Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

White House says US will not join WHO’s coronavirus vaccine effort

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 02, 2020 15 Comments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has not been the most reliable entity when it comes to tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pelosi Caught On Video Breaking San Francisco Hair Salon Ban

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 01, 2020 52 Comments

This seems like a perfect opportunity to have a discussion about "privilege." Video footage appears to show Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a shuttered San Francisco hair salon, despite local orders shuttering salons. You'll also notice that while the stylist on camera is wearing a mask, Speaker Pelosi is not.

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De Blasio Suggests Keeping Ban on NYC Indoor Dining Until Creation of COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 01, 2020 39 Comments

De Blasio hinted that he will not allow indoor dining to return until there is a vaccine for COVID-19.

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Biden Returns to the Campaign Trail With Incoherent Babble About Coronavirus

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 01, 2020 102 Comments

I'm not sure how you explain this away. Biden finally stepped out of the basement and it was... not good.

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A look at the weekly CDC report on “COVID-19” deaths and what it really means

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 31, 2020 68 Comments

This weekend, there was a great deal of social media discussion on a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) table that releases information on reported deaths that were or were presumed to be from the Wuhan coronavirus.

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American media’s toxic response to the pandemic

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 30, 2020 26 Comments

It is quite clear the media has completely distorted the risks associated with the Wuhan coronavirus in a quest for click-bait and anti-Trump political messaging.

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DOJ conducting probe into nursing home COVID-19 deaths in four states

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 29, 2020 18 Comments

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has opened a preliminary inquiry into the COVID-19 nursing home policies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan that it says “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

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Almost Five Million Americans Have Become Gun Owners in the First Half of 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2020 30 Comments

The combination of the Coronavirus pandemic shutdowns and the riots which followed have essentially rendered gun control a moot issue for a generation. We have previously written about the surge in gun sales, but now we have a clearer picture of the numbers.

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850 Workers at UMass Amherst Placed on Indefinite Furloughs

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2020 2 Comments

"And there will likely be additional labor impacts at the flagship UMass campus."...

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Some Blue State governors are ignoring the end of CDC’s 14-day quarantine guidelines

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 29, 2020 18 Comments

Late last week, in a move that signals that COVID-drama may be slowly be coming to a close, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped its recommendation for travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon returning from trips overseas or out of state during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Cornell Students Petition for Expulsion of Freshman TikTok Star for Flouting Coronavirus Rules

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2020 6 Comments

“The people who you wouldn’t expect to snitch will snitch”...

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Boston University to Suspend Students Who Attend Large Parties

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 7 Comments

"Students living on campus who are found to be in violation of Elmore’s guidelines will be forced to move out of housing and off campus for the remainder of the school year."...

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Syracuse U. Prof Placed on Leave for Using Term ‘Wuhan Flu’ on Syllabus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 8 Comments

"We will not allow any member of our community to violate the University’s commitment to a safe, inclusive and welcoming learning and living environment."...

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Ohio State University Suspends 228 Students for Violating Coronavirus Rules

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2020 4 Comments

"campus rules dictate that all students wear masks, stay six feet from others, and refrain from gathering in groups greater than 10 people both on- and off-campus"...

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UK Prime Minister Johnson Urges Parents to Send Kids Back to School

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 26, 2020 4 Comments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged parents send their children back to school when they reopen for the first times after five month-long coronavirus shutdown. "Keeping our schools closed a moment longer than absolutely necessary is socially intolerable, economically unsustainable and morally indefensible," Boris Johnson said. 

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KFC Drops “Finger Lickin’ Good” Slogan Because of Coronavirus

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 25, 2020 19 Comments

Is 2020 an adjective yet? Because this is so 2020. Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken will drop their signature "finger lickin' good" slogan saying the “slogan doesn’t feel quite right" during a pandemic. Instead, they'll just go with "it's good!" which is just lame. But they didn't ask me.

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Musicians From Coronavirus-Infected States Exempt from NYC Quarantine Rules for MTV’s VMAs

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 25, 2020 17 Comments

People from 34 states must quarantine themselves for 14 days if enter New York. That rule only applies to commoners, though. The Department of Health gave musicians from those 34 states a pass on the mandatory quarantine to attend MTV's Video Music Awards.

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Hong Kong man reported to be ‘first case’ of Coronavirus reinfection

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 25, 2020 22 Comments

Hong Kong scientists report that a healthy man in his 30s has become reinfected with Wuhan Coronavirus four and a half months after his first bout.

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