Tag: Health Education

Pfizer Studying Effects of 3rd Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer and its partner are conducting 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…


CCP Virus Strain Survives on Fabrics for About 3 Days, Study Finds

A new study in the UK has found viruses similar to the strain of the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19 can survive on several common fabrics used in the health industry and transmit to other surfaces. “When the pandemic first started, there was very little understanding of how long coronavirus could survive on…


J&J Projects Having COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for 20 Million Americans by End of March

A COVID-19 vaccine being considered by drug regulators could help quickly boost the number of Americans getting shots against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Johnson & Johnson is prepared to tell members of Congress on Tuesday that it expects to have more than 20 million doses ready by the end of March to protect against COVID-19,…


Biden to Hold Moment of Silence for 500,000 US COVID-19 Deaths

President Joe Biden on Monday will hold a moment of silence for the 500,000 Americans that are said to have died with COVID-19. A running tally of people in the United States dying with the disease was near 499,000 as of Monday morning. Official data from the U.S. government, which lags behind, says that there…


‘No Perfect Solution’ to Reopening Schools: National Teachers Union Head

Randi Weingarten, the head of America’s largest teachers union, said Sunday that there is “no perfect solution” for safely reopening schools for in-person teaching amid the CCP virus pandemic. “There’s no perfect solution, but frankly I think New York City has done a pretty good job in terms of showing the way,” said Weingarten, president…


‘No Perfect Solution’ to Reopening Schools: Teachers Union Head

Randi Weingarten, the head of one of America’s largest teachers labor unions, says that there is “no perfect solution” for safely reopening schools for in-person teaching amid the CCP virus pandemic. “There’s no perfect solution, but frankly I think New York City has done a pretty good job in terms of showing the way,” said…


Nonprofit to File Lawsuit Against CDC Over Statement That Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

Del Bigtree, founder of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) said his organization will file a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request the federal agency take down its statement that claims vaccines do not cause autism from its webpage on autism and vaccines. “There is no science to back…


Entire California School Board Resigns After Mocking Parents Who Want Schools Reopened

Every member of a school board in California has stepped down after video showing them mocking parents who are pushing for schools to reopen went viral. Lisa Brizendine, president of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board, resigned Thursday, followed a day later by members Kim Beede, Erica Ippolito, and Richie Masadas. The board apparently believed…


Pfizer Vaccine Can Be Stored at Higher Than Ultra-Low Temperatures, Company Says

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Friday that their vaccine can be can be stored at higher than the ultra-low temperatures they had previously specified. The companies announced they have submitted new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows the COVID-19 vaccine can be stored at -25 to -15 degrees Celsius (-13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit),…


South Carolina Governor Signs ‘Fetal Heartbeat Bill’ That Bans Most Abortions

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the “fetal heartbeat” bill into law on Thursday, a day after the legislation passed the state lower chamber. “Today, we made history. The Heartbeat Bill is now the law of South Carolina and we will defend it with everything in us because there is nothing more important than protecting the…