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Death by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health

February 1, 2022 By John Bachtell

Anti-vaxxers were once a fringe cause consisting of religious fundamentalists, libertarians, grifters, celebrities, and some liberals. Now, the extreme right wing has engulfed this movement, bringing tens of millions of followers.

COVID testing scam hits Michigan, contributing to pandemic fatigue

January 20, 2022 By Andrew Wright

We’re being told to accept that some people may have to die, and coronavirus scams are just making things worse.

Nurses to feds: Put people before profits in COVID fight

January 4, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

The nation’s largest nurses’ union, National Nurses United, wants the CDC to hold the line on loosening worker and consumer safety regulations.

Unvaccinated are fertile ground for proliferation of new variants

December 9, 2021 By John Bachtell

Good news on coronavirus: Early company reports say that the third Pfizer vaccine may neutralize the Omicron variant.

America’s rural hospitals were already in the red; COVID could finish them

December 3, 2021 By Zackery Corley

Nearly 900, or 40%, of America’s rural hospitals are at immediate or high risk of closure.