Get ready...... CDC Warns of Potential Fall Outbreak of Rare Polio-Like Illness in Children The rare condition called acute flaccid myelitis, which causes limb weakness that can progress quickly into paralysis, has spiked in even-numbered years and peaked in 2018. More at ..... https://www.usnews.com/news/health-...ak-of-rare-polio-like-illness-amf-in-children
Not even significant - "The latest outbreak in 2018 was the largest peak ever recorded, with 238 cases across 42 states." The article is from August of 2020 and no 2020 fall spike appeared.
Speaking with a family member, medical professional, they were told to be on the lookout for it, fwiw.???? Nothing surprises me anymore. Speaking of what to be on the lookout for, explaining why you need yet another booster..... South African Scientists Say New Variant May Have ‘Increased Transmissibility’ By Antony Sguazzin August 30, 2021, 6:09 AM CDTUpdated on August 30, 2021, 11:16 AM CDT South African scientists said they identified a new coronavirus variant that has a concerning number of mutations. The so-called C.1.2. variant was first identified in May in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Gauteng, where Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria, are situated, the scientists said in a research paper. By August 13, it had been found in six of South Africa’s nine provinces as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Portugal, New Zealand and Switzerland. The mutations on the virus “are associated with increased transmissibility” and an increased ability to evade antibodies, the scientists said. “It is important to highlight this lineage given its concerning constellation of mutations.” More at... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...africa-has-concerning-mutations?sref=i4qXzk6d
Yes... this information was previously posted in the Meet the Delta Variant thread. If this variant takes off it will be a significant problem.
Australia Could Force Citizens to Report Their Location on Demand Via Government Tracking App The government of South Australia is running a trial for a system that could eventually force citizens to take a photo of themselves via a government app to report their location on demand within 15 minutes of authorities requesting it, or face a police investigation. Yes, really. The revelation was highlighted in an Atlantic piece by Conor Friedersdorf which questions whether Australia can still call itself a liberal democracy in light of the crippling restrictions it has placed on its own population. With no end in sight for the lifting of the country’s brutal lockdown, Aussies could face even more invasive state intrusion into their private lives under the justification of stopping the spread of the virus. The South Australian government is preparing to roll out an app that “will contact people at random asking them to provide proof of their location within 15 minutes,” according to reports. If people refuse to report their location or are unable to do so, police are then dispatched to hunt them down. “We don’t tell them how often or when, on a random basis they have to reply within 15 minutes,” said Premier Steven Marshall. This is barely much different from literally fitting people with electronic ankle bracelets that track their every movement like prisoners under home arrest, a policy that was actually considered by Australian authorities earlier this year More at...... https://summit.news/2021/09/02/aust...cation-on-demand-via-government-tracking-app/