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New Evidence Trump Admin Screwed with COVID Data
A House select committee says it has uncovered evidence of political interference by the Trump administration into the federal government's coronavirus response last year, including attempts to alter or block data reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailing the dire effects of the virus.
A new document released Tuesday details the pressure that career officials faced from a Trump administration political appointee to change portions of the CDC's crucial Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which laid out Covid deaths, hospitalizations, and infections during the pandemic.
HHS senior adviser Paul Alexander, a Trump political appointee, demanded in an August 8, 2020, email that the CDC "put an immediate stop" to the MMWR series or adjust two reports on Covid infections.
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TX Gov to Fine Anyone Who Enforces Mask Mandate
Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday, reiterating his opposition to mask mandates, Covid-related business restrictions, and vaccination requirements, and issuing fines of up to $1,000 on those who fail to comply.
The measure bans government agencies from requiring individuals to get vaccinated or provide proof of vaccination. Public and private entities receiving state funding are prohibited from denying entry to individuals based on their vaccination status.
"Texans have the individual right and responsibility to decide for themselves and their children whether they will wear masks, open their businesses, and engage in leisure activities."
Killing your own voters seems like a weird strategy, but go off.