HEALTH
Burlington, Vt. City Council May Create ‘Safe Injection Site’ for Junkies
(Associated Press) Leaders of Vermont's largest city have voted to consider creating a supervised injection site for people who use heroin and other illicit drugs to reduce overdoses and get more people into treatment.
The city council in Burlington voted unanimously Monday night in favor of a resolution asking the...
REPORT: Nashville Officials Hid True COVID Numbers from Public to Keep City Shut Down
Uncovered emails between Democrat Nashville Mayor John Cooper and the city’s health department reveal that officials tried to hide the fact that the number of coronavirus cases popping up in bars and restaurants was extremely low.
A contact-tracing study the city had conducted on June 30 found that construction and...
‘Catholic’ Pelosi to Church: ‘Follow Science’ on COVID-19 Restrictions
(Headline USA) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Friday against the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco's criticism of COVID-related restrictions, saying he should “follow science” rather than advocate for fuller in-person gatherings for Mass and worship.
Asked about Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone's recent op-ed protesting limits on larger public gatherings, Pelosi...
Trump Admin: ‘Resounding Vindication’ from Independent Report on COVID in Nursing Homes
(Headline USA) The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission's report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, supporting the argument that Democrat governors in several states failed to protect their most vulnerable residents.
People in long-term care facilities represent less than 1% of the U.S. population...
HHS Spokesman Caputo Takes Leave Amid Democrat Uproar over COVID Messaging
(Headline USA) A Trump health appointee is taking a leave of absence after allegations of political interference in the federal coronavirus response, followed by a personal video that warned of election violence.
Michael Caputo has decided to take 60 days “to focus on his health and the well-being of his family,”...
US Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Skeptical Public
(Associated Press) The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land.
In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, federal health agencies and...
Trump Denies Downplaying COVID Danger; ‘I Up-Played It’
(Headline USA) Fielding compelling questions about voters’ real-world problems, President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year.
In what could well be a preview of his performance in the presidential debates less than two weeks away, Trump...
Chinese Virologist Releases Report Tying COVID to Wuhan Lab
A Chinese virologist who fled to the U.S. released a bombshell report this week detailing how the coronavirus was “conveniently created” in a Wuhan lab.
Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a former researcher at the Hong Kong School of Public Health, released a report, co-authored with two other Chinese scientists, that shows...
CDC’s Mask Guidance Called Into Question Once Again
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people that cloth face masks will not protect wearers from wildfire smoke, prompting questions about its face mask guidance in regards to the coronavirus.
And here’s @cdcgov warning ordinary (non-N95) masks will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because “they...
Federal Judge Rules That Pa. Governor’s Shutdown Order is UNCONSTITUTIONAL
U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV, who President Donald Trump nominated last May, ruled Monday that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's unilateral limits on gathering sizes and business shutdowns are arbitrary and unconstitutional.
Stickman said the state's orders violate the "the right of assembly enshrined in the First Amendment," the Philadelphia...
Trump Holds Indoor Rally in Defiance of Nev. Governor
(Headline USA) In defiance of state regulations, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus.
Eager to project a sense of normalcy, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a...
NC Health Bureaucrats Won’t Let Parents Attend Their Kids’ College Football Games
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will not let parents of college football players attend the games of their own children, WBTV in Charlotte reported.
HHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen on Thursday rejected a request from six universities in North Carolina to let immediate family members to...
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