"We’re not going to be living like this forever ... "
PLUS: Global economic impact exceeds $1.25 million for each death attributed to Covid-19
Experts express optimism about COVID-19 pandemic coming to a close
November 21, 2020
Boston Globe – While the coronavirus continued to rip through the country and daily counts of new infections rose to record heights, the seemingly impossible occurred: good news.
Promising trials from Pfizer and Moderna suggest that highly effective COVID-19 vaccines could be...
Nov 21, 2020
CNN – A Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death.
Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero pried the gator's jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
"We were just out walking by the pond," Wilbanks told CNN, "and it came out of the water like a missile. I never thought an alligator could be that fast."
He said adrenaline or instinct kicked in, and...
Florida mayors held a virtual news conference Wednesday to push for a statewide mask mandate and more
Nov 19, 2020
Florida Politics – A cohort of mayors from the southern portion of the state is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to change his hands-off approach to COVID-19 as infections continue to rise.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber led a virtual news conference Wednesday featuring four separate requests as local leaders begin bracing for a potential spike in hospitalizations....
"You pass the baton. That's what a smooth transition is. It's very, very much like a relay race." – Dr. Anthony Fauci
Nov 18, 2020
USA TODAY – Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday he wants to begin talks with President-elect Joe Biden to ensure a smooth transition for the new administration but believes the Biden team is wary of putting him in a "compromised position" as President Donald Trump refuses to concede the election.
Fauci, the...
Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden's abortion stance
Nov 18, 2020
AP – Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they're sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect's support for abortion rights presents the church with a "difficult and complex situation."
The USCCB's president, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, made that statement Tuesday near the close of...
"I know the public is tired of hearing about masks, but until we increase the masking that we are doing, we won't be able to get this under control." – Dr. David Basel
City readies mask rule after push from medical groups
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest city in South Dakota appears ready to reverse course and pass a mask mandate Tuesday after enforcement was removed from the ordinance and medical groups said hospitals have...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues, and vaccine plans.
The remarks marked Biden's toughest to date on Trump's failure to acknowledge his election loss and cooperate with the incoming administration for a peaceful transfer of power.
"More people may die if we don't coordinate,"...
Nov 16, 2020 |
CNN – El Paso County, one of Texas' Covid-19 hotspots, has recruited inmates to move bodies of coronavirus victims.
They are temporarily relieving overworked personnel at the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office, authorities say.
Nine inmates from an El Paso County Sheriff's Office detention facility have volunteered to assist the medical examiner's office, which is currently housing bodies of Covid-19 victims in its permanent and mobile morgues.
They have been working...
Planning a large family gathering in New York for Thanksgiving? Fuggedaboutit.
CNN – Indoor and outdoor gatherings in private homes in New York state will be limited to 10 people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
Covid-19 cases are rising in New York and neighboring states, and the move aims to curb traffic from more restricted states into New York, said Cuomo.
"If the national numbers are going up, and the states around you are going up, be...
Tax filings reveal Biden cancer charity spent millions on salaries, zero on research
Nov 14, 2020 |
New York Post – A cancer charity started by Joe Biden gave out no money to research, and spent most of its contributions on staff salaries, federal filings show.
The Biden Cancer Initiative was founded in 2017 by the former vice president and his wife, Jill Biden, to “develop and drive implementation of solutions to accelerate progress in cancer...
"These are very exciting results." – Dr. Anthony Fauci |
In Moderna's trial, 15,000 study participants were given a placebo shot. Over several months, 90 of them developed Covid-19 – 11 of them severe.
Another 15,000 participants were given the vaccine, and only five of them developed Covid-19. None of the five became severely ill. – CNN
Nov 16, 2020
Stat News – Moderna’s vaccine against Covid-19 is strongly effective, the company said Monday, building excitement...
Fox News – Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., accused the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, of “glossing over the science” when it comes to whether or not people who have already had the coronavirus should still have to wear masks.
“We have over 11 million people in our country who have already had COVID, we should tell them to celebrate,” Paul told Martha MacCallum Thursday night. “We should tell them to throw away their...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has some new coronavirus guidance: “Do what you’re told.”
In an interview Thursday, the coronavirus task force member and infectious disease expert pushed back on the notion that scientists were “authoritarian” for promoting strict lockdowns and social distancing measures.
But the 79-year-old suggested the American spirit of independence had gotten in the way and the nation needed to follow their orders, whether they liked it or not.
“I was talking with my...
"On October 2, Qatari authorities removed 13 women from an Australia-bound Qatar Airways flight and subjected them to forced gynecological examinations after a premature baby was found abandoned in a toilet at Doha’s Hamad International Airport according to an Australian news report." – Human Rights Watch, Oct 27, 2020
"Sharia law is the main source of Qatari legislation ... " – Wikipedia
In region where women are considered the property of men, female airline passengers were subjected...