adding an excise tax to…
CDC Moves 6 Travel Destinations to ‘Very High’ COVID-19 Risk List
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday added six new countries to its list of destinations where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is “very high.” In an updated travel notice, the federal health agency moved Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Croatia, Latvia, and New Caledonia on Oct. 4 to its “Level 4: COVID-19 Very…
CDC: Mysterious Salmonella Outbreak Spreads to 29 States
A nationwide salmonella outbreak from a mysterious source has now spread to 29 states, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak has sickened nearly 280 people and more than two dozen have been hospitalized, said the federal health agency in its latest update on Sept. 23. About…
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