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EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Urges Biden Administration to End Health Care COVID Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden’s administration should immediately end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, a top congressman said on May 10. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is ending just after midnight on May 12. Several COVID-19 vaccine mandates are ending at the same time. But it’s not clear when the mandate imposed by…


EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Urges Biden Administration to End Health Care COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Biden administration should immediately end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, a top congressman said on May 10. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is ending just after midnight on May 12. Several COVID-19 vaccine mandates are ending at the same time. But it’s not clear when the mandate imposed by the Department…


Increased Risk of Serious Eye Problem After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

People who received a COVID-19 vaccine have an increased risk of a serious eye problem, according to a new study. The risk of retinal vascular occlusion “increased significantly” after a first or second dose of the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines, researchers reported in a study published by Nature. The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines…


Music School Director Inspired to Add Principles From Shen Yun Into University Training

MEXICO CITY—Gabriel Martell, the director of GMartell School of Music Production, experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on May 7, catching one of the last performances of the 2023 season, and the last one at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. He left inspired. “This is precisely what music is, like the…


Shen Yun Shows the Way Toward a Positive Future, Says Lawyer

DETROIT—Marc and Susana Shulman had seen Shen Yun Performing Arts before the pandemic, and the beauty of the experience inspired them to see it again when the company returned to its tours after the pandemic break. “It’s incredible. They’re beautiful,” said Mrs. Shulman, a jewelry designer. “It’s very, very beautiful. Happy to come back.” “Happy you…


Shen Yun Is ‘Dancing From the Soul,’ Says Ballet Teacher

SYDNEY, Australia—Classical ballet teacher Noeleyne Rosemary Wilson was brought to tears by Shen Yun Performing Arts as it performed at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Sunday evening. “It was so inspirational and just so uplifting. It was an incredible experience,” she said. “I was in tears most of the time.” As a dancer and teacher…


Australian State MP Says Shen Yun ‘Is the Real China’

SYDNEY, Australia—John Ruddick MP, a member of the New South Wales Parliament, praised Shen Yun Performing Arts and its mission to present “China before communism” when he attended a full house performance at Sydney Lyric Theatre on May 5. “This is the real China—the ancient China,” Mr. Ruddick declared during intermission. “I think Shen Yun is…


Orange County Officials Say Shen Yun Full of Positive Energy

NEWARK, N.J.—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened to a sold-out audience at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 4, the first of five performances running through May 7. Among the audience members was Steve Neuhaus, Orange County Executive, who saw Shen Yun for the first time. “It was absolutely wonderful—the music was incredible, the dancing…


‘When the Divine Touches the Human, We Arrive at Shen Yun,’ Says a Company Director

PARIS—On Saturday, April 29, a joyful crowd at the Palais des Congrès was eager to discover the best of classical Chinese dance and music. Dominique Dolé is a business manager in Paris. For him, Shen Yun constitutes, “another vision of dance, it is a vision that is more complete, more complex, and it is particularly…


Shen Yun’s Has ‘The Role of Bringing the Beautiful on Earth,’ Says Writer

PARIS, France—Seraphina Husset is a writer. This is the second time she has attended Shen Yun and on April 27, she was at the Palais des Congrès, accompanied by Olivier Bianchi, president of a security company. Mr. Bianchi said the show is “very good, very spiritual. The actors’ performances are remarkable!” “We see people who…