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January 11, 2022

Rand Paul rips Fauci following latest hearing fireworks: He doesn't want debate because he 'is science'

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul sparred with Dr. Anthony Fauci in a Senate hearing with the lawmaker pressing the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on reports he sought to quash "fringe" epidemiologists' coronavirus mitigation strategies.

January 11, 2022

Spanish PM urges European leaders to treat COVID-19 as an 'endemic' illness, track it like the flu

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed treating COVID-19 as an “endemic disease" rather than a pandemic this week, saying that Spain is considering a move to start tracking the virus like the flu instead of counting every case.

January 11, 2022

House sergeant-at-arms says Capitol will remain closed to visitors: 'I'm afraid of COVID’

The Capitol will remain closed to visitors as cases of the highly contagious coronavirus continue to escalate nationwide, the House sergeant-at-arms told lawmakers Tuesday. 

January 11, 2022

Australian officials investigating Novak Djokovic over alleged false travel claim: report

Novak Djokovic has resumed training in Melbourne with the hopes of competing in the Australian Open next week after his visa was reinstated on Monday — but the threat of deportation still looms as federal officials are now investigating the tennis pro to determine if he lied on his entry form, Australian media reported Tuesday. 

January 11, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

January 11, 2022

More military service members committed suicide July-Sept 2021 than have ever died from coronavirus

Over 100 members of the U.S. military took their own lives in the third quarter of 2021 which represents a higher total than the number of service members who have died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

January 11, 2022

CDC faces more backlash after new reported recommendations for 'better' masking

The CDC is hit over new report it will be recommending N95 masks to protect against the omicron variant.

January 11, 2022

As omicron surges, CDC shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months

As more Americans get booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines amidst a surge of the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it would make a change to its Moderna booster recommendation.

January 11, 2022

Scalise, Comer fire back after Dem leaders call GOP letter demanding COVID hearing 'disingenuous'

The two Republican leaders shot back at House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., in Tuesday statements to Fox News.

January 11, 2022

Kayleigh McEnany warns Americans have lost faith in public health officials: 'We need new faces'

Kayleigh McEnany reacted Tuesday on 'Outnumbered' to Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky answering questions at a Senate hearing.