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When the Government Comes A’Knockin’
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Hello, my name is Valerie and I am a Community Health Ambassador with the County Health Department. The reason I am here today is to talk to you about the COVID vaccine. Have you received a COVID vaccine already? i
How do you respond?
Fu@k Fear! Transform it into Fuel Instead
Fuck fear! Fuck angst! Fuck existential dread! Turn it all into fuel for the fire of life instead. Life is less about getting what you want and more about making the best of what you get. It’s about playing a shitty hand of poker like a boss. So you got dealt fear, angst, ennui, dread, and a sense of meaninglessness? So what? Play the hand! Own it. Double down on it. Bluff the devil and take God for all he’s worth. Turn it all into gold by becoming unfuckwithable.
China should provide raw data on pandemic’s origins – WHO’s Tedros
Reuters
GENEVA, July 15 (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday that investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China were being hampered by the lack of raw data on the first days of spread there and urged it to be more transparent.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-should-provide-raw-data-pandemics-origins-whos-tedros-2021-07-15/
AP source: 2 NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated
AP News
Two NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated less than two weeks from the start of training camp, a person familiar with the vaccination rates told The Associated Press.
As for Friday, Washington and Indianapolis had the two lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among the 32 teams in the league, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league hasn’t released the numbers, which are changing daily.
Pittsburgh, Miami, Carolina and Denver have the highest vaccination rates and are among 10 teams that have achieved at least 85%. About 73% of players have been vaccinated. Teams on the lower end of the vaccination table face potential competitive disadvantages.
The NFL doesn’t plan to cancel any games this season, the person said.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://apnews.com/article/sports-football-health-coronavirus-pandemic-nfl-28b509f34f24a919750dc6c20b787c79
Pentagon: 70 percent of service members have received first dose of Covid vaccine
Politico
Seventy percent of U.S. active duty service members have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the Pentagon announced on Friday, and 62 percent of the force is now fully vaccinated.
The latest numbers come despite initial skepticism from a broad swath of the military toward the shot. In February, members of the top brass testified before Congress that roughly one-third of troops had declined to get vaccinated.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/16/military-coronavirus-vaccine-499822
[MSM] Lisa Shaw death: Husband calls for vaccine choice
BBC News
A man whose wife’s death is being investigated over possible links to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab is calling for people to have their choice of vaccine.
A coroner is considering if the vaccine contributed to the death of BBC radio presenter Lisa Shaw, 44, in May.
Her husband Gareth Eve said the jab had been “outstanding” but its “risks” should be “recognised”.
The government said 81 million vaccines had been administered, with benefits outweighing risks for most people.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-57848367
Royal Navy flotilla reports Covid outbreak with 100 cases despite all sailors being vaccinated
Independent
More than 100 cases of coronavirus have been reported aboard the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier and an escorting group of warships.
The vessels affected include the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier, with unconfirmed media reports saying the group of warships recently stopped off for a brief spell of shore leave in Limassol, Cyprus.
The virus has spread through the strike group’s 3,700 strength crew despite them being fully vaccinated. “As part of routine testing, a small number of crew from the Carrier Strike Group have tested positive for COVID-19,” a Royal Navy spokesman confirmed in a statement.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hms-queen-elizabeth-covid-royal-navy-b1883699.html
A Catastrophe Unveils Itself [ A Catastrophe Unveils Itself Pfizer booster shots]
David Icke
On July 9, we learned that Pfizer planned to ask U.S. and European regulators to authorize an urgent booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, “based on evidence of greater risk of infection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.”
On the same day we also learned that the FDA and CDC weren’t very enthusiastic about the idea. In a joint statement both institutions announced that “Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster COVID-19 shot at this time.”
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://davidicke.com/2021/07/16/a-catastrophe-unveils-itself/
Told you – the psychopaths are so predictable: Chris Whitty warns of new lockdown within WEEKS as UK records 63 deaths in highest daily toll since March and cases soar (from a test not testing for a ‘virus’) ‘especially in Englishmen after Euro football’ (exactly what I said they would say because it’s all a script) – London Freedom Rally July 24th!
David Icke
Britain is ‘not by any means out of the woods yet’ and could be forced to consider a new lockdown within weeks, Chris Whitty has warned.
The chief medical officer said that doctors across the country could soon be faced with ‘scary numbers again’ and that more people could be fighting the disease in hospital ‘in five, six, seven, eight weeks’ time’.
EU likely to decide on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids next week
FOX News
A top official at the European Medicines Agency said a decision on whether to recommend that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be authorized for children is expected late next week. If approved, it would be the first such license for the shot’s use in children globally.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Dr. Marco Cavaleri, the EU drug regulator’s head of vaccines strategy, said its expert committee was currently evaluating Moderna’s application to extend the use of its coronavirus vaccine for children 12 to 17 years old.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.foxnews.com/health/eu-likely-decide-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-kids-next-week
COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 12 Expected Midwinter, FDA Official Says – After emergency use authorization, the agency hopes to move quickly to full approval.
NBC News
Emergency authorization for Covid-19 vaccines in children under 12 could come in early to midwinter, a Food and Drug Administration official said Thursday, a move that could bring relief to many parents who have been unable to vaccinate their children. The agency hopes to then move quickly to full approval of the vaccine for this age group.
One sticking point for some families who remain hesitant, the official said, is that the vaccines currently in use are administered under emergency use authorization and have not been given full approval by the FDA. Full approval, if it comes quickly after the emergency round, could alleviate that concern.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccines-kids-under-age-12-expected-mid-winter-fda-official-n1274057
U.S. FDA sets January target to decide on approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot
The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE’s (22UAy.DE) application for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 years and older by January, the companies said on Friday.
The vaccine is among the three being used in the United States under the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization alongside shots from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N)and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O).
Pfizer/BioNTech finished submitting their application for a full U.S. approval in May and the agency will review the data under its “priority review” pathway.
151 Dead, 563 Hospitalized in Illinois Breakthrough COVID Cases
NBC Chicago
Illinois’ top doctor said Tuesday that breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated residents are a “unicorn” as she again urged those who have not yet gotten vaccinated to do so
A total of 151 people have died and more than 500 have been hospitalized in Illinois due to COVID-19 in “breakthrough” cases after they were fully vaccinated, according to state health officials.
According to data updated Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, 151 people in Illinois have died due to COVID-19 or complications after being fully vaccinated. That figure equates to 2.2% of COVID-19 deaths in the state since Jan. 1, officials said.
At least 563 fully vaccinated people have been hospitalized in Illinois, IDPH said. The state only reports breakthrough infections among those who have been hospitalized or died, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IDPH said.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/151-dead-563-hospitalized-in-illinois-breakthrough-covid-cases/2556408/
Vaccine Passport: The Government Can’t Share Your Data, but Airlines Can
As the United States nears the 50% mark for fully vaccinated individuals and many Americans are eager to travel again, vaccine documentation has emerged as a hot topic in the polarized political forum.
Blue states like California, New York, and Hawaii have launched or are working to launch vaccine passports of their own, while red states like Florida, Utah, and Texas have passed laws banning the requirement of such verification systems.
While these passports continue to garner visceral political reactions, differing from state to state, public companies and nongovernmental organizations have quietly rolled out passports of their own. American Airlines, United, and The Commons Project Foundation, a digital health non-profit, have all created their own passports.
Unvaccinated Michigan hospital workers expected to protest mandates for COVID-19 vaccine
ABC Detroit
Over the next two weekends, some Michigan workers in the health care industry are expected to protest mandates by the health systems they work for to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
While public health and medical experts have repeatedly said that COVID-19 vaccines protect against infection and help save lives, some are still saying no to the shots.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.wxyz.com/news/unvaccinated-michigan-hospital-workers-expected-to-protest-mandates-for-covid-19-vaccine
Newsom faces backlash over masks in California schools
Politico
ACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing sudden backlash over his student mask rules, the latest sign that the recall-threatened leader must tread lightly as schools prepare to open next month.
Students will return to classrooms just asrecall ballots land in mailboxes across the state, and Newsom has to strike the right tone with parents and voters after a tumultuous stretch marked by some of the nation’s longest school closures. The governor has built momentum this summer, making his ouster a long shot, but schools remain a sensitive political topic in California.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/07/15/california-student-mask-backlash-signals-a-newsom-recall-vulnerability-1388342
[MSM] Republican lawmakers push to cast vaccine refusal as a civil rights issue
The Guardian
State Republican lawmakers across the United States are pushing forward bills that prohibit vaccine mandates in an attempt to give the refusal to have a Covid-19 vaccine the same sort of legal protections as those often surrounding issues of gender, religion and race.
Many Republican states are introducing bills that outlaw vaccine mandates within state offices, schools and workplaces, even though vaccine mandates are not commonplace among employers. They also come as the vaccine rollout in the US has slowed markedly, even though the more contagious Delta variant is spreading rapidly, especially among unvaccinated people. (Read more)
Covid-19 vaccines are life-saving medications whose side effects are generally mild. Independent expert panels have repeatedly found the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risk of potential Covid-19 infection. More than 185 million Americans have received at least one vaccine dose.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/16/republicans-covid-19-vaccine-refusal-legal-protections
UC Mandates COVID Vaccinations and Will Bar Most Students Without Them From Campus
The University of California announced Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations will be required before the fall term begins for all students, faculty and others, becoming the nation’s largest public university system to mandate the vaccines even though they don’t have full federal approval.
As the highly contagious Delta variant spreads amid lower vaccination rates among younger people, unvaccinated students without approved exemptions will be barred from in-person classes, events and campus facilities, including housing — and not all classes will be offered online, a UC memo outlining the mandate said. Physical distancing and mask wearing are expected to continue.
Hundreds Against Vaccine Mandates Tell Hospitals “Shame On You”
Boise State Public Radio
A few hundred community members, including some nurses and doctors, rallied at the Idaho Capitol Thursday morning to oppose local hospitals forcing their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Saint Alphonsus and St. Luke’s health systems said last week all of their Idaho employees needed to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, or they could be fired. Religious and health exemptions would be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Several at the rally held signs in the hot sun Thursday saying, “We are nurses, not lab mice,” and “What if I have natural immunity?”
Some wore scrubs, but many more had on pro-Trump gear, or even pro-militia shirts, chanting, “My body, my choice.”
Dr. Samuel Petersen, a dentist in the Treasure Valley, compared forced vaccinations to rape.
“A rapist who threatens the life of their victim to obtain compliance is still a rapist,” Peterson said to cheers in the crowd.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2021-07-15/hundreds-against-vaccine-mandates-tell-hospitals-shame-on-you
US Olympic Swimmer Will Not “Risk” Taking The COVID-19 Vaccine
“Going to the games not only unvaccinated, but as an American, I’m representing my country in multiple ways,” he said.
Watch: Mika Brzezinski Calls on “Cult Leader” Trump to Promote Vaccines
Brzezinski suggested Trump alone, who she brands a ‘cult leader,’ could convince hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves.
French Face 6 Months in Jail For Entering a Bar or Restaurant Without a COVID Pass
Owners face a year in prison, €45,000 fine.
Even the New York Times Just Admitted the CDC May Be Broken Beyond Repair
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
As the COVID-19 pandemic seems in many ways to be winding down, journalists and academics are reflecting on the performance of our official institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in handling this global health disaster.
The New York Times Magazine recently published an article titled “Can the C.D.C. Be Fixed?” by Times staff writer and editorial board member Jeneen Interlandi. As her analysis shows, the actions of the nation’s health protection agency throughout its COVID-19 response does not bode well for its ability to steward the nation through future catastrophes, or even more ordinary public health issues.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://fee.org/articles/even-the-new-york-times-just-admitted-the-cdc-may-be-broken-beyond-repair/
[OP ED] Get a vaccine passport or you could end up killing someone somewhere. Do you want that on your conscience?
RT
“The lockdown hasn’t been easy for anyone and there’s a great deal of understandable frustration. But the opposition to vaccine passports is immature.”
Chris Sweeney
As society opens up, plans to implement Covid-19 vaccine passes have been met with a backlash. Some see them as a threat to liberty, but any society has to abide by communal rules for the greater good, or anarchy is the result.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.rt.com/op-ed/529273-vaccine-passport-covid19-plan/
North Carolina Henderson County Board of Commissioners look for new platform after YouTube censorship [ALMOST Unbelievable … it SHOULD be unbelievable, but is actually happening]
Reclaim the Net
Once again YouTube has decided that it has the right to silence elected officials in the US in a bid to prevent them from making their policies and decisions known, particularly concerning COVID.
When North Carolina’ Henderson County Board of Commissioners met to discuss whether to spend taxpayer money to promote Covid vaccination, and decided against the idea, passing a relevant resolution, YouTube was quick to delete the video taken during the meeting.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://reclaimthenet.org/north-carolina-henderson-county-board-of-commissioners-look-for-new-platform-after-youtube-censorship/