One in five Americans say their COVID-19 vaccines came with side effects Via YouGov: Just over one in five adults who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 (22%) say they have had some side effects from the injections. But reports of side effects depend on the vaccine received, and those who experienced side effects still believe that COVID-19 is the bigger threat (81%) compared to experiencing a reaction to the vaccine […]
Heart problems in vaccinated students trigger medical, legal scrutiny of campus COVID mandates Via Just The News: As the government reviews several hundred reports of heart inflammation in young people following COVID vaccination, high-profile medical and legal scholars are calling on colleges to scrap their COVID vaccine mandates, calling them unnecessary and potentially harmful to students. University of California-Irvine medical ethicist Aaron Kheriaty and University of Notre Dame law professor […]
Americans support vaccine mandates from employers Via YouGov: This weekend, a federal judge in Texas ruled against hospital employees who argued that Houston Methodist Hospital should not be able to require them to get the coronavirus vaccine. According to a CBS News/YouGov poll, most Americans (56%) tend to agree with the judge in believing that a business should be allowed to mandate vaccines for its employees. Democrats (79%) and the […]
No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19: Findings of Cleveland Clinic study Via News Medical: Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic, USA, have recently evaluated the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19) vaccination among individuals with or without a history of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study findings reveal that individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection do not get additional benefits from vaccination, indicating that COVID-19 vaccines should […]
U.S. reportedly concluded Covid virus may have leaked from Wuhan lab Via CNBC.com: A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis of a virus leak from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the classified document. The study was prepared in May 2020 by the Lawrence […]
Not buying it: Oregon vaccination rates plummet despite million dollar lottery Via Just The News: Oregon is giving away a million dollars to get residents vaccinated, but fewer Oregonians are rolling up their sleeves for a shot by the day. On May 21, Gov. Kate Brown announced the state would randomly select one vaccinated Oregonian for a $1 million prize by the end of June. That day, 14,943 people received […]
Poll: Vaccinated Americans are still wearing masks Via YouGov: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance allowing vaccinated Americans to take off their masks outdoors and when inside with vaccinated people was a decision most Americans applauded. But it did not change behavior, and those most likely to follow the new guidelines aren’t the ones the CDC say can lose their masks. In a recent Economist/YouGov poll, those who […]
CDC: More than 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections have been reported Via Just The News: More than 10,000 vaccine breakthrough infections have been reported in the U.S. in individuals who had already been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "A total of 10,262 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections had been reported from 46 U.S. states and territories as of April 30, 2021," the government agency said. The report covered the […]
The CDC’s rules changed, but Americans’ behavior has not Via YouGov: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the rules for mask wearing – at least for vaccinated Americans — but so far behavior hasn’t changed much, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. As in last week’s poll (conducted before the new CDC face mask guidance), half the public (47%) always wears a facemask when they go outdoors, a […]
Sermons culled from traditional Catholic priests according to the season.
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