The US government's Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program has approved 19 COVID-19 vaccine injury claims, but none of the injured individuals have yet received compensation, leading to criticism from lawyers representing claimants.
HHS oversight of gain-of-function research “does not fully meet key elements of effective oversight" and "fell short in terms of transparency and performing reviews."
Two federal public health agencies will provide $1 million in grant funding to develop “a “public health tool” to predict vaccine “misinformation trends.”
South Carolina’s Republican governor has asked a federal court to protect the state’s right to partner with faith-based foster care groups to provide homes for children in need.
On October 7, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, stating that with "a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men" in the 18-39 age group.
Federal agencies moved dozens of unaccompanied illegal immigrant teens to New York without providing any advance notice to relevant officials about their arrival, the New York Post reported.
