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December 24, 2020

Deroy Murdock: Trump confounds critics by delivering two COVID vaccines in record time

Operation Warp Speed, President Trump’s immunological Manhattan Project, deserves its name. Regardless, with one key exception, Trump’s critics have denied him credit for this stunning achievement.

December 24, 2020

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes allergic reactions at rate higher than other vaccines, doctor says

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may result in more allergic reactions than expected among other vaccines, although it's still rare, Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientific adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui said during a recent interview.

December 24, 2020

Fauci shifts herd immunity goalposts, now says as much as 90% may be needed to halt coronavirus

Top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has appeared to shift his stance on what percentage of the U.S. population needs to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order for the country to reach herd immunity.

December 23, 2020

New studies show people who get COVID-19 less likely to get reinfected

Two new medical studies suggest that people who are infected once with COVID-19 are very unlikely to test positive again for up to six months and possibly longer.

December 23, 2020

US reaches milestone of more than 1 million vaccines administered

CDC Director Robert R. Redfield shared the news via a media release.

December 23, 2020

NYC reports 'significant' COVID-19 vaccine reaction in health care worker

A health care worker in New York City suffered what officials are calling a “serious adverse event” after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

December 23, 2020

Israeli pharmacist gets 4 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in vial mishap: report

A pharmacist in Israel who was accidentally injected with four doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine told news outlets that he feels fine and encouraged others to “be optimistic” about the jab.

December 23, 2020

Liberty Vittert: As COVID deaths mount, greatest gift we can give our loved ones is to stay away

With COVID-19 infections at a record high, the greatest gift the young can give to the old, children can give to parents, and grandkids can give to grandparents is the gift of distance, to avoid transmitting the coronavirus.

December 22, 2020

US to study allergic reactions from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

The US is looking at why several people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine have developed allergic reactions, according to a report.

December 22, 2020

AOC defends decision to get vaccine amid criticism from fellow lawmakers, including teammate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to social media this week to defend her decision to receive the coronavirus vaccine over the weekend, after some of her fellow lawmakers criticized members for accepting doses ahead of frontline workers and vulnerable populations.