Coronavirus
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Health officials downplayed data on natural immunity, misrepresented study, never updated findings
Senior health officials responsible for the pandemic response mischaracterized an early study on COVID immunity, downplayed natural immunity data and never updated messaging about natural immunity vs. vaccination because it would be “too costly” not to.
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COVID mRNA vaccines create 'numerous off-target products' that get stuck in heart cells: study
Federal regulators are caught between old-guard conservatives who demand continued mRNA funding, Rep. Massie's demand to "immediately revoke licensure of the mRNA COVID shots" for "shoddy" approvals and side effects.
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'Bad faith': Hiding records on politicized COVID school reopening earns county maximum penalty
Pennsylvania's Bucks County suffers third consecutive loss in "right to know" legal fight over who drastically changed COVID rules after Democratic governor's cabinet intervened. Commissioner known for allegedly violating court order.
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COVID boosters correlate with worse survival rates for cancer with third-most deaths: study
Trump administration policy tug-of-war between big medical groups that want COVID vaccines back on CDC schedule for healthy kids and pregnant women, groups that want mandate ban extended to health sciences students.
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FDA, CDC advisers say lost pregnancies higher than expected following early mRNA vaccination
Lower-than-expected pregnancy loss following flu vaccine, however. HHS wants 18-month hold on FOIA litigation related to vaccines including for COVID, litigant's lawyer says.
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COVID cases increase in parts of US, worldwide, amid emerging 'razor blade throat' subvariant
The variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” – got the nickname because it can cause painful sore throats.
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Chinese neuroscientists’ work on early COVID-19 vaccine patent a smoking gun in probe of cover-up
The unusual collaboration between Chinese vaccine researchers and neuroscientists raises questions about how early China knew about COVID-19’s neurological symptoms, which are unusual for these types of viruses.
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Vaxxed Army pilot facing separation from military after denied promotion over COVID vaccine mandate
The Army has had problems recruiting and retaining soldiers, yet Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Budge is forced to ask the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to remove the adverse actions from his record so that he may receive his promotion and remain in the service.
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Coverup? Senate panel concludes health officials downplayed COVID vax risks despite early warnings
Federal health officials received reports about potential cardiac inflammation effects just months after the mRNA vaccines were approved, but delayed notifying the public about them and ultimately downplayed the risks, a senate subcommittee concluded.
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Sen Ron Johnson says new docs show feds failed to properly warn about COVID vaccine risks
The newly redacted documents show federal health officials knew about heart inflammation risks of the mRNA vaccines but delayed notifying the public.
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Highly educated voters far more satisfied with government COVID response: survey
Two-thirds of Democrats do not believe government overreacted to pandemic, the opposite of Republicans. Majority believes "the worst is behind us," but that's down from two years ago.
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Hegseth calls Biden's military COVID vax mandate 'unlawful,' provides guidance to restore careers
"We all know that the previous administration issued unlawful orders on mandatory vaccines on an experimental vaccine, COVID-19," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Servicemen who left over COVID vax can be reinstated, but must say they weren't coerced to leave
"I have grave concerns that not many people are going to be interested in that deal," said attorney R. Davis Younts, who represents military members and veterans.