A North Carolina man who said a hospital refused to carry out a kidney transplant because he’s unvaccinated against COVID-19 is willing to “die free” rather than comply with the vaccine requirement. “I was born free. I will die free. I’m not changing my mind,” Chad Carswell told WSOC. “I’ve had conversations with my family […]
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15 Million Americans Will Lose Their Medicaid In 2022
15 million people, including nearly 6 million children, could be at risk of losing their Medicaid eligibility when the protection expires, according to the Urban Institute, an economic and policy research think tank. The change could have an outsize effect on communities of color, the Urban Institute concluded. Many are likely to be eligible for […]
Biden Predicts “Winter Of Death” As Covid Surges
As the omicron variant of the coronavirus is poised to become the new leading variant in the United States, many schools and businesses are closing their doors over what President Biden is predicting to be a winter of “severe illness and death.” President Biden has previously claimed he would “shut down the virus,” and added he would not “shut down the […]
Trump Sabotaged America’s Covid Response For Political Agenda Says Report
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration engaged in “deliberate efforts” to undermine the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic for political purposes, a congressional report released Friday concludes. The report, prepared by the House select subcommittee investigating the nation’s Covid response, says the White House repeatedly overruled public health and testing guidance by the nation’s top infectious disease experts […]
Supreme Court Declines To End Vaccine Mandates
A divided Supreme Court on Monday turned away a pair of religious-based requests to temporarily block New York state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The order was unsigned, though the court’s three most conservative justices indicated they would have ruled for the religious-based objectors. A group of doctors, nurses and health care personnel […]
Over 800,000 Americans Have Died Due To Covid
The U.S. has reached the grim milestone of 800,000 deaths related to COVID-19, Reuters reports. Over 450,000 people in the United States have died after contracting COVID-19 so far in 2021, according to the news service, which added that the total accounts for 57 percent of all U.S. deaths from the illness since the pandemic […]
80% Of Democrats Afraid Of The Omicron Covid Variant
The majority of Democrat voters are found to be afraid of the Omicron variant despite all of its cases being very mild. A poll released by YouGov Wednesday found 80 percent of registered Democrats said they are either “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about the latest variant. Only 35 percent of Republicans are feeling the same way. […]
First Omicron Case On US Soil Found In California
The U.S. has detected the nation’s first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The individual is a fully vaccinated San Francisco resident who returned from South Africa on November 22, the CDC said. The person had mild symptoms, which are improving, […]
First Cases Of Omicron Variant Hit North America
Canadian health officials reported two cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant on Sunday, confirming for the first time that the variant has spread to North America. The cases were found in two people who had recently been to Nigeria, according to a statement from health officials in Ontario, where the cases were detected. “As the […]
World Gov’ts Scrambling To Contain Latest Covid Variant
As countries around the globe scrambled to contain a new Covid-19 variant called omicron, scientists have said they are unsurprised at its emergence and repeated calls for greater worldwide vaccination efforts. Two cases of the variant have been identified in the U.K., Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Saturday. He added that the people involved were […]
New Covid Variant Wreaking Havoc Across The Globe
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of the “heavily mutated” COVID-19 omicron variant, senior administration officials said. The Biden administration will follow advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and restrict travel from several African nations following the identification of variant B.1.1.529, which […]
90% Of Federal Employees Are Vaccinated Says White House
More than 90% of the nation’s 3.5 million federal workers have gotten at least one COVID shot with the “vast majority” of employees fully vaccinated and another 5% either requesting an extension or exemption, the Biden administration was expected to announce on Monday. Officials said the numbers — which include civilian and military personnel — […]