(Associated Press) Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators.
Monday’s announcement doesn’t mean a vaccine is imminent: This interim analysis, from...
Democrats ran on a platform of protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, but Republicans who vowed to repeal Obamacare fared better in their elections, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Two Florida Democrats who won election in the 2018 midterms, when the Democrats grabbed control of the House, both lost their...
Louisiana voters passed an amendment Tuesday stating that the state constitution does not protect “the right to an abortion” or the funding of an abortion.
The amendment, known as the Love Life Amendment, will update the state’s constitution to say that “nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure...
Some of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s family members said they’re frustrated with his inconsistent messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic and his suggestions for potential further lockdowns.
Fauci’s cousin, who is also named Anthony, owns a restaurant in New York and said he has experienced firsthand the financial cost of the shutdown.
Many...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that a media-hyped alleged "surge" of the coronavirus in the United States this...
On ABC's The View, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo denied culpability for nursing home deaths in his state and called the scandal a "conspiracy," Fox News reported.
But Cuomo's claims about the death rate in nursing homes and his executive order's role in spreading the virus—which the show's co-hosts did not...
In a recent smear campaign to promote the unsubstantiated narrative that President Donald Trump's rallies were spreading the coronavirus, CNN offered a unique glimpse into how fake news is created.
It all began on Tuesday, when the Center for American Progress---a radical leftist 'think-tank' founded by Hillary Clinton surrogate John...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, said on Wednesday that the U.S. might not see “some semblances of normality” until 2022.
During a University of Melbourne panel discussion, Fauci said it’s possible a “substantial proportion of the people” will not receive a coronavirus vaccination until late next...
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is expanding its investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s disastrous nursing home policy.
In May, Cuomo enacted a policy that forced nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients, essentially turning his state’s long-term care facilities into COVID-19 breeding grounds.
An investigation by the Associated...
(Headline USA) Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system, an effort that, if successful, could paralyze hospital information systems.
In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies said they had credible information of “an increased...
(Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal) Johnnie Carswell won’t be a tool for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdowns.
He had words for Dr. Mandy Cohen, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, too.
Cohen last week wrote 36 counties asking officials “to consider additional local actions to improve compliance.” Suggestions included shuttering...
(Headline USA) "Surging" COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place.
However, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she isn’t sure Pritzker’s new restrictions are targeting the right people and worries...