All posts tagged "Covid19"

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is on the receiving end of attention from COVID vaccine conspiracy theorists after suffering from a medical emergency.

According to Jason Salzman of the Colorado Times Recorder, "In the days after U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was rushed into emergency surgery to remove a blood clot that threatened her life, the online underworld swirled with speculation that the clot resulted from Boebert receiving a COVID vaccination."

In a recent interview with local radio host Jay Dee, the far-right lawmaker told the anti-vaccine crowd this was false — and reminded them that she was one of them....

When they cheer four more MAGA years, they may want to look at how 2020 ended.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's latest column, "Reminder: Trump’s Last Year in Office Was a National Nightmare" microscopes at how former President Donald Trump has turned to "portraying his entire presidency... as pure magnificence."

In a recent speech, Trump lamented his presidency being truncated just when "our country was coming together.”
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With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic clearly isn’t over. However, the crisis response is, since the World Health Organization and the Biden administration ended their declared health emergencies last year. Let’s not confuse the terms “pandemic” and “emergency.” As Abraar Karan, an infectious disease physician and researcher at Stanford University, said, “The pandemic is over until you are scrunched in bed, feeling terrible.” Pandemics are defined by neither time nor severity, but rather b......

The following article is based on an interview that was replayed on MSNBC after its initial airing.

Legendary Watergate reporter Bob Woodward opened up further about the "Trump Tapes" on MSNBC Friday with anchor Ari Melber, specifically documenting how he discovered Trump was lying to the public about the hazards posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We've spoken about this. Now we're sharing it with viewers," said Melber. "What do you think this all shows?"...

A recently published study, which was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests that individuals who have used psychedelic substances experience lower psychological distress, improved well-being, and enhanced post-traumatic growth. The new findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. The use of psychedelic drugs has long been a subject of fascination and debate. Historically, these substances have been associated with counterculture movements, and their effects have been portrayed in various ways in popular culture. However, in recent years, researchers have started to examine the......

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends new covid-19 booster vaccines for all — but many who need them most won’t get them. About 75% of people in the United States appear to have skipped last year’s bivalent booster, and nothing suggests uptake will be better this time around. “Urging people to get boosters has really only worked for Democrats, college graduates, and people making over $90,000 a year,” said Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at Yale University. “Those are the same people who will get this booster because it’s not like we’re doing anything differently to conf......