Vaccine & COVID News
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Meet the Fire Chief Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Stephen Davis, the former fire rescue battalion chief of Orange County, Fla., was given an order to refuse religious exemptions and report any unvaccinated people under his command. He said no. As a result, he became one of the thousands of Americans who have been fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Listen to his story here….Daily Signal Staff -
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DC Mayor Pushes Proof of Vaccine, but Members of Congress Push Back
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is the latest in a string of left-wing mayors to institute a proof-of-vaccination mandate. Starting on Saturday, anyone 12 or older who wants to eat at a restaurant, go to a concert, or see a movie in the nation’s capital will have to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Rep. Ralph…Douglas Blair -
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I Lost My Job as United Pilot for Refusing Vaccine for Faith-Based Reasons
For many Americans who, like myself, have decided not to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious or medical reasons, staying true to our decision can mean being singled out and rejected by family, friends, and even employers. For me, it meant being placed on indefinite, unpaid leave from my job as a pilot for United…Sherry Walker -
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4 Takeaways From Heated COVID-19 Senate Hearing Featuring Another Fauci-Paul Clash
Senators heard from top Biden administration officials Tuesday about the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the omicron variant rages amid a shortage of tests for the disease. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee included another verbal battle between Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of…Virginia Allen -
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Federal Government Wants Racial Qualifications Added to COVID-19 Treatments
Are you ready for woke death panels? The federal government currently controls the market of monoclonal antibodies that are used to treat cases of the coronavirus and regulates the supply allocated to the states. Monoclonal antibodies are effective treatments and in some cases are literal lifesavers. Some state leaders, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have…Jarrett Stepman -
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BREAKING: Biden Administration Making Lists of Religious Vaccine Objectors
A tiny administrative agency in the District of Columbia announced a new policy Tuesday that will likely serve as a model for a whole-of-government push to assemble lists of Americans who object on religious grounds to a COVID-19 vaccine. The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia—a federal independent entity that assists officers in…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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More School Choice Needed as Teachers Unions Force More COVID-19 School Closings
For the third straight day last week, the Chicago Teachers Union canceled classes, choosing to return to virtual learning and citing dangers from the omicron variant as its excuse. To many, this is seen as nothing more than a teachers’ strike and power grab executed by a union that historically supports Democrat politicians. Democrats send…Cal Thomas -
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Sotomayor’s Ignorance of COVID-19 Facts
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ludicrous claim before her Supreme Court peers during Jan. 7 oral arguments that 100,000 children were “in serious condition” from COVID-19, when 3,000 would have been more accurate, is far more than just an embarrassment to the justice. How could such an ill-informed person be a justice of our highest court? What else…Roger Simon -
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It’s Illegal, Immoral, and Unconstitutional to Ration COVID-19 Treatments Based on Race
William F. Buckley Jr. famously described the role of conservatives as standing athwart history yelling, “Stop.” Usually, we stand in front of what liberals claim is “progress,” such as allowing sex changes for minor children and abolishing the Constitution. But sometimes we have to stand in front of liberals to stop them from reinstituting sordid…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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More COVID-19 School Closures Spell End of Teachers Unions Empire
Imagine being a second grader in a major city right now. If you entered kindergarten during the 2019-20 school year, COVID-19 first closed your school in March, potentially offering “remote learning.” As you prepared to enter first grade the following fall, you were one of more than half of students nationwide for whom the school…Lindsey Burke -
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Jay Sekulow Explains Vaccine Mandate Cases Before Supreme Court
Friday was a critical day for American liberty. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases to determine whether or not a stay would be issued against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The high court heard arguments on the Biden COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees, and also…Virginia Allen -
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Supreme Court Just Heard Oral Arguments in Vaccine Mandate Cases. Here Are the Takeaways.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in two cases on an emergency basis. Both cases involve lawsuits stemming from the Biden administration’s attempt to expand vaccination of Americans in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19’s seemingly limitless variants. The first case, NFIB v. OSHA, arose from challenges filed by employers (including The…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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The Failing Case for COVID-19 Mandates
The recent COVID-19 outbreak is dealing a major blow to the justification for extreme vaccine mandates. While there is some evidence that vaccines decrease the severity of COVID-19 infection, the public policy arguments to essentially force Americans to get vaccinated, under threat of losing their livelihoods is rapidly falling apart as the recent wave sweeps…Jarrett Stepman -
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Malone Maligned: Big Tech Censors mRNA Pioneer Over Vaccine Safety
Below is an unedited transcript of an interview last week by podcaster Joe Rogan with Dr. Robert Malone. Malone is a world-renowned molecular biologist who, in 1987 as a graduate student at the Salk Institute, mixed strands of RNA with droplets of fat and found that the substance induced human cells to begin producing proteins. Malone wrote…Doug Badger -
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2022 March for Life to ‘Proceed as Planned’ Despite DC Vaccine Mandate, Expects ‘Even Higher Levels of Enthusiasm’
Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned. “The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,” the pro-life organization said in press release, noting…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Court Delivers Win to Military Members Denied Religious Exemptions From Pentagon Vaccine Mandate
In one of many ongoing federal lawsuits challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates across the country, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a group of Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare personnel a resounding victory Jan. 3 in U.S. Navy SEALs 1-26 v. Biden. In his order, O’Connor…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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How These Western Countries Suppressed Freedom During COVID-19 Pandemic
Under the pretext of public health, the soul of what is known as the Free West has left most Western countries. Looking at the government overreach and abuses of power in virtually every other Western nation, one can only conclude that America truly is the last free man standing. Here is a rundown of the…Dennis Prager -
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Federal Court Hands Victory to Opponents of Vaccine Mandates
Head Start employees will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep their job, according to a federal court ruling Saturday. A federal district court handed a victory to the 24 states who sued over the requirement that Head Start employees get a COVID-19 vaccine. Judge Terry Doughty said the move by President Joe Biden…Kendall Tietz -
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COVID-19 in 2021: The Year of Living Unreasonably
In 2020, Americans learned that if emergency dictated, we could lock down, mask up, and blow out spending to temporarily stymie the impact of a global pandemic. We learned that if uncertainty required massive response, we could mobilize massive response, including the creation of new vaccines within one year. And in 2021, Americans learned that…Ben Shapiro -
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Pretending Biden Is Blameless on COVID-19
As the bad news surges and throbs again about the coronavirus, you can easily sense the lack of political vitriol for this president. President Joe Biden gets a free pass. On CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Dec. 19, reporter Mark Strassmann solemnly marked “another milestone in mourning.” “Bells tolled Thursday for 800,000 Americans dead from…Tim Graham