Category: COVID vaccination

Countries in Asia-Pacific Shift Strategies To ‘Coexist With COVID’

News Analysis In the past month, countries in the Asia-Pacific region have shifted their strategies to coexist with the CCP virus rather than eliminating it. Governments worldwide generally have two strategies towards the pandemic, “zero COVID” or “coexist with COVID.” However, the Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has a faster and…


NIH Awards $1.67M Grants to Probe Potential Links Between COVID-19 Vaccine, Menstrual Changes

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Aug. 30 announced it has awarded one-year supplemental grants totaling $1.67 million to multiple institutions to investigate the potential links between COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual changes. The announcement comes amid increasing reports among women who claim to have experienced changes to their menstrual cycle after receiving the vaccine. These changes range…


Who’s Really Being Hospitalized?

“I’m not going to arm wrestle with the administration about where to put you,” Dr. C., a highly skilled gastroenterologist, said gently to my friend who was in bed in a triage room in the ER. “We just want to get you into a bed so we can figure out what’s wrong and get you…


15 Monoclonal Antibody Sites to Be Operational in Florida by Weekend

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is racing through the state to facilitate the opening of monoclonal antibody sites. It is estimated that a total of 15 centers will be open in Florida by Saturday with more scheduled to open next week. Florida State Senator Wilton Simpson was with the governor and his staff…


You’re Knocking on My Door for What? | Real Talk

When I read the news about the Biden administration pushing a door-to-door COVID vaccination team, I didn’t think much of it. It was more humorous than serious. It was yet another gaffe, I thought. After watching Health and Human Services Chairman Xavier Beccera on CNN last week claim it was the government’s right to know…


Greater Sydney Lockdown: The Least-Worst Option?

Commentary Loss of liberty is the price now being paid by the people of New South Wales (NSW) for the State Premier Gladys Berejikian’s decision to eradicate the Delta variant of COVID-19 currently raging through the community. Freedoms we took for granted until very recently have suddenly been snatched away, in a situation in which…


Arizona Lawmaker Advises People to Put up ‘No Trespassing’ Signs to Deter Door-to-Door Vaccine Checks

At age 61, Daniel J. Miller of Parks, Arizona, says there’s no way he’s ever going to take the COVID-19 shot—even if the government comes knocking at his door. It isn’t just a matter of his religious beliefs and faith in his own natural immune system that emboldens him, it’s a matter of personal choice…


Industry Groups Praise New COVID Plan but Disappointed in Arrivals Cap

Industry groups are welcoming the Australian government’s new four-step COVID plan that is based around vaccination numbers but call the reduction on international arrival caps “one step backwards.” Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) welcomed the new plan but recommended that the “post-vaccination phase” be reached when all those who can and want to receive shots are…


Michigan Gov. Whitmer to Tie COVID Vaccinations to Reopening

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to tie the state’s reopening and lifting of restrictions to the rate at which residents get the COVID-19 vaccination jab. The effort dubbed the “MI Vacc to Normal” plan lays out four milestones based on the rate of vaccinations against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…


Ottawa Gives Accounting Firm Deloitte $16M Contract to Track COVID-19 Vaccinations

OTTAWA—The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The contract was recently posted to the federal procurement department’s website after Ottawa called on companies to submit proposals for developing the system in December. Federal officials last month defended the…