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Meatpacking Plants Deny Workers Comp to Thousands Who Contracted COVID-19
Out of 930 workers compensation claims made by workers in Minnesota alone, none have been approved so far.
White House Pressured CDC to Produce Data Backing Trump’s Push to Reopen Schools
One former White House aide said the administration was “exchanging votes for lives” in pressuring the CDC.
CDC Director Overheard Saying Everything Trump’s COVID Adviser Says “Is False”
The adviser, Scott Atlas, has been pushing the White House to adopt a “herd immunity” approach to the COVID pandemic.
WHO Warns We Are On Our Way to Surpassing 2 Million COVID-19 Deaths Worldwide
Coordinated global action is needed to prevent the death rate from climbing further before a vaccine is ready.
Sen. Thom Tillis Embraces QAnon’s Dangerous COVID Conspiracy Theory
Tillis also appeared to embrace the idea of “herd immunity,” a discredited practice many have likened to eugenics.
Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Divest From Company Developing COVID Vaccine
Moncef Slaoui owns $10 million in stock of a company working with his team to develop a vaccine.
Trump Threatens to Block Stricter COVID-19 Vaccine Standards
Trump claimed that he trusts for-profit pharmaceutical corporations to conduct adequate safety testing.
Anthony Fauci Slams Sen. Rand Paul: You Are Not Listening
The nation's top infectious diseases expert corrected the senator’s false claims about herd immunity.
Colleges Reopening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say
The study almost certainly did not capture the full extent of the campus-linked surge.
Trump Wrongly Asserts “Virtually Nobody” Young Is Harmed by COVID
Hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with the disease.