Former Insurance Employee Awarded Nearly $700,000 After Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Tanya Benton, a former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee employee, has been ordered by a grand jury to pay nearly $700,000 in back wages and damages after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccination required by the company, court documents show. A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee […]
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Makes False Claim About Bourla’s Comments On COVID-19 Pandemic
post Share in thread He claims that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla recently admitted that COVID-19 was a “test.” Posted by @cj_wirenut View by thread Verdict: False The original video shows Bourla being quoted out of context from comments he made to the Economic Club of Chicago in February 2023. A Pfizer spokesperson denied the validity […]
COVID-19 cases rising in Maricopa County
Hospitals are bracing for new variants to hit the Valley. PHOENIX — While many people have forgotten about the pandemic, the coronavirus is slowly making a comeback in Maricopa County. But are the new variants enough to cause panic? The number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been increasing since July, according to data from […]
FACT CHECK: Fact Checking Biden’s Claims About COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
President Joe Biden claimed: Remarks on January 30th Less than 2 million Americans were vaccinated when he took office, but now 270 million Americans have been vaccinated. Verdict: Unsubstantiated Biden did not say whether the numbers reflect people who have been fully vaccinated or those who have received only one dose. Two million Americans were […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul, Senate Republicans Demand CIA Explain Whistleblower’s COVID-19 Allegations In Follow-Up
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and a group of Senate Republicans on Thursday offered to pay an analyst to change his position on the Central Intelligence Agency's theory of a COVID-19 lab leak. A follow-up letter was sent regarding the whistleblowing allegations. . The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, which referred to […]
$5.2M allocated to fight COVID-19 among migrants in Tucson
The federal government has injected $5.2 million in funding to allow Pima County to continue assisting asylum seekers who need additional medical care to combat the spread of COVID-19. The county announced Friday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) is working to assist asylum seekers who have crossed the […]
Nearly $20M spent to fight COVID-19 among migrants in Tucson
An additional $2.75 million will be spent to cover the costs of asylum seekers who need additional medical care to combat the spread of COVID-19, under a plan approved Tuesday by the Pima County Board of Supervisors. Funding to mitigate the spread of the virus by allocating funds to housing affected asylum seekers has now […]
Appeals court rules lawsuit by family of San Quentin guard who died of COVID-19 can proceed
A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a prison officer who died of COVID-19 three years ago after state officials ordered the transfer of infected inmates from another facility to prison. dismissed California’s lawsuit. Sergeant Gilbert Polanco died in August 2020, less than three months after a bus […]
Illinois COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down, Bucking National Trend: CDC
Illinois – Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing in Illinois and elsewhere across the country over the summer. But Illinois appears to be bucking the trend, with data provided by the CDC showing a significant drop in resident hospitalizations with […]
Yavapai County Community Health Services COVID-19 Update – May 15, 2023
open audio article player To staff | upon May 15, 2023 Article audio is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Talking Glass Media work. of Yavapai County Community Health Service Daily update of COVID-19 cases in Yavapai County. This information is www.yavapai.us/chs, is a frequently updated and authoritative source of real-world information on […]