Vaccine & COVID News
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Classical Education Rises to the Challenges of COVID-19
Imagine for a moment the meetings that took place in schools across the country during the first and second week of March. Word was starting to spread that the new coronavirus sweeping across China was making its way to the West. If it emerged here, too, life was going to be disrupted, and essential gathering…Mike Terry -
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Problematic Women: The Chinese Government’s Coronavirus Cover-Up
Live from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Problematic Women talk with Olivia Enos, a senior policy analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, about China’s attempted COVID-19 cover-up. Enos breaks down her latest report on the subject and how America should respond to the actions of the Chinese Communist Party. Also…Lauren Evans -
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Everything You Need to Know About China and Its Handling of COVID-19
Could the coronavirus have originated from one of Chinaâs wet markets? Is internal dissent growing in China? Is China using Zoom to spy on Americans? What kind of propaganda is China putting out about COVID-19? Dean Cheng, a senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, addresses all these questions and…Rachel del Guidice -
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Coronavirus Commission Examines How to Get America Back to Work
Before many Americans are able to go back to work, the country will have to reach four goals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said as the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission began to study related issues. âNo. 1, we need to stop the spread. That has not been stopped,â Frist, a…Fred Lucas -
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COVID-19 Should Make Us Appreciate Miracle of Life, Not Make Abortions ‘Essential’
Here are a few examples of headlines over recent weeks. “Republicans exploit coronavirus to restrict abortions.” âLos Angeles Times “The Coronavirus Becomes an Excuse to Restrict Abortions.” âThe New York Times “Texas women forced to travel 20 times farther for abortion under coronavirus ban.” âThe Hill Five statesâTexas, Ohio, Alabama, Iowa, and Mississippiâthat are prohibiting…Star Parker -
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How Reporter From Pro-Beijing Outlet Got Access to White House Coronavirus Press Briefing
A reporter from a Hong Kong outlet aligned with the Communist Party of China is a member of the White House Foreign Press Group and has rotating access to White House press briefings. That is how the Phoenix TV reporter was able to push pro-Beijing talking points, touting Chinese aid to other countries, during the White House…Peter Hasson -
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China Keeps Suppressing Religion While Squelching Truth About COVID-19
China now reports close to zero new cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, the one-time epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. This latest claim follows a string of other positive reports, leading many to extol Chinaâs drastic containment measures and hold it up as an example of a country successfully fighting the coronavirus. Numbers asideâthemselves dubious,…Travis Weber -
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Fauci Says He âFullyâ Expects Schools to Reopen in the Fall as Coronavirus Is Brought âUnder Controlâ
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he expects schools in the United States to be able to reopen by the fall as health officials get the novel coronavirus âunder controlâ through widespread testing. âI fully expect, though Iâm humble enough to know that I canât accurately predict, but by the time we get to the fall…Chuck Ross -
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Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order Giving Coronavirus Benefits to Illegal Aliens
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday signed an executive order ensuring that all immigrants and refugeesâincluding illegal aliensâare eligible to receive the cityâs coronavirus benefits. The city of Chicago has launched several programs in order to help residents cope with the financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such initiatives include a coronavirus Housing Assistance Grant…Jason Hopkins -
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Trump Considers Defunding ‘China-Centric’ WHO for Botched COVID-19 Response
President Donald Trump floated the idea of defunding the World Health Organization after its botched response to the coronavirus pandemic on the same day the international body marked its 72nd anniversary. âWe are going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO. We are going to put a very powerful hold on it…Fred Lucas -
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Japan Dodged a COVID-19 Bullet âĤ Or Did It?
There has been far less international focus on Japanâs low-key response to COVID-19 than on South Koreaâs extensive testing program. The latter strategy is now extolled as an international model for bending the curve, but with few early cases in Japan, media reports questioned how the country had done so well with such little effort….Bruce Klingner -
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Donât Believe Russiaâs Disinformation About Coronavirus
For the past couple of weeks, Russia has been sowing disinformation about the coronavirus. Various Russian news sources have claimed that the U.S. started the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. deployed the virus as a âbiological weapon,â or that the virus is a complete hoax created by the United States. These statements are false and clearly…Alexis Mrachek -
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We Donât Need Terrorism Charges to Prosecute Those Who Cough to Spread COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best in some people. Unfortunately, it also has brought out the very worst in others. For reasons that decent folks probably never will understand, some bad actors have threatened to spread COVID-19 intentionally by coughing on people and produce in grocery stores and elsewhere. A man in New…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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New COVID-19 Tests Will Inform Our Endgame
Public health authorities are making life-and-death decisions. To make good decisions, federal and state policymakers must be able to understand the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that requires solid data. The truth: Medical experts have been working in the dark. They do not have an accurate picture of how many people have the virus…Amy Anderson -
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After COVID-19, 4 Ways the US Can Put Pressure on China
Even before COVID-19 cases spiked in the U.S., members of Congress were drafting legislation to punish China. Odds are the pandemic won’t be the great turning point in Sino-American relations that some anticipate. But don’t expect Washington to ease the pressure on Beijing. That will continue so long as the regime persists in its destabilizing…James Carafano -
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Will Coronavirus Change What We Value?
In the story âA Christmas Carol,â when Charles Dickens received âvisitsâ from all three ghosts in one night, he shouts so all can hear, âI will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three…Nicole Russell -
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Even in Pandemic, America Still the Global Leader
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has gone on the offensive to correct misapprehensions about American and Chinese leadership in the coronavirus crisis. China has ramped up a global propaganda battle, hoping to move into the leadership position. Yet, as a country that was the origin of the coronavirus, the cause of the global crisis, and…Helle Dale -
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Middle East Coronavirus Data Sketchy, Leaving Populaces to Suffer
As the coronavirus continues to affect daily life around the world, one region that should be of particular concern for the United States is the Middle East. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, economic fragility, varying levels of stability, and civil wars have weakened the regionâs ability to effectively deal with a mass outbreak. While there…Nicole Robinson -
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Permanent Repeal of the Jones Act Would Be a Winning Response to COVID-19
A waiver of the century-old Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act, was said to be on the table at Fridayâs White House meeting between President Donald Trump and U.S. oil producers. If legislation was passed to make such a waiver permanent, applying it to all shipments, not just oil, that would be…Patrick Tyrrell -
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The Importance of Optimism Amid COVID-19 Crisis
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” (Proverbs 17:22 NLT) Everywhere you lookâfrom newspaper headlines, to TV “alerts,” to those too-long White House briefings, to people wearing masks in public places, there is hardly any news that isn’t negative. Stories of people not getting the coronavirus, much less…Cal Thomas