Category: AMERICA

CDC Director Defends Mask Mandates After New Study Shows Masking Has Little Effect

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Feb. 8 defended her agency’s promotion of masking after a new study found masking had little effect on the spread of respiratory viruses like COVID-19. The Cochrane review analyzed randomized controlled studies, considered the gold standard by U.S. officials and others, but limitations…


Georgia Senate Approves Permanent Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

Georgia state senators have voted to make permanent a soon-to-expire law that bans government agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or “vaccine passports,” as a condition of service. In May 2022, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, signed into law a bill that makes it illegal for state and local governments—including public school districts—to demand proof…


Biden Calls For Investigations Into Pandemic Fraud, Abuse During State of the Union

During his State of the Union address on Feb. 7, President Joe Biden called for investigations into fraudulent use of funds authorized for COVID-19 economic relief. The call comes as a concession from the president to Republicans, who are gearing up for investigations on topics ranging from Biden’s family to the Department of Justice and…


Experts Call on US Officials to Explain Why Natural Immunity Was Downplayed

Experts are calling on U.S. officials to explain why they’ve repeatedly downplayed natural immunity in favor of COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting the impetus could be funding from vaccine makers. While the vaccines have been hyped by Dr. Rochelle Walensky and other top federal officials, post-infection immunity, or natural immunity, has been described as inferior despite numerous…


Sen. Ted Cruz Invites Naval Lieutenant Who Refused COVID Shot to State of Union

Naval Lieutenant Levi Beaird, a Texan from Fort Worth, was surprised to learn that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) invited him to attend the State of the Union address. Beaird hopes his presence will bring attention to the more than 60,000 military personnel who faced consequences after refusing the COVID shot. Cruz recently filed the Allowing Military…


Rules Committee Advances Bill to End Vaccine Requirement for Entering US

The House Rules Committee on Feb. 6 advanced a bill to end the requirement that foreign travelers must be vaccinated to enter the United States. In an Oct. 25, 2021, proclamation, President Joe Biden announced a ban on entry to the United States for foreigners not vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, a ban which the administration…


California Will Not Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for School Attendance

California will not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children to attend schools as state health officials back away from the plan originally announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021. The California Department of Public Health “is not currently exploring emergency rulemaking to add COVID-19 to the list of required school vaccinations, but we continue to…


Big Pharma Set to Hit Sales Cliff as Demand for COVID Vaccine Is Set to Plummet in 2023

Big Pharma is facing a reckoning as they face a sales cliff with demand for the COVID vaccine projected to plummet by the end of the year. The world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have raked in billions from the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years, after governments around the world mandated vaccines for their populations….


New York City Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Workers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that the city will soon make COVID-19 vaccinations optional for current and future city workers, although it’s not clear what will happen to the some 1,800 workers who were terminated for not complying with the mandate. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than…


NYC Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees

New York City will make COVID-19 vaccinations optional as of Feb. 10 for current and future city employees, including police officers, firefighters, and teachers, Mayor Eric Adams said on Feb. 6. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than 80 percent of New Yorkers having received their primary COVID-19 series and more tools readily…