Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers is once again a go, after an appeals court overruled a previous judge's decision. / Associated Press Eight charts that show how Covid vaccines shaped 2021. / Nature This week, the Biden administration finally reversed Trump's loosening of shower head
The CDC now recommends the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over J&J, citing blood-clotting concerns. / NBC News One reason omicron is spreading so much quicker than delta: It multiplies about 70 times faster inside the respiratory tract. / Goats and Soda [Correction] In 2020, due to the pandemic, the
The CDC now recommends the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over J&J, citing blood-clotting concerns. / NBC News One reason omicron is spreading so much quicker than delta: It multiplies about 70 times faster inside the respiratory tract. / Goats and Soda In 2020, due to the pandemic, the FDA
Without vaccines, it's estimated the United States would have experienced approximately 1.1 million additional Covid-19 deaths. / The Commonwealth Fund New CDC data show where Covid deaths have been higher than publicly reported. / Muckrock An Omnicron surge in the US is likely, given the variant's
In a massive journalistic effort that will change zero minds, a review of potential cases of 2020 voter fraud shows there wasn't enough to tip the election. / Associated Press Related: Three residents of the Villages in Florida face felony charges for casting more than one vote in the
North and South Korea agree to officially declare an end to the Korean war after nearly 70 years. / Forbes Germany warns Russia that any military action in Ukraine will jeopardize the Nordstream 2 gas pipeline. / Barrons In Brazil, sometimes political disputes are solved (not really) with an MMA fight. / The
Correction: We misrepresented a link in Saturday's newsletter about photos of Finland's Prime Minister that were edited to make her resemble a cat. The photos are the work of right-wing trolls, not the PM. Our sincere apologies for the error. As of Sunday, more than
A series of devastating tornadoes hit Kentucky and other states last night, leaving at least 70 people dead. / NBC News Aerial footage of the aftermath in Mayfield, Ken. / Twitter Now that the Supreme Court has left Texas's abortion law in place, expect more states to pass similar laws.
The Supreme Court will allow Texas's six-week abortion ban to remain in place, but has ruled abortion providers can sue over the law. / NPR, the 19th See also: California releases a plan to become an abortion sanctuary should Roe be overturned. / Associated Press This week marks two
The Pfizer-BioNTech shot loses power against the Omicron coronavirus variant, the manufacturer says, but a booster restores protection. / STAT See also: Some of the recent Omicron news explained by Sciencewhizliz. / Instagram Some high-profile Democrats are starting to oppose vaccine mandates, specifically applied to private business. / Politico Two years
