Vaccine & COVID News

Mindless virtue signaling doesn’t fare well in a real crisis. As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic, and citizens, businesses, and governments do all they can to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus, some useless measures instituted in less turbulent times will go by the wayside. One of these useless measures…

Homeschooling—a few weeks ago the domain of about 3% of the school-aged population—made headlines this month as COVID-19 rapidly closed schools across 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Indeed, the coronavirus has meant that “We’re All Homeschoolers Now.” While millions of children—and their parents—are experiencing homeschooling for the first time this month,…

Last fall my husband was one of three firefighters to save a family from an apartment fire. All three men won an award from the county for their courage. But my husband, who also is an emergency medical technician, won’t be stepping up to receive that award any time soon. The ceremony was canceled because…

If anything good can come from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the revelation of America’s overreliance on China, especially when it comes to drugs. Interviewed by NBC News, retired Brig. Gen. John Adams said, “Basically, we’ve outsourced our entire industry to China. That is a strategic vulnerability.” Adams spent his 30-year military career as an…

Besides being a congressman, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., is an emergency room physician and Army special operations veteran. He joins me today on The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss his perspective on the coronavirus pandemic, what the Senate’s relief package gets right and wrong, and why the U.S. shouldn’t be dependent on China for pharmaceuticals…

Congress’ response to the economic consequences of the coronavirus should be targeted, temporary, and directed at public health efforts while limiting politically motivated bailouts and abuse. Unfortunately, the Senate’s version of the CARES Act, which continues to be held up amid political fights, misses this mark by including special benefits to specific industries that will…

During the daily White House briefing yesterday on the government’s responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump announced that he had signed an executive order that directed the federal government to fund 100% of the costs incurred by New York, California, and Washington state in connection with their use of their National Guard…

Major events bring with them new words, phrases, and social responses. Some events—such as major terrorist attacks or global pandemics—call upon us to change how we deal with matters such as security or close personal interactions. They challenge what we have known as normal and ask us to consider what new measures might be needed…

Abortion remains an issue of significance across the country even as the coronavirus spreads. As the crisis unfolds, policymakers must ensure that life-affirming policies that protect innocent, unborn life remain an integral part of our nation’s response, both legislatively and administratively. An initial draft of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which President Donald Trump…

Social distancing policies at the state and federal level have forced businesses to close temporarily, which has led millions of Americans to worry about their financial situation.  Policymakers must offer focused, temporary solutions that specifically help people who are unable to work or whose businesses have been adversely affected by the closures.  In true Washington…

The Senate is considering a coronavirus fiscal stimulus package aimed at minimizing the adverse economic impact resulting from the pandemic. Yet this proposal is neither targeted nor temporary—two important hallmarks of any proposed fiscal stimulus Congress introduces—nor is it adequately linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Compounding the problems of the legislation, called the Coronavirus Aid,…

The rapid spread of the coronavirus has completely upended daily life for all Americans and shows no sign of letting up. Harsh orders from numerous state governors require Americans to stay home except for essential activities in an effort to halt, or at least slow, new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new…

The spread of the Chinese coronavirus will strain America’s health care system to the breaking point. Primary care physicians already are overbooked, medical products are in short supply, and those who become symptomatic are afraid to visit clinics for fear of putting other, more vulnerable patients at risk. Fortunately, many of our conversations on Capitol…

America’s medical professionals are doing all they can to ensure the best care for COVID-19 patients. But to slow the spread of the coronavirus and give hospitals the time they need to prepare for a potential influx of patients, nurse McKinley Mather-Pike says, there are several things we can all be doing.  Mather-Pike, who lives…