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September 7, 2022

Education Secretary Cardona opens up on schools' spending of COVID-19 relief money, heat-related closures

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reacted to Fox News' questioning about COVID-19 relief money sent to schools unprepared for the heat wave in major U.S. cities.

September 7, 2022

New York Gov. Hochul lifts mask mandate for mass transit

Wearing a mask on public transportation is now optional in the state of New York, as omicron-specific COVID boosters become available at pharmacies and cases fall.

September 7, 2022

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces state health officer will step down, third since COVID

West Virginia's health officer is stepping down effective Oct. 1. Dr. Ayne Amjad was appointed to the role of health officer in July 2020.

September 7, 2022

CNN op-ed jabs liberals for COVID school closures despite network pushing for them

In a CNN op-ed on Tuesday, Jill Filipovic argued that progressives need to acknowledge that there was a "problem" with school closures during the pandemic.

September 6, 2022

Biden administration expanding monkeypox vaccine distribution with $20 million AmerisourceBergen contract

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $20 million contract with AmerisourceBergen to speed up delivery of monkeypox vaccines nationwide.

September 6, 2022

White House wants simultaneous COVID, flu shots: ‘This is why God gave us two arms’

Dr. Ashish Jha made the remark as he implored Americans to get both shots at the same time this winter. New boosters tailored to the Omicron variant are now out

September 6, 2022

WH COVID adviser blasted for promotion of annual booster with flu shot: 'This is why God gave us two arms'

White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Ashish Jha was slammed on Twitter for describing annual booster shots as the reason he believes “God gave us two arms.”

September 6, 2022

Julia Roberts says having George Clooney 'saved' her from 'loneliness and despair' during filming

Julia Roberts claimed George Clooney and his wife Amal "saved" her from "loneliness and despair" during filming of "Ticket to Paradise." The group had to quarantine in Australia.

September 6, 2022

Flashback: MSNBC, CNN, and more bash Trump for wanting to reopen schools, claim it is not safe

Left-leaning media outlets and Democratic politicians repeatedly criticized former President Trump for wanting to reopen schools, and claimed it was unsafe.

September 6, 2022

White House hints Americans will need annual COVID boosters

The Biden administration signaled Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine booster could be viewed similar to an annual flu shot.