Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday that the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom and now reported in Colorado has likely been spreading undetected person-to-person in the United States. The new strain is one of two new mutations of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…
CDC Says New, More Contagious, COVID-19 Strain Transmitting Person-to-Person in US
Department of Health Warns of CCP Virus-Related Fraud
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General recently warned the general public about CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus-related fraud schemes as the pandemic remains one of the country’s top concerns. Chris Schrank, the assistant inspector general for investigations at the HHS, alerted the public in a video released on Dec. 21 that…
First Reported US Case of Virus Variant Triggers Questions
DENVER—The new and seemingly more contagious variant of the coronavirus that has set off the alarm in Britain has been reported for the first time in the United States, in a Colorado man who hadn’t been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how it got here and adding urgency to the nation’s vaccination drive….
Victoria ‘Long Way’ From Opening NSW Border
Victoria is still a “long way” from opening its border with New South Wales after the state’s northern neighbour recorded 18 cases of community transmission. Half of the new cases belong to the Sydney northern beaches cluster, while a second cluster has emerged in the city’s west, along with cases in Wollongong, south of Sydney….
Putin Decides to Receive CCP virus Vaccine: Kremlin
MOSCOW—Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. “He said he will be vaccinated, he made this decision and was waiting until all formalities are completed,” the spokesman was quoted as saying to Rossiya 1 TV Channel on…
Putin Decides to Receive Sputnik Vaccine: Kremlin
MOSCOW—Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. “He said he will be vaccinated, he made this decision and was waiting until all formalities are completed,” the spokesman was quoted as saying to Rossiya 1 TV Channel on…
Sweden Confirms First Case of Variant Coronavirus in Visitor From UK
STOCKHOLM—The new variant of coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveler from the United Kingdom became ill and tested positive, the Swedish Health Agency said on Saturday. Health Agency official Sara Byfors told a news conference the traveler had been isolating and that no…
Cancel Bookings Fast, Queensland Tells Sydney
The Queensland government is urging Sydneysiders to cancel their holiday bookings as soon as possible ahead of an expected rush of travellers from other states. Sydneysiders whose holiday plans have been dashed by Queensland’s border closure are being told to urgently cancel their bookings so others can snap them up. Queensland’s acting Tourism Minister Scott…
Zero Evidence of CCP Virus Spread Via Waffle House: CEO
Walter Ehmer, the CEO of Waffle House, said on Sunday that there is no evidence that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus spread via the Waffle House chain and that the current restrictions on restaurants are only hurting Americans. “We have proven, over these nine months, we have zero evidence of any spread being traced back…
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The Nation Speaks (Dec. 28): Dr. Simone Gold and Dr. Richard Urso at Turning Point USA Student Action Summit
Tonight we bring you the last of our special episodes from Turning Point USA Student Action Summit 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. We had the chance to sit down with two doctors who gained a lot of attention this summer—both negative and positive—for their views on how to treat COVID-19.