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Trump’s NIH Pick Made a Big Mistake on Covid

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 ANOTHER INCOMPETENT, UNQUALIFIED TRUMP NOMINEE!  TRUMP LEFT OFFICE WITH REFRIGERATED TRAILERS FILLED WITH COVID DEAD!  MEDICAL EXAMINERS WERE SO OVERWHELMED THAT THE COVID DEATHS ARE  UNDERCOUNTED ACCORDING TO CONTEMPORANEOUS COMMENTS - SORRY!  BUT WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER DIE OF COVID...LABELED AS 'NATURAL CAUSES.'  OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR!  GREAT BARRINGTINGTON DECLARATION IS A KOCH THINK TANK, DISCREDITED  ELSEWHERE! WHAT DOES BILL ACKMAN KNOW ABOUT SCIENCE? JUST BECAUSE HE'S WEALTHY DOES NOT DETERMINE HIS SCIENTIFIC CREDIBILITY! THINK BEFORE BELIEVING PROPAGANDA! Donald Trump 8 hours ago Trump’s NIH Pick Made a Big Mistake on Covid He still won’t admit that he misread the danger. David Corn Washington, DC, Bureau Chief Bio  |  Follow Dr. Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the Covid pandemic in 2022. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Fight disinformation:  Sign ...

314 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported on Cape and Islands

314 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported on Cape and Islands  Assad Jung Cape Cod Times  Published Oct. 8, 2022 There were 8,480 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,887,130 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday.      In their weekly report, state officials also noted 1,462 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 173,754.      As of Oct 5, 227 patients were primarily hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses and 758 total patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the state agency reported.    Seventy-two patients were in intensive care units, or ICUs, and 22 patients were intubated. Barnstable County sees 298 coronavirus cases Closer to home, in Thursday's weekly report, state health officials said Barnstable County posted 298 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 44,491 s...

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The legislative race you should be watching

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  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY EYES EMOJI —  The only state legislative race where a representative is trying to knock out a senator has been flying under the radar — until now. State Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham) is accusing her rival, state Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk),  of playing fast and loose with campaign finance and  ethics rules  to further his bid for her seat. She also says a  recent newspaper ad  of Dooley’s “masqueraded” as an editorial board endorsement “when no editorial board process is even available” and that it erroneously claimed she wants to “defund the police.” Dooley says Rausch and her supporters are distorting his views on abortion  — he  voted  against the 2020 ROE Act but  voted  to expand abortion access after  Roe ’s fall   — and employing “scare tactics” by trying to tie him to former President Donald Trump. Dooley  said he voted for Trump  when he unsuccessfu...