People who were vaccinated against COVID-19 did not get sick or transmit the virus in early 2021, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed on June 13. “That was true for the alpha variant at the time,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Capitol Hill in Washington. She…
CDC Director Defends ‘Vaccinated People Do Not Carry the Virus’ Claim
Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Double in 3 Months
Data obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed a rise in successful COVID-19 vaccine injury claims which has nearly doubled in three months. UK government payouts for the vaccine injured have now surpassed £11.5 million but could be even more. Under current rules, victims of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK are entitled to…
IN-DEPTH: Can India Replace China as Global Manufacturing and Economic Powerhouse?
Amidst increasing aggression by communist China that threatens the existing global order, India is one democratic nation that’s widely seen as an emerging power and a balancer against China. The resilient Indian economy has created hope and, with manufacturing companies looking for factory floors outside of China, there’s a lot of buzz in the global…
Pandemic Cost NYC Nearly 475,000 Residents, Citing Decline in Quality of Life
New York City, like many other major U.S. cities, has been losing residents since 2020, much of it having to do with rising crime, remote work, and strains of lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the wave of losses facing the city has slowed since 2022, the country’s largest metropolitan area has still seen…
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Ohio’s Lawsuit Over Using Pandemic Relief for Tax Cuts
The Supreme Court refused on June 12 to hear Ohio’s argument that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally prevents states from using COVID-19-related pandemic relief funding to offset tax cuts. This is the second time this year that the court has turned down a state’s petition challenging a tax-related provision in ARPA. The $1.7-trillion…
German COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Harm
A German resident has filed a lawsuit against BioNTech due to alleged negative side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine. The plaintiff, a woman, is suing BioNtech for compensation of at least 150,000 euros ($161,226) for bodily harm allegedly resulting from its COVID-19 vaccine. According to the plaintiff, who has not made her name public, she…
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…
Charges Dropped Against Ontario Couple Who Protested Lockdown Measures in 2021
Charges laid against an Ontario couple who protested the province’s COVID-19 lockdown measures have been dropped at the request of a Crown prosecutor, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). On May 8, 2021, Richard and Valerie Bostock participated in a protest against Ontario’s lockdown measures at the Courthouse Square in Goderich, a town…
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