Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has said that full FDA approval will enable businesses and universities to mandate vaccines. That, in turn, could push the vaccine hesitant to finally get the shot. Shortly after Murthy’s statements, the FDA indeed granted Pfizer full approval for its COVID vaccine. Phil Valentine, an influential conservative talkshow host in Tennessee …

Conflicts over masks and vaccines are becoming increasingly tense, violent around the country, the AP reports. Protestors in Hawaii, for example, are harassing the lieutenant governor over vaccine requirements. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who famously forbade mask mandates, has tested positive for COVID. Schools, meanwhile, are trying to circumvent that mandate. One school district has …

According to a study in The BMJ, vaccinated people can carry as much Delta virus as unvaccinated people, highlighting the danger of the variant. A 13-year-old Mississippi girl has died after testing positive for COVID, an alarming reminder of how serious the return to school is this year. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who famously forbade …

For the first time in recorded history, rain fell instead of snow on Greenland’s summit two miles above sea level. In an another alarming first, federal officials declared a first-ever water shortage in the Colorado River, which fills the lake Mead reservoir serving Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico. It is little wonder levels are low––according …

Federal officials declared a first-ever water shortage in the Colorado River, which fills the lake Mead reservoir serving Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico. It is little wonder levels are low––according to NOAA, July was Earth’s hottest month on record. Researchers have suggested that climate change may cause a potentially irreversible shift in ocean currents in …

COVID is wreaking havoc on southern schools. Some districts, like the Dallas district, are defying state orders against mask mandates and requiring students, teachers, or both to wear masks. Unfortunately, children in South Carolina and Mississippi are dying of COVID, with schools starting now or setting to start soon. As cases of COVID “skyrocket” in …

Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and the Uyghur Human Rights Project has released a report detailing the vast extent to which the Islamic world has collaborated with China’s campaign against the Uighur people. In Dubai, for example, a former detainee has accused China of running a secret prison for Uighurs. Authorities in Morocco have …

According to NOAA, July was Earth’s hottest month on record. Researchers have suggested that climate change may cause a potentially irreversible shift in ocean currents in the Atlantic, which would lead to sections of North America freezing rapidly. Nearly 14,000 scientists from 34 countries have come together to warn of the Earth’s climate crisis. “We …

New Orleans has become the next city to require vaccines to enter most indoor spaces. San Francisco has also expanded its vaccination proof requirements; now proof is required to enter most indoor spaces. Some San Francisco bars have requiring proof of vaccination for entry for weeks. Anthony Fauci has said that the CDC is considering …

A Houston doctor has said the ICU in his hospital is “like a war zone.” Throughout the city, hospitals are erecting tents in preparation for the Delta surge filling up their ICUs. A vocal anti-vaccine activist broadcaster in Florida has died of COVID. His death is unfortunate, but it is a sign of how dangerous …

According to an anonymous source, the Japanese government knew of a dangerous new COVID variant––called the Lambda variant, which is more resistant to vaccines––before the Olympics, but wanted to wait until the Olympics were over to announce it. Ironically, the Japanese government has begun a new policy to help curb the spread of COVID during …

A vocal anti-vaccine activist broadcaster in Florida has died of COVID. His death is unfortunate, but it is a sign of how dangerous refusing the vaccine can be––and worse, how dangerous making people feel bad about getting vaccinated can be. In a sign of just how polarizing the vaccine has become, some Missourians are getting …