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FDA wants COVID boosters targeting Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants

July 1, 2022

FDA wants COVID boosters targeting Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants

The FDA has recommended COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers change the design of their booster shots to combat the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the coronavirus.

North Korea blames 'alien things' near border with South for COVID outbreak

July 1, 2022

North Korea blames 'alien things' near border with South for COVID outbreak

North Korea has seemingly blamed its first COVID-19 outbreak on neighboring South Korea, and has warned its citizens to "vigilantly deal with alien things."

N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

July 1, 2022

N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

North Korea claims those with COVID-19 contracted the disease after they came in contact with balloons flown from South Korea, with South Korea denying the claim.

Republicans call on CDC to release 2021 child suicide data: problem 'worsened' by pandemic

July 1, 2022

Republicans call on CDC to release 2021 child suicide data: problem 'worsened' by pandemic

Rep. Steil led a letter with several of his GOP colleagues to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky calling for the release of the final child suicide data from 2021.

Moms sound alarm about teachers' unions, learning loss: 'We need to turn this country around'

July 1, 2022

Moms sound alarm about teachers' unions, learning loss: 'We need to turn this country around'

‘Fox & Friends First’ mom panelists Cheryl Onderchain, Quisha King, and Natalya Murakhver, raise awareness over teacher unions and education reform for public schools nationwide.

Media imply Clarence Thomas supports ‘debunked’ Covid vaccine theory about aborted fetal tissue

July 1, 2022

Media imply Clarence Thomas supports ‘debunked’ Covid vaccine theory about aborted fetal tissue

Several media outlets repeated the false claim that Justice Clarence Thomas supported the theory that Covid vaccines were made with aborted fetal tissue.

Listeria outbreak may be linked to Florida, CDC says

June 30, 2022

Listeria outbreak may be linked to Florida, CDC says

About 96% of people sickened by listeria during a recent outbreak lived in Florida or had traveled to the state a month before falling ill, the CDC says.

Pete Hegseth rips American Rescue Plan funding left's education agenda: 'Indicting America with COVID money'

June 30, 2022

Pete Hegseth rips American Rescue Plan funding left's education agenda: 'Indicting America with COVID money'

“Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth on Thursday slammed COVID relief funds going to "oral historians" researching anti-racism, "Latinx" histories.

Wimbledon 2022: Roberto Bautista Agut the third player to withdraw over COVID-19

June 30, 2022

Wimbledon 2022: Roberto Bautista Agut the third player to withdraw over COVID-19

Roberto Bautista Agut became the third player to withdraw from Wimbledon this year after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

COVID restrictions ease in Shanghai as case numbers drop

June 30, 2022

COVID restrictions ease in Shanghai as case numbers drop

Shanghai is now allowing in-person dining and will be reopening its Disney Resort as coronavirus restrictions ease with decreasing COVID-19 case numbers.