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January 19, 2023

COVID-ravaged Chinese factories eye post-Lunar New Year comeback

Following three years of COVID-19 restrictions, Chinese manufacturers are anticipating normal levels of operation at their factories when workers return from Lunar New Year festivities.

January 19, 2023

Emails show CDC had ‘significant influence’ on COVID policies at Facebook, worked to 'silence' vaccine dissent

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked to "silence dissent" related to the COVID vaccine at Facebook during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reason.

January 19, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially ends proxy voting

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday ended proxy voting in the House of Representatives, requiring lawmakers to be present in-person to cast votes.

January 19, 2023

Washington medical board accuses Idaho doctor spreading false COVID-19 claims

The Washington state medical board is accusing a doctor from Idaho of spreading false information related to the coronavirus. Officials have started an ongoing investigation.

January 19, 2023

$163 billion of COVID relief was stolen. Republicans must get to the bottom of it

Massive fraud in pandemic-era federal relief programs should be at the top of Republicans' agenda.

January 18, 2023

Vulnerable Dem governor skewered by challengers for rejecting records request on COVID closures

Kentucky Republicans hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear skewered him Wednesday for rejecting a records request concerning correspondence about COVID school closures.

January 18, 2023

Travel in EU countries approached pre-pandemic levels in 2022

Last year’s travel sector in the European Union rebounded almost 50% from 2021 levels, after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the tourism industry in 2019.

January 18, 2023

Chinese citizens angry over lack of preparation to protect elderly before abandoning 'zero-COVID' policies

Chinese citizens who lost relatives to COVID-19 in the past few months are angry at the lack of preparation around protecting the elderly before lifting the "zero-COVID" policy.

January 18, 2023

Connecticut bill would let 12-year-olds get vaccines without parental consent

A bill proposed in the Connecticut state legislature would provide children 12 years and older with the right to get vaccines without parental consent.

January 18, 2023

North Carolina judge dismisses UNC student suit seeking virus refunds

A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by UNC students seeking coronavirus refunds. Students say they deserve reimbursements when the school shut down in March 2020.