Category: vaccinations

Ontario’s Small Businesses Face ‘Financial Ruin’ From New COVID Restrictions: CFIB President

Thousands of small businesses in Ontario may shut down for good as they won’t be able to survive further loss of revenue when the provincial government introduces another round of lockdowns starting Jan. 5, says the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “This is absolutely devastating,” Dan Kelly said in an interview with…


Pennsylvania Farm Show Releases COVID-19 Mitigation Suggestions

Most states have a summertime state fair but in Pennsylvania, the Farm Show, held each January, is the most important agriculture event of the year. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture bills the Farm Show as the largest indoor agricultural event held in the United States. The in-person event, held at the Farm Show Complex in…


Nets’ Irving Clears NBA Protocols, Hawks Add to COVID List

Kyrie Irving is a step closer to making his season debut. The Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Irving, along with Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge, have cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols—a major step toward getting them back on the court. Irving has not played this season, largely because of his decision…


AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Prevention Jab Granted Emergency Authorization for Immune Compromised

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 8 issued an emergency use authorization for an AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody drug designed to help prevent infection in people with compromised immune systems. The drug, called Evusheld, is a combination of two long-acting synthetic antibodies: tixagevimab and cilgavimab, which are derived from B-cells donated by patients who have recovered from the…


CVS Sees Higher Adjusted Profit as COVID-19 Tests, Vaccinations Rebound

CVS Health Corp. on Wednesday lifted its full-year adjusted earnings forecast after robust demand for COVID-19 vaccinations and tests helped the U.S. healthcare conglomerate beat analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit. Rival Walgreens Boots Alliance also signaled a boost from higher demand for vaccinations following the spread of the Delta variant. CVS said it had administered…


Lawsuits to Stop Vaccine and Mask Mandates Accelerate

A legal battle over required vaccinations against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, has escalated again between a Florida city and workers opposed to taking the shot. And that has the attention of dozens attorneys across the country, who hope to use the case as a strategic model in…


The Real Effects of COVID-19 Are Psychological

Commentary The world has been bombarded with agitprop public messaging from state-run Chinese media and “wolf warrior” diplomats, as well as Western authorities and their media sycophants, since China first reported COVID-19 cases in Wuhan city, Hubei Province to the World Health Organization on Dec. 31, 2019. The messages were uniformly and relentlessly propagated, all…


Facts Matter (Sept. 8): 19 Governors and 2 Attorney Generals Resist Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced his new plan to get more Americans vaccinated, whether they want to or not. What’s interesting is that after many months of government officials, including Joe Biden himself, saying that they will not issue a federal vaccine mandate, it seems like that’s exactly what he did, though in a…


San Jose Mayor Proposes Vaccine Mandate for Indoor City Events

SAN JOSE, Calif.—San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed a rule that would require people to show proof of vaccination for certain indoor events. Liccardo made the announcement through a press release on Aug. 18. “In a time of rising infection rates, we need to look for every tool in the toolbox to protect the…


Biden Launches Comprehensive Vaccination Effort in Schools

The Biden administration said Thursday it is launching an all-out effort to get students 12 and older vaccinated this fall via their school. To achieve this, the administration will promote vaccinations at school physicals, send pediatricians to back-to-school nights to vaccinate, and provide funding for school districts to set up pop-up vaccination clinics. “These include helping get…