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Loudoun County parents and children serve affidavits to school board calling for them to end mask mandate

February 8, 2022

Loudoun County parents and children serve affidavits to school board calling for them to end mask mandate

Parents and children at a school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, served affidavits to board officials on Tuesday evening, calling on them to cease and desist the school district's mask mandate for students and staff.

New York official offers to host cheerleading state championship so teams can avoid vaccine requirement

February 8, 2022

New York official offers to host cheerleading state championship so teams can avoid vaccine requirement

Cheerleaders from multiple Long Island high schools gathered on Tuesday to voice their support for changing the site of next month's state championships due to a COVID-19 vaccination requirement at the current venue, the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Virginia legislature makes bipartisan move to end school mask mandates

February 8, 2022

Virginia legislature makes bipartisan move to end school mask mandates

A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers has moved to end mask mandates in the state's schools as Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order doing the same faces multiple court challenges.

Media outlets call the Canada Freedom Convoy protesting vaccine mandates 'insurrection,' 'sedition'

February 8, 2022

Media outlets call the Canada Freedom Convoy protesting vaccine mandates 'insurrection,' 'sedition'

Media outlets have grown increasingly hostile against the Freedom Convoy in Canada against vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions.

More Stacey Abrams photos surface, showing her maskless around masked kids

February 8, 2022

More Stacey Abrams photos surface, showing her maskless around masked kids

More photos of Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams not wearing a mask in the presence of masked children have surfaced, potentially casting doubt on a spokesperson's claim that the candidate only rarely removed the mask while visiting the school in question.

Surgeon general defends masks in school, but says goal is to 'pull back' on restrictions

February 8, 2022

Surgeon general defends masks in school, but says goal is to 'pull back' on restrictions

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy answered questions from the Senate Finance Committee dealing with youth mental health on Tuesday, and one subject that came up on more than one occasion was whether schools should require students to wear face masks to protect against COVID-19.

'The View's' Sunny Hostin drastically overstates percentage of COVID deaths among younger people

February 8, 2022

'The View's' Sunny Hostin drastically overstates percentage of COVID deaths among younger people

"The View's" Sunny Hostin falsely suggested that one percent of younger people who contract the coronavirus will die.

COVID-19 pandemic causes 'broken heart' syndrome cases to surge: researchers

February 8, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic causes 'broken heart' syndrome cases to surge: researchers

Research has reportedly identified a spike in cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome," over the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

Scott Walker on 'America's Newsroom': Kids falling behind because of teachers' unions, 'radicals' like Fauci

February 8, 2022

Scott Walker on 'America's Newsroom': Kids falling behind because of teachers' unions, 'radicals' like Fauci

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker blamed 'radicals like Tony Fauci' and teachers' unions for failing schoolchildren during the pandemic on 'America's Newsroom.'

US Olympic Luger shares how she prepared for Beijing 2022

February 8, 2022

US Olympic Luger shares how she prepared for Beijing 2022

US Luger opens up about training for the Olympics during the pandemic.