Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to testify publicly before House COVID panel
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to testify next week before a House committee investigating his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including his infamous order that forced infected patients into nursing homes. The House Select Subcommittee on COVID-19 announced Tuesday that it is preparing to question the former New York governor on […]
US facing another COVID surge
Click for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text President Trump says he will vote against Florida abortion rights bill Former President Trump said Friday that he will vote against a bill scheduled to go to the polls in Florida to block future state laws restricting abortion access and […]
Weight loss drug reduced risk of COVID deaths in new study
A popular weight loss drug may reduce the risk of death from COVID-19, according to a new study. The research Released on Friday A clinical trial of Wegovy found that people who took the obesity drug during the COVID pandemic had a lower risk of dying from the virus, according to a paper published in […]
Kibbe: Tim Walz’s COVID authoritarianism killed George Floyd
Matt Kibbe and his wife had been living safely and peacefully in the Capitol for more than two decades when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Then everything changed. – YouTubeYouTube YouTube has censored this video, marking it as 18+. Please watch. here. After multiple proclamations by mayors and governors ordering citizens to self-isolate, Kibbe said, “I […]
We’re Still Living with Impact of COVID School Closures
During Wednesday's broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discussed advice on parental stress, saying that while there are many reasons for increased parental stress, “we are still suffering some of the aftereffects of the stress that has been imposed on parents by school closures during the coronavirus pandemic.” “I think the pandemic […]
Communicate risks of not getting Covid vaccine to boost uptake, study suggests | Vaccines and immunisation
Policymakers who want to encourage uptake of COVID-19 vaccines should focus on communicating the risks of not getting vaccinated, a study suggests. The Chinese researchers say they found this approach, known as a loss-framing strategy, to be more persuasive in encouraging people to get vaccinated than focusing on benefits to individuals or others. According to […]
FLASHBACK: Top Harris campaign aide was key voice in WH push to remove COVID info from tech platforms
Flashback: Vice President Kamala Harris' current campaign adviser was deeply involved in pressuring Facebook to curb “misinformation” in order to control political discourse around the coronavirus and other issues. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Acknowledged in letter President Trump on Monday expressed dismay over the Biden-Harris administration's pressure on his company, Facebook, to censor content, particularly […]
Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress Hunter laptop coverage
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged on Monday that the Biden administration has pressured Facebook to censor COVID-19 related content, and acknowledged that it was a mistake to suppress The Washington Post's reporting on Hunter Biden's infamous laptop. In a shocking letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg wrote that […]
Back to school, COVID edition
Click for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text Deadly mosquito virus puts Massachusetts towns on alert State officials are warning residents of a Massachusetts town to take precautions due to the heightened risk of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, which is transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Massachusetts Department […]
So Many Died from COVID Because Trump ‘Put Out Misinformation’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that “the reason we have so many deaths from COVID-19” is because former President Donald Trump spread misinformation. Host Kristen Welker said, “Let me give you the big picture: We’re only a month into the campaign. Everything she said in the past is […]