What RFK Jr. Has Said About COVID-19
R obert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was grilled by Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 29, who confronted him with conspiratorial and conflicting statements he has made about COVID-19.
Ex-CNN pundit admits Trump was likely 'right' about COVID-19 likely leaking from a lab
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years. Now that the CIA has at last come to a conclusion, not all scientists are sold on what it has reported, seeing the results as thinly scientifically sourced.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Long-Term Nursing Home Stay or Death Across All Groups
Although long-term nursing home stay or death decreased before the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend slowed during the pandemic across all racial and ethnic groups.
New national test scores show long-term impact of pandemic on students' literacy skills
New national test scores show a bleak picture of American education in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourth and eighth graders' literacy skills dipped – once again – on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Japan's 'soft' but not ineffective approach to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic
In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese authorities issued health advisories and counted on citizens to follow them voluntarily.
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US 'national report card' shows reading decline among middle-, elementary-schoolers post pandemic
The reading skills of middle- and elementary-school students in the U.S. has declined the COVID-19 pandemic, according what's know as The Nation's Report Card.
Local public health experts address controversies around RFK Jr., COVID-19 response, more
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's pick, other topical issues.
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Glendale Woman Sentenced to 9 Years for Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud
A Glendale woman has been sentenced to nine years for a COVID-19 healthcare fraud scheme, involving false respiratory test claims, resulting in $46.7 million in fraud.
Post Covid-19 Years Have Been A Boom For Restaurants
An analysis of changes in labor and sales for restaurants from 2019-2023 shows how the longer term effects of COVID led to higher sales for the industry.
'The news is not good:' Reading, math scores in Ohio still worse than pre-pandemic
Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new report.
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history — 33 percent. The percentage of fourth graders at “below basic” was the largest in 20 years, at 40 percent. There was progress in math, but not enough to offset the losses of the pandemic.