Category: COVID-19

10 Percent of $4.2 Trillion US COVID Relief Was Lost to Fraud and Waste: Report

As much as 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID-19 relief aid may have been lost to fraud and waste. A new analysis of COVID relief spending by the Associated Press estimates fraudsters collected more than $283 billion while another $120 billion was wasted or misspent. The news outlet…


10 Percent of $4.2 Trillion US COVID Relief Was Lost to Fraud, Waste: Report

As much as 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID-19 relief aid may have been lost to fraud and waste. A new analysis of COVID relief spending by The Associated Press estimates that fraudsters collected more than $283 billion, while another $120 billion was wasted or misspent. The news…


3 Years With COVID-19: The Real Story and Its Connection to the Erosion of Democracy

In Pieter Bruegel’s painting “Landscape With the Fall of Icarus,” the canvas is dominated by workers going about their daily routines. A person looking at the painting must strain to find the legs of Icarus as he plunges into the sea—having flown too close to the sun—resulting in the melting of his wings, made of…


Public Health Agency of Canada Memo Warned Against Hugging Maskless Unvaccinated Children

A 2022 memo by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommended wearing masks or going outdoors before hugging unvaccinated children, who could be carriers of COVID-19 and may “pass the virus onto others.” “Determine if additional preventive practices are needed when hugging or being physical close, for example wearing masks and gathering outdoors,” PHAC…


Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Quits as MP Ahead of Verdict on Partygate Scandal

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down as an MP as the Parliamentary committee investigating the “partygate” scandal is set to announce its final verdict on whether he had lied to the House of Commons. The House of Commons Privileges Committee, which is led by Labour MP Harriet Harman but has a Conservative majority,…


COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha Leaving White House

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha is leaving the Biden administration to return to his previous role at a university. Jha, who succeeded Jeff Zients as the White House COVID-19 response coordinator in March 2022, will return to his former role as Dean at the Brown University School of Public Health on July 1, the school…


COVID Causes Brain Cells to ‘Fuse and Malfunction’, Study Finds

Researchers have discovered that while SARS-CoV-2 is primarily a respiratory disease, it can also cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic symptoms in the nervous system. Published in Science Advances on Jun 7, the new study is an exploration into how viruses alter the function of the brain, authors Massimo Hilliard and…


Birth Rates Are Dropping Worldwide Post COVID-19 Vaccination—Here’s What Women Can Do

Birth rates have fallen all over the world “ominously,” said Dr. James Thorp, a practicing obstetrician gynecologist who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. ———– 👉 Support The Epoch Times: get the best coffee roasted in America at 15% off with code Health15 at DayesCoffee.com ———– This trend has been observed in the European Union using government…


Freeland Touts Strength of Canadian Economy Following Latest Interest Rate Hike

Amid another rate hike by the Bank of Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland attempted to alleviate Canadians’ financial concerns by highlighting the country’s economic recovery since COVID-19 began. “I absolutely understand the concerns Canadians have with mortgages today, and I understand the concerns Canadians have with inflation,” Freeland told reporters in Ottawa on June 7. “What…


Culture Wars Creating Increasing Dependence on Authority, Human Rights Barrister Says

The “choppy seas of the culture wars”are creating an increasing dependence on authority, a human rights barrister has said. Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, Anna Loutfi, barrister and head of legal at the Bad Law Project, said the insecurity people feel during the “highly polarized” political climate is not only blocking people from speaking…