Headline USA – With their approval flagging as the election season begins in earnest, Democrats finally planned to abandon (for now) the draconian measures and divisive rhetoric that they have used during the pandemic, temporarily ignoring the guidelines that they spent the past years insisting was “science.” The White House insisted Wednesday it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase of the national virus response. But impatient states, including Democratic New York, made clear they...

The Real History of School Vaccine Mandates

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – The rapid spread of omicron across the nation — and the finding that vaccines continue to provide strong protection against severe disease — brings covid-19 one step closer, perhaps, to truly earning its place on the list of diseases that have been tamed by vaccines. These include polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox, all of which most kids must generally be vaccinated against before they enter school or day care....

Remdesivir Review: “Enormously Useful” Or Deadly?

SHOTS by NPR – In late December, as the omicron variant surged, the roster of early COVID-19 treatments was looking slim. Newly authorized pills for COVID-19 were in short supply. Several monoclonal antibody drugs didn't seem to work. Then an older drug, remdesivir, emerged as an effective option. Over the past year and a half, the drug — sold in the U.S. under the brand Veklury --had been used in hospitals to treat very sick patients...

Germany Eyes Easing COVID Rules

The German government is working on plans to relax coronavirus restrictions after the peak in new cases has passed, likely by the end of February.

One Airline Is Done With Mask Scofflaws

NEW YORK (AP) — Any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be added to the national "no fly" list, Delta Air Lines told the U.S. Department of Justice. In a letter to the Justice Department Attorney General Merrick Garland dated Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said there should be "zero tolerance" for any behavior that affects flight safety. Bastian noted that while such incidents of bad behavior represent a small fraction...

Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid Endorses Mandatory COOL for beef

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – If you’ve attended a concert or contributed money to Farm Aid, chances are you’ve received a pitch in the past week to reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef. Farm Aid, led by the legendary Willie Nelson, supports the American Beef Labeling Act (S.2716) to reinstate beef’s Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (M-COOL). Farm Aid is looking for political action to pass S.2716. “Have you ever noticed “Product of the U.S.A.”...

What’s Really Behind the Nursing Shortage?

"The overwhelming majority of nurses are burnt out, underpaid, overworked, and under appreciated ... " NURSES.ORG – If the past two years have taught the world anything, it's that nurses are NOT okay. The truth is that despite the 7 pm cheers, the commercials thanking nurses for their dedication and selflessness, and the free coffee from major retailers – the overwhelming majority of nurses are burnt out, underpaid, overworked, and under appreciated. With millions of nurses...

New Option For Unvaccinated Americans

If greenlighted by the FDA, Novavax's shots could be the first COVID-19 doses available in the U.S. based on a kind of "protein subunit" technology that has been used for decades in other routine vaccinations.

WHO: Europe Entering Pandemic’s ‘Plausible Endgame’

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...

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