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July 19, 2021

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on COVID-19: We can't exclude lab leak theory

National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins tells Dr. Marc Siegel that he "can’t exclude" the theory that the coronavirus pandemic occurred after being leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.

July 19, 2021

Reporters hit Biden for walking back Facebook 'killing people' comment: 'Not the administration's finest hour'

Multiple reporters and pundits hit President Biden for walking back his comments that Facebook is "killing people" with COVID-19 misinformation, noting he had admittedly spread misinformation himself.

July 19, 2021

UK opts not to vaccinate most under-18s against COVID-19

The British government has decided not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more safety data on the vaccines become available.

July 19, 2021

Psaki says WH will 'welcome' COVID-19 vaccine PSA from Trump as cases rise

Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Psaki if President Biden would reach out to Trump to “cut a PSA” telling people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

July 19, 2021

World is 'moving further away' from end of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO official

A top scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that the world is shifting further away from the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to factors like viral variants, social mixing, the flouting of public health measures and vaccine inequities.

July 19, 2021

Fauci supports medical group's call to mask 3-year-olds and older in school: 'Reasonable thing to do'

Dr. Anthony Fauci argued Monday that the decision by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to recommend all children aged 3 years and older wear masks when schools reopen regardless of vaccination status was "a reasonable thing to do."

July 19, 2021

Rep. Donalds says Big Tech censorship 'absolutely' a free speech issue: Biden has 'hand in the cookie jar'

Rep. Bryon Donalds, R-Fla. said in a new interview he was "disgusted" by the recent rhetoric coming from the Biden administration about battling so-called coronavirus "misinformation" on social media.

July 19, 2021

Common cholesterol drug may reduce COVID-19 severity, study finds

Coronavirus patients taking statins prior to hospitalization substantially reduced their odds of in-hospital death and severe COVID-19, researchers found.

July 19, 2021

Barstool Fund gives boost to help small business recover from 'darkest times': Portnoy

Barstool Fund Dave Portnoy told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that the boost to help small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was 'rewarding.'

July 19, 2021

Masks recommended inside schools for anyone over age of 2: American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance for the upcoming school year on Monday, now recommending that anyone above the age of 2 wear masks inside schools to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, "regardless of vaccination status."