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Crowd Defies Vaccine Mandate, Storms Food Court

Videos posted to social media show the protesters marching into Staten Island Mall in defiance of the city’s indoor dining vaccination mandate. Some chanted, “My body, my choice,” while others recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

2 Dead After Taking Ivermectin

The New York Times – A wave of misinformation touting the deworming drug ivermectin as a Covid treatment appears to be showing no signs of abating, with calls about the drug to poison control centers surging, and officials in New Mexico saying misuse of the medication contributed to at least two deaths. Federal health authorities have repeatedly warned Covid patients not to take the drug, which is an anti-parasite medication most commonly used in the...

Rolling Stones Concert Includes Vaccine Clinic

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat. The tour had been scheduled for 2020 before the coronavirus virtually shut down the touring industry. Signs of the pandemic were everywhere at the show in Missouri, a state hit hard by the virus's delta variant. The tens of thousands of fans wore masks as required by St. Louis' anti-virus protocol. The Stones themselves appeared in...

Boosters Mean Billions For Big Pharma

Boosters will likely be offered broadly in the coming months. That, plus continued growth in initial vaccinations, could mean a huge gain in sales and profits for Pfizer and Moderna.

Game-Changing Covid Treatment Pill May Be Just Months Away

At least three promising antivirals for covid are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.

U.S. Is Discarding Millions Of Doses Of Unwanted Vaccines

The federal government is working with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to reduce the number of doses per vial, amid growing concerns about wasted vaccines.

Ivermectin: What The Evidence Says

Daily Briefing, September 21, 2021 ADVISORY BOARD – Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug discovered in 1975. It was initially introduced as a drug for livestock, and a version of the drug for humans was developed later. Ivermectin is used to treat several parasitic infections around the world, including river blindness and elephantiasis. Around 250 million people take ivermectin to treat parasitic infections every year, and its side effects, such as nausea, itching, and rashes, are typically mild....

Doctors Charged In Massive Fraud Including False Covid Claims

NBC NEWS – The Department of Justice has announced criminal charges against 42 medical professionals, including 23 doctors, and nearly 100 other people for alleged health-care fraud that involved about $1.4 billion in suspected losses. The cases charged include ones that involved the use of telemedicine services as part of the fraud, which alone accounted for approximately $1.1 billion in alleged losses from false and fraudulent claims. Telemedicine employs communications technology to evaluate and treat...

Vaccine Effectiveness “Appears To Wane Over Time”

(CNN) The protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines appears to wane over time, especially for people 65 and older, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday. Ruth Link-Gelles, who helps lead the CDC's Vaccine Effectiveness Team, reviewed a series of studies looking at the overall effectiveness of vaccines in various groups between February and August. They found similar patterns for Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines, both made using mRNA. The findings tended to support the...

Rising Covid Death Count “A Real Failure Of Society”

For health workers, the deaths, combined with misinformation and disbelief about the virus, have been "heart-wrenching, soul-crushing."

Blacks: Vaccine Mandate Is Being Weaponized Against Us

After a skirmish involving NYC’s vaccine mandate and African-American patrons erupted at Carmine’s restaurant in the Upper West Side last week, Black Lives Matter of Greater New York and related organizations converged in front of the establishment Monday to protest and hold a news conference.

No ‘Credible Religious Argument’ Against Vaccines: Texas Megachurch Pastor

BUSINESS INSIDER – As Republican lawmakers rage against President Joe Biden's sweeping vaccine mandates, the Associated Press reported that religious exemptions are becoming more widely used as a "loophole" to avoid getting a COVID-19 vaccine. But a Trump-loving preacher at a Texas megachurch has decreed that there is "no credible religious argument" for turning down a shot, the Associated Press said. The Rev. Robert Jeffress, a pastor at the 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas, told...

Fake News Making Horses Sick

Some horse owners who have been able to find ivermectin in stock have seen higher prices due to "all this ivermectin craziness," as one equine forum poster put it - and extra hurdles in buying it.

Diners Asked For Vaccine ID, It Does Not Go Well

THE NEW YORK TIMES – New information emerged on Saturday about a brawl outside a popular Italian restaurant in Manhattan that raises questions about initial accounts of the altercation. Police said they arrested three women from Texas after they attacked a hostess who had asked them to provide proof of their vaccination status. In a statement on Thursday, the police said that they had responded to an assault in front of Carmine’s on the Upper West...

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