COVID-19

COVID-19 news and updates. Coverage of pandemic developments, public health policy, vaccines, and global response from The Oceania Cables.

Senate Probes COVID-19 Cover-Up Allegations: Key CIA Witness Testifies Feature Image

Senate Probes COVID-19 Cover-Up Allegations: Key CIA Witness Testifies

Summary On May 13, 2026, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs convened a hearing to examine whistleblower allegations of a cover-up regarding the origins of COVID-19. The session, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, featured testimony from James E. Erdman III, a Senior Operations

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DOJ Unseals Indictment of Former Fauci Advisor for Conspiracy and Destruction of COVID-19 Records Feature Image

DOJ Unseals Indictment of Former Fauci Advisor for Conspiracy and Destruction of COVID-19 Records

Summary On April 28, 2026, federal authorities unsealed an indictment against Dr. David M. Morens, former senior advisor at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), charging him with conspiracy, destruction, and concealment of federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. The indictment alleges that Morens, a longtime

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Former Pfizer Toxicologist Testifies on Estimated COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths in Germany at Parliamentary Hearing Feature Image

Former Pfizer Toxicologist Testifies on Estimated COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths in Germany at Parliamentary Hearing

Summary On March 19, 2026, Dr. Helmut Sterz, former Chief Toxicologist for Pfizer Europe, testified before the German Bundestag’s Enquete-Kommission “Aufarbeitung der Corona-Pandemie und Lehren für zukünftige pandemische Ereignisse.” Invited by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) parliamentary group, Dr. Sterz presented an estimate that between 20,000

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