Becca Ingle, a North Carolina resident, says that her mother, Virginia Ellington, 63, died 48 hours after being injected with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, WRAL-TV in Raleigh reported.
Ellington, otherwise in good health, began to feel sick shortly after getting vaccinated on Monday, March 8.
Her condition worsened for two...
Facing backlash, Louisiana State University's dental school has dropped its requirement that faculty, staff and students receive a vaccine for COVID-19.
The decision came after Liberty Counsel sent the dean a letter explaining the mandate's illegality, immorality, and likelihood of facing legal challenges.
However, Larry Hollier, chancellor of the LSU Health...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arranged for his family members --- including CNN anchor Chris Cuomo --- and top administration officials to receive special access to coronavirus testing in the early days of the pandemic, according to multiple reports.
Members of Cuomo’s family --- including the governor’s mother, Matilda Cuomo,...
(Headline USA) Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation.
The final vote was 52-48. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and...
(Headline USA) Law enforcement officials and former associates of a 21-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket described the suspect as someone prone to sudden rage who was suspended from high school for a sudden attack on a classmate that left the student bloodied.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa,...
A Virginia restaurant owner who has refused to comply with Gov. Ralph Northam’s coronavirus restrictions won a legal victory this week after a judge refused to grant the state’s request for an injunction to immediately close the business.
The judge said the state failed to show that the injunction was...
Simon & Schuster will publish a children’s book about Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases who has been known for his contradictory medical advice, and has been at the forefront of the federal government’s coronavirus response.
The book, which will be written by...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Whenever the government spends money, a significant portion is lost to bureaucracy, waste, and fraud.
But the sheer speed, haste, and unprecedented scope of federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—an astounding $6 trillion total—has led to truly unthinkable levels of fraud.
Indeed, a new...
(Patrick Carroll, Foundation for Economic Education) A pastor put out a humorous Twitter poll a few months ago asking how people interpreted “15 days to slow the spread.” Referencing religious debates about creation, the options were as follows.
15 literal days
15 ages
14 literal days, big gap, 15th day
...
Recently published research suggests antibodies and vaccines can provide significant protection against different variants of the coronavirus.
Senator Rand Paul, who has been an outspoken critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci and the government's response to Covid-19, took to Twitter to tout the new study.
"Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new...
The National Sheriffs Association estimates, based on its own data, that as much as 50 percent of illegal aliens are positive for COVID-19 which could cause a "public health crisis," according to the group's border security resolution.
“We are already seeing strains to the public health system of border communities,"...
(Headline USA) With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden's goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House said the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico with millions of shots.
The Biden administration on Thursday revealed...