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July 28, 2021

Dr. Nicole Saphier: CDC, kids and masks – COVID guidance continues to miss the mark

The updated CDC guidance announced on Tuesday endorsing universal indoor masking in K-12 schools is an open-ended recommendation that will have negligible benefit in lowering severe outcomes and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

July 28, 2021

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine efficacy drops to 84% after 6 months, preprint study suggests

A new study involving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine suggests the jab’s efficacy drops to around 84% about six months after the second dose.

July 28, 2021

Senate Republicans rip CDC's new mask guidance as 'kabuki theater'

Senate Republicans blasted the CDC’s new recommendations that fully vaccinated people mask up again, saying Americans deserve the freedom to make their own decisions.

July 28, 2021

DOJ indicates it might sue states returning to pre-pandemic voting regulations

President Biden's Justice Department warned states on Wednesday that they could face legal action in rolling back COVID-era voting procedures. 

July 28, 2021

Texas police department warns public after COVID-positive migrants released by Border Patrol into town

A Texas border town police department is warning citizens of the potential danger posed by illegal immigrants infected with the coronavirus being released by Border Patrol agents and housed in local hotels.

July 28, 2021

NYC to give $100 to those getting COVID-19 vaccine

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that people getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at any city-run vaccination site will receive a $100 incentive starting Friday, July 30. 

July 28, 2021

CDC hit by liberal media outlets for 'confusing message' on wearing masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) became the focus of unusual scrutiny from multiple liberal media outlets this week following its reversal on mask-wearing guidance for those vaccinated against the coronavirus.

July 28, 2021

Mask mandates pour in nationwide after CDC revises guidance for vaccinated people

New mask mandates and rules cascaded Tuesday and Wednesay following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance that vaccinated people in high-transmission areas should still wear masks indoors, bringing back pandemic health restrictions for many Americans.

July 28, 2021

Teen COVID-19 patient on ventilator entering 'recovery stage,' doctor says

A doctor helping to care for a Florida teen who has been in a coma while battling COVID-19 said she is entering the recovery stage, bringing hope to her devastated relatives.

July 28, 2021

WaPo's Max Boot ripped for tweeting Saudi Arabia 'more progressive' than the US for vaccine mandate

Washington Post opinion columnist Max Boot was ripped for a now-deleted tweet in which he lamented that Saudi Arabia is being "more progressive" than the United States because of their plans to impose new COVID-19 vaccine mandates.