The New York National Guard is being deployed to bolster some long-term care facilities in New York, it confirmed on Dec. 9. The Guard will deploy some 120 Army medics and Air Force medical technicians to 12 long-term facilities and nursing homes “to ease staffing shortages,” according to a news release from the National Guard. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a … Continued
A New York state judge set a hearing for next week over New York City’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers. New York Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo on Tuesday set the Dec. 14 hearing to determine whether a temporary restraining order would be ordered for the requirement. The hearing will come shortly after Mayor … Continued
The Senate narrowly passed legislation Wednesday nullifying President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on America’s employers, kicking the fight into the House where Republicans are eager to hand the administration a bipartisan rebuke. In a 52-48 vote, lawmakers voted to invoke the Congressional Review Act, an oversight tool that lets Congress repudiate federal regulations by a simple majority … Continued
YORK, Pennsylvania—Keith Smith received the first of three doses of ivermectin Monday, while being treated for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial Hospital; the York, Pennsylvania hospital objected to the treatment, but Keith’s wife Darla Smith got a court order to allow it. “Ivermectin has been prescribed for human use for 35 years … Continued
The Biden administration’s mandate for federal contractors’ employees to be vaccinated will be halted nationwide, amid a slew of challenges from states that say the president overstepped his authority in requiring the Covid-19 shots. The mandate, which was set to take effect on Jan. 4, applies to roughly a quarter of the U.S. workforce and … Continued
Parents in Northern California, who knowingly sent their COVID-19-positive child and a sibling to elementary school last month, are reportedly causing a small outbreak at the institution, and could face legal penalties for their actions, the Associated Press reported. What are the details? According to the news agency, the parents could face a misdemeanor charge punishable … Continued
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Sunday blasted Dr. Fauci for his failed Covid response and for sabotaging early treatment using cheap, available, generic drugs. “I ask a simple question, did Dr. Fauci’s response to COVID-19 work? 788,000 lives lost, many because he ignored and sabotaged early treatment using cheap, available, generic drugs in favor of … Continued
One of Florida’s biggest hospital systems suspended all of its Covid vaccine mandates. Advent Health will no longer require its 83,000 employees to be vaccinated against Covid. The decision to suspend the vax mandate comes after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill preventing employers from enforcing vax mandates. The company cited recent decisions by federal … Continued
Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House’s agenda, is backing a Republican-led effort to overturn President Biden’s national vaccine mandate for private businesses. Mr. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, plans to co-introduce a resolution disapproving of the mandate within the Senate next week. “I do not support any government vaccine mandate … Continued
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, Governor Kevin Stitt, the state of Oklahoma, and 16 members of the state’s National Guard are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to block the enforcement of its vaccine mandate, deeming it unconstitutional and arguing that the mandate is tantamount to federal overreach. In a complaint (pdf) filed on Thursday which names President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd … Continued
The city of Chicago dropped its lawsuit Wednesday against the police union in its fight over city employee COVID-19 vaccine orders, saying the complaint became unnecessary as more officers complied. The move follows a judge’s ruling last month to suspend an end-of-the-year city deadline for police officers to get vaccinated. Still, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday that … Continued
Disorder and confusion erupted outside the New Jersey Assembly as several Republican lawmakers defied a new requirement to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test and were blocked — albeit briefly — by state troopers from entering the ornate chamber Thursday. Ahead of an expected voting session, at least 10 Republicans strode toward the chamber … Continued
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