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COVID-19 pandemic has caused ‘collective trauma’ among US adults, new poll says

Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population is still experiencing “collective trauma,” a new survey suggests. The American Psychological Association (APA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., has released the results of Stress in America 2023, its nationwide survey that polled more than 3,185 U.S. adults about their physical and mental […]


Parents sue California over religious exemptions for school-mandated vaccines as Newsom seeks to add COVID jab

Several parents backed by a conservative group are suing California over a state law that eliminated religious exemptions for school-mandated vaccines now that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature are reportedly moving to add the COVID-19 jab to the list of required inoculations for schoolchildren.  The federal lawsuit brought by Advocates for Faith […]


COVID drug Paxlovid, which helps prevent severe symptoms, will double in price as pandemic ebbs

Paxlovid, an antiviral therapy that is prescribed to COVID-19 patients to prevent severe illness, soon will become much more expensive to obtain. As the medication transitions to the commercial market, Pfizer has set the updated price for a five-day course at $1,390 — more than double the $529 that the federal government had paid for […]