Category: Health Education

Oklahoma House Votes to Ban Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

The Oklahoma House on Thursday voted to ban public schools and universities from teaching critical race theory in civics and history classes. After hours of discussion and debate, the GOP-controlled House voted 70-19 in favor of the bill, HB1775, which now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk to be signed into law. It would prevent…


Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions for Students

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect. “Serious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough … have reemerged,” Lamont said in a statement. “The number…


Steve Deace: COVID-19 Narratives, Politicization of Science, and the Republic’s Willing Subjugation

How robust is the data behind COVID-19 policies such as mask-wearing? Are we really getting the full picture from the experts? And how did the science surrounding COVID-19 become so politicized? In an interview with Steve Deace, co-author of “Faucian Bargain,” he makes the case that the coronavirus pandemic put unprecedented power in the hands…


Arizona Representative Tests Positive for Virus After Being Fully Vaccinated

An Arizona State Representative has tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus, despite being fully vaccinated. In a written statement Wednesday, Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-Ariz.) said that despite taking all precautions, she still tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. “I have taken COVID-19 very seriously and have worn my mask,…


Arizona Lawmaker Tests Positive for Virus After Being Fully Vaccinated

An Arizona state lawmaker has tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, despite being fully vaccinated. State Rep. Alma Hernandez, a Democrat, said on April 28 that despite taking all precautions and getting the vaccine 11 weeks ago, she still tested positive for COVID-19, which is caused by the virus. “I have taken COVID-19…


Florida House Approves Vaccine Passport Ban

The Florida House on Wednesday approved a bill that would set in law Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning so-called “vaccine passports,” credentials that could take the form of an app or a physical document that indicate whether someone has been inoculated against the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Lawmakers voted 76–40 to approve the…


Study Shows Heart Issues Resulting From COVID-19 Not as Prevalent in Athletes as Previously Reported

Fewer than one percent of college athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 developed heart-related problems, according to a recent study published in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation, on April 17. The prospective observational study involved 3,018 COVID-positive athletes from 42 colleges or universities across 26 sports. Data on the “prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes…


Republican Lawmakers Warn Against Biden Administration Pushing Critical Race Theory in Education

A pair of Republican congressmen are calling on the Department of Education to reconsider spending federal dollars to promote critical race theory in civics and history classes across the country. In a letter (pdf) to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said they have “deep concern” about a newly…


Fully Vaccinated Older Adults Are Far Less Likely to Be Hospitalized: CDC

A new CDC review shows that fully vaccinated adults 65 years and older are 94 percent less likely to develop symptoms from the CCP virus that require them to be hospitalized than people of the same age who are not vaccinated. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, causes the…


West Virginia Offers $100 Savings Bonds to Younger Residents to Get Vaccinated

West Virginia is encouraging its younger residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering them a $100 savings bond if they choose to get inoculated. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, on Monday announced that vaccinated residents aged 16 to 35 would qualify for the savings bonds, which are to be paid for with…