President Joe Biden has contracted Covid, the White House confirmed in a statement Thursday morning. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden, 79 and the oldest president in American history, has received a ...
Read More »Internal emails reveal why CDC changed definition of ‘vaccine’
Newly released emails reveal the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered the definition of “vaccine” because of concern that its definition did not apply to COVID-19 vaccines. The definition change ...
Read More »Colin Powell dead of Covid, was fully vaccinated
Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin Powell has died at age 84, his family announced Monday morning. Powell, who served under Republican presidents, “passed away this morning due to complications ...
Read More »Biden may announce national vaccine mandate today
In a speech today, President Joe Biden could announce federal efforts to force vaccinations on Americans. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday asserted that new restrictions and a mandate could ...
Read More »Major religious groups and their stand on vaccinations
As the debate over COVID19 vaccinations continues, some people cite religious beliefs as a reason not to take the shot. Most religions have no prohibition against vaccinations, although some have considerations, concerns ...
Read More »Max Lucado tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
Author and Pastor Max Lucado has COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against the virus. In a recent tweet, Lucado showed a photo of a COVID test listing him as positive for the virus, ...
Read More »Support for vaccination increasing significantly among white evangelicals
White evangelicals now are much more accepting of COVID-19 vaccination than they were in March, a new survey found. The survey of 5,123 adults by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Interfaith Youth ...
Read More »Israel recorded no Covid deaths last week, will allow more tourists July 1
Israel hit a milestone in the last week and recording zero Covid deaths for the first time in over a year. At the height of the pandemic in January, dozens of people ...
Read More »Israel to reopen for individual tourism July 1
Individual travelers will be welcomed to Israel beginning on July 1. Pre-Covid, the country had its biggest year ever as it welcomed 4.5 million tourists in 2019. An amazing feat for a ...
Read More »Israel’s first tour group after Covid arrives from Missouri
Israel has reopened to international tourists for the first time in over a year. The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced that the flight arrived from Newark International Airport in New Jersey and ...
Read More »Israel will welcome tourists in late May
The Israeli tourism in Israel will be open for business by late May. “We are starting the first pilot on the 23rd of May,” Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen said. “It will take ...
Read More »Netanyahu will not work with Islamist party, instead seek direct election
Israel still doesn’t have a leader a month after its fourth election in two years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now says he will seek a direct election for prime minister instead of ...
Read More »Israel lifts mask mandate, leads world in vaccinations
In the latest sign of Israel’s recovery from the pandemic, the government this week lifted its nationwide mask mandate. The news comes as the tiny nation continues to lead the world in ...
Read More »Biden to cover 80% of world with ‘Do Not Travel’ warning
The Department of State will significantly increase the number of countries on its “Do Not Travel” advisory list to include 130 nations even as more people become vaccinated and Covid rates drop. ...
Read More »Missouri Covid rate drops to lowest in nation
Missouri has the lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in the nation, Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday. “Our seven-day positivity rate is below 4 percent, a long time since we’ve seen those kinds ...
Read More »Franklin Graham encourages Christians to get COVID-19 vaccinations
Franklin Graham says he has been vaccinated for COVID-19 and encourages others to do the same. Graham made the comments to ABC News, which examined the divide within the Christian community over ...
Read More »MSNBC’s Joy Reid continues stoking racial division
Joy Reid, host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut, continues to stoke racial division even while her ratings nosedive. According to the latest numbers, The ReidOut has lost 20 percent of its viewers just ...
Read More »Johns Hopkins professor: Covid herd immunity by April
The coronavirus will be “mostly gone” by April, according to a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Professor Martin Makary, who also teaches at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, says ...
Read More »Kansas City-area Walmart, grocery store pharmacies now offering vaccine
If you are confused about where to get a vaccine, you’re not alone. Distribution across the region has been slow, particularly in Kansas City. Walmart pharmacies and stand-alone pharmacies such as CVS ...
Read More »In Philadelphia, a scandal over vaccinations led by 22-year-old
It started as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as ...
Read More »Missouri officials ready to begin vaccinations when approved
There’s a Missouri connection to the Pfizer effort on combating Covid. If the company’s promising new coronavirus vaccine is approved, Missouri health officials are ready to begin vaccinations immediately. Dr. Randal Williams, ...
Read More »Missouri judge dismisses lawsuit over religious exemptions for vaccinations
A federal judge in Missouri has ruled against a student at a Christian school who challenged the state’s religious exemption form for vaccinations. Senior U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs dismissed the lawsuit ...
Read More »Why healthy adults shouldn’t fear the flu
Worried about the flu? Is your concern media driven or legitimate? Each year people get nervous about the flu and do their due-diligence with the hand sanitizer. Building up a strong immune system ...
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