During an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend,’ Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discussed the surge in estimated cases of Lyme disease in the United States and how Pfizer is developing a new vaccine for the illness. Siegel said Pfizer’s Lyme disease vaccine should be available “in a few months.” “I have a feeling with this spotlight they may fast-track it. It’s a completely safe vaccine based on older technology. It’s not something that we don’t know about,” Siegel explained. Siegel said the vaccine is “very promising” and it’s “going to be useful.” “Last time we had a Lyme vaccine, nobody took it. This vaccine is safe [and] effective. I think we’re going to get a lot of use out of it,” he added. Watch below: Fox News confirms Pfizer already has a vaccine ready to prevent infections from tick bites, which is considered "safe and effective." The vaccine is expected to be released in the next few months, and they believe they will get "a lot of use out of it." Pfizer frequently… pic.twitter.com/cUkfBUnjnp — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 31, 2026 CNBC reported in March: Pfizer on Monday said it will seek regulatory approval for a Lyme disease vaccine candidate despite the shot failing a late-stage trial. Pfizer said the vaccine missed the trial’s statistical goal because not enough people in the study contracted Lyme disease to be confident in the results. Still, the company said the shot reduced the rate of infection by more than 70% in people who received the vaccine versus placebo, efficacy the company thinks is strong enough to take to regulators. “The efficacy shown in the VALOR study of more than 70% is highly encouraging and creates confidence in the vaccine’s potential to protect against this disease that can be debilitating,” Pfizer Chief Vaccines Officer Annaliesa Anderson said in a statement. A vaccine for Lyme disease isn’t expected to become a best-seller for Pfizer, with the company’s partner Valneva estimating peak annual sales of $1 billion. Pfizer expects overall revenue of around $60 billion this year, with its Covid-19 vaccine representing more than $5 billion of that forecast. But Pfizer had billed the Lyme vaccine results as one of its major catalysts this year, and it represented a chance to introduce the only human vaccine for Lyme disease. “I don’t want any more safe and effective vaccines. I want them to stop engineering ticks and viruses as bio weapons,” former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene commented. I don’t want any more safe and effective vaccines. I want them to stop engineering ticks and viruses as bio weapons. https://t.co/g6d5D53JvF — Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) June 1, 2026 Last month, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major federal push to fight Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. “One of the real tragedies now is that American’s can’t go into the woods anymore safely— and going to the woods to hike, to fish, to hunt, to photograph, or just a walk in the woods is part of the seminal experience of being an American, and particularly an American child— and it’s a science fiction nightmare that we now live in,” RFK Jr. said. Watch below: Thank you Bill Gates… RFK JR says it’s no longer safe for Americans to go into the Woods Anymore due to Lyme Disease “One of the real tragedies now is that American’s can’t go into the woods anymore safely— and going to the woods to hike, to fish, to hunt, to photograph, or… https://t.co/oX5EBnsWyT pic.twitter.com/fGLIaPNFc8 — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 29, 2026 “We didn’t really have a tick problem in this country until the 1980s,” RFK Jr. commented. “We’re going after the disease at its source by reducing tick populations and disrupting their breeding cycles. We aim to slow the spread of Lyme disease,” he continued. Check it out: RFK JR: We NEVER really had a Tick Problem in this country until 80’s— So we’re developing protocols now to make Deer less attractive to Ticks for breeding— So that we can “SLOW THE SPREAD” of Lyme Disease I really do hate those words. Ugh.. and RFK JR looks extremely defeated… https://t.co/cMQ1BYtxRl pic.twitter.com/YBWqEx5hCw — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 29, 2026 “May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to recognize the growing impact of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses on American families and communities. Lyme disease now affects an estimated 476,000 Americans each year and remains one of the most common vector-borne diseases in the United States,” RFK Jr. said last month. “I recently wrote to the House Energy & Commerce Committee urging support for reauthorization of the Kay Hagan Tick Act to strengthen research, surveillance, early detection, treatment, and public awareness efforts related to tick-borne disease,” he added. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to recognize the growing impact of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses on American families and communities. Lyme disease now affects an estimated 476,000 Americans each year and remains one of the most common vector-borne… pic.twitter.com/KUmW1L3NEt — Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) May 21, 2026 The Hill noted: The last Lyme vaccine, LYMErix, debuted in 1998 but was pulled after four years due to low sales driven by concerns about potentially adverse effects. It was said to reduce new infections in vaccinated adults by nearly 80 percent, according to an editorial review published by the Cambridge University Press. The disease is spread to hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. each year by blacklegged ticks. Infected ticks must be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit infection; prompt tick removal can prevent transmission, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s typically contracted during outdoors activities and ultimately treated with a 10- to 14-day course of oral antibiotics, according to the University of Pennsylvania. Watch more below:

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Los Angeles County election officials are reviewing possible election interference after vote-by-mail ballots inside a downtown drop box appeared to have suffered fire-related damage. The discovery came just two days before the June 2 mayoral primary, where Spencer Pratt has turned what many expected to be a stunt campaign into a real race. A separate vote center in Long Beach was also found vandalized over the weekend, according to local reports. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk was still reminding voters Monday that drop boxes and vote centers remained open: Today is the last day to vote early before the June 2nd Statewide Direct Primary Election! Vote Centers are open daily from 10 am – 7 pm. Find at https://t.co/PUcdMNl7Lt Return your ballot to one of our 400+ official Ballot Drop Boxes. Find one at https://t.co/kCmLgKHzaa pic.twitter.com/e8gY7rNxSP — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (@LACountyRRCC) June 1, 2026 The damaged ballots were reportedly discovered inside a drop box at the Department of Public Social Services-Civic Center on E. 4th Place in downtown Los Angeles. ABC7 reported that AIR7 video captured the ballot box near the Civic Center, and that officials were investigating possible election interference. Officials said the damage appears to involve a small number of ballots because it happened between the most recent scheduled collection and the next morning’s retrieval. CBS Los Angeles laid out both incidents and the county’s response: In a news release, Los Angeles County officials said that early Sunday morning, vandalism was found at the voting center at Cesar E. Chavez Park, located in the 400 block of Golden Avenue in Long Beach. Officials said that election workers quickly responded and that voting operations were not disrupted. In addition, Los Angeles County staff said a “limited number of Vote by Mail ballots” appeared to have sustained fire-related damage inside a ballot drop box at the Department of Public Social Services-Civic Center, located at E. 4th Place in Los Angeles. “Preliminary information indicates the incident was isolated and involved a small number of ballots, as it occurred between the most recent scheduled collection and the following morning’s retrieval,” the news release said. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan said the department is reviewing both incidents and working to identify voters who may have been affected. Officials said the voters will be directly contacted and given information on other voting options, including replacement ballots. They said reports have been filed with the Los Angeles Police Department. “Our responsibility is to protect voters and ensure every eligible voter has the opportunity to cast a ballot,” Logan said in a statement. “Any attempt to interfere with voting or election operations is taken seriously. We will continue working closely with law enforcement and other partners to safeguard the voting process and ensure voters can participate with confidence.” That replacement-ballot detail matters for voters whose ballots may have been affected, but it does not make the incident any less serious. Election officials are now reviewing damage to voting materials and vandalism at a vote center right before voters choose who will lead Los Angeles. The timing is also why Spencer Pratt’s campaign keeps looming over the story. ABC7 reported Friday that a new poll showed Mayor Karen Bass, former L.A. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Pratt locked in a tight race ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Pratt has also turned online energy into real campaign fuel, with local reports noting he had raised more than $1.4 million by late May. Local outlets tied the burned ballots and the vandalized vote center directly to the eve of Election Day: Ballots burned, vote center vandalized in L.A. County just before election day https://t.co/1lgT7DnT5d — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 1, 2026 No suspect has been identified, and officials have not said the ballot damage altered any result. Still, when ballots are found with fire damage and a vote center is vandalized days before a close election, voters deserve a fast and public answer. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging the company put profit over safety. “Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman,” Uthmeier said. “OpenAI and Altman ignored internal and external safety warnings, put children at great risk, and allowed a dangerous product to reach millions of Floridians,” he continued. Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. OpenAI and Altman ignored internal and external safety warnings, put children at great risk, and allowed a dangerous product to reach millions of Floridians.… pic.twitter.com/bZYhWDYdCU — Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 1, 2026 The lawsuit makes Florida the first state to sue OpenAI over claims that ChatGPT poses a risk to children and that the company failed to disclose the chatbot’s dangers. More from The New York Times: In the 83-page lawsuit, which was filed in Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit, the state said OpenAI had built “a dangerous online product where harmful information such as tips on eating disorders, self-harm and mass murder are readily available, including to young children.” The company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, had engaged in negligence and violated Florida’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices, the state added. “They have chosen profit over public safety,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, at a Monday news conference. He added that the company and its chief executive could be liable for up to billions of dollars in damages or penalties. The lawsuit is the latest example of intensifying scrutiny over the effects of A.I. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other companies have faced tough questions about the negative effects of their popular chatbots, including a series of lawsuits over children who interacted with chatbots before they died by suicide. More broadly, policymakers and voters alike have grown increasingly worried about the fallout from the widespread rollout of A.I., including the potential for skyrocketing energy prices from powering the technology, as well as its potential to put swaths of the population out of work. “The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI’s market value at unacceptable costs,” the complaint read, according to NBC News. Watch Uthmeier discuss the lawsuit below: AG James Uthmeier Announces First-in-the-Nation State Lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman https://t.co/ervgq3wdAY — Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 1, 2026 NBC News shared further: OpenAI has maintained that it designs its systems with “safety at every step” and says that it has “safeguards in place to help people, especially teens, when conversations turn sensitive.” “We continue improving ChatGPT’s training to recognize and respond to signs of mental or emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and guide people toward real-world support,” the company says. The complaint also points to the alleged use of ChatGPT in the planning of a mass shooting at Florida State University and the killing of two graduate students at the University of South Florida. “Last year’s mass shooting at Florida State University was a tragedy, but ChatGPT is not responsible for this terrible crime,” OpenAI spokesman Drew Pusateri said in a statement to NBC News after the company was sued by the family of a victim of the shooting. “In this case, ChatGPT provided factual responses to questions with information that could be found broadly across public sources on the internet, and it did not encourage or promote illegal or harmful activity,” he said. The lawsuit adds to a growing list of legal efforts brought by governments as well as private citizens against OpenAI, many of which contain similar allegations that the company’s core offerings can have serious adverse effects on users. OpenAI has been sued by the representatives of at least seven individuals who allege the company’s products caused users to commit suicide or develop harmful delusions.

Although he might appreciate the gesture, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is making it clear he’s not on a mission to collect high-profile endorsements … even from the president. Amid an almost unprecedented surge in the polls across the far-left city, Pratt’s commonsense message is resonating among voters far beyond LA’s borders. And President Donald Trump has taken notice, as evidenced by his recent statement of support. The Hill reported on Trump’s comments and Pratt’s reaction: “I don’t need anyone’s endorsement but mothers’. That’s who’s getting me elected,” the former reality star told NBC News on Thursday. “My race is a local race. I don’t care what’s going on in the national politics, in other states. I am running for a local position.” The president spoke favorably about Pratt less than two weeks before the city’s June 2 primary, telling reporters Pratt is a “big MAGA person.” “I’d like to see him do well. He’s a character,” said Trump. Pratt, who rose to fame in his role on MTV’s “The Hills,” pushed back on efforts to frame the race through a national political lens. “This, this right here, what you’re doing, you having this conversation is what’s destroyed local elections,” Pratt told NBC when asked about a potential Trump endorsement, emphasizing that his campaign is centered on local issues. “People don’t care. In L.A., they want to feel safe, they don’t want to step in human poop.” Pratt’s unique campaign has been the subject of significant social media speculation, particularly in the wake of Trump’s recent comments: The media is an absolute joke Spencer Pratt is explaining how his priorities with fixing Los Angeles After every statement NBC makes it about Trump No matter what Spencer says, the NBC asks another Trump question. There is nothing he can say that doesn’t prompt another “Trump”… pic.twitter.com/ClSDUboqhc — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) May 30, 2026 Here’s the full text from the post above: The media is an absolute joke Spencer Pratt is explaining how his priorities with fixing Los Angeles After every statement NBC makes it about Trump No matter what Spencer says, the NBC asks another Trump question. There is nothing he can say that doesn’t prompt another “Trump” response from the media Spencer gets frustrated because NBC won’t shut up about Trump, he says “This conversation is what’s destroyed local elections” And he’s right because the media makes everything about tribalism and not about doing what’s best for everyone in a city  No matter how many times Spencer says he’s only focusing on LA, it’s brought back to Trump by the media We need to restore the Smith-Mundt Act and end mainstream media propaganda And here are a few of the responses: pic.twitter.com/d2y29kze3G — Stephen Spurling Is… @Drangula (@Drangula) May 30, 2026 "But TRUMP!" They explained. The CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. Because they are sociopaths. — XMariner66 (@xMariner1988) May 31, 2026 Literally just another day in LA and TDS afflicted voters just cannot break from TDS rage to at least try to get this shit under control. pic.twitter.com/XKGKttBzpn — Gavin Newsome for Presidente HQ (@Newsom_HQ) May 30, 2026 Naturally, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is seeking to tap into LA’s anti-Trump bias to help her campaign limp across the finish line. As Fox News reported: “You have a failed reality TV star who wants to be famous,” she said while speaking with two actresses before appearing to reference President Donald Trump. “We know what it means if you put somebody who is a reality TV star in a seat of power.” Pratt spent part of Saturday criticizing Raman on X, including attacking her recent campaign advertisements. In a video posted to Instagram, Raman pointed to a recent poll and urged supporters to vote. “After millions of dollars of spending against us, we are still here and we are still competitive,” she said. Here’s a recap of what Trump initially said about Pratt’s campaign: This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.