In other news, Corona Virus started in China (Wuhan lab) as President Donald Trump said, he is spot on, right again with all extreme liberal hacks and ET trolls still, scratching their heads? Extreme liberal darling, Dr. Anthony Fauci funded this research. Don't you just love it when the truth come out? Usurper-in-Chief Joe Biden still trying to figure out how to say, the Chinese had nothgin to do with the Corona Virus. LOL https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-report-concluded-covid-19-233313914.html
One of the things that is happening is that the lefty media is trying to cap the story off at a certain level by acknowledging that a leak could have/may occurred - something they resisted per the script they get. The lefty media and lefty government's hope is that people will just shrug and say that an accident happened and the Chinese fucked up and there we have it. Even though that is a concession that is starting to come from the lefties they are doing that in an attempt to contain the story which is developing well beyond that into questions of WHAT THE FUCK WAS FAUCI DOING AND WHAT THE HELL EXACTLY WERE THE CHINESE DOING WITH THE VIRUS EVEN IF I ACCEPT THE FACT THAT IT JUST ESCAPED? Yeh. They be trying to cap the story by just taking some egg on their face and it worked to get Trump portrayed as a racist so they got their mileage out it. But they want to cap it there. They do not want to implicate St. Fauci the Patron Saint of Wuhan or to have China implicated for malicious actions rather than just accidental stuff because that presents a HUGE problem for Joe in having to respond to that. That's also why Biden immediately rose to exonerate Putin on the cyberhacking. To say that Putin and the Russian government were involved puts demands on to Biden to do things that require more testosterone than he has.
CDC study finds coronavirus vaccines lead to milder disease in rare breakthrough infections https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows. The study, which looked at more than 3,900 essential workers, shows fully vaccinated people are more than 90% protected against infection. Even partially vaccinated people are 81% less likely to become infected than people who haven't had been inoculated, according to the ongoing study. "This adds to the growing body of real-world evidence of their effectiveness," the CDC said Monday in a statement. The study of health care staff, first responders and other frontline essential workers who have been tested weekly since December showed that so far 5% have tested positive for coronavirus. Only 16 of the 204 people who became infected had been vaccinated. "Findings from the extended timeframe of this study add to accumulating evidence that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are effective and should prevent most infections — but that fully vaccinated people who still get COVID-19 are likely to have milder, shorter illness and appear to be less likely to spread the virus to others. These benefits are another important reason to get vaccinated." Those who got "breakthrough" infections after one or two doses of vaccine had 40% less virus in their bodies and were 58% less likely to have fever. They spent two fewer days in bed than unvaccinated Covid-19 patients. The workers got either Pfizer/BioNTech's or Moderna's two-dose coronavirus vaccine and have been testing themselves weekly since December, regardless of whether they have symptoms. That's the only way to tell if the vaccines prevent asymptomatic infections. The findings were reported last week in a preprint on a health services website and have not been peer-reviewed nor published in a medical journal. Lag in vaccinations among teens could delay return to normalcy, experts warn While the US sees Covid-19 vaccination rates growing among some populations, experts warn that lags among groups including adolescents could hurt a further return to normalcy. Medical experts have warned that as more adults get vaccinated, the virus will continue to plague children who have not or cannot yet get inoculated. "As we've gotten more and more of our seniors vaccinated, more and more people with preexisting conditions, more and more people who may be healthy and younger, the question becomes: How do we protect our children?" epidemiologist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed told CNN on Sunday. Vaccines were authorized in the US last month for those 12 to 17. The shots have been available to adults since December. Children are still considered much less likely than adults to develop severe symptoms of Covid-19 or to die from the disease. Nevertheless, nearly a third of children ages 12 to 17 who were likely hospitalized primarily for Covid-19 in the first three months of 2021 were admitted to intensive care units and roughly 5% required invasive mechanical ventilation, according to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that examined more than 200 adolescents. None died, the report said. "Every single one of those hospitalizations, every single one of those kids in the ICU, can now be prevented," Dr. Anand Swaminathan told CNN on Sunday, now that vaccinations are available to those in that age group. Swaminathan is an emergency medicine physician and assistant professor at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Children with underlying health conditions are more likely to be hospitalized or get seriously ill from Covid-19, suggests research published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers looked at data from more than 43,000 Covid-19 patients ages 18 years and younger who visited an emergency department or were hospitalized and found that those with underlying health conditions were more likely to experience severe illness or hospitalization. About 28.7% of all those patients had underlying health conditions. Among the 4,302 who were hospitalized, more than 2,700, 62.9%, had underlying health conditions, the team noted. The US last month saw the lowest number of weekly Covid-19 cases among children -- with about 34,500 new cases -- since early October, the American Academy of Pediatrics said last week. But as some states lag behind the national average vaccination rate, it could spell trouble for the youngest and most vulnerable populations, Swaminathan said. "What we also see is that the same places where adults are lagging, teens are lagging," he explained. Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are set to meet Thursday to discuss parameters that should be considered to authorize Covid-19 vaccines for children 11 and younger. "Do we want a two-month follow-up? Do we want a six-month follow-up? What level of efficacy are we looking for?" advisory committee member Dr. Paul Offit said Friday. "It's those sort of parameters we'll be discussing." Where vaccinations are lagging Thirteen states already have reached President Joe Biden's goal of vaccinating 70% of US adults with at least one dose by July 4. Experts warn that those trailing behind -- states primarily in the Northwest and Southeast -- may be vulnerable to another outbreak. "You have parts of the country with very low vaccination rates," CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen said last week. "I really worry about the unvaccinated people in those areas spreading coronavirus to one another." Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming have the lowest vaccination rates -- with less than 50% of adults having received at least one dose. Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and New Jersey boast the highest, with 75% or more of their adult population partially vaccinated. Lack of access and unclear messaging have hampered vaccinations in some communities, Swaminathan said. "There are people who don't understand the fact that this is free. That messaging hasn't been done as much as it should be." There also are barriers for people who can't get paid time off of work or have problems finding child care, he said. While the Biden administration has advocated for more access, it was not soon enough, Swamiathan said. "I wish we could have had it earlier. People need to take advantage of the situations and get their vaccine." Cuomo sets vaccine goal for lifting most NY restrictions New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he plans to lift "virtually all" pandemic-related restrictions when 70% of adults in the state have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. The state is 1.4% away from hitting that goal, Cuomo told reporters. When the 70% mark is reached, "we can lift the capacity restrictions, social distancing, the hygiene protocols, the health screenings, the potential tracing," he said. "Masks will only be required as recommended by the CDC," the governor said. "There will still be some institutional guidelines, large venues, schools, public transportation, hospitals, nursing homes, but we hit 70%, we will be back to life as normal or as normal as you can be post-Covid." New York City public schools will continue to enforce the universal mask policy until the end of the academic year despite the state's decision to no longer require them, NYC Department of Education spokesperson Danielle Filson told CNN Friday. "Per state guidance, local districts may implement standards that make the most sense for their communities, and we are continuing with our universal mask policy at our schools," Filson said. Air travel keeps surging Air travel just recorded its biggest day since March 7, 2020. The Transportation Security Administration screened 1.98 million people Sunday, more than any day over Memorial Day weekend, which topped out on Friday, May 28, at 1.96 million people. It continues the upward air travel trend during the Covid-19 pandemic -- though far fewer people are flying than before the pandemic. On June 7, 2019, TSA screened 2.67 million people.
Good news showing that COVID vaccinations reduce deaths and hospitalizations. CDC: Severe COVID cases, deaths plummeted in spring following vaccine https://www.axios.com/cdc-severe-co...ine-d7cd594d-4c05-4d3f-9938-0fb6e1d3fb1b.html Link between Covid cases and deaths has been broken, says senior NHS boss NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson says hospitals are reporting much lower mortality rates The UK’s vaccination programme has broken the link between infections, hospital admissions and deaths, and hospitals were reporting fewer and younger patients, according to a senior boss in the NHS. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...d-deaths-has-been-broken-says-senior-nhs-boss
Those Chinese vaccines are working so well China is imposing more restrictions as Covid spreads: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...strictions-to-fight-a-new-outbreak/ar-AAKRR89
Yes... the Chinese vaccines are turning out to be next to worthless as noted in this post about the experience of other countries using the Chinese vaccines. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/latest-vaccine-news.343809/page-115#post-5398016
It appears that Chinese vaccines definitely don't work on the Indian variant which is rapidly spreading across China. Leading to new heavy-handed enforcement, or should I say the return of the previous heavy-handed enforcement. If you dare go out without your "papers" -- you get arrested. Yeah... they don't mess around in China. In China’s new Covid hotspot, police detain those who violate virus prevention measures https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/chi...ses-rise-as-authorities-tighten-measures.html Since May 21, Guangzhou has seen 115 cases of the delta covid variant first identified in India and known to be highly transmissible. Authorities in the city of over 15 million people have moved swiftly to introduce mass testing and lockdown local areas. Now police are taking action against those who’ve fallen foul of the epidemic prevention laws including violations such as concealing you contact history and refusing to comply with testing. Police in Guangzhou detained people who have fallen foul of Covid prevention laws, as the southern Chinese city deals with an outbreak of the Delta variant first identified in India. Authorities in the city of over 15 million people have moved swiftly to introduce mass testing and lockdown local areas since detecting the first local case of the Delta variant in China on May 21 in Guangzhou. Since then, Guangzhou had a total of 115 cases as of midnight on June 8 — the most out of the entire Guangdong province which also includes the technology hub of Shenzhen. It began with a 75-year-old woman who visited a restaurant. The latest flare-up is cause for concern as the Delta variant is known to be highly transmissible. After the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan last year, China broadly managed to control it. Life in the world’s second-largest economy has been relatively normal for over a year, but a broad spread of the Delta variant could threaten that. So far it has been contained in Guangdong. But cases continue to show up, mainly in the hotspot of Liwan in the west of Guangzhou and Haizhu and Nansha in the south. Authorities are fighting to contain its spread. Authorities have also conducted mass testing of residents over the last two weeks. Over 27 million people have been tested since May 26. But as the government worries about the spread of the Delta variant, authorities have urged citizens to do their part or face punishment under law. Over the past 24 hours, official Guangzhou government channels on popular messaging app WeChat, have been posting articles reminding people of the laws. Chen Bin, the deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said on Tuesday that if people do not cooperate with the city’s attempts to to stamp out the virus, they could face “legal liability” including fines and detention. Violations of laws include not wearing masks in public places, not co-operating when asked to take a coronavirus test, not complying when a person has been asked to isolate and quarantine and spreading false information. Guangzhou police said they have investigated six cases related to violations of regulations on epidemic prevention and control. One of the cases involved a man staying at a hotel in a district of Guangzhou. He was asked to take a coronavirus test but refused to do so. After an hour of persuasion, police managed to get the man out of his room, but he still refused to be tested, according to the Guangzhou Health Commission. He allegedly then stabbed a police officer with a fork. The man was detained. Another case involved a man who concealed that he had contact with people with confirmed coronavirus cases. He has also been detained by police. Parts of Liwan have been locked down, which means residents cannot enter or leave a certain zone. Shops have been shut. Across various areas of the city, restaurants have been forced to stop dine-in services and instead move to outdoor dining or takeout only.
I don’t know how other states are tracking but NJ has a high rate of vaccination and are doing a pretty good job of following breakthrough cases. Obviously, vaccines won’t be as effective in the real world as they are in clinical trials but it’s looking to be relatively close. Good info here: https://amp.northjersey.com/amp/7621522002 This comes on the heels of reporting in areas of Arizona and Tennessee, where vaccination rates are below 20%, there’s a 700% increase in Covid infections. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/0...sk#covid-vaccine-rates-hospitalizations-cases Moving into that have and have-not phase now.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-cdc-meeting-myocarditis-heart-inflammation/ CDC plans "emergency meeting" on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines