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Funeral Home Stocks Surge, Death and Disability Payouts Soar

Business is booming at funeral homes across the U.S., as death rates creep up, particularly among young, working-age individuals.1 Ex-Blackrock fund manager Ed Dowd has been analyzing data about mortality rates before and after COVID-19 shots became widespread, and found that death rates worsened in 2021 — after the shots became prevalent — compared to… Read More »

Here’s a map showing where low vaccination rates meet high case counts as U.S. Covid infections surge

More and more U.S. counties with low vaccination rates are starting see Covid cases climb, putting residents at risk for “unnecessary” infections, hospitalizations and potentially deaths as the delta variant tears through the country, according to U.S. health officials. “After several weeks of declining numbers of cases, followed by a long plateau, we are seeing… Read More »

Fauci points to Covid surge in Europe as warning against lifting U.S. restrictions right now

WASHINGTON – White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned state leaders on Sunday that the nation’s battle with the coronavirus is still “not in the end zone,” and urged Americans to adhere to public health measures as Europeans experience new infection spikes. “When I hear pulling back completely on public health measures, saying no… Read More »

COVID-19 surge accelerates with record 126,000 new cases Friday

Nearly 126,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed Friday, the highest daily total recorded. The average number of new cases reported every day this week is nearly 100,000. Nearly 55,000 people were in hospitals with COVID-19, according to the COVID Tracking Project, not far off the peak hospitalizations seen in the spring and summer surges of… Read More »

Fauci advocates mask mandate amid COVID-19 surge across US

Loading the player… On Friday, top infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested it might be time for face coverings to be made mandatory to stop the spread of the virus. “Well, if people are not wearing masks, then maybe we should be mandating it,” he told CNN’s Erin Burnett during an interview. Anthony Fauci, director… Read More »