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  1. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/05/19/science.abg6296 Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
  2. It is looking like approval for children as young as around 4 will get approval late this year or early next year. By then, participants in the phased trials last year would have been fully vaccinated for a full year and many of the early 12 to 15 year old children will have been fully vaccinated. That should provide a wealth of data when it comes to approving vaccinations for younger children. Hardly something a rushed job, experimental vaccine would look like. EDIT: just providing some info. Not being critical of your position. Vaccines for your children probably won't be available until next year. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/20/998533237/fauci-says-he-expects-vaccines-for-younger-children-by-end-of-year-or-early-2022 Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By End Of Year Or Early 2022
  3. Had some bits on Chappelle Show. https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2917232/paul-mooney-dead-sudden-heart-attack/ COMEDY LEGEND LOST Paul Mooney dead at 79 after comic suffers ‘sudden heart attack’ PAUL Mooney has died at the age of 79 after he suffered a sudden heart attack, a publicist for the comic confirmed to The Sun. The actor, known as the Godfather of Comedy, was at home in Oakland, California with his family when he passed away.
  4. This should help with the roll-out. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57152719 Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says The European Union's drugs regulator has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can now be stored at fridge temperature for much longer than it previously recommended. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that once the vaccines thawed, unopened vials could be kept in the fridge for up to a month. The current limit is just five days. The increased flexibility is expected to have a significant impact on the vaccine roll-out across the EU. What is happening with the EU vaccine rollout? How do we know Covid vaccines are safe? The need for transport and storage at very low temperatures has been one of the major disadvantages of the Pfizer jab. The previous storage requirements for Pfizer vaccines have made them harder to use in some parts of the world. In February, the United States approved storage and transport of the Pfizer vaccine at standard freezer temperatures of -15 to -25C for up to two weeks, as opposed to between -80 to -60C that it usually requires. Earlier this month Canada authorised the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15, becoming the first country to do so for that age group. ADVERTISEMEN
  5. A financial incentive may be the ticket to get some of the fence dwellers to get the shot. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-sees-boost-shots-after-it-announces-1-million-vaccination-n1267648 Ohio sees boost in shots after it announces $1 million vaccination lottery Ohio had its highest vaccination day in three weeks after it announced lottery-style drawings for vaccinated Ohioans.
  6. Anti-vaxxers have been conned. https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996570855/disinformation-dozen-test-facebooks-twitters-ability-to-curb-vaccine-hoaxes?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows
  7. If they did something like this here, I'm in. https://www.wlwt.com/article/5-vaccinated-ohioans-will-be-chosen-at-random-to-win-1-million/36412658 5 vaccinated Ohioans will be chosen at random to win $1 million
  8. There are quite a significant number of them who are not getting the covid vaccines because they fear some 2 year side effect happening. They fear some dangerous vaccine ingredient. They fear that the "REAL" data that the vaccines are poison is being hidden. All related to the "vaccines cause autism" talking points.
  9. I think someone needs to understand what Emergency Use Authorization mean. Medical Countermeasures Dispensing: Emergency Use Authorization and the Postal Model, Workshop Summary. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53122/ An EUA must meet the following four statutory criteria to be considered. The goal of these criteria is to ensure that even in an emergency, the public is receiving the best, safest, most appropriate care possible. There must be a serious or life-threatening illness caused by a specified chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agent. It must be reasonable to believe that the product covered by the EUA is going to be effective for the intended use—diagnosing, treating, or preventing either an illness or condition caused by a specific agent, or an illness or condition caused by an approved or authorized medical countermeasure deployed against the agent. The known and potential benefits need to outweigh the known and potential risks. There must be no adequate approved, alternative medical countermeasures available for the situation. https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emergency-use-authorization-vaccines-explained#:~:text=An Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is a mechanism to facilitate,the current COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines Explained
  10. Few things: 1) Phased trials did occur, with thousands of participants getting 2 doses in the fall of last year. Here is Pfizers: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine#:~:text=The Phase 3 clinical trial,as of November 13%2C 2020. 2) We have over 1 billion doses given. The US has over 115 million fully vaccinated people. Millions of shots were administered in December of last year. Data on issues with the vaccines have been and are being tracked. It is FAR from being unknown. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations 3) The FDA gave emergency use and Pfizer is actually applying for FULL approval now that they have enough data, with further studies involving children. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01061-4 COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin As the first clinical trials in young children start, here’s what scientists want to know. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/07/994839927/pfizer-seeks-full-fda-approval-for-covid-19-vaccine Pfizer Seeks Full FDA Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
  11. There is the reports of 1 in 3 covid "survivors" who suffer persistent symptoms. Like loss of smell/taste. Male "survivors" have an increased chance of erectile disfunction. There is indications that even asymptomatic survivors can have lung issues. The whole point of vaccines is to allow you immune system a head start to fight off the viral infection before it becomes a problem. Going "natural" means your immune system has to learn about the virus, then fight it. This gives the viral infection time and that time can give it the opening to cause damage or death. I'd rather like to taste my tasty Big Kahuna burger and then taste the sprite that I use to wash it down. Ahhh https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/covid-survivor-who-lost-sense-of-smell-and-taste-a-year-ago-gets-help-from-perfumery/3002349/ COVID Survivor Who Lost Sense of Smell and Taste A Year Ago Gets Help From Perfumery With the help of a fragrance specialist, a COVID survivor who lost her sense of taste and smell tried out a long list different samples — not trying to figure out the perfect scent, just trying to find any scent whatsoever https://health.clevelandclinic.org/yes-covid-19-can-cause-erectile-dysfunction/ Yes, COVID-19 Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction Research suggests negative effects on sexual health due to coronavirus https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/covid-19/about-covid-19
  12. Lewandowski close to setting the record. https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/bayern-clinch-ninth-straight-bundesliga-title-dortmund-win-leipzig/ Bayern celebrates ninth straight Bundesliga title by routing Gladbach BERLIN -- Bayern Munich clinched its record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title without even kicking a ball, then celebrated with a 6-0 rout of Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski's hat trick lifted his season tally to 39 goals, just one off the all-time record of 40 by Bayern great Gerd Muller in the 1971-72 season. Bayern was already assured of the title thanks to old rival Borussia Dortmund beating second-placed Leipzig 3-2 earlier. "I think it's the first time in history that the German champions were crowned in the bus," Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said. Bayern moved the celebrations to the field. Lewandowski got the newly crowned champions off the mark in the second minute and Jamal Musiala pulled the ball back for Thomas Muller to score the second goal in the 23rd. Muller crossed for Lewandowski to score his 200th goal for Bayern with a scissors kick in the 34th, and still the home side looked for more. Lewandowski set up Kingsley Coman for the fourth before the break, then completed his hat trick with a penalty in the 66th. Bayern ended the game with 10 men after Tanguy Nianzou was sent after a VAR consultation for taking down Breel Embolo as the last defender in the 73rd. It made no difference. Serge Gnabry set up Leroy Sane to complete the rout in the 85th.
  13. https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/08/tawny-kitaen-dead-dies/ ACTRESS TAWNY KITAENDEAD AT 59 Tawny's daughters, Wynter and Raine, tell TMZ ... "We are heartbroken and saddened to announce the death of our mom. We just want to say thank you for all of you, her fans and her friends, for always showing her such support and love. You gave her life everyday. We miss her and love her and we know her legacy will live on forever." Tawny Kitaen, the actress who starred in "Bachelor Party" and whose personal life was filled with radical ups and downs, has died ... TMZ has learned. Kitaen died in Newport Beach Friday. The coroner has yet to determine cause of death. Kitaen, whose credits include 'The Perils of Gwendoline' and "After Midnight," was a precocious child who got the showbiz bug at 14, when she saw Peter Frampton at Balboa Stadium in San Diego. She got a backstage pass and saw the All-Access VIP treatment Peter's GF, Penny, received, and that was it. She was hooked. Getty Tawny started out on a game show back in 1976 -- "To Tell the Truth." She migrated into movies and achieved some success with her roles, especially "Bachelor Party." And, Tawny famously was featured in some music videos, notably Whitesnake's "Is This Love," and "Here I Go Again." TMZ.com Kitaen dated Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby while she was still in high school and even followed his band to L.A. in the late '70s. She was featured on the album cover of the band's album "Out of the Cellar" and their debut EP "Ratt." Tawny's personal life was rocky. She married Whitesnake's lead singer, David Coverdale, back in 1989, but the marriage only lasted 2 years. She went on to marry baseball star Chuck Finley -- with whom she had 2 daughters -- and the end of that relationship proved disastrous. Finley claimed she repeatedly kicked him in the face with her high heels and she was charged with domestic violence. Those charges were later dismissed. He filed for divorce 3 days later. She also had substance abuse issues and was arrested for drug possession and DUI ... which was well-chronicled in the media. Tawny was 59.
  14. From what I've heard in other reporting, as long as there are 3 clubs still signed up for the "Super League", then it is still on the books. Once one of Juventus, Barca, or Real joins the other 9, then it is officially dead. I'm on board with the final 3 getting significantly harsher punishment than the slap on the wrist that the 9 got. https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/uefa-deal-nine-super-league-clubs-rebels-face-sanctions/ UEFA deal with nine Super League clubs; rebels face sanctions Nine of the 12 Super League clubs have formally renounced the breakaway and committed to the existing European competitions but they will have to give up 5% of UEFA revenue for one season as a punishment for the rebellion that briefly split football. But Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus have refused to approve what UEFA on Friday called ``reintegration measures'' and they will be referred to UEFA disciplinary bodies for sanctions after backing the new largely closed competition, meaning they could be banned from the Champions League. The Super League project imploded three weeks ago after the English clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham - backed out inside 48 hours after a backlash from the fans and British government. The Premier League clubs along with Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan have officially signed up to a settlement with UEFA to participate only in the existing open European competitions. The nine clubs will make a combined payment of 15 million euros ($18 million) for what UEFA called a ``gesture of goodwill'' to benefit children, youth and grassroots football. They have also accepted UEFA withholding 5% of revenue for the next season they play in their club competitions. The clubs have also agreed to be fined 100 million euros if they seek again to play in an unauthorized competition or 50 million euros if they breach any other commitments to UEFA as part of the settlement. ``The measures announced are significant, but none of the financial penalties will be retained by UEFA,'' said Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA president. ``They will all be reinvested into youth and grassroots football in local communities across Europe, including the UK. These clubs recognised their mistakes quickly and have taken action to demonstrate their contrition and future commitment to European football. ``The same cannot be said for the clubs that remain involved in the so-called `Super League,' and UEFA will deal with those clubs subsequently.'' Ceferin previously told The Associated Press that the clubs refusing to renege on the Super League could be banned from UEFA's competitions. The 12 clubs were dubbed the ``dirty dozen'' by Ceferin in a heated period when he fought to prevent the clubs launching a competition that would lock in 15 places for teams for more than two decades, rather than having to qualify through annual domestic league placings as is required for the Champions League. The nine clubs to sign up to UEFA's ``club commitment declaration'' will rejoin the European Club Association, which they quit on May 18 when the Super League was announced, and they will terminate their legal involvement with the company.
  15. The study provides evidence for substantial neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months after COVID-19 infection. Risks were greatest in, but not limited to, patients who had severe COVID-19. This information could help in service planning and identification of research priorities. Complementary study designs, including prospective cohorts, are needed to corroborate and explain these findings. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00084-5/fulltext 6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records
  16. This is good news. People like me, who are waiting for their second shot, may not have to wait quite as long. At least I can hope that is the case. https://globalnews.ca/news/7840097/coronavirus-covid-vaccine-timeline-sooner-summer/ Canadians might be vaccinated ‘sooner than originally anticipated,’ officials say
  17. I mean, we eat snails, frogs legs, grasshoppers, and so on.
  18. Early trial data, but good newws none the less. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/05/tweaked-moderna-vaccine-neutralises-covid-variants-in-trials Tweaked Moderna vaccine ‘neutralises Covid variants in trials’ Limited data from small test trial shows positive results against South Africa and Brazil strains
  19. I got the Pfizer as well. Waiting for the 2nd $&!# to activate the 5G tracking microchip.
  20. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/us-backs-covid-vaccine-intellectual-property-waivers-to-expand-access-to-shots-worldwide.html U.S. backs waiving patent protections for Covid vaccines, citing global health crisis The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines. Such a waiver could remove obstacles to ramping up the production of vaccines in developing countries. The move comes as coronavirus infections surge to their highest levels in countries that have struggled to procure or distribute vaccines.
  21. https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/chelsea-tops-real-madrid-will-face-man-city-champions-league-final/ Chelsea tops Real Madrid, will face Man City in Champions League final
  22. Ya. I did a rough comparison between the vaccines and the case fatality rate for Covid. Even when I massaged the data in the anti-vaxxers favour, the vaccines were orders of magnitude less potentially deadly than Covid. I say potentially, because even the CDC and Health Canada say that not all of the deaths that were associated with vaccinations were due to side effects of the vaccine. Last time I looked, well over half of the associated deaths to the vaccines in Canada were determined to not be due to the vaccines. So, they are even safer than the rough math I did. That's doesn't include that studies are showing that 1 in 3 people who get Covid have persistent symptoms well after "recovering" from it. Weeks and months of not tasting food. Not being able to physically exert yourself like you did pre-Covid. Lung scans that look horrible. Stuff like that. So ya, the vaccines are a no-brainer. It isn't even close. EDIT: I'll add the potential for men to get ED from Covid. So, even more of a no-brainer. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/yes-covid-19-can-cause-erectile-dysfunction/#:~:text=The stress%2C anxiety and depression,severe reaction to COVID-19.
  23. Then you're not going to like this. Thing is, the experimental part really isn't a valid talking point. The Vaccines went through all the phased trials, and had tens of thousands of participants during those trials. They also got really good data regarding potential exposure to the virus during those trials. Those participants in the Phase 3 trial were fully vaccinated last fall, so there will be people who have been fully vaccinated for around one full year providing data before authorization for 2 to 11 year old children will occur. If the vaccines are truly as dangerous as anti-vaxxers make them out to be, then those participants shouldn't be around to see the 2021/22 Canucks play. Phase 4 (continued monitoring that studies the side effects caused over time by a new treatment after it has been approved and is on the market. These trials look for side effects that were not seen in earlier trials and may also study how well a new treatment works over a long period of time) has been ongoing. That is why the J&J and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine clotting issues were detected. Thing is, like those clotting issues, these effects are really something that shows up early on after getting injected. The fears of some 2 plus year side effects is overblown and misplaced. So, by the time approval for younger children happens, there will be hundreds of millions of fully vaccinated people who have been vaccinated for months, providing plenty of data to demonstrate what potential side effects to expect, as well as the likelyhood of said side effects. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/04/health/pfizer-vaccine-approval-kids-eua-timeline/index.html?utm_content=2021-05-04T19%3A59%3A02&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN Pfizer to seek authorization for Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 2 to 11 in September
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