The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Feb. 25 suddenly changed their recommendations on masks and social distancing, now suggesting 70% of Americans can stop wearing masks and no longer need to social distance or avoid indoor crowded spaces. The dramatic shift comes because the CDC changed the criteria they use to determine […]
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Study Finds Genetic Material Patented by Moderna Pre-Pandemic in COVID Spike Protein
The lab leak theory as the origin of COVID became even more plausible when scientists on Thursday announced they had found genetic material owned by Moderna in the virus’ spike protein. A team of scientists identified a 19-nucleotide-long RNA sequence found in the virus’s furin cleavage site matching a 19-nucleotide sequence in a genetic segment owned and […]
Illinois Governor Pritzker Loses Fight to Keep Kids Masked, Appeals to Supreme Court
Governor J.B. Pritzker asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up an appeal over mask and vaccine mandates in schools after losing his case in the Court of Appeals. It was unclear Tuesday if the state’s highest court would take up the case. On Feb. 17 the Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]
Mandatory Masks For All Children in Schools Negatively and Significantly Impacts School Environment
As mask requirements are loosened in schools around the country, experts continue to weigh in about whether they have a role in protecting students with disabilities such as health needs or immunocompromised status. A recent federal lawsuit in Virginia, brought by parents of children with disabilities including significant health needs, cites two laws, the Americans with Disabilities […]
The Real Reason Biden Extended the “National Emergency” for COVID
As countries around the world are dropping COVID restrictions and downgrading the virus to “flu-like status,” President Joe Biden announced on Feb. 18 the U.S. national emergency declared in March 2020 for COVID will be extended beyond March 1. Citing the ongoing risk to “public health and safety” posed by the virus, Biden told House […]