The Biden Administration Continues to Exaggerate the Risk Posed by COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections While Slamming the Press for Doing the Same Thing
The administration is dismayed by the alarmist news coverage it invited.
The administration is dismayed by the alarmist news coverage it invited.
Researchers are still trying to determine what role vaccinated carriers may have played in the Massachusetts cases identified by the CDC.
Private schools can stay open even when pandemic rules shut government institutions, court says.
The agency says it found high viral loads in vaccinated people infected by the coronavirus, but the significance of those results is unclear.
At a time when the student COVID positivity rate in NYC is 0.01%, the governor is spreading fear that school buildings are death traps.
Because adults can't evaluate risk, kids continue to suffer the most from COVID policy, despite suffering the least from COVID.
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The government is also recommending universal masking in schools this fall.
The ruling is unsurprising. But it does further strengthen the case against the moratorium, and increases the odds the issue might eventually make it to the Supreme Court.
The Sixth Circuit's decision is at odds with that of the D.C. Circuit, and features a Judge Thapar concurrence on delegation.
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The decision is based on the conclusion that the landlords failed to prove they suffered an "irreparable" injury. It upholds a trial court ruling denying a preliminary injunction to landlords challenging the moratorium.
The war on drugs is not just ineffective; it exacerbates the problems it is supposed to alleviate.
It could, if it actually had the vast public health powers that the Biden administration claims it does.
Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
Los Angeles County is nevertheless aping the WHO by recommending universal masking "to be extra safe."
The government and media relied on studies plagued by shoddy statistics to make the case for blocking evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brett Kavanaugh, who provided a crucial fifth vote, said he agrees that the CDC does not have the authority to override rental contracts.
The agency’s legal defense of its eviction moratorium implies that it has vast powers to order Americans around.
A majority refused to lift a stay of a district court injunction against the order, but five justices indicated they believe the order is illegal.
The latest extension, which is expected to the be last, runs until July 31. Meanwhile, the legal battle over the moratorium will continue. And the plaintiffs' position is likely to be strengthened by the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.
The federal government's ban on the removal of non-paying tenants was supposed to expire on June 30. It'll now run through July 31.
A bad response from the magazine's parental advice column
Science writer Steven Johnson, author of the new book Extra Life, on vaccines, medical breakthroughs, and life after Covid.
The Extra Life author on past scientific breakthroughs, COVID-19 vaccines, and renewing trust and confidence in public health agencies.
"A lot of what you're seeing as attacks on me quite frankly are attacks on science."
The COVID-19 adviser's unsatisfying explanation of his conversion feeds skepticism about the value of a sensible precaution.
The dubious decision breaks a streak of wins for plaintiffs challenging the legality of the CDC order.
Officials’ cynical manipulation of the public damaged their own credibility as well as the world at large.
And hope for the future (still) lies outside of the state.
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A co-author of the article that Rochelle Walensky cited says outdoor settings probably account for "substantially less than 1 percent" of infections.
As the pandemic improves, kids are being asked to make even more sacrifices.
The paper gives short shrift to evidence that vaccines nearly eliminate the risk of infection.
The agency continues a pattern of arbitrary, dubious, and ever-changing recommendations.
Want to keep wearing a mask yourself? That's fine. Want to force fully vaccinated people to join you? The science doesn't support that.
The CDC's recommendations have never been purely a matter of science.
New CDC guidelines strengthen the already compelling case for doing so.
Local officials should end most pandemic restrictions immediately.
Rochelle Walensky's gloss is puzzling in light of the evidence presented in the systematic review on which she relied.
Most would still refuse a hug, according to a New York Times survey.
The agency's disease advice is seen as increasingly irrelevant by more Americans.
The administration is modeling behavior that is even more risk-averse than what the CDC recommends.
The latest ruling from the a U.S. District Court in D.C. finds the agency vastly exceeded its powers in banning landlords from trying to evict non-paying tenants.
This ruling has some distinctive elements, and may have a broader impact than previous decisions.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims to be enforcing a law that prohibits "false or misleading representations."