January 17, 2022 Midwest hospital chain stops using race-based COVID-19 treatment plan amid backlash SSM Health, a Catholic hospital chain that operates 23 hospitals in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, has stopped using race as a determining factor for prioritizing COVID-19 treatment.
January 17, 2022 Biden's new COVID-19 policy is not what Martin Luther King dreamed about for America The Biden administration’s discriminatory COVID-19 treatment policy is particularly offensive as we honor the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr
January 17, 2022 Youngkin's school mask mandate ban set to be next legal front in culture war: 'Clearly headed for litigation' Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is likely headed for a legal battle with some of his state's largest school districts over mask mandates.
January 17, 2022 Jen Psaki takes shot at Youngkin over order allowing Virginia parents to opt out of mask mandates White House press secretary Jen Psaki took a shot at Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R., as he fulfilled a campaign promise to allow parents to opt out of school mask mandates.
January 17, 2022 WaPo laments SCOTUS decision to block Biden vaccine mandate, advocates business and state mandates instead The Washington Post editorial board lamented the Supreme Court's decision to block President Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees.
January 17, 2022 Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley tests positive for COVID-19: 'Very minor symptoms' Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, but is continuing to work remotely as he experiences “very minor symptoms,” his spokesperson said Monday.
January 17, 2022 Nigel Farage slams 'authoritarian' Australia after Novak Djokovic's deportation: 'No freedom of choice' Nigel Farage said on "Fox & Friends First" that this is an issue of "hysteria surrounding a vaccine" and noted that Australia is still seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases despite its high vaccination rate and strict lockdown policies.
January 17, 2022 China's Xi pushes for greater cooperation on COVID-19, rejects 'Cold War mentality' Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and pledged to send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries, while urging other powers to discard a "Cold-War mentality” at a time of rising geopolitical tensions — a not-so-veiled swipe at the United States.
January 17, 2022 New Mexico city postpones MLK outdoor march, while other indoor events continue The city of Albuquerque postponed its Martin Luther King Jr. march due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, while other events have been able to continue with restrictions.
January 17, 2022 Minnesota removes race as a factor for COVID treatment eligibility after pressure Minnesota removed race as a preferential factor regarding which COVID-19 patients will receive monoclonal antibody treatment.
