US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2022
Fauci Says CDC Mandates 'Should Not Be a Court Issue' That's a fundamentally anti-democratic attitude. Reason · Apr 22, 2022
Is Mehmet Oz really a conservative? A look at his record PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary may turn on how GOP voters answer one question: Is Mehmet Oz really a conservative? The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 20, 2022
Nicholas Goldberg: We weren't supposed to get anywhere near 1 million COVID deaths in the US. Then we did At the start of the pandemic, in late March 2020, President Donald Trump held a White House briefing at which his top advisers presented their official COVID-19 death projections. In somber tones, they forecasted that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans would die from the disease if we followed reasonable social-distancing… Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022
No, Ukraine is not developing bioweapons, despite what right-wing pundits want you to believe How a random post on Gab became a conspiracy theory referenced by Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, and the Kremlin. Mic · Apr 12, 2022
Fauci says protocols to protect Biden ‘pretty strong’ amid rash of Covid cases ‘It’s going to be a person’s decision about the individual risk,’ says president’s chief medical adviser after spate of recent positive tests in DC The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2022
Madison Cawthorn says Trump backers would send Anthony Fauci to jail and impeach Biden SELMA, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn called for sending Dr. Anthony Fauci to jail and impeaching President Joe Biden during a rally Saturday with former President Donald Trump. Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022
Lara Logan, who compared Fauci to Mengele, says Fox News pushed her out Logan says network ‘does not want independent thinkers’ as Fox stays quiet on reports it dropped her after November remark The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: The anti-vaxxers' campaign against public health advocates gets scarier and more rabid Last December, we reported on the threatening behavior of a group of anti-vaccine activists toward Kristina Lawson, the president of the Medical Board of California. Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022
Anti-vaxxers host mock trial for Dr Fauci charging $10,000 for VIP seats Future trials will focus on Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
For just $2,500, you can serve on a fake jury to convict Anthony Fauci The latest grift from anti-vaxxers is America’s Grand Jury, a mock trial that will charge Fauci with fake crimes. Mic · Apr 6, 2022
Against Scientific Gatekeeping Science should be a profession, not a priesthood. Reason · Apr 3, 2022
"Son of omicron" is now dominant in U.S. Not over yet: The super-infectious BA.2 is spreading rapidly — suggesting we're on the brink of another surge Salon · Mar 30, 2022
Infectious omicron BA.2 now dominant in US, with coronavirus spring rise likely LOS ANGELES — The highly infectious BA.2 omicron subvariant is now the dominant version of the coronavirus circulating in the United States, according to federal estimates, a development that is triggering fresh concerns of a potential springtime wave. Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2022 Biden and allies vow to keep up Russia punishment for ‘brutal attacks in Ukraine’ – as it happened US and European leaders pledge assistance for people inside Ukraine and for those fleeing country
Wales Online · Mar 27, 2022 Don't be fooled: Omicron BA.2 warning from US President Joe Biden's Covid-19 expert Dr Anthony Fauci said: 'we should be prepared and flexible enough to pivot towards going back at least temporarily, to a more rigid type of restrictions'
Nottingham Post · Mar 27, 2022 7 Covid hotspots in Nottingham as doctor issues warning over new 'stealth' variant Cases are rising in many areas of the city
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Alex Jones says he is treated worse than people on death row amid calls to arrest him for dodging Sandy Hook deposition Far-right conspiracy theorist failed to show up for depositions twice this week in lawsuits over his false claims that Sandy Hook was a ‘giant hoax’
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Alex Jones risks arrest by skipping court-ordered Sandy Hook deposition for second day in row Far-right conspiracy theorist refused to attend his deposition for two days in a row claiming he is sick - while continuing to broadcast his live show
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Controversial GOP candidate Mehmet Oz fired after refusing to quit president’s council on sports TV host has claimed that Anthony Fauci is a ‘tyrant’ over mask and social distancing guidelines
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Doctor who said Alex Jones was too sick for Sandy Hook deposition appeared on show Monday to call vaccines ‘poison’ Dr Benjamin Marble claimed Dr Anthony Fauci ‘created’ Covid-19 and the vaccine is a ‘poison’ on Alex Jones’ show on Monday - before advising the conspiracy theorist not to attend his deposition
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2022 White House tells Dr Oz and Herschel Walker to resign from fitness council TV doctor and former football star, appointed to sports and health body by Trump, are both Republican Senate candidates
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2022 Latest news on pandemic death toll, BA.2 variant: sobering, but no need to panic Nearly 19,000 more people died in Cook County than expected in 2020 and 2021, mostly from COVID but also from other causes. Meanwhile, the “stealth” variant is spreading, but experts say there’s no cause for alarm.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022 Proportion of omicron BA.2 cases rising rapidly. Is a surge coming or just a ripple? LOS ANGELES — The proportion of coronavirus cases of the ascendant omicron subvariant BA.2 is rising across the U.S. and along the West Coast, new federal forecasts show.
Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022 Omicron BA.2 subvariant now 1 in 3 US COVID cases New data Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show omicron’s more transmissible BA.2 subvariant now accounts for more than a third of the virus circulating in the U.S. but is not yet driving a surge in cases here as it has overseas.