Tag: CCP Virus

Did Generous Pandemic-Era Benefits Reduce Labor Force Participation?

Experts say and studies suggest that generous federal pandemic unemployment benefits reduced the U.S. labor participation rate, contributing to business difficulties in finding workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) noted a decline in the workforce participation rate through 2021. The BLS cited a study released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, “Has the Willingness to Work…


Australians Smoke and Vape More During Early Stage of Covid-19, Researchers Say

Pandemic public measures such as lockdown may have made it harder for Australians wanting to quit smoking and even led people to resort to smoking as a way to reduce stress during the early stages of COVID-19. That is the speculation of a group of researchers from the University of Queensland’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental…


‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Exposed By ‘Twitter Files,’ Journalist Testifies

Journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified on the “Twitter Files” to the House’s Weaponization of Government subcommittee March 9, days after Republicans on the committee released a report claiming the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has harrassed Elon Musk over the reporting. Subcommittee Ranking Member Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) asserted Taibbi and Shellenberger “pose a direct…


Industry Minister Met With Pfizer to Expand Collaboration

Canada’s minister of industry met with executives from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in New York City on March 2 to discuss expanding collaboration, his office says. “They discussed how we can collaborat[e] in multiple areas to expand our growing biomanufacturing and life sciences sector,” said Laurie B. Bouchard, spokesperson to Minister François-Philippe Champagne. “New areas of…


The Enormous Cost of China’s Zero-COVID Policy

China’s annual “Two Sessions” meetings began on March 4. During the yearly meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China’s central government will deliver a progress report and set development targets for the upcoming period. This year’s session is expected to be particularly significant, coming on…


Deaths That Occur Years After COVID-19 May Be Attributed to Disease: CDC

So-called long COVID can be listed as a cause of death even if a deceased person had not tested positive for COVID-19 for months or even years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new update. “When completing the death certificate, certifiers should carefully review and consider the decedent’s medical…


Deaths Can be Counted as COVID-19 Years After Infection: CDC

So-called long COVID can be listed as a cause of death even if a deceased person had not tested positive for COVID-19 for months or even years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new update. “When completing the death certificate, certifiers should carefully review and consider the decedent’s medical…


‘No Doubt’ American Tax Dollars Funded Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab: Ex-CDC Director

Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told lawmakers on Wednesday that U.S. tax dollars funded risky gain-of-function research at a Chinese virus lab at the heart of the COVID-19 origin controversy. Redfield made the remark while responding to questions during a March 8 session of the House Select…


Star Wars Toy Designer’s Galactic Battle Over COVID Ventilator Use

Toy designer Hall of Famer Mark Boudreaux is an unsung hero to diehard Star Wars fans. He designed the fabled Millenium Falcon, considered the most iconic spaceship designed in movie history. But unlike the Falcon, Boudreaux does not have a crew of heroes on board fighting what is the 68-year old’s real-life galactic version of…


Lawmakers and Scientists Call for More Answers After House Hearing on COVID Origin

Lawmakers and medical experts are calling for continued scrutiny into the origins of COVID-19 following a Wednesday hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. During the Wednesday hearing, former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield; Dr. Jamie Metzl, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; author and…