"We are now scaling up both our surveillance of these and our study of these," Walensky said during a Fox News Sunday interview. She said the CDC was collaborating with the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the Pentagon, in tracking the coronavirus mutations. … [Read more...] about US to Track COVID-19 Variants, Study Whether Vaccines Remain Effective
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Merck Ends Development Of Two Potential COVID-19 Vaccines Over Poor Results In Early-Stage Studies
Merck said early results from a late-stage study of that drug showed a more than 50% reduction in the risk of death or respiratory failure in patients hospitalized with moderate or severe COVID-19. The company expects full results from that study in the first quarter. … [Read more...] about Merck Ends Development Of Two Potential COVID-19 Vaccines Over Poor Results In Early-Stage Studies
Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill Banning Biological Males from Girls’ Sports
House Bill 112 cites various reasons for its position: “inherent differences between men and women” ranging from “chromosomal and hormonal differences to physiological differences” as well as men generally possessing “denser, stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments” and “larger hearts, greater lung volume per body mass, a higher red blood cell count, and higher hemoglobin” along with a “higher natural level of testosterone, which affects traits such as hemoglobin levels, body fat content, the storage and use of carbohydrates, and the development of type 2 muscle fibers.” … [Read more...] about Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill Banning Biological Males from Girls’ Sports
WHO Cites Two Studies Showing Economic Impact of Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
At the agency’s COVID-19 briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus referenced the studies, saying they show that not delivering equitable access to vaccines would not only be “a catastrophic moral failure” but an economic failure, as well. … [Read more...] about WHO Cites Two Studies Showing Economic Impact of Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Study: Joe Biden to Halt Nearly 9-in-10 Deportations of Illegal Aliens
Deportations for illegal aliens is a huge cost-savings for American taxpayers, research has found. The taxpayer cost of the roughly 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens living across the U.S. totals nearly $750 billion over the course of a lifetime while each deportation costs just $10,900. This indicates that taxpayers would save about $622 billion over a lifetime if every illegal alien were deported. … [Read more...] about Study: Joe Biden to Halt Nearly 9-in-10 Deportations of Illegal Aliens