SCOTUS RULES: Biden mandate struck down for private employers, health care workers still required

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies. But the conservative-majority court allowed similar requirements to stand for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments. The OSHA mandate required that workers at businesses with 100 or more employees must get vaccinated or submit … Read moreSCOTUS RULES: Biden mandate struck down for private employers, health care workers still required

Habeas whocaresus!!? 1000 military health workers to six states overwhelmed by Covid

Another 1,000 military health workers are deploying to six U.S. states to help hospitals overwhelmed by a surge in Omicron-related COVID-19 cases, the White House said on Thursday. The teams of between seven and 25 military doctors, nurses and other personnel will begin arriving in Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Rhode … Read moreHabeas whocaresus!!? 1000 military health workers to six states overwhelmed by Covid

Masks across America! Biden says his administration will make free high-quality face masks available to all

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration would make “high-quality masks” available to Americans for free, as the US struggles to contain the new surge of the Omicron variant and hospitalizations from Covid-19 reach new highs. The President also announced his administration would purchase an additional 500 million Covid-19 tests — on top of … Read moreMasks across America! Biden says his administration will make free high-quality face masks available to all