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Governor of State Leading Nation in Covid Death Rate Can’t Name a Thing He’d Do Differently
"With all due respect, governor, your way is failing," CNN's Jake Tapper said. "Are you going to try to change anything to change this horrible statistic from what you're doing already?"
My Child Was Vulnerable Long Before the Pandemic. But the Wait for a Vaccine Is Excruciating
Whenever my 9-year-old seizes, he’s coming out of sleep—as though his brain gets stuck in an elevator between the basement of REM and the lobby of consciousness. Around 5 a.m., always on a day I couldn’t predict, his 50-pound frame starts to tap and jerk, keeping an awful rhythm, and, for too many seconds, he…
FDA Panel Recommends Against Following White House Plan for Booster Doses for All
But it recommended third doses for the elderly and other at-risk groups
On the Road Again with Mannequin Pussy
Before a late July night in Silver Spring, Maryland, it had been well over a year […]
Nicki Minaj Is Now a QAnon Hero
Far-right conspiracy theorists have embraced the rapper following her unhinged social media posts about Covid-19 and vaccines
‘Worst Kind of Politics’: Biden Bashes GOP Governors Who Balk at Vaccine Mandates
"The governors of Florida and Texas are doing everything they can to undermine the life-saving requirements," the president said
Moderna’s Case for a COVID-19 Booster Shot: Its Vaccine Protection Wanes by 36% After 12 Months, According to a New Study
In a preprint study, the company announced the latest results from its ongoing study of vaccine efficacy
Sorry Nicki, No One in Trinidad Suffered ‘Swollen Testicles’ From the Vaccine
"We wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim," health minister of Trinidad and Tobago said of rapper's viral tweet about her cousin's friend
Fauci Deflates Nicki Minaj’s ‘Swollen’ Balls Anti-Vaxx Claims
"There's no evidence that it happens, nor is there any mechanistic reason to imagine that it would happen," the doctor said
43 Hospitals Turned Away Alabama Cardiac Patient Due to COVID-19 Surge, Obituary Says
“In honor of Ray, please get vaccinated if you have not, in an effort to free up resources for non-COVID related emergencies,” his obituary read.
The Gates Foundation’s 2021 Report Shows That Childhood Vaccinations Dropped During the Pandemic—But There’s a Bright Side
This time last year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation warned of a grim potential side effect from the COVID-19 pandemic: its disruptions to routine medical care could erase 25 years of progress on childhood vaccination, setting back global health by decades. The 2021 installment of the foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report, which details progress on…
Anti-Vaxxers Are Now Gargling Iodine to Prevent Covid-19
One ER doc's response to the new trend: "Fuck me! Of course they are"