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February 4, 2022

China's pandemic Olympics begins, with lockdown and boycotts

The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago launched a locked-down Winter Olympics on Friday, proudly projecting its might on the most global of stages even as some Western governments mounted a diplomatic boycott over the way China treats millions of its own people.

February 3, 2022

The unvaccinated should be a 'protected class' argues 'Convoy to DC 2022' co-founder

Brian Brase, co-organizer of 'Convoy to D.C. 2022' said he believes unvaccinated Americans should have the same civil rights other protected classes do.

February 3, 2022

Tucker Carlson: Mask mandates are a debate about power, not about science

Tucker Carlson argues leaders are using school mask mandates to manipulate people to gain more people.

February 3, 2022

The murky world of gain-of-function research

Gain-of-function research is a murky world, where scientists hide behind classifications and shifting definitions, all without having to disclose exactly what the purpose of the research is.

February 3, 2022

Healthy adults deliberately infected with COVID-19 in world's first 'human challenge study'

Three dozen healthy young adults were infected with COVID-19 in a controlled setting to examine the full course of the virus in the world's first human challenge study, conducted by the Imperial College of London.

February 3, 2022

NY high school student spent hours out in the cold after she refused to wear a mask

A 16-year-old high school student sat in a cold vestibule for hours because her New York high school wouldn't allow her in the building without a mask, even though the state's mask mandate had been struck down as unconstitutional the day before.

February 3, 2022

Sweden joins others in announcing end of virus restrictions

Sweden on Thursday joined other European nations in saying it will remove coronavirus restrictions.

February 3, 2022

US hospitals facing nurse shortages seek foreign health care workers amid visa windfall

U.S. hospitals are struggling with a shortage of nurses that worsened as COVID pandemic burnout led many to retire or leave their jobs.

February 3, 2022

Dr. Oz: COVID lockdowns study should anger Americans

Dr. Mehmet Oz said on Thursday that the new study showing the ineffectiveness of COVID-19 lockdowns should anger people.

February 3, 2022

CDC director: Studies yet to show BA.2 sub-variant evading current vaccines more than omicron

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that experts have not yet seen studies suggesting omicron sub-variant BA.2 will evade COVID-19 vaccine protection any more so than the original omicron strain has already.