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  1. Love how there is always a long list of anecdotal evidence to support the claim that the vaccines are dangerous. Yet, there are literally 2 Edmonton Oilers players who are out due to complications after having Covid. Those complications, Myocarditis. Add to that Sutter being out too. Nope, its the vaccines that are the issue. Except, we can provide more than anecdotal evidence. Here is an article for NATURE on the subject as well as a study from Israel published in the New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02740-y Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low Two studies from Israel quantify the risk of myocarditis following the Pfizer–BioNTech shot, with one suggesting the chance of developing the condition is about one in 50,000. Myocarditis after Covid-19 Vaccination in a Large Health Care Organization https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737#article_citing_articles
  2. Better testing. Yes. I agree. Calling in sick and booking a Covid test is a pain. The good thing was I booked, got tested, and got results same day.
  3. This is the Israeli study of Pfizer boosters in people 50 and older. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2115624 BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster and Mortality Due to Covid-19 Abstract BACKGROUND The emergence of the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the reduced effectiveness over time of the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech) led to a resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in populations that had been vaccinated early. On July 30, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Health approved the use of a third dose of BNT162b2 (booster) to cope with this resurgence. Evidence regarding the effectiveness of the booster in lowering mortality due to Covid-19 is still needed. METHODS We obtained data for all members of Clalit Health Services who were 50 years of age or older at the start of the study and had received two doses of BNT162b2 at least 5 months earlier. The mortality due to Covid-19 among participants who received the booster during the study period (booster group) was compared with that among participants who did not receive the booster (nonbooster group). A Cox proportional-hazards regression model with time-dependent covariates was used to estimate the association of booster status with death due to Covid-19, with adjustment for sociodemographic factors and coexisting conditions. RESULTS A total of 843,208 participants met the eligibility criteria, of whom 758,118 (90%) received the booster during the 54-day study period. Death due to Covid-19 occurred in 65 participants in the booster group (0.16 per 100,000 persons per day) and in 137 participants in the nonbooster group (2.98 per 100,000 persons per day). The adjusted hazard ratio for death due to Covid-19 in the booster group, as compared with the nonbooster group, was 0.10 (95% confidence interval, 0.07 to 0.14; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Participants who received a booster at least 5 months after a second dose of BNT162b2 had 90% lower mortality due to Covid-19 than participants who did not receive a booster.
  4. It appears that Merck's pill isn't as effective as initial results indicated. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03667-0 Merck’s COVID pill loses its lustre: what that means for the pandemic Molnupiravir was initially heralded by public-health officials as a game-changer for COVID-19, but full clinical-trial data showed lower-than-expected efficacy.
  5. https://variety.com/2021/film/global/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire-writer-dead-1235131503/ Anne Rice, ‘Interview with the Vampire’ Writer, Dies at 80 Everett Collection
  6. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/larry-sellers-dead-dr-quinn-medicine-woman-1235061393/ Larry Sellers, Actor on ‘Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,’ Dies at 72 The Emmy-nominated actor played Cloud Dancing for five years on the CBS Western. Larry Sellers from a 1997 episode of 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.' CBS TELEVISION/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION
  7. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-concerns-myocarditis-million-children/story?id=81659883 With nearly 5 million children getting COVID vaccines, no safety problems have been seen, CDC director says "If you want your children fully vaccinated by the holidays, now is the time."
  8. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-10/omicron-was-in-california-weeks-ago-water-samples-suggest Omicron was in California weeks ago, before officials raised alarms, water sample suggests
  9. Screwed around, found out. The 26-year-old, who said in October he was not vaccinated against Covid-19, tested positive last month and his quarantine period ended on Wednesday. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11890/12490790/joshua-kimmich-bayern-munich-defender-out-until-2022-with-lung-problem-following-coronavirus-infection Joshua Kimmich: Bayern Munich defender out until 2022 with lung problem following coronavirus infection Bayern Munich say Joshua Kimmich will return to action in the New Year; the Germany defender has not played since November 9; "I still have to be patient for a while, as I'm not yet allowed to put full weight on my body due to a slight infiltration in my lungs"
  10. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start https://kotaku.com/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-dies-at-7-1848184264 Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Dies At 78 He was the architect of consoles that changed gaming forever
  11. Ya, plus this doesn't really apply in this situation. If this production had followed the protocols (especially the ones put in place after Brandon Lee's death), this wouldn't have happened. Everything they were doing in setting up the scene could have gone down without a hitch if those protocols had been followed. This is on the armourer, the AD, and whoever brought the live ammo on the set. The only liability for Baldwin could be in his capacity as a producer and the safety issues that were happening prior to the incident. This would also hinge on whether he was an active producer, or just one in name only in order to make the numbers work in accounting (this was a somewhat low budget production).
  12. Happy Anniversary!! One year ago, the first person to receive the Pfizer vaccine outside of a clinical trial happened. The first people in the US received their first jabs a few days later on the 14th. By the end of the month, millions of people had received their first shots. Those millions got their second starting in January 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55227325 Covid-19 vaccine: First person receives Pfizer jab in UK ICU nurse in New York among the first people in the US to get authorized coronavirus vaccine https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/14/us/coronavirus-vaccine-first-shot/index.html
  13. Tell me you know nothing about how movies/TV shows with firearms are made without actually saying that you know nothing. That's KelownaCanucksFan
  14. These are the types of people who complain when someone points out their "information" is BS. These are the people who block people if you happen point out their BS one too many time. These are the people who were complaining ad nauseum about BLM and Wetʼsuwetʼen protests, but then go and support protests like this and the ones earlier at hospitals and schools.
  15. Good ole Prince George. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-rcmp-vaccine-kids-protests-1.6275947 Protesters outside children's vaccine clinic in Prince George cleared out by RCMP New provincial rules bar protesters from blocking access to hospitals, COVID-19 clinics and schools
  16. I think that fetal cell lines were likely used in initial testing of the vaccine in its development. Just like virtually, if not all, medications now. If that is your reason for not taking the covid vaccines, then you probably shouldn't be taking any medications developed or tested in the last 30-40 years. The more you know.
  17. For the vegetarian friends out there. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vaccine-canada-medicago-efficacy-1.6275759 Canada's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine shows high efficacy Trial occurred before omicron variant; Health Canada submission is imminent With Phase 3 trial results in for their plant-based COVID-19 vaccine, Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and British-American vaccine giant GlaxoSmithKline are gearing up for their final regulatory submission to Health Canada. (Turgut Yeter/CBC) 794 comments Canada's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has shown high efficacy against infection during Phase 3 clinical trials, the drugmakers behind the plant-based shot reported Tuesday, fuelling hopes it could soon get a stamp of approval for use. Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and British-American vaccine giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are now gearing up for their final regulatory submission to Health Canada. The vaccine's overall efficacy rate against all virus variants studied was 71 per cent, with a higher efficacy rate of 75 per cent against COVID-19 infections of any severity from the dominant delta variant, the companies said in a news release. Have a coronavirus question or news tip for CBC News? Email: covid@cbc.ca or join us live in the comments now. The results followed a global, Phase 3, placebo-controlled study of the two-dose vaccine that was launched last March. The newly discovered omicron variant — recently confirmed in various countries around the world, including Canada — was not circulating during the trial period. If licensed in this country, the shot would be the first COVID-19 vaccine using virus-like particle technology and the first plant-based vaccine ever approved for human use, Brian Ward, medical officer for Medicago, said during a recent interview with CBC News. "This would be a first for the world," he added, "not just for Quebec and Canada." COVID vaccine made by Canada's Medicago shows promising results in Phase 2 clinical trial The shots use Medicago's plant-derived, virus-like particles — which resemble the coronavirus behind COVID-19 but don't contain its genetic material — and also contain an adjuvant from GSK to help boost the immune response. In the vaccine's Phase 3 trial, no severe cases of COVID-19 were reported in the vaccinated group, the release notes. No related serious adverse events were reported either, and reactions to the shots were "generally mild to moderate and transient," with symptoms lasting, on average, only one to three days. "I think there will be an important need for our vaccine, both to increase the number of doses available for those who haven't had any vaccines yet, but also possibly for those who need a booster dose," Ward said. Canada’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has shown high efficacy against infection during Phase 3 clinical trials, the drugmakers behind the plant-based shot reported Tuesday. (Turgut Yeter/CBC) Results are promising, immunologist says National Advisory Committee on Immunization working group member Matthew Miller, an immunologist at McMaster University in Hamilton who is working on developing a different type of vaccine for COVID-19, said the Medicago trial results are promising on both efficacy and safety. He noted that the public information was so far limited to a news release, much like previous announcements from other vaccine manufacturers. Health Canada to start real-time review of Medicago COVID-19 vaccine The trial itself was also hindered by time constraints and didn't specifically break down the level of protection against severe illness. That's because there were too few serious COVID-19 cases in the placebo arm and none in the vaccine arm, limiting the ability to draw strong conclusions, Miller said. "Nevertheless, I think we can expect that with 75 per cent protection against any infection, you would expect even stronger protection against severe illness; that's been universally true of every single other vaccine," he added. "The durability of that response, I think, is still a question that we'd have to wait and see." The Phase 2 portion of the trial at multiple sites in Canada and the United States involved a mix of healthy adults, those with comorbidities and seniors over the age of 65, while the Phase 3 portion expanded to more than 24,000 participants in various countries. If approved for use, the shot may help jump-start Canada's sluggish vaccine production sector, said Miller, who has no current affiliation with Medicago but previously sat on a panel advising the company on influenza vaccines. A closer look at Canada's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates Canada lost its vaccine manufacturing capacity over time, but that could change with several Canadian COVID-19 vaccines currently in development, said Lakshmi Krishnan, director general of human health therapeutics at the National Research Council of Canada. "We hope that in due time, all of that will align and we will be able to produce vaccines in Canada," she said. Trial looked at range of variants Medicago is now one of the first to share trial results on how well its vaccine works against a range of variants, Ward said, unlike those earlier in the pandemic, which focused on the earliest strain of SARS-CoV-2. The trial showed nearly 89 per cent efficacy against the gamma variant, with no cases of alpha, lambda or mu variants observed in the vaccinated group, while 12 cases were observed in the placebo arm. While there's concern over the omicron variant and whether it may evade some level of vaccine- or infection-based immunity, Ward said the company plans to get that data for its vaccine as soon as possible. Vaccine envy: Why can't Canada make COVID-19 doses at home? "The goalposts have moved," Ward said. Full results of the Phase 3 study will be released in a peer-reviewed publication, Medicago's release noted. If Health Canada gives the green light to the vaccine, it would be the fifth COVID-19 shot approved for use in Canada, alongside those from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
  18. It's almost like vaccines work. When you belong to a death cult, you win your award. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
  19. 6 times more likely to develop ED after getting COVID. Like Fred said in the PSA, most men will do anything to protect their future boners. Maybe not cutting off you dick, but close.
  20. Bit of a read. The article shared the PSA video. https://www.popsci.com/health/covid-erectile-dysfunction/ These urologists are setting the record straight about penises and COVID The virus kills boners. Vaccines don't.
  21. Findings are that if you are hospitalized with Covid, a little over 1 in 100 patients are going to have a brain problem of some sort. https://press.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=2303 Large International Study Reveals Spectrum of COVID-19 Brain Complications
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