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In a rare move, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overruled an advisory panel’s decision to not recommend Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster shots for health care workers and others who risk contracting the virus at work. Continue reading “CDC Director Overrules Advisory Panel, Recommends Boosters For Healthcare Workers”
Kristen Lowery, a vocal anti-vaxxer on social media, has “unexpectedly” died of complications due to … you guessed it, COVID-19. Continue reading “Unvaccinated/Unafraid ‘Free Thinker’ Dies Of COVID-19”
The FDA approved today Pfizer vaccine COVID-19 booster shots for folks 65 or older, or those who are at risk of severe illness, or those whose jobs could create serious complications due to frequent exposure. Continue reading “FDA Approves Boosters For 65+ And Those At Risk”
The number of daily COVID-19 deaths is at a six-month high mainly due to the millions of unvaccinated Americans. Continue reading “Daily COVID-19 Deaths Reach 6-Month High”
An advisory committee to the FDA has recommended authorizing booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for those 65 or older or those at risk of severe cases of COVID-19. But the committee declined to approve boosters for the general population citing lack of compelling evidence. Continue reading “FDA Panel Recommends Boosters For High Risk Or 65+ But Not For Younger”
TikToker Hillary breaks down the COVID-19 math and statistics for vaccinated and unvaccinated folks. Continue reading “Breaking Down The Math For Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated”
Analysis from data over the past three months estimates that the costs for treating preventable hospitalizations due to COVID-19 come to about $5.7 billion. Researchers believe that figure to be a conservative estimate. Continue reading “Analysis: Treating Unvaccinated Cost $5.7 Billion Over Past 3 Months”
Another sobering threshold crossed in the fight against COVID-19: the latest data shows 1 in 500 Americans have died due to the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. Continue reading “Data Shows 1 In 500 Americans Have Died From COVID-19”
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted from April-July 2021 found people who were not fully vaccinated were more than 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die of covid-19, than those who were fully vaccinated. Continue reading “CDC: Unvaccinated 11x More Likely To Die From COVID-19”
With so many statements, posts, and sources of misinformation about ivermectin these days, the Washington Post took a look into when and why folks suddenly got the idea the lauded anti-parasitic medication could be used to treat COVID-19. Continue reading “How People Came To Believe Ivermectin Can Treat COVID”