Jan 14, 2022
COSA Poll: Majority of voters support bill to block Biden's
vaccine mandate
Under the constitutional system the Founders constructed, Congress
would be the sole body theoretically capable of issuing a
nationwide vaccine mandate. This is not to say they would have the
power to do so, only that Congress is the only body
constitutionally charged with creating laws.
The President certainly doesn't have this authority, but thanks to
bad Supreme Court decisions, executive power has steadily increased
over the last 100 years. Now, Joe Biden believes he has the power
to issue a nationwide vaccine mandate for millions of Americans and
thousands of businesses.
Unfortunately for him, the American people don't agree.
According to a new poll from Convention of States Action and the
Trafalgar Group, a majority of Americans (51.1%) and huge
majorities of Republican (73.3%) and Independents (62.9%) support a
bill in Congress that would block Biden's mandate.
These Americans recognize that Congress should be the only federal
body able to issue such sweeping new laws, and they're calling on
their representatives to block the overreach from the White
House.
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CDC cites obesity as culprit for hospitalizing children with
COVID-19
Childhood obesity in America was already putting children at risk
for poor health, now it’s hospitalizing children and adolescents
who have contracted coronavirus.
In a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, researchers found approximately two-thirds of COVID-19
patients aged 12-17 were obese, and the length of stay in the
hospital was twice that of non-obese adolescents.
The CDC found that children with an underlying condition – 34.7% –
were also more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit
than children without an underlying condition (23.9%).
The study was conducted from July 2021 to August 2021 and included
six hospitals in Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida,
Illinois, Louisiana and Texas.
Of the patients hospitalized for COVID-19, the most common
underlying conditions were obesity at 32.4%, followed by asthma
(10%) and feeding tube dependence (8.3%).
The CDC also found that hospitalization rates were 10 times higher
for unvaccinated adolescents. The study also demonstrates that
unvaccinated children hospitalized for COVID-19 could experience
more severe disease. The study revealed that only 0.4% of
vaccine-eligible adolescents hospitalized for COVID-19 were fully
vaccinated.
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FDA Head Says Most People Will Get COVID-19 as U.S. Reaches Record
Hospitalizations, Cases
The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said
that most people will get COVID-19 as the U.S. hits record levels
of hospitalizations and infections.
“I think it’s hard to process what’s actually happening right now,
which is most people are going to get [COVID-19],” FDA acting
Commissioner Janet Woodcock told a Senate Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions committee hearing.
“What we need to do is make sure the hospitals can still function,
transportation, other essential services are not disrupted while
this happens,” Woodcock continued.
Woodcock was responding to a question about whether it is time to
change the U.S. coronavirus strategy as the country reaches record
levels of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations with no relief
in sight.
She indicated that after the surge, which is mostly due to the
highly transmissible omicron variant, “will be a good time to
reassess how we’re approaching this pandemic.”
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Moderna expects COVID-19 vaccine trial data for children aged 2-5
in March
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Wednesday it expects to report data
from its COVID-19 vaccine trial in children aged between 2 to 5
years in March.
"If the data is supportive and subject to regulatory consultation,
Moderna may proceed with regulatory filings for children 2-5 years
of age thereafter," the company said.
(https://bit.ly/3nksOES)
Moderna's vaccine, based on the messenger RNA platform, already has
authorizations in Europe, UK, Australia, and Canada for adolescents
aged 12-17 years, and has submitted applications for children in 6
to 11 years.
In the United States, the vaccine is authorized by Food and Drug
Administration as primary two-dose regimen and booster dose for
adults 18 years and older. The company, however, is yet to get an
authorization from the regulator for use of its vaccine in
children.
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