Deadly Wuhan Coronavirus

August

Metanoia
Once a darling of the pandemic, Germany now has more than 1 million vaccines unused in storage

At a time when vaccines are in such urgent demand, Germany has more than 1 million unused doses sitting in storage — partly because people are reluctant to take them.

Once hailed for its coronavirus response, Germany has administered just 15 percent of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine it has received, the country's health ministry said in a briefing Wednesday.

Some officials blame shaken trust among members of the public, following statements by political leaders and incorrect press reports questioning the vaccine's efficacy. Others point to a dysfunctional rollout plan that has failed to invite enough people to make vaccination appointments.

The vaccine rollout in the European Union has been far slower than in the United States or Britain. Leaders from the 27-nation E.U. met virtually Thursday to find ways to speed things up amid fears that new variants could bring new waves of infection to the continent. The E.U. has given just 7 shots per 100 people, compared with 20 per 100 in the U.S. and almost 28 per 100 in the U.K.

The U.K., with one of the highest death rates in the world, has been lauded for its vaccine strategy. This week, the German tabloid Bild splashed the union flag on its front page alongside the message, "Dear Britain, We Envy You."


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Merkel is refusing to have her Covid shot.
 

August

Metanoia
'Devil' COVID-19 variant discovered in California

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nivek

As Above So Below

I still think if the world just stopped everything for a couple months back in March last year, stopped all international travel, and locked down everything everywhere worldwide, we wouldn't be in the mess we are now...Now we find ourselves not only waist deep in it but also in a lull while the next wave of ever more dangerous virus variants grows into a reality, and its likely to be the deadliest virus wave so far...

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August

Metanoia
I still think if the world just stopped everything for a couple months back in March last year, stopped all international travel, and locked down everything everywhere worldwide, we wouldn't be in the mess we are now...Now we find ourselves not only waist deep in it but also in a lull while the next wave of ever more dangerous virus variants grows into a reality, and its likely to be the deadliest virus wave so far...

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Australia followed its Covid path and thankfully we are basically Covid free especially here in Tasmania as our island state moat helped a great deal in isolating us all.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
I still think if the world just stopped everything for a couple months back in March last year, stopped all international travel, and locked down everything everywhere worldwide, we wouldn't be in the mess we are now...Now we find ourselves not only waist deep in it but also in a lull while the next wave of ever more dangerous virus variants grows into a reality, and its likely to be the deadliest virus wave so far...

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Agreed but realistically I have a hard time seeing that happening.

Some global warming sauce mixed in the argument there: we all cooperate or we all pay. And we don't cooperate
 

AD1184

Celestial
I still think if the world just stopped everything for a couple months back in March last year, stopped all international travel, and locked down everything everywhere worldwide, we wouldn't be in the mess we are now...Now we find ourselves not only waist deep in it but also in a lull while the next wave of ever more dangerous virus variants grows into a reality, and its likely to be the deadliest virus wave so far...
There was a (misguided) consensus of expert opinion in the west a year ago that travel restrictions could not work to reduce the spread of Covid-19. It was only when the situation became dire that western countries came to their senses and realized that this consensus opinion was obviously bogus. By then it was too late.
 

Area201

cold fusion
My friend Mike (MD/Cornell/Mayo Clinic/Director of a hospital division currently) uploaded a Q&A on the Covid Virus. He himself got vaccinated recently. This covers a lot of ground including many theories surrounding the dangers and beyond.

 

Area201

cold fusion
My friend Mike (MD/Cornell/Mayo Clinic/Director of a hospital division currently) uploaded a Q&A on the Covid Virus. He himself got vaccinated recently. This covers a lot of ground including many theories surrounding the dangers and beyond.



"Best reference on DNA non-integration: https://www.deplatformdisease.com/blog/no-really-mrna-vaccines-are-not-going-to-affect-your-dna Few other questions and answers that did not fit into the video:

1. Why do we need to wear masks after the vaccine?

Here, the issue hinges on something called “sterilizing immunity,” a type of immune response that not only prevents infection, but kills all virus on contact. We simply do not know if that is the case with these vaccines and do not want to take any chances. The studies performed looked at something we can call clinical immunity — the 95% number states that those people did not get sick, but it says nothing about them harboring the virus in their nose and passing it to others. We will know this soon enough, but for now, wear the mask even if you got the shot.

2. I had COVID. Do I still need to vaccinate?

Yes, though not right away. COVID immunity fades and the vaccine will keep it for a longer time. How much longer? No one knows for sure, but Moderna predicts about a year of immunity. That is good news for those who worry about the long term, as it seems that the vaccine effects are not permanent. Current recommendations are to take the vaccine 60-90 days after active COVID infection and at least 90 days after having been treated with convalescent plasma or antibody treatments.

3. I heard the vaccine can cause problems for persons with facial fillers.

There were three cases of facial swelling reported in the Moderna vaccine study, and all three had a history of facial fillers. This is considered a very rare side effect and all three patients did well with allergy medications. The plastic surgery society has weighed in on this and said that “Having a history of dermal fillers should not bar someone from being vaccinated. The risks from acquiring and being infected with the COVID-19 virus far outweigh the risks from a reaction even if the patient has a history of using dermal fillers.” For whatever reason, these three cases have only occurred with Moderna. It could be just a matter of time, but so far, Pfizer has not reported the same issue.

4. What about pregnancy?

The question of vaccinating while pregnant is an important one. Unfortunately, no definite answers exist and there are three issues to consider. 1) Pregnant women are more likely to get severe COIVD and end up in the ICU than non pregnant women of the same age. In addition, COVID increases risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth. 2) Basic scientific studies on animals showed no safety concerns in rats that received Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before or during pregnancy as studies of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are ongoing. And 3) CDC believes these vaccines are unlikely to pose a specific risk for women who are pregnant. However, the actual risks of mRNA vaccines in pregnancy are not yet known and more time needs to pass for the studies to conclude. A difficult decision, I admit. It my help to know that the obstetrics society in the U.S. is in favor of the vaccine.

5. What about that female sterilization news I read?

This one is a hoax. Like any good hoax, it has a kernel of truth in it, but please do not fall for it. The whole idea here hinges on an important concept of molecular mimicry — a possibility of one protein, in this case the vaccine manufactured virus spike, looking a lot like some other protein. This hoax zeroes in on syncytin-1 a protein necessary for placental formation, and claims that the antibodies made by the vaccine will also damage syncytin and make women infertile. This is as bogus as they come. The “Head of Research” had worked in Pfizer but left in 2011, way too long ago to claim involvement in this work. But that’s not even the main issue here. Proteins require hundreds of RNA letters to express their shape. The kernel of truth here is that the viral spike and syncytin share four of those letters in common. That is insignificant and way too little for them to cross-react. It’s like saying my phone will ring when I dial your number just because we share a digit. If there was any truth to this, I’d have a very bad news for you. Anyone with natural COVID infection would have produced the same antibody reaction and would have been sterile already. That is not happening so please guard yourself against misinformation and verify every big claim you hear. Infertility is not an issue here.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
This is disturbing, people should be routinely tested, especially in heavily populated areas like big cities and previously hotspot infection areas, the tests are also free in most cases, being state or federally subsidized or absorbed completely...My brother drove by a testing facility recently that used to have long lines but he said on that day he saw only one car in the testing lines...Its not like they have to draw blood for these tests, its just a nasal swab, uncomfortable but just for a moment...

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Testing for COVID-19 has declined. Experts worry it's too soon for the US to let its guard down.

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pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
We have been plagued by contact tracers. These are temporary employees sitting at home with a soft phone application that allows them to use the NYS Dept. of Health phone system - that's what you see on the Caller ID when they call.

First time around I took the call seriously. It was a doofy kid reading a script who asked things like 'what is you Social Security number' and so forth. Noooo, not going there. My wife went after two weeks for a re-test and as expected it came out positive. Yesterday she took a call from another contact tracer and suffered through another stumbling bumbling script being read to her. If that ended it I'd be OK with it but the phone continued to ring over and over and I just took the damned thing off the hook last night. An advantage to old phones - you still got a handset and a hook.

At one level contact tracing might be a good idea but for the most part it's a feel-good waste of time and money - that I have to pay for. Even being totally honest with the people calling the chances of it eventually being turned into useful data seems like zero.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
New York virus variant harbors another worrisome mutation

The coronavirus variant on the rise in New York City contains the same E484K mutation seen in variants in Brazil and South Africa believed to make COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapies less effective, as well as a mutation called S477N that helps it bind more tightly to cells when it breaks into them. A report by New York State Department of Health researchers posted on Monday on medRxiv ahead of peer review adds new information. All versions of the variant circulating in New York harbor a mutation called D235G that might reduce the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies. The variant "has increased in the circulating virus population in New York state by almost 26-fold in a little over a month," the researchers said. "The combination of E484K or S477N with a D253G mutation that might confer immune escape, and the increased number of COVID-19 cases associated with these variants, warrants further monitoring," they said.

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