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September 15, 2022

CDC opens applications for monkeypox vaccine equity program

The CDC said Thursday that it would open applications for its monkeypox vaccine equity program to state and local health departments and tribal governments.

September 15, 2022

Jeff Bridges talks 'The Big Lebowski' and his terrifying near-death experience

After a scary battle with cancer and COVID, Jeff Bridges teamed up with AstraZeneca to help immunocompromised people live more freely and without fear of catching COVID.

September 15, 2022

The tragedies of 9/11 and COVID-19 gave me a new appreciation for freedom

I received the Freedom Award from former N.Y. Gov. Pataki this year on 9/11 because of my advocacy for families whose loved ones died in nursing homes from COVID-19.

September 14, 2022

COVID-19 commission slams governments' response as 'untrustworthy,' urges investigation into virus origins

The Lancet COVID-19 Commission wrote in a report published Wednesday that governments around the world "showed themselves to be untrustworthy and ineffective."

September 14, 2022

Rand Paul threatens to investigate royalties to Fauci, other officials, if GOP takes Senate

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that if and when Republicans take control of the Senate, he will make sure officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci have to disclose any royalties they receive.

September 14, 2022

House Republicans investigate Education Dept for allegedly using COVID relief to fund critical race theory

Republicans investigating allegations that Department of Education allegedly used federal funds to schools to help with reopening after COVID-19 in order to bolster far-left programs.

September 14, 2022

Republicans ask why Biden still requires masks for Head Start toddlers

House Republicans are demanding answers on why the Biden administration is still mandating masks for toddlers as young as 2 years old in the federal Head Start program.

September 14, 2022

WHO director-general says 'the end is in sight' for COVID pandemic

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus believes that the world is in a great position to end the COVID pandemic and that "the end is in sight."

September 14, 2022

Israel plans on offering updated coronavirus booster by September

Israel plans on offering Phizer and BioNtechs' updated COVID booster by September, which offers protection from the Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants.

September 13, 2022

Washington Department of Corrections fined in wake of tuberculosis outbreak in prison

Washington’s Department of Corrections was fined more than $84K for not following safety protocols that led to a tuberculosis outbreak in its Aberdeen prison.