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June 22, 2021

Sen. Kennedy: Chinese Communist Party 'lies like they breathe'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told "Fox News Primetime" Tuesday that while China's communist leadership may consider themselves a "net winner" of the coronavirus pandemic, they are "losers in the worldwide court of public opinion."

June 22, 2021

Tucker Carlson: Scientists want to use human engineering to solve climate change

'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host discusses how Google may have funded research that led to the coronavirus pandemic, and how scientists want to use human engineering to stop climate change and beef consumption.

June 22, 2021

Indiana University students sue school over vaccine requirement, allege constitutional rights violated

Eight Indiana University students have filed a federal lawsuit against the school, alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violates both their constitutional rights and the state's new vaccine passport law.

June 22, 2021

US likely to miss July 4 COVID-19 vaccine target, White House says

The United States will likely fail to meet President Joe Biden's goal to deliver at least one COVID-19 vaccine to 70% of adults by July 4, officials said on Tuesday and warned the Delta variant first found in India poses the greatest threat to U.S. eradication efforts.

June 22, 2021

CDC director says benefits of COVID-19 vaccination ‘far outweigh’ risks of rare heart issues

Ahead of an anticipated CDC advisory panel meeting Wednesday relating to heart inflammation in a small fraction of vaccinated teens and young adults, head of the agency, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, suspects the data will reveal the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks of rare side effects and poor outcomes from COVID-19 disease.

June 22, 2021

Philippines' Duterte threatens vaccine decliners with jail, animal drug

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, frustrated by the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in his country, threatened people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug widely used to treat animals.

June 22, 2021

Delta coronavirus variant doubling biweekly, now 20% of samples, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that the highly transmissible Delta variant has climbed to now account for over 20% of sequenced samples.

June 22, 2021

Children’s birthdays may have fueled COVID-19 spread, study claims

Before the national vaccine rollout, health officials spent months urging Americans to limit social gatherings and keep celebrations and birthday parties to within members of their household.

June 22, 2021

Younger adults claim lowest COVID-19 vaccination uptake: CDC

Weekly COVID-19 vaccination uptake lagged among younger adults by late May, with those aged 18-29 claiming the lowest coverage compared to older age groups, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

June 22, 2021

Colorado says Delta variant accounts for 40% of state's cases

Health officials in Colorado have predicted that the Delta coronavirus variant is likely to become the dominant strain circulating in the state after seeing a steady increase in recent weeks.