Category: High-profile cases

Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19: White House

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed in a statement on Thursday. Biden, 79, has received a total of four vaccine doses, including two booster shots, according to a brief statement issued by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in confirming the positive test. “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19….


Fauci Reveals ‘COVID-19 Rebound’ After Taking Pfizer’s Paxlovid Drug

White House COVID-19 advisor Anthony Fauci revealed he experienced a rebound of COVID-19 symptoms after taking Paxlovid, a drug manufactured by Pfizer that was federally approved to treat the virus’s symptoms. Fauci, 81, told the Foreign Policy Global Health Forum on Tuesday that he recovered from his initial bout of COVID-19 and tested negative for…


Fauci Joins Senate Hearing Remotely After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci on June 16 joined a Senate hearing after testing positive for COVID-19. Fauci, 81, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, tested positive on Wednesday. The National Institutes of Health, which employs Fauci, said the doctor was experiencing mild symptoms. Fauci has received not only a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine, but…


Trudeau Says He’s Isolating After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 13 that he has contracted COVID-19 for a second time and will be isolating after returning from his trip to the United States. “I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. I’ll be following public health guidelines and isolating,” Trudeau said on Twitter. “I feel okay, but that’s because I…


California Poised to Adopt ‘Medical Misinformation Bill’ Targeting Alternative COVID-19 Protocols

The California Legislature is poised to pass Assembly Bill 2098, described as a “medical misinformation bill.” If passed, the new law would prohibit doctors from freely providing medical advice and treating their patients if those practices run counter to the official state sanctioned position. In April 2020, the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs,…


Under Legal Pressure, San Diego Schools Delay Vaccine Mandate With No Religious Exemptions

The San Diego Unified School District decided on May 24 to postpone for a second time its policy requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as opponents press forward with a federal lawsuit against the district. Paul Jonna, Thomas More Society Special Counsel and partner at LiMandri and Jonna LLP, hailed the decision to delay…


Harris Tests Positive for COVID-19

Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, the White House said in a statement Tuesday. Harris, 57, who is fully vaccinated against the virus and has received two booster shots, has exhibited no symptoms, according to the statement issued by Kirsten Allen, the…


Pelosi Tests Positive for COVID-19 Hours After Being in Close Contact With Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman announced on April 7. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Drew Hammill, the spokesman, said in a statement. Pelosi is quarantining in adherence with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control…


Pelosi Tests Positive for COVID-19 Hours After Being in Contact With Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman announced on April 7. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Drew Hammill, the spokesman, said in a statement. Pelosi is quarantining in adherence with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control…


Garland, Raimondo Test Positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Garland is the second Cabinet official to announce a positive test result on Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also tested positive for the virus using an at-home antigen test. The two officials are…