COPENHAGEN (AP) — The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a "plausible endgame" to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau. Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media briefing that there is a "singular opportunity" for countries across Europe to take control of COVID-19 transmission due to three factors: high levels of immunization due to vaccination and natural infection, the...

U.S. COVID Death Toll Tops Fall Peak

While cases and hospitalizations are declining in the U.S., the death rate remains high at more than 2,600 a day.

‘Lockdowns Had Little to No Effect on COVID Mortality’: New Johns Hopkins Study

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – We’re into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. From mask mandates to vaccine passports, government restrictions on our liberties remain in place. But, thankfully, at least in the US, the era of lockdown orders confining Americans’ to their homes to “slow the spread” is over. Unfortunately, a new meta-analysis of studies shows that all the pain and sacrifice we endured from those orders achieved little—despite their tremendous costs. The new research...

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

MSN – In late January, hunter and guide Doug Borries of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, shot a colossal alligator that measured more than 13 feet long and weighed 905 pounds. The gator was taken on a private ranch bordering Lake Okeechobee in South Florida, according to a report from FOX WXXV 25. The landowner who gave Borries permission to hunt was fearful for his family’s safety after calves on his ranch started to go missing....

Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst Jumps To Her Death

NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30. Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Her family confirmed her death in a statement. “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her great light was one that inspired others around...

Joe Rogan Breaks Silence After Spotify Controversy

FOX NEWS – Joe Rogan, the popular podcast host on Spotify, broke his silence Sunday after rocker Neil Young accused his show of peddling misinformation about COVID-19 that led to a public rebuke and the eventual removal of his songs from the streaming service. Rogan's video post lasted about 10 minutes. He spoke about the challenges of preparing for his shows that are unscripted and free-flowing. He defended his interviews with Dr. Peter McCullough, a...

Amityville Nurses Got Rich Off Fake Vaccination Cards: DA

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two nurses on Long Island are accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said. Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, are both charged with felony forgery, and DeVuono also is charged with offering a false instrument for filing. Both were arraigned Friday. Urraro’s lawyer, Michael Alber, urged people not to rush...

Hotez: Another COVID wave may come to Texas this summer

HOUSTON CHRONICLE – With a new year, we find ourselves dealing with new variations on old tales. Last we talked to Dr. Peter Hotez — dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital — he remained anxious about the delta variant of COVID-19 while the omicron variant began making news. Weeks later, omicron shows signs of waning, but...

Lottery Losers Denied Life-Saving Treatment

WBUR – Dr. Vivian Cheung takes steroids to manage a rare genetic disease. The drugs suppress her immune system, which puts her at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. It also means that her body didn't really make antibodies in response to two shots she got of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Cheung is a pediatrician and research scientist. Before the coronavirus pandemic, she flew weekly from her clinic at the National Institutes of...

“Distorted, Warped, Disgraceful”: Equating Covid Rules, Nazi Germany Hurts Us All

Outrageous comparisons between Covid-19 policies and Nazi Germany, which are made to score cheap political points, are irrational, irresponsible, callous and hurtful.

Neil Young, Rolling Stone Target Joe Rogan

Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify.

Daniels Storms Back Into The Headlines

Stormy Daniels, the porn star who catapulted herself and Michael Avenatti to fame with lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, will have a starring role in court beginning Monday when prosecutors try to prove that the California lawyer cheated her of $300,000 in book proceeds.

London Police Investigating Downing Street Lockdown Parties

London police said Tuesday they were investigating Downing Street lockdown parties in 2020 to determine if U.K. government officials violated coronavirus restrictions, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Anti-Vaccine Patients Vent Anger On Healthcare Workers

LOS ANGELES TIMES – As a pulmonary and critical care physician in Southern California treating hospitalized patients with COVID-19, I am noticing a rising tension. Beyond just being overwhelmed, we are now part of the collateral damage. I recently asked a security guard to accompany me and an ICU nurse to meet the family of an unvaccinated 42-year-old firefighter who refused to accept that COVID-19 caused his respiratory failure. Adamantly refusing intubation despite worsening over weeks,...

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