A mask mandate was re-implemented in California’s San Mateo County, where nearly 90 percent of residents are fully vaccinated, according to officials this week. Starting Monday, all residents—including those who are vaccinated—will have to wear face masks in government offices, health clinics, and other public facilities. Masks are not mandated—but recommended—inside other public areas such as … Continued
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is considering mandating that all federal workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. “That’s under consideration right now,” Biden said when asked if federal employees should be required to get vaccinated. Biden was in McLean, Virginia to address members of the intelligence community. Biden also blamed people who are unvaccinated for fueling … Continued
This was the week we stepped back in time when it comes to masks, and ditched carrots for sticks when it comes to vaccinations: — On Tuesday, two months after telling us (i.e. the vaccinated) that it was OK to be maskless, the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people should wear masks inside in areas where there … Continued
Via Reuters: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set on Tuesday to announce revised mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. Officials told Reuters the CDC is expected to recommend fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in at least some instances, but the specifics are not clear. … Continued
With Arkansas’ coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continuing to surge, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday that he plans to talk with legislative leaders today about the law that will prohibit public schools and other government entities from requiring people to wear masks when it takes effect Wednesday. “I think from a conservative standpoint, you certainly can … Continued
On Thursday, the Chinese government confirmed that it will not cooperate with a proposed second investigation into the possible origins of the coronavirus conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), as reported by CNN. The announcement was made by Deputy Head of China’s National Health Commission Zeng Yixin, who said at a press conference that he … Continued
Former surgeon general Jerome Adams said Sunday COVID-19 is “spiraling out of control” because too few people are vaccinated — warning “more mitigation is coming.” In an interview with “Face the Nation,” the vice admiral urged those who have yet to receive their vaccines to do so amid the sweep of the highly contagious delta variant across … Continued
China has rejected the next stage of a World Health Organization-led probe into the origins of Covid-19 because investigators intend to treat the theory that it may have leaked from a Wuhan lab as plausible. Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, told journalists at a press conference on Thursday that he had been … Continued
COVID-19 policies had disastrous results on children, especially in California, according to medical researchers at the University of California San Francisco. Suicides in the Golden State last year jumped by 24% for Californians under 18 but fell by 11% for adults, showing how children were uniquely affected by “profound social isolation and loss of essential … Continued
A top Chinese official lashed out Thursday at plans for a second-phase study of whether the coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan instead of developing in nature. “The plan disregards common sense and defies science,” Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the Chinese National Health Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing. A … Continued
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday sent a criminal referral of Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice, in the aftermath of their contentious back-and-forth during a congressional hearing. The letter urges Attorney General Merrick Garland to probe Fauci over comments he made during a May congressional hearing. Fauci during the hearing claimed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) … Continued
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) reported this past weekend that a man had died from the rare Monkey B virus (BV). The virus, which is also referred to as “Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1” by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, comes from monkeys of the genus Macaca and is generally transmitted … Continued
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