Fertility Rates are Dropping Around the World
Story Highlights Despite ongoing concerns about overpopulation, birth rates are falling worldwide, and in many countries populations are projected to drop by half by the end of this century. Decreasing birth rates have been attributed to such social changes as increasing access to higher education for women, modern methods of contraception and economic considerations leading […]
OSHA Revises Employer Guidelines on COVID Vaccine Reactions to Avoid “Appearance” of Discouraging Vaccination
As an increasing number of employers including restaurants, colleges and health care facilities are requiring the COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are looking to the federal Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA), among other government agencies, for guidance on how to proceed with COVID-19 vaccination protocols.
Yankees’ Torres Positive for COVID Despite Being Vaccinated
The New York Yankees were missing several people as they finished they’re series against the Tampa Bay Rays today. Eight New York Yankee players and staff have now tested positive for COVID-19 and every single cases is what is being called a “breakthrough case,” which means all the members were fully vaccinated but still tested […]
COVID “Health Pass” Approved by France’s Parliament
On May 12, 2021, the French National Assembly passed a bill approving the use of a COVID pass sanitaire or “health pass.” The pass, which would be in digital form or paper, would be required as of June 9 to prove an individual has either been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, recently tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 […]
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested on Babies
Story Highlights An eight-month-old baby is the youngest person in the world to have been fully vaccinated with two doses of Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the experimental COVID vaccines for use in adults and has recently expanded its authorization to […]
CDC Intentionally Undercounting COVID-19 “Breakthrough Cases” in Vaccinated Persons
When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its mask-wearing guidelines on May 13, 2021, it assured Americans, “The science is clear: If you are fully vaccinated, you are protected, and you can start doing the things that you stopped doing because of the pandemic.” But that assurance should be accompanied with […]