#Left’s attacks on Trump-appointed judge who struck down mask mandate ignore the law

#Left’s attacks on Trump-appointed judge who struck down mask mandate ignore the law

“Left’s attacks on Trump-appointed judge who struck down mask mandate ignore the law” Did you know that the federal judge who vacated the federal mask mandate for airline and public-transit passengers Monday is only 35? The New York Times thought that detail was important, and so did Slate legal writer Mark Joseph Stern. The fact that critics of US District Judge Kathryn Kimball…

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#Airports and airlines drop mask mandates after court ruling

#Airports and airlines drop mask mandates after court ruling

“Airports and airlines drop mask mandates after court ruling” Travelers were celebrating across the country Monday as airports and airlines dropped their mask requirements after a Florida federal judge voided the Biden Administration’s mask mandate for planes, trains and buses on Monday. But confusion also accompanied the enthusiasm as some airports, airlines and transportation agencies…

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#COVID case counts? Total nonsense

#COVID case counts? Total nonsense

“COVID case counts? Total nonsense” Congratulations to our public health masterminds for finally catching up with the reality that raw COVID case numbers are worse than useless as a metric.  A new survey of adults in New York City suggests that our testing regime may have missed more than 1.3 million cases between January and…

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#The CDC is hypocritical over its COVID policies

#The CDC is hypocritical over its COVID policies

“The CDC is hypocritical over its COVID policies” The biggest problem in public-health policy is inconsistency. Which is why it doesn’t make sense for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be extending its mask mandate on planes, buses and trains while rolling back Title 42, which has done far more to protect our…

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#Germany may bring back mask-wearing this fall

#Germany may bring back mask-wearing this fall

“Germany may bring back mask-wearing this fall” BERLIN — Germany’s health minister said Friday that the country may need to bring back a requirement for wearing face masks in public this fall after lawmakers rejected a proposed coronavirus vaccine mandate. Karl Lauterbach acknowledged that the Bundestag’s vote Thursday against requiring COVID-19 vaccination of people 60 and…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 8, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 8, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 8, 2022” The Issue: A city attorney who was told she was fired after confronting Mayor Adams about masking kids. We’ve reached quite a low point in our country (“[Don’t] say it to his face!” April 4). A mother, Daniela Jampel, was fired for defending children. Mayor Adams has…

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#Mayor Adams ignores science and extends school mask mandates

#Mayor Adams ignores science and extends school mask mandates

“Mayor Adams ignores science and extends school mask mandates” Mayor Adams and his new health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, have decided to extend the city’s school mask mandate for children under 5. This makes no scientific sense and perpetuates the harms of masking preschoolers. Dr. Vasan continues to recommend masks “for most of us” and…

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#A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary

#A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary

“A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary” Border watch: A Biden-Made Disaster The Border Patrol encountered 1 million illegal border crossers in the first half of fiscal year 2022; even before peak migration months, agents are “overwhelmed,” reports the Washington Examiner’s Byron York. And it’s about to get much worse. President Biden is…

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