COVID-19
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Evidence Shows Philadelphia’s Indoor Vaccine Mandate Didn’t Work | InsideSources
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The Scandalous Effects of Nursing Home Isolation During COVID-19 | The Hill
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Citywide Vaccine Mandates Did Nothing to Stop COVID’s Spread | Talk Radio 1210 WPHT (PA)
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Effectiveness of Vaccine Mandates | Fox News Radio
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Indoor Vaccine Mandates in US Cities, Vaccination Behavior, and COVID-19 Outcomes
During the pandemic, many of the largest cities in the United States introduced vaccine mandates. Their goal? To increase the
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Study Shows DC’s Indoor Vaccine Mandate Didn’t Work | Fox News 5 (DC)
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Indoor Vaccine Mandates Failed Intended Objectives | Fox News 5 (DC)
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Understanding Nonprofit and Government Ownership: Evidence from Nursing Homes in the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the pandemic, isolation measures in nursing homes prevented deaths from COVID-19 but also contributed to increased deaths
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COVID-19 Policies: Will There Be a Reckoning? | Open Health Policy
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Information vs. Implementation | Discourse
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China’s Lockdowns | "Newt's World"
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The Pessimists Were Correct About COVID | EconLib
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Lessons of the Great Pandemic Migration | The Wall Street Journal
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Covid’s Gales of Change: A Golden Age for Entrepreneurs?
Word from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that October’s unfilled job openings jumped to around 11 million — the second highest

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Even Mild Omicron Could Create Severe Chaos | Bloomberg Opinion
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