The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut’s education chief, was approved on a 64-33 vote. He takes charge of the…
CDC Director: Recent COVID-19 Gains Could Be Lost Due to New Variants
The director of the nation’s top public health agency said Monday that the drops in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths could be erased in the near future due to new variants of the virus that causes the disease. The number of daily new cases has dropped sharply in recent weeks but there’s evidence the declines…
3 Dozen Cases of Spontaneous Miscarriages, Stillbirths Occurring After COVID-19 Vaccination
Thirty-four cases of pregnant women experiencing spontaneous miscarriages or stillbirths after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine have been submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is a passive reporting system that allows people to submit a report of an adverse event after vaccination and is run by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Adviser to Florida’s Governor Touts State’s Success Against COVID-19
A free market advocate who helped advise Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on how to combat COVID-19 said on Sunday the state’s success navigating the pandemic stemmed from a flexible approach. “When the virus initially hit, no one knew what to do, really anywhere in the country. All of the ‘experts’ were wrong initially. And so…
Harvard Business School Cancels Event on ‘Cancel Culture’: Event Speaker
The Harvard Business School Club of New York canceled its upcoming event about “cancel culture” coming after complaints were lodged about the topic, said Dr. James Lindsey, one of the speakers at the event. “I had been invited to speak for the Harvard Business School Club of New York about Cynical Theories, and because someone…
FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s Single Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting it up for additional approvals around the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the emergency use authorization for adults aged 18 and older following Friday’s unanimous endorsement by…
California School Board VP Compares School Reopening to Slavery, White Supremacism
February 26, 2021
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A school board member in California this week said reopening proponents seem to have a mindsight similar to a “white supremacist ideology” and compared the prospect to slavery. Chardá Bell-Fontenot, vice president of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board, railed on Tuesday against parents who want children to return to classrooms after nearly a year….
NIH Director Says ‘Overdoing It’ With Masking Is Better than Not Doing Enough
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said Wednesday that given the relative lack of certainty about the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines, it is better to go overboard on masking up than not do enough to help curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Collins made the remarks…
New CCP Virus Strain Spreads Fast in New York City
New research suggests that a new strain of the CCP virus—called B.1.526—is spreading quickly in New York City and features mutations associated with higher viral infectivity and greater resistance to antibodies—though experts caution more study is needed to verify the “fitness” of the mutant virus. Variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—commonly known as the…
Pfizer Studying Effects of Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer and its partner are launching a new trial that will evaluate the effects of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, in a bid to protect against the virus variants circulating around the world. Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine is currently given in two doses spaced several weeks apart. The phase 1/2/3 trial will study…
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