COVID-19

‘Covid Vaccines Approved Only For Emergency Use’ – Truth or Fiction?

CNN – It's true that the Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have emergency use authorization from the FDA and not full approval yet. But that's only because not enough time has passed to show how long the vaccines stay effective, Offit said. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is still highly effective after six months (and counting). "Frankly, the only real difference was in length of follow-up," he said. "Typically, you like to see efficacy for a year...

Menthol Cigarettes Racist?

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. The Food and Drug Administration has attempted several times to get rid of menthol but faced pushback from Big Tobacco, members of Congress and competing political interests in both the Obama and Trump administrations. Any menthol ban will take years to implement and...

Fainting After Vaccine Caused By Anxiety, Not By The Shot

NEW YORK (AP) — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts say the clusters detailed Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an example of a phenomenon that's been chronicled for decades from a variety of different vaccines. Basically, some people get...

Fake Covid Vaccine Cards Could Ruin Everything

"On pro-Trump forums like Patriots.Win where the forgeries run rampant, conspiracy theories about the vaccine and government control are the norm, not the exception."

Pope Unable To Silence Anti-Vaccine Nun

Sister Teresa Forcades, Spain’s most provocative Catholic nun, is at odds with governments, medical experts and even Pope Francis, who endorse the coronavirus vaccines. Pandemic denial groups are spreading her views.

Georgia Mom Rips School Board Over Mask Rules

A Georgia mother of three went viral this week after she sounded off on her children's school board continuing its mask mandate through next year.

India’s Crematoriums Overwhelmed

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the United States is "deeply concerned" by the severe COVID-19 outbreak in India. "We are working around the clock to deploy more supplies and support to our friends and partners in India as they bravely battle this pandemic," Sullivan tweeted.

Enough Already With The Disinfectant

According to a science brief released in early April, your chances of contracting COVID-19 from a surface (called fomite transmission) in an indoor community are low — less than 1 in 10,000.

Guv Hits Feds Who “Mishandled” Covid, Vaccines

Gov. Chris Sununu is criticizing the federal government’s decision to halt the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, part of his ongoing attacks on how Washington has “mishandled” COVID issues.

Florida Nurse Charged In Threat To Kill Kamala Harris

A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Biden Asked To Approve Vaccines Sourced From India

NEW DELHI (AP) — The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world's largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed COVAX facility, asked President Joe Biden on Twitter to lift the U.S. embargo on exporting raw materials needed to make the the jabs. Vaccine makers and experts in India have been concerned that the use of the Defense Production Act by the U.S. to boost their own vaccine production...

Theodoric of York? Barbers Reprise Traditional Medical Role

Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber was a recurring comedic sketch on Saturday Night Live. The title character was a barber surgeon played by Steve Martin. The central gag revolved around Theodoric's belief in bloodletting as a solution to his patients' maladies. SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university researcher in Phoenix teamed up with a...

Covid: Is It A Vitamin Deficiency?

SHOTS, Health News from NPR – When the pandemic hit, many Americans turned to vitamins and supplements in hopes of boosting their immune systems. Scientists also raced to study them. Vitamin D, perhaps more than any other, captured the attention of researchers. Even the nation's top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, embraced the idea of using the vitamin to help keep COVID-19 at bay, saying in September that he takes a supplement to avoid being deficient...

UK Woman Insists Vaccine Turned Her Into An ‘Alien’

THE NEW YORK POST – A UK woman said she felt like a creature in the sci-fi horror flick “Alien” when she broke out in a rash and her skin bubbled after she received a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a report. Susie Forbes, 49, of Lichfield, Staffordshire, suffered the disfigurement within hours of getting her first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine on March 18, Triangle News reported. “It felt like I was in ‘Alien’ because there...

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