Tag Archives: COVIDIOTS

Ireland’s Independent reports: Gardaí are recommending criminal charges be brought against anti-vax extremist Antonio Mureddu in connection with Covid patient Joe McCarron’s departure from hospital in Donegal while gravely ill. The 67-year-old Covid patient returned to hospital two days later, but subsequently died. In a video [below] that later went viral, Italian anti-vaccination extremist Mr Mureddu is seen encouraging the …

Euronews reports: A group of prominent Russian doctors has invited anti-vaccine celebrities and politicians to visit hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Eleven leading doctors signed the open letter on Wednesday, calling on the public figures to see the effects of the virus firsthand. The letter was addressed to a dozen of the loudest anti-vaccine voices that have spread doubts about coronavirus …

The Daily Mail reports: An anti-vax nurse will face trial next month for organising three anti-lockdown rallies at the height of the pandemic. Kay Shemirani, also known as Kate Shemirani, 56, is said to have led demonstrations in Trafalgar Square on August 29 and September 19 last year, and Whitehall on September 5. Shemirani, who lost her nursing license, has …

The Daily Beast reports: Former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes is out at Newsmax and will host his last primetime broadcast for the right-wing cable channel early next week, if not sooner, five sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast. Tensions between Cortes and the MAGA cable network had long been simmering, sources suggested, but it was the …

The Hill reports: Almost one-quarter of Texans are unwilling or unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler found. The poll found 5 percent are unlikely and 18 percent unwilling to get the coronavirus vaccine as vaccine mandates are becoming more popular in the country. The percentage …

The Detroit Metro Times reports: A Trump-adoring Wayne County Republican who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine has been hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the virus. William Hartmann, former vice-chairman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, has been on a ventilator since about Nov. 6, according to his sister Elizabeth Hartmann. Hartmann, who refused to certify the …

The Los Angeles Times reports: The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating an incident in which a firefighter “responded inappropriately” after being handed a letter to comply with the city’s vaccine mandate, a department spokeswoman said Wednesday. The LAFD member reportedly responded to receiving the non-compliance letter by dropping his pants and wiping his buttocks with the letter, leaving fecal …

“Just shows you that this is a for-profit endeavor. And the amount of profit that’s been generated by these pharmaceutical drug companies during this crisis from selling vaccines is fucking crazy, which is why it’s terrifying that they’re now trying to give it to children. “And they’re trying to say that children need it when they don’t. They don’t need …

Mediaite reports: Most people assumed Aaron Rodgers was joking when he told Pat McAfee he’s dealing with “Covid toe” during his weekly interview on SiriusXM. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time he lied about a medical matter. “I felt good in just a few days and didn’t have any lingering effects, other than the Covid toe,” Rodgers said Tuesday …

Las Vegas’s CBS News affiliate reports: Las Vegas Metro police arrested a woman at McCarran International Airport over the weekend after a disturbance on a plane. Katrina Alspaugh, of Las Vegas, faces one charge of violating airport rules following the incident Sunday, an arrest report said. The woman, later identified as Alspaugh, had been involved in a prior incident at …

The Los Angeles Times reports: The COVID-19 surge still affecting Central California is so dire that health officials are pleading with state officials to make it easier to transfer hospital patients to areas like Los Angeles County. “We don’t have enough hospitals to serve the population and the needs,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, the Fresno County interim health officer. Hospitals …

Variety reports: On Tuesday, “General Hospital” star Steve Burton confirmed on Instagram the rampant rumors that he was fired from the long-running ABC soap opera because he would not get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I wanted you to hear it from me personally.” he said, before launching into anti-vaccine rhetoric. “Unfortunately, ‘General Hospital’ has let me go because of the vaccine …

TV Insider reports: Two weeks after news broke that Ingo Rademacher was out at General Hospital following his recent anti-vax and transphobic remarks, the ABC daytime soap has written him off of the show. The last episode for Rademacher, who plays Jasper “Jax” Jacks, aired on November 22, and he said goodbye in a scene with his ex-wife Carly. He …

Reuters reports: The mayor of Rotterdam on Saturday condemned “an orgy of violence” at protests against COVID-19 measures in the Dutch port city, in which seven people were wounded and more than 20 arrested. Crowds of several hundred rioters torched cars, set off fireworks and threw rocks at police during the protests on Friday evening. Police responded with warning shots …

The Tennessee Lookout reports: Tennessee Republican Rep. John Ragan has demanded that a state medical board remove a policy statement from its website that warns physicians who spread misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines risk disciplinary action. In a letter sent Monday to Dr. Melanie Blake, president of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, Ragan instructed the statement be deleted “without delay.” …

Consequence Of Sound reports: Former rock icon and current loony Eric Clapton doubled down on his COVID-19 trutherism in a conversation with noted anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on the latter’s podcast, The Defender. As Clapton explained, holding anti-science beliefs has taken a toll on his mental health. “I thought I was going crazy,” he said. He added, “The …

First, a reminder from last week: Daystar Television Network, one of the largest Christian television networks in the world and The American Family Association, a nonprofit Christian organization, said in a lawsuit today that a federal vaccine mandate forcing large companies to require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccinated is a ”sin against God’s Holy Word.” AFA and Daystar …

The CBC reports: The pastor of a Nova Scotia church that hosted an event linked to a COVID-19 spike and three deaths told his parishioners this week that what happened is “unfortunate,” but it is all part of God’s plan. At the end of October,Robert Smith’s church hosted a multi-day gathering of faith groups from across the province. Public health …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Original 9-1-1 cast member Rockmond Dunbar is leaving the hit Fox drama series after more than four seasons. His character, Michael Grant, was abruptly written off in Monday night’s episode, leaving fans of the first-responders drama stunned. According to sources, Dunbar’s departure stems from the new Covid protocols on the show, produced by Disney TV Studios’ 20th …

CNN reports: Take a look at two recent polls that have asked about whether or not people have gotten the flu shot: Axios/Ipsos and Kaiser Family Foundation. By assessing two polls instead of one, we know what we’re seeing is a real phenomenon and not statistical noise. According to the Ipsos data, 68% of Democrats said they have gotten a …