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Here We Go… Two Omicron-Infected Individuals Arrive in Australia – Both Victims are FULLY VACCINATED
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 8:20am
Here we go…
Two omicron-infected people landed in Australia on Saturday night. The two individuals were fully vaccinated.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the best thing you can do is get vaccinated. What?
View: https://youtu.be/5OxtV-y9XJM
3:23 min
The Daily Mail reported:
Here We Go... Two Omicron-Infected Individuals Arrive in Australia - Both Victims are FULLY VACCINATED | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
Here we go… Two omicron-infected people landed in Australia on Saturday night.
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Here We Go… Two Omicron-Infected Individuals Arrive in Australia – Both Victims are FULLY VACCINATED
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 8:20am
Here we go…
Two omicron-infected people landed in Australia on Saturday night. The two individuals were fully vaccinated.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the best thing you can do is get vaccinated. What?
3:23 min
The Daily Mail reported:
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Psychopath Fauci Says He Thinks COVID "Is Not Going to Go Away" | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
A new variant of the COVID virus identified in Southern Africa is “highly transmissible and vaccine-resistant.” Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to restrict travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
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Psychopath Fauci Says He Thinks COVID “Is Not Going to Go Away”
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 11:25am
A new variant of the COVID virus identified in Southern Africa is “highly transmissible and vaccine-resistant.”
Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to restrict travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
According to reports, Biden’s decision to ban travel from several African nations was in response to advice from Dr. Fauci and the CDC.
This weekend Fauci made the rounds again on the Sunday Shows spreading panic porn and threats of new lockdowns.
Fauci told “Meet the Press” he thinks “COVID is not going to go away.”
Well, it’s CERTAINLY not going to go away as long as this megalomaniac has power.
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1464967794567618562
.47 min
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'Everything is on the Table' - Fauci When Asked About New Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates For Domestic Air Travel (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila
It’s Sunday so Dr.
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‘Everything is on the Table’ – Fauci When Asked About New Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates For Domestic Air Travel (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
Published November 28, 2021 at 11:40am
It’s Sunday so Dr. Fauci is making the rounds on his favorite fake news outlets scaring the public about the “Omicron” variant.
“Should we have a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel?” NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked Fauci.
This is one of Chuck Todd’s favorite questions to ask Fauci.
Chuck Todd asks this same question every week because he supports Covid tyranny.
“Everything is on the table,” Fauci said.
VIDEO:
.23 min
Fauci appeared on ABC’s “This Week” where he was asked about new lockdowns and more mandates.
“Should we expect to be seeing more lockdowns, new lockdowns, more mandates?” ABC’s “This Week” host and Democrat operative George Stephanopoulos asked Fauci.
“It’s really too early to say,” Fauci said.
VIDEO:
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1464971435756208132
.53 min
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With Tomorrow's Due Date for US Air Force Personnel to be Fully Vaccinated - Air Force Prevents Any Airmen Not Vaccinated From Moving to a Different Station | The Gateway Pundit | by Joe Hoft
The US Airforce issued a mandate last week preventing any airmen who aren’t vaccinated from moving to another location.
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With Tomorrow’s Due Date for US Air Force Personnel to be Fully Vaccinated – Air Force Prevents Any Airmen Not Vaccinated From Moving to a Different Station
By Joe Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 12:51pm
The US Airforce issued a mandate last week preventing any airmen who aren’t vaccinated from moving to another location.
It’s really unbelievable that there aren’t any military personnel strong enough to stand up to the insanity and abuse of the Biden campaign. Biden showed the whole world what he thinks about our military in Afghanistan. He left thousands of Americans and behind, many of them military families. Then he relied on our enemy, the Taliban, to protect our troops and as a result, 13 men and women died there.
Now the Biden gang is making things difficult if not impossible for military personnel who don’t wish to take the COVID vaccine.
A report coming out of the Air Force last week states that anyone not vaccinated for COVID is no longer eligible for a permanent change of station.
These people are sick and need a lesson on the US Constitution. There is no constitutional amendment forcing an American to take a vaccine. Not one.
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Pfizer Says it can Tweak Current COVID Vaccine in 100 Days if Necessary in Response to Omicron Variant | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Pfizer said on Friday that it could produce an improved version of its vaccine within 100 days if the new ‘Omicron’ variant is resistant to the current vaccine.
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Pfizer Says it can Tweak Current COVID Vaccine in 100 Days if Necessary in Response to Omicron Variant
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 2:40pm
Pfizer said on Friday that it could produce an improved version of its vaccine within 100 days if the new ‘Omicron’ variant is resistant to the current vaccine.
Pfizer told FOX Business in an email that they are “remaining vigilant” and “constantly conducting surveillance efforts focused on monitoring for emerging variants that potentially escape protection from our vaccine.”
Here’s an excerpt from the email sent to FOX Business:
The chairwoman of the South African Medical Association who first raised the alarm of the new COVID variant, previously reported that the new variant known as the ‘Omicron’ causes “unusual but mild symptoms” and says there’s nothing to worry about. Dr. Angelique Coetzee was on with the BBC on Sunday.'
UPDATE: South African Doctor Who Discovered "Omicron" Variant Says There's Nothing to Worry About - Only Mild Symptoms (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, appeared on the BBC this weekend.
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UPDATE: South African Doctor Who Discovered "Omicron" Variant Says There's Nothing to Worry About - Only Mild Symptoms (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, appeared on the BBC this weekend.
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UPDATE: South African Doctor Who Discovered “Omicron” Variant Says There’s Nothing to Worry About – Only Mild Symptoms (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 12:00pm
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, appeared on the BBC this weekend.
Dr. Coetzee says the patients seen so far have had “extremely mild symptoms” – but more time is needed before we know the seriousness of the disease for vulnerable people.
South African Medical Association Debunks Global Hysteria - Says Omicron Variant Symptoms 'Unusual But Mild' - Even WHO Says No Reason to Panic | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
The South African Medical Association debunked the hysteria over the Omicron COVID variant on Saturday.
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Coetzee was on with the BBC on Sunday.
Via Tommy Robinson News.
Rumble video on website 1:48 min
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CDC Funded Study Shows No Significant Difference in COVID-19 Transmission Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID response teampublished a studyon medRxiv – a collaborative project jointly run by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ, a global healthcare knowledge provider – concluded that there is no significant difference in...
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CDC Funded Study Shows No Significant Difference in COVID-19 Transmission Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated
By Jim Hoft
Published November 28, 2021 at 6:10pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID research team just published a study that concluded that there is no significant difference in transmission potential of vaccinated and unvaccinated persons infected with the COVID-19 “Delta variant” in federal prison during an outbreak between July to August 2021.
The study showed that there is “no significant differences were detected in duration of RT-PCR positivity among fully vaccinated participants (median: 13 days) versus those not fully vaccinated (median: 13 days; p=0.50), or in duration of culture positivity (medians: 5 days and 5 days; p=0.29)” among the 95 eligible participants out of 190, of whom 78 were fully vaccinated and 17 were not fully vaccinated.
The findings showed that “prevention and mitigation measures should be applied without regard to vaccination status for persons in high-risk settings or those with significant exposures.”
In line 336 of the study, it states:
In this investigation, we found no statistically significant difference in transmission potential between vaccinated persons and persons who were not fully vaccinated.
Therefore, our findings indicate that prevention and mitigation measures should be applied without regard to vaccination status for persons in high-risk settings or those with significant exposures. In congregate settings, and correctional and detention facilities in particular, post-exposure testing and quarantine remain essential tools to limit transmission when cases are identified, in addition to other recommended prevention measures. Our data add to a growing body of evidence characterizing transmission potential from vaccinated persons.
The study confirmed that vaccinated individuals still at risk of widespread outbreaks when the virus is introduced into congregate settings, even when vaccination coverage is high.
Line 313 of the study states:
You can read the rest of the study here: (Scribd doc on website)
Transmission potential of vaccinated and unvaccinated persons infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in… by Jim Hoft on Scribd
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A similar study from Lancet showed that fully vaccinated people in UK are just as likely to spread the Delta variant of Covid within households as unvaccinated.
“Households are the site of most SARS-CoV-2 transmission globally.19 In our cohort of densely sampled household contacts exposed to the delta variant, SAR was 38% in unvaccinated contacts and 25% in fully vaccinated contacts. This finding is consistent with the known protective effect of COVID-19 vaccination against infection.8, 9 Notwithstanding, these findings indicate continued risk of infection in household contacts despite vaccination.” the study said.
New Study: Fully Vaccinated People Just as Likely to Spread Delta Variant Within Households as Unvaccinated | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila
Fully vaccinated people are just as likely to spread the ta variant of Covid within households as unvaccinated, according to a new Lancet study.
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FRANKLIN GRAHAM: Politicians Using New Variant to Grab More Power - Todd Starnes
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FRANKLIN GRAHAM: Politicians Using New Variant to Grab More Power
Nov 28, 2021
Franklin Graham is warning Americans to be cautious about politicians who might take advantage of a new variant of the China Virus that is purportedly sweeping across Africa. A number of nations, including the United States, have implemented travel bans in response to the discovery of the Omicron variant. However, medical experts in South Africa say concerns about the variant are greatly exaggerated. Following, is Graham’s statement:
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'Vaccine pass' being programmed into phones, will be able to register user's status
There may not be much a physical vaccine card can get you while digital copies are being programmed onto phones.
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'Vaccine pass' being programmed into phones, will be able to register user's status
Published November 28, 2021 at 4:37pm
Physical vaccine cards may be losing legitimacy as more digital versions are being released.
Samsung, one of the world's top producers of electronic devices, now has what is often referred to as a "vaccine pass."
Through the company's partnership with The Commons Project and CommonHealth, a digital vaccine card was created that can be displayed from a user's cell phone.
The Commons Project is a Switzerland-based nonprofit, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, whose website professes that "communities are stronger when data is open and can be shared for the benefit of all."
But what is the perceived benefit of exposing health information?
CommonHealth is listed as a public service by The Commons Project. It claims to help people "collect, store and share their personal health information." Their website claims that they empower users with their health information, while maintaining industry-leading "privacy standards."
Perhaps they missed the "personal" and "privacy" part with sharing health records.
CommonHealth utilizes an active registry of health care providers that meet their eligibility requirements. Once a patient has been administered a vaccination, the provider may then issue a pass that can be uploaded to the Samsung Wallet.
Many people have become accustomed to using digital cards through more established virtual payment methods such as Samsung Pay and ApplePay. These types of software allow the processing of a transaction without a physical payment method present.
While there is much benefit to the advancement of technology and increase of digitalization, the benefits come with some downsides, one being that people will become even more reliant on cell phones and technology in general.
With in-person social interactions on the decline, further digital dependency will only progress the breakdown of human interaction that is arguably necessary for mental health and a well-functioning society.
Humans by nature are social creatures. As society transitions to more digital platforms, the dynamics of how people interact are changing with it.
It can be said that most now prefer a text message over a phone call, where the intimacy of body language and voice inflection is compromised for efficiency and perhaps the avoidance of a potentially awkward interaction.
As with anything experienced in life, it is good to take time for personal reflection. Is a more digitalized world one that is desired? If not, what can be done to stop it?
We can make the choice to put down our phones in order to be more fully present for an in-person meeting. We can choose a phone call over a social media post. We can pay in cash versus using a debit card or other form of digital payment.
A friendly reminder -- the power to push back is still with the people.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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German Doctor Says If Anyone Should Be Locked Down and Restricted, It’s the Real Super-Spreaders: The ‘Vaccinated
It's sad that lately I've had to so often quote Mark Twain's famous truthful statement, "It is easier to fool
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German Doctor Says If Anyone Should Be Locked Down and Restricted, It’s the Real Super-Spreaders: The ‘Vaccinated’
Despite the mainstream narrative, we are experiencing a pandemic of the vaccinated.
by JD RUCKER
November 28, 2021
It’s sad that lately I’ve had to so often quote Mark Twain’s famous truthful statement, “It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled.”
This, more than anything else, is why this article will be labeled by the “fact-checkers” (aka the false-narrative-reinforcers) as misleading or even outright fake news. With billions of people worldwide having fallen for the Covid-19 “vaccine” con, it will take something catastrophic (God forbid) for the truth to finally come out. We’ve seen clear facts, unambiguous data, and trustworthy studies that have demonstrated three things beyond a shadow of a doubt:
- The “vaccinated” are just as likely as the “unvaccinated” to contract Covid-19 when they come in contact with the disease
- The “vaccinated” are just as likely as the “unvaccinated” to spread Covid-19 when others come in contact with them
- Many of the “vaccinated” have been lulled into a false sense of security that makes them more likely to engage in Covid-spreading activities and are therefore the real coronavirus super-spreaders
Perhaps the saddest realization for me in the era of Pandemic Panic Theater is seeing how reliant Americans are on the “experts” for information and direction. The data is available for anyone with an internet connection to see. But many if not most Americans have willfully stuck their collective heads in the sand and ignored the science in wholesale. Why? Because the “experts” deliver false conclusions from the science and most are simply too lazy to do some fact-checking on their own.
That’s a long build-up for the article below. But the build-up was necessary to frame what you’re about to read because it’s another example of a bombshell that will be actively and viciously suppressed by corporate media. Any doctor who echoes the sentiment below will likely lose their job and their license to practice. That’s how draconian the suppressors of the truth have become. Anything or anyone that counters their narrative must be fully destroyed, not just to keep the truth from getting out but also to set an example for anyone else who would be brave enough to disseminate it.
This article from Free West Media details what most who read this site already know: We’re in the middle of a pandemic of the vaccinated, but since the vaxx-nannies control government, media, and the like, the false narrative of this all being a pandemic of the unvaccinated is still the dominant perception. We need to change that one article, video, or podcast a time. Spread the word, friends.
Vaccinated as the ‘Biggest Virus Spreaders’ Should Be Locked Down
Why should those vaccinated against Covid-19 be restricted in their movements and participation in society? Because vaccinated people are “the biggest virus spreaders”, German doctor Kenan Katmer from Bochum explained.
According to a report by the WAZ, the doctor runs a family doctor’s practice in Altenbochum, where he also offers Corona tests and vaccinations. From the results of the tests in his own practice and the four test centers in Bochum, he was able to conclude that “90 percent of the positive people who were tested by me were vaccinated.”
Katmer pointed out that “most of the vaccinated (…) think that with the vaccination the Coronavirus will no longer harm them, but that is a fallacy”.
The physician believes a two-month lockdown only for vaccinated people should be declared by public health authorities. If these restrictions were then adhered to, the contacts reduced and the vaccination campaign continued, “the pandemic would then end quickly”.
Dr. Katmer apparently is not alone: Dr. Michael Tenholt from the Medical Quality Network in Bochum shared his colleague’s opinion. Instead of a lockdown, he spoke out in favor of additional compulsory testing for vaccinated people: “It is true that many people who are vaccinated feel too safe. Therefore, in my opinion, it is important to also test the vaccinated.”
In France, Professor Christian Perronne, one of the most renowned French experts on infectious diseases and long-standing government advisor, has long been a firm skeptic of the Covid-19 vaccination policy – and not just in his home country. With a view to the situation in Israel and Great Britain, Perronne has now publicly called for people vaccinated against Covid-19 to be quarantined and isolated from society.
The provocative demand is a reversal of the current narrative underscoring instead that the vaccinated are dangerous for others and not the unvaccinated. Especially in Israel and Great Britain, where the world’s largest vaccination programs are running, the most severe Covid cases are among vaccinated people in hospitals, according to Report24.news.
Vaccine failure
The fact is that the vaccinations have not been doing what was promised for months. It has now been scientifically proven that “the effectiveness of the vaccine against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection gradually decreases over time in all subgroups, but at a different rate depending on the type of vaccine and more quickly in men and especially in elderly, frail men.” The effectiveness against serious illnesses seems to remain high for nine months, “but not in men, elderly, frail people and people with comorbidities,” a recent study from Sweden showed.
The authors concluded from this that only a further vaccination, or the “booster”, could help.
And here the real dilemma for vaccine pushers is revealed: Scientists, the manufacturers and governments had no idea what the vaccine, its effectiveness and side-effects would be. Despite not knowing, they were touting them as “safe and effective”.
The dilemma vaccine pushers are now facing
The mass experiment that the world has had to endure for almost a year now and which is called a “vaccination strategy” may be running out of “guinea pigs”. Essentially, if there is no control group, it would be more difficult to prove the negative effects of the shots. For that reason, compulsory vaccination is being discussed so that the test group of vaccinated people becomes even larger. And it is somehow ignored that the vaccine was developed against the “wild wet market” type of SARS-CoV-2, but not against the predominant Delta variant.
A new vaccine against Omicron is on the shelf, but would have to be approved again. It is not to be expected that the studies required for this will again show a fake “vaccination success rate” of 94 percent. Therefore, Pfizer and BioNtech are pushing for boosters containing the old ineffective vaccine against a new variant.
The ridiculous contradiction on the frontpage of Bild that Covid cultists choose to ignore. Via Twitter,
The lies continuously spouted by the mainstream are well-illustrated by two frontpages only days apart from the German tabloid Bild. On November 21, the BioNtech founder declared that the “protection” of the shot was still “very high” after nine months. Four days later, the EU Commission announced the expiry of health passports… after nine months.
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Top Scientist Blasts Fauci As A ‘Serial Liar,’ Slams Ex-Biden Pandemic Adviser As An ‘Empty Head,’ ‘Dolt’
By Daily Wire News
Nov 28, 2021 DailyWire.com
Richard H. Ebright, an award-winning scientist and Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University, responded to statements made by Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday by repeatedly calling Fauci a “serial liar.”
Ebright responded to each of the following comments made on social media by stating, “Serial liars–like Fauci–will be serial liars.”
- #1: “Fauci is such a tool. The question posed to him in congress was whether he funded gain of function research. He either did or he didn’t. He said he didn’t. New evidence suggests he did. This isn’t a scientific question.”
- #2: “Fauci: ‘I’m going to be saving lives and they’re going to be lying’ – POLITICO Anyone who’s been this wrong and misled people this much should not hide behind ‘science’ especially when he has so blatantly ignored or misunderstood the ‘science’ throughout.”
- #3: “Fauci then implied that Senator Ted Cruz should be prosecuted for Jan. 6. ‘And I’m going to be saving lives, and they’re going to be lying,’ he added. He also proclaimed: ‘I represent science! … And if you damage science, you’re doing something very detrimental to society…’”
Ebright said [emphasis added]:
Ebright later criticized remarks made by former Biden COVID-19 senior
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Three Reasons You Should Be Skeptical of the Omicron Narrative - The Liberty Daily
If you love the news, check out The Liberty Daily's homepage. One of the great joys of my job is writing headlines. This one was a challenge because I’m fairly certain most who will read this already have a healthy distrust of the various narratives surrounding Covid-19 in general and the...
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Three Reasons You Should Be Skeptical of the Omicron Narrative
By J.D. Rucker • Nov. 28, 2021
One of the great joys of my job is writing headlines. This one was a challenge because I’m fairly certain most who will read this already have a healthy distrust of the various narratives surrounding Covid-19 in general and the “Omicron Variant” in particular. I can hear in my head reactions from people reading the headline.
- “Duh! Of course we’re skeptical!”
- “Only three reasons?”
- “There is no Omicron Variant!”
Here are the three reasons to be extremely skeptical of everything that’s being push about the Omicron Variant:
Collusion for Rapid Deployment
The powers-that-be learned a lesson with the Delta Variant. They didn’t properly coordinate the narrative, thinking that the fear and uncertainty seeded by its presence would be enough to get their minions up and running. Instead of everyone jumping on the “Deltapocalypse” bandwagon as they’d hope, the rollout was slowed by a press that wasn’t sure what was happening, world leaders who were not coordinated in their responses, and business leaders not forewarned about their role in it all.
They didn’t make the same mistakes with Omicron. Within hours after the first stories broke regarding the new variant, everyone was covering it and echoing the appropriate scare terms like “heavily mutated” and “spreads rapidly” and “different symptoms from other variants.” Big Tech and their “influencers” chimed in as well.
The powers-that-be also made sure their contacts in the business world caused the biggest Wall Street crash of the year so as to make sure everyone was paying attention. Lastly, they got governments to react in lockstep with lockdowns, extreme draconian measures, and fearmongering.
All of these things in isolation wouldn’t be enough to prove collusion. It’s worthy of suspicion, but it’s feasible that it could all happen without everyone reading from the same playbook. The part they convinces me beyond a shadow of a doubt that they’re working from a playbook is the Big Pharma response. They were ready. In fact, there was some who were already working on a “vaccine” for the new variant before the variant was widely known to exist. That, folks, is the smoking gun. They colluded to blast Omicron terror out to the world and were prepared to offer solutions more rapidly than any vaccine response we’ve seen in human history.
Intense Fearmongering Over Mild Symptoms
Those who have seen Omicron in action aren’t concerned by it. The symptoms have been reported as “unusual but mild” by those who first isolated it. Unfortunately, there are too few reporting on this aspect of the disease, opting instead to scream about the end of the world as we know it because Omicron is probably a mega-super-ultra-killer or something.
The saddest part is we’ve already gone though this fire-drill at least three times. The first was when the disease started spreading across the globe. The second was the big “wave” last year, conveniently timed around the 2020 election, when we were told standing in line to vote would probably kill us and all of our loved ones. The most recent was the Delta Variant push. In all three cases, the results from the panic were overblown.
We can and should question the numbers regarding the elderly whose deaths drove the vast majority of statistics demonstrating Covid-19 is a major threat. As for those who are not elderly, Covid-19 has never been a real threat with mortality rates that do not warrant any of the protocols, lockdowns, face mask mandates, or vaccines that have popped up as a result of the lies.
Knowing this, one would think this fourth wave of fearmongering would raise more alarm bells.
Nope. Most Americans are buying into the narrative like people experiencing Stockholm Syndrome with the fear that has held them hostage for the past year-and-a-half. I say “most” because I’ve seen limited pushback against the agenda during these early days of Omicron. I hope I’m wrong. I always hope I’m wrong when I believe my fellow Americans are being brainwashed, but I fear that when the first fear-pushing polls come out about the new narrative we’ll find that a plurality if not a majority are very concerned about the variant.
So far, nobody is known to have died from the Omicron Variant. In fact, nobody is known to have had life-threatening symptoms. Most if not all (it’s hard to find the data which tells us it really could be all) of those who have contracted the Omicron Variant were “fully vaccinated.”
All of this tells us there is absolutely zero reason to be concerned about it. None. And yet, here we are.
Insanely Perfect Timing
If I were an evil advisor for the architects of The Great Reset and they asked me to find the perfect day to launch the Omicron marketing campaign, I would conclude that Black Friday would fit the bill. The reasons are numerous, but here are just a few that come to mind:
- Many families still together from Thanksgiving gatherings means rapid deployment of fearful scuttlebutt.
- Fridays are when news is released to be buried with one major exception. HUGE news is best released on a Friday to let it percolate for the weekend so there can be a full week of discussion that follows.
- Rolling out the campaign between Thanksgiving and Christmas allows for stark contrast. Millions gathered for Thanksgiving, but far fewer will be allowed or even willing to gather for Christmas if the gaslighting campaign is successful. The differences between the two holidays will be striking and will help drive home the point the powers-that-be want to make: We’re in a new world with Omicron fear driving all agendas.
- Congress is coming back, and the last thing the architects of The Great Reset want is for people to be paying attention to the massive spending they’re about to pass. Covid-19 is a vehicle for mass vaccination, but it’s also the predicate for Modern Monetary Theory to take hold in the United States. We’re about to see capitalism-crippling legislation fly under most American’s radar as people worry themselves over Omicron.
- Symbolism. One cannot dismiss the symbolic references of “Black Friday” becoming synonymous with Omicron. From the perspective of the powers-that-be and their perverse sense of humor, what better time to launch the campaign they hope will take down capitalism than on the biggest shopping day of the year?
Friends, we’re being lied to, but you probably already knew that. Now is the time to make as many people as possible aware of the lies. Hammer them with the truth. Even if you can only convince a few, we need as many people aware as we can get.
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No Mask, No Problem? Biden Caught Maskless While Shopping
'Why does Biden get to ignore mask rules?'
ByCasey Harper
November 27, 2021
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(Headline USA) President Joe Biden sparked headlines again this weekend after appearing in public without a mask, despite his aggressive COVID-19 masking policies.
Biden was reportedly sighted and caught on camera Saturday in Nantucket shopping at Murray’s Toggery Shop without a mask. The news quickly sparked backlash for the president.
This is hardly the first the time the president has received accusations of hypocrisy for going maskless in public.
In one instance Biden dined at Fiola Mare, an Italian seafood restaurant in Georgetown, and was caught on camera not wearing a mask.
The maskless moments come after the Biden administration has put in place a series of stringent mask and vaccine requirements.
One such example includes the administration’s decision to double the fine for passengers who go without a mask on airplanes.
“In addition to testing, we know masking helps stop the spread of COVID-19. That’s why when I came into office, I required masks for all federal buildings and on federal lands, on airlines, and other modes of transportation,” Biden said in a speech announcing the federal change. “If you break the rules, be prepared to pay…And, by the way, show some respect. The anger you see on television toward flight attendants and others doing their job is wrong; it’s ugly.”
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'Why does Biden get to ignore mask rules?'
ByCasey Harper
November 27, 2021
<<<<<<Short videos at link of the treasonous-do-as-i-say-not-as-I-do usurper hypocrite occupier of the white house.>>>>>>
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden sparked headlines again this weekend after appearing in public without a mask, despite his aggressive COVID-19 masking policies.
Biden was reportedly sighted and caught on camera Saturday in Nantucket shopping at Murray’s Toggery Shop without a mask. The news quickly sparked backlash for the president.
This is hardly the first the time the president has received accusations of hypocrisy for going maskless in public.
In one instance Biden dined at Fiola Mare, an Italian seafood restaurant in Georgetown, and was caught on camera not wearing a mask.
The maskless moments come after the Biden administration has put in place a series of stringent mask and vaccine requirements.
One such example includes the administration’s decision to double the fine for passengers who go without a mask on airplanes.
“In addition to testing, we know masking helps stop the spread of COVID-19. That’s why when I came into office, I required masks for all federal buildings and on federal lands, on airlines, and other modes of transportation,” Biden said in a speech announcing the federal change. “If you break the rules, be prepared to pay…And, by the way, show some respect. The anger you see on television toward flight attendants and others doing their job is wrong; it’s ugly.”
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24:15 min
Heart risk after vaccines
Nov 25, 2021
Dr. John Campbell
Does the risk of a heart attack increase from 11% up to 25% Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the PULS Cardiac Test: a Warning (8th November) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.11...
Measurement of multiple protein biomarkers, which generates a score predicting the 5 year risk (percentage chance) of a new Acute Coronary Syndrome Score is based on changes from the norm of multiple protein biomarkers, IL-16, (a proinflammatory cytokine) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10857...
Soluble Fas, (an inducer of apoptosis) https://journals.physiology.org/doi/f...
FasL is the ligand adenoviral overexpression of FasL Hepatocyte Growth Factor (serves as a marker for chemotaxis of T-cells into epithelium and cardiac tissue) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
Among other markers Elevation above the norm increases the PULS score Decreases below the norm lowers the PULS score The score has been measured every 3-6 months in our patient population for 8 years. Recently, with the advent of the mRNA COVID 19 vaccines (vac) by Moderna and Pfizer, dramatic changes in the PULS score became apparent in most patients.
This report summarizes those results A total of 566 patients, aged 28 to 97, M:F ratio 1:1 seen in a preventive cardiology practice had a new PULS test drawn from 2 to 10 weeks following the 2nd COVID shot and was compared to the previous PULS score drawn 3 to 5 months previously pre- shot. Baseline IL-16 increased from 35=/-20 above the norm to 82 =/- 75 above the norm post-vac; sFas increased from 22+/- 15 above the norm to 46=/-24 above the norm post-vac; HGF increased from 42+/-12 above the norm to 86+/-31 above the norm post-vac. These changes resulted in an increase of the PULS score from 11% 5 yr ACS risk to 25% 5 yr ACS risk.
At the time of this report, these changes persist for at least 2.5 months post second dose of vac. We conclude that the mRNA vacs dramatically increase inflammation on the endothelium and T cell infiltration of cardiac muscle and may account for the observations of increased thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, and other vascular events following vaccination.
Dr. Stephen R Gundry Our group has been using the PLUS Cardiac Test https://thriveglobal.com/authors/dr-s... https://drgundry.com/groceries/ The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises UK health departments on immunisation https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/... https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/he...
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Whitmer loses control of virus, U.S. military stepping in as situation grows 'dire'
On Wednesday, Michigan once again had the nation's highest seven-day rate of infections as hospitals are overwhelmed.
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Whitmer loses control of virus, U.S. military stepping in as situation grows 'dire'
Published November 28, 2021 at 8:53am
The Biden administration is sending 44 medical personnel from the U.S. military to support two hospital systems in the state of Michigan, state officials said Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Defense will send two medical teams, each comprising 22 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists, who are expected to arrive next week, according to a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services news release.
The teams will assist health care workers at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn and Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids in dealing with the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the state, as hospitals across Michigan suffer from a lack of enough emergency rooms and staff shortages.
Upon arrival, the teams would get straight to treating patients, lending their support to local healthcare workers for 30 days, the state health department said.
Furthermore, the federal government will be opening the John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit for transfers, according to the news release.
"The initial agreement is in place for 30 days and may be extended. MDHHS and the regional healthcare coalition will work with facilities in Southeast Michigan and the VA system to identify potential patients and coordinate transfers," the news release said.
"I'm grateful that the federal government has granted our request to provide much-needed relief to the health care personnel who have remained on the frontlines of this pandemic," Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.
"Right now, our doctors and nurses are reporting the vast majority of their patients are unvaccinated or have not yet received a booster dose. We can all do our part to help reduce the strain on our hospital systems by getting vaccinated, making an appointment to get a booster dose, and continuing to take precautions to keep ourselves and loved ones safe."
The state health department said that, according to hospital data reported to them, "over 20% of hospital inpatients statewide are COVID positive."
"There are regional differences with some facilities reporting that nearly 50% of inpatients are COVID positive. As of Nov. 22, 3,963 Michiganders are hospitalized for COVID-19," the news release stated.
Over 25,000 dead have died due to confirmed or possible COVID-19 cases in Michigan since the start of the pandemic, The Associated Press reported.
On Wednesday, the state once again had the nation's highest seven-day rate of infections, the AP reported.
According to the wire service, the state reported 17,000 new cases over two days and 280 additional deaths, and the seven-day daily average, 8,165 as of Tuesday, was near its peak since the pandemic's beginning.
"We deeply appreciate receiving this much-needed support from Governor Whitmer, MDHHS and the federal government to help our courageous staff battle a fourth COVID surge," Beaumont Health CEO John Fox said, according to the MDHHS news release.
"The virus has exhausted our teams and resulted in unprecedented staffing challenges at Beaumont Health and health systems across the state. This pandemic is not over by any means."
"On behalf of our physicians, team members and patients we are grateful for the Department of Defense medical team and appreciate support from state and federal levels as we take every measure to care for our community," Tina Freese Decker, President & CEO, Spectrum Health said.
"Working together we can address this urgent public health crisis, relieve the strain on our teams and continue to provide high quality care."
Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, told the AP that the situation in-state was “dire” and they “desperately needed" the federal government's help through the military.
“Many hospitals throughout the state are operating at capacity, delaying nonemergency medical procedures and placing their emergency departments on diversion,” Peters said, according to the AP. “Receiving these teams of federal caregivers can only help those hospitals.”
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Canada confirms first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
FILE - A medical staff member prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2021. In a statement Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, California’s public health officer, Dr. Tomas J. Aragon, said that officials are ...
By Associated Press - Sunday, November 28, 2021
TORONTO — Canada’s health minister says the country’s first two cases of omicron were found in Ontario after two individuals who had recently traveled from Nigeria tested positive.
Canada confirms first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
Canada confirms country’s first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant among two people who had recently visited Nigeria.
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Canada confirms first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
FILE - A medical staff member prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2021. In a statement Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, California’s public health officer, Dr. Tomas J. Aragon, said that officials are ...
By Associated Press - Sunday, November 28, 2021
TORONTO — Canada’s health minister says the country’s first two cases of omicron were found in Ontario after two individuals who had recently traveled from Nigeria tested positive.
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A frightening new potential explanation for vaccine-driven myocarditis and other problems
Researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine raise the possibility of an uncontrolled autoimmune response to the coronavirus spike protein that may last indefinitely
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A frightening new potential explanation for vaccine-driven myocarditis and other problems
Researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine raise the possibility of an uncontrolled autoimmune response to the coronavirus spike protein that may last indefinitely
Downstream effects of the antibodies that people produce against the coronavirus spike protein may lead to myocarditis and even neurological concerns, two veteran medical researchers have written in the top medical journal in the United States.
Our immune systems produce these antibodies in response to both vaccination and natural infection with Covid. However - though the researchers do not say so explicitly, possibly because doing so would be politically untenable - spike protein antibody levels are MUCH higher following vaccination than infection. Thus the downstream response to vaccination may be more severe.
The NEJM published the short paper Wednesday in its Basic Implications of Clinical Observations series. One of the writers is an oncologist and professor at Harvard Medical School; the other is a cancer researcher who has his own lab at the University of California, Davis.
(SOURCE: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcibr2113694)
The spike protein sticks out of the coronavirus shell and binds to a crucial signaling mechanism on our cells called the ACE2 receptor, enabling the virus to infect those cells. The mRNA and DNA/AAV vaccines hijack our cells to make a version of the spike protein. Our immune systems then produce antibodies that will recognize and destroy the spike protein and thus defeat the coronavirus.
But the researchers explain that those spike protein antibodies may themselves produce a second wave of antibodies, called anti-idiotype antibodies or Ab2s. Those Ab2s may modulate the immune system’s initial response by binding with and destroying the first wave of antibodies.
Unfortunately, to do so, the Ab2s must contain structures very similar to the spike protein itself.
If they are too similar, they can wind up binding to the same parts of our cells that the spike protein targets.
As the researchers explain:
Some of the resulting anti-idiotype (or “Ab2”) antibodies that are specific for Ab1 can structurally resemble that of the original antigens themselves. Thus, the Ab2 antigen-binding region can potentially represent an exact mirror image of the initial targeted antigen [NOTE: this means the spike protein] in the Ab1 response…
As a result of this mimicry, Ab2 antibodies also have the potential to bind the same receptor that the original antigen was targeting. Ab2 antibodies binding to the original receptor on normal cells therefore have the potential to mediate profound effects on the cell that could result in pathologic changes, particularly in the long term — long after the original antigen itself has disappeared. [Emphasis added.]
In other words, Ab2 antibodies may continue to damage our bodies long after we have cleared either Sars-Cov-2 itself or the spike proteins that the vaccines cause our cells to make.
To be clear, the researchers did not provide proof that these anti-idiotype antibodies are actually causing problems, or even that they exist. The paper merely presents a theory. But the writers believe it could explain the high incidence of myocarditis “after vaccine administration” and even “neurologic effects of SARS-COV-2 infection or vaccines.”
And what the researchers do not say, but what even the Centers for Disease Control acknowledges, is that vaccination produces much higher levels of anti-spike protein antibodies than natural infection.
“Completion of a primary vaccine series, especially with mRNA vaccines, typically leads to a more consistent, and higher-titer initial antibody response [than natural infection],” the CDC writes. (SOURCE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19))
A large Israeli study found spike protein antibody levels about four times as high in vaccinated as infected people. At the same time, vaccine-generated antibodies wane far more quickly, dropping up to 40 percent a month compared to 5 percent a month for naturally generated antibodies.
Are the high levels of vaccine-generated spike protein antibodies producing an equally robust response from Ab2 antibodies and causing a dangerous autoimmune cascade that can affect the heart and possibly other organs?
No one knows. But with non-Covid all-cause mortality rising in many countries where the mRNA vaccines were used heavily, it might be time to find out.
Especially since health authorities are now pushing booster shots, which produce even higher levels of spike protein antibodies in the people who get them.
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View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1465049749392969729
.36 min
Canadian journalist John Bosnitch shows a metal barricade separating the Vaccinated.
[COMMENT: It has become obvious that the virus has become a means of dividing us against each other. The vax does not protect against transmission from the vaxxed or unvaxxed, who spread it equally, (except for those with natural immunity who don't spread it if they developed antibodies.) ]
Meanwhile in Switzerland…
Canadian journalist John Bosnitch shows a metal barricade separating the Vaccinated. Bonus Clip — Bosnitch was involved in the late life of chess master Bob…
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.36 min
Canadian journalist John Bosnitch shows a metal barricade separating the Vaccinated.
[COMMENT: It has become obvious that the virus has become a means of dividing us against each other. The vax does not protect against transmission from the vaxxed or unvaxxed, who spread it equally, (except for those with natural immunity who don't spread it if they developed antibodies.) ]
View: https://youtu.be/LEBGl8MVE-c
24:15 min
Heart risk after vaccines
Nov 25, 2021
Dr. John Campbell
Does the risk of a heart attack increase from 11% up to 25% Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the PULS Cardiac Test: a Warning (8th November) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.11...
Measurement of multiple protein biomarkers, which generates a score predicting the 5 year risk (percentage chance) of a new Acute Coronary Syndrome Score is based on changes from the norm of multiple protein biomarkers, IL-16, (a proinflammatory cytokine) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10857...
Soluble Fas, (an inducer of apoptosis) https://journals.physiology.org/doi/f...
FasL is the ligand adenoviral overexpression of FasL Hepatocyte Growth Factor (serves as a marker for chemotaxis of T-cells into epithelium and cardiac tissue) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
Among other markers Elevation above the norm increases the PULS score Decreases below the norm lowers the PULS score The score has been measured every 3-6 months in our patient population for 8 years. Recently, with the advent of the mRNA COVID 19 vaccines (vac) by Moderna and Pfizer, dramatic changes in the PULS score became apparent in most patients.
This report summarizes those results A total of 566 patients, aged 28 to 97, M:F ratio 1:1 seen in a preventive cardiology practice had a new PULS test drawn from 2 to 10 weeks following the 2nd COVID shot and was compared to the previous PULS score drawn 3 to 5 months previously pre- shot. Baseline IL-16 increased from 35=/-20 above the norm to 82 =/- 75 above the norm post-vac; sFas increased from 22+/- 15 above the norm to 46=/-24 above the norm post-vac; HGF increased from 42+/-12 above the norm to 86+/-31 above the norm post-vac. These changes resulted in an increase of the PULS score from 11% 5 yr ACS risk to 25% 5 yr ACS risk.
At the time of this report, these changes persist for at least 2.5 months post second dose of vac. We conclude that the mRNA vacs dramatically increase inflammation on the endothelium and T cell infiltration of cardiac muscle and may account for the observations of increased thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, and other vascular events following vaccination.
Dr. Stephen R Gundry Our group has been using the PLUS Cardiac Test https://thriveglobal.com/authors/dr-s... https://drgundry.com/groceries/ The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises UK health departments on immunisation https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/... https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/he...
He is usually pretty good and level headed but kind of missed the bus on that one.
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Idaho nurse explains what she’s seeing in hospital…
Posted by Kane on November 29, 2021 11:58 am
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1464394068180545538
1:51 min
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Breaking — Biden suspends Vaccine Mandate for federal workers for 6 more weeks…
Story just hit the wires… The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is telling federal agencies they should hold off on suspending or firing federal workers for n…
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Breaking — Biden suspends Vaccine Mandate for federal workers for 6 more weeks…
Posted by Kane on November 29, 2021 2:41 pm
Story just hit the wires…
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is telling federal agencies they should hold off on suspending or firing federal workers for not complying with the vaccine mandate until after the holidays, according to a memo obtained by ABC News.
This change, which has not yet been publicly announced, comes as Joe Biden is putting pressure on private employers to embrace their own vaccine mandates.
Ninety-two percent of federal workers have already had at least one vaccine dose, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The federal workforce’s compliance rate stands at 96.5%, meaning employees have had at least one vaccine dose or have a pending or approved exception or extension request.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections
November 24, 2021
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2108120
Metrics
TO THE EDITOR:
Qatar had a first wave of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from March through June 2020, after which approximately 40% of the population had detectable antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The country subsequently had two back-to-back waves from January through May 2021, triggered by the introduction of the B.1.1.7 (or alpha) and B.1.351 (or beta) variants.1 This created an epidemiologic opportunity to assess reinfections.
Using national, federated databases that have captured all SARS-CoV-2–related data since the onset of the pandemic (Section S1 in the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this letter at NEJM.org), we investigated the risk of severe disease (leading to acute care hospitalization), critical disease (leading to hospitalization in an intensive care unit [ICU]), and fatal disease caused by reinfections as compared with primary infections in the national cohort of 353,326 persons with polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR)–confirmed infection between February 28, 2020, and April 28, 2021, after exclusion of 87,547 persons with a vaccination record. Primary infection was defined as the first PCR-positive swab. Reinfection was defined as the first PCR-positive swab obtained at least 90 days after the primary infection. Persons with reinfection were matched to those with primary infection in a 1:5 ratio according to sex, 5-year age group, nationality, and calendar week of the PCR test date (Fig. S1 and Table S1 in the Supplementary Appendix). Classification of severe, critical, and fatal Covid-19 followed World Health Organization guidelines, and assessments were made by trained medical personnel through individual chart reviews.
Table 1.Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections in the Population of Qatar. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2108120
Of 1304 identified reinfections, 413 (31.7%) were caused by the B.1.351 variant, 57 (4.4%) by the B.1.1.7 variant, 213 (16.3%) by “wild-type” virus, and 621 (47.6%) were of unknown status (Section S1 in the Supplementary Appendix). For reinfected persons, the median time between first infection and reinfection was 277 days (interquartile range, 179 to 315). The odds of severe disease at reinfection were 0.12 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03 to 0.31) that at primary infection (Table 1). There were no cases of critical disease at reinfection and 28 cases at primary infection (Table S3), for an odds ratio of 0.00 (95% CI, 0.00 to 0.64). There were no cases of death from Covid-19 at reinfection and 7 cases at primary infection, resulting in an odds ratio of 0.00 (95% CI, 0.00 to 2.57). The odds of the composite outcome of severe, critical, or fatal disease at reinfection were 0.10 times (95% CI, 0.03 to 0.25) that at primary infection. Sensitivity analyses were consistent with these results (Table S2).
Reinfections had 90% lower odds of resulting in hospitalization or death than primary infections. Four reinfections were severe enough to lead to acute care hospitalization. None led to hospitalization in an ICU, and none ended in death. Reinfections were rare and were generally mild, perhaps because of the primed immune system after primary infection.
In earlier studies, we assessed the efficacy of previous natural infection as protection against reinfection with SARS-CoV-22,3 as being 85% or greater. Accordingly, for a person who has already had a primary infection, the risk of having a severe reinfection is only approximately 1% of the risk of a previously uninfected person having a severe primary infection. It needs to be determined whether such protection against severe disease at reinfection lasts for a longer period, analogous to the immunity that develops against other seasonal “common-cold” coronaviruses,4 which elicit short-term immunity against mild reinfection but longer-term immunity against more severe illness with reinfection. If this were the case with SARS-CoV-2, the virus (or at least the variants studied to date) could adopt a more benign pattern of infection when it becomes endemic.4
Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Ph.D.
Hiam Chemaitelly, M.Sc.
Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar, Doha, Qatar
lja2002@qatar-med.cornell.edu
Roberto Bertollini, M.D., M.P.H.
Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar
for the National Study Group for COVID-19 Epidemiology
Supported by the Biomedical Research Program and the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Biomathematics Research Core at Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar; the Ministry of Public Health; Hamad Medical Corporation; and Sidra Medicine. The Qatar Genome Program supported the viral genome sequencing.
Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this letter at NEJM.org.
This letter was published on November 24, 2021, at NEJM.org.
Members of the National Study Group for COVID-19 Epidemiology are listed in the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this letter at NEJM.org.
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.13 min
Jacinda has the condescending smirk of petty dictators
‘You many now use the bathroom INDOORS at your friend’s house.’
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5:30 min
Interview from this morning
The Wicked Witch is a smug bitch…
Jacinda has the condescending smirk of petty dictators Do not skip this first clip ‘You many now use the bathroom INDOORS at your friend’s house.’ &nbs…
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.13 min
Jacinda has the condescending smirk of petty dictators
‘You many now use the bathroom INDOORS at your friend’s house.’
5:30 min
Interview from this morning
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UK recommends Booster Vaccines every 3 months for all adults…
Posted by Kane on November 29, 2021 4:11 pm
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1465346793793802253
1:08 min
It’s just one booster… Every 3 months.
For the rest of your life.
Full story here
UK recommends Booster Vaccines every 3 months for all adults…
It’s just one booster… Every 3 months. For the rest of your life. Full story here
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UK recommends Booster Vaccines every 3 months for all adults…
Posted by Kane on November 29, 2021 4:11 pm
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1:08 min
It’s just one booster… Every 3 months.
For the rest of your life.
Full story here
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36:36 min
Biden Threatens Lockdown Unless People Get Vaccine Amid Omicron Variant, Media Starts Fearmongering
Nov 29, 2021
Tim Pool
Biden Threatens Lockdown Unless People Get Vaccine Amid Omicron Variant, Media Starts Fearmongering. Democrat states have long pushed lockdowns and other authoritarian measure. But now with news of the Omicron Variant Biden has stated that lockdowns will not be needed "for now" so long as people get vaccinated and wear masks. Its a veiled threat considering Biden has already tried and failed to implement vaccine mandates. In Australia things seem to be going from bad to worse.
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16:06 min
Why massive fear over new COVID variant Omicron seems UNNECESSARY
Nov 29, 2021
Glenn Beck
The mainstream media, elected officials, and some scientists are warning the world about the potential dangers associated with COVID’s new variant, Omicron...and they're taking early action against its spread. But some of the panic — like comparing it to Ebola — seems a LITTLE unwarranted; namely because the South African doctor who first discovered Omicron says that so far patients have mostly displayed mild symptoms. In this clip, Glenn gives some other reasons why we should wait for more information before succumbing to such panic…
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Biden Makes Remarks on the Omicron Variant
Streamed live 5 hours ago
The Epoch Times
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9:30 min
Kilmeade: Fauci has 'no credibility'
Nov 29, 2021
Fox News
'Fox & Friends' hosts discuss the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the possibility of lockdowns being reinstated.
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.50 min
How did the Delta Variant develop?
Nov 29, 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
How Virus Variants like the COVID-19 Delta Variant develop.
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SMOKING GUN: Despite Attempts to Protect US Rich and Powerful and Government Officials - Designed Mutations and Cover-Up Itself Confirm COVID-19 Origins | The Gateway Pundit | by Joe Hoft
Guest post by Lawrence Sellin Smoking guns, designed mutations, and the U.S.
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SMOKING GUN: Despite Attempts to Protect US Rich and Powerful and Government Officials – Designed Mutations and Cover-Up Itself Confirm COVID-19 Origins
By Joe Hoft
Published November 29, 2021 at 9:40am
Guest post by Lawrence Sellin
Smoking guns, designed mutations, and the U.S. government cover-up of the laboratory origin of COVID-19
If you are wondering why U.S. intelligence agencies are incapable of identifying the origin of COVID-19 and why the U.S. government shows no interest in pursuing that issue, wonder no more.
There is a deliberate cover-up underway because the rich and powerful multi-national interests that control the U.S. government are massively invested in China’s economic success and many U.S officials and scientists could be accused of complicity in the creation of COVID-19.
The scientific recipe for the laboratory creation of COVID-19 was described in the 2018 research grant application to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) “Project DEFUSE: Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses” submitted by Peter Daszak of the EcoHealth Alliance and his primary co-applicants Zheng-Li Shi of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina and Linfa Wang of Duke University-National University of Singapore, a Chinese scientist who also worked at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
In the same year, all the applicants participated in The 8th International Symposium on Emerging Viral Diseases in Wuhan, China, October 21-22, 2018.
The application was ultimately rejected by DARPA because it involved dangerous “gain of function” experiments creating new human-infecting viruses and the potential for dual use as a bioweapon.
DARPA, however, left the door open for partial funding and it is very likely that experiments were already ongoing in the laboratories of the principal investigators at the time the application was submitted.
The research proposal explicitly states that bat coronavirus samples, collected in southern China by the Wuhan Institute of Virology, would be isolated and genetically sequenced in Wuhan, in particular, the spike proteins, which is the binding element initiating infection.
In follow-up experiments conducted by Zheng-Li Shi of the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Linfa Wang of Duke University-National University of Singapore, spike proteins demonstrating “high risk” for human infection would be artificially combined with other bat coronavirus “backbones,” creating entirely new and potentially dangerous coronaviruses, which would then be tested for human infection by Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina.
Another “smoking gun” for the laboratory origin of COVID-19 is the presence of the furin polybasic cleavage site in the virus (PRRA).
It is a four amino acid sequence, which does not exist in any of hundreds of close bat coronaviruses relatives from which COVID-19 could have evolved.
The enzyme furin is ubiquitous in the human body and it has long been known that the presence of furin polybasic cleavage sites in viruses facilitates viral entry and replication in human cells, thereby increasing transmissibility and pathogenicity.
The presence of the furin polybasic cleavage site can also help explain why the COVID-19 virus can attack multiple human organ systems.
Chinese People’s Liberation Army scientists, Shibo Jiang and Shuwen Liu, demonstrated the artificial insertion of furin cleavage sites in 2013.
As stated in a May 18, 2021 Gateway Pundit article, the artificial insertion of the furin polybasic cleavage site into a bat coronavirus backbone was likely done under the supervision of Shibo Jiang in coordination with his military-trained colleague Shuwen Liu and others at the School of Pharmaceutical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Again, the 2018 DEFUSE research grant application explicitly states the applicants’ intention to artificially insert furin polybasic cleavage sites into high abundance, but low risk bat coronaviruses found in China and testing the ability of those laboratory-created viruses to infect human cells:
It is important to note that the furin polybasic cleavage site inserted in the COVID-19 virus may have been designed to mutate into a more contagious and pathogenic variants, like the presently dominant Delta variant.
The initial proline (P), having an unusually rigid structure, first mutated in March 2021 to histidine (H) as the UK variant.
In July 2021, the proline mutated in the Delta variant to an arginine (R) residue, from PRRA to RRRA. Arginine is a chemically basic amino acid, which provides the functional elements in furin polybasic cleavage sites. That is, multiple arginines in sequence make the furin polybasic cleavage site more potent.
The new, reportedly highly contagious Omicron variant from South Africa, among other mutations, has a proline to histidine mutation in the furin polybasic cleavage site.
Unless the true origin of COVID-19 is rapidly addressed, the world not only faces the possibility of another man-made pandemic, but the complete destruction of science as an honest and objective discipline
Lawrence Sellin, Ph.D. is retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel and a veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. He had a civilian career in international business and medical research. His email address is lawrence.sellin@gmail.com.
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ON FIRE! Dr. Naomi Wolf: “Dr. Fauci Should Be Scared of Investigations – There Clearly Is Misconduct Going On” (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
Published November 29, 2021 at 10:38am
Dr. Naomi Wolf joined Steve Bannon on The War Room on Monday morning. This was after Dr. Fauci’s bizarre appearance on the Sunday shows where he declared himself the true and legitimate voice of “science” and then once again lied about the debunked bat soup theory as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is widely known that Fauci himself funed the Wuhan labs that created the virus and that Fauci’s cohort Dr. Peter Daszak publicly admitted to producing such a virus in the Chinese labs back in 2016.
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Naomi Wolf warned Fauci that the investigations are coming. He will not be given a pass from the American public once they understand Fauci’s policies of pain, destruction, and mass murder.
Dr. Namoi Wolf: I wouldn’t be surprised if he (Fauci) is preparing his legal defense, as he should. Something you won’t read about in The New York Times is that Bill Gates has been called to account legally by the Indian Bar Association with murder charges… I read the complaint, and it’s a complaint based on international law on medical coercion. We all lost sight of the fact that every law in a democracy you need full informed consent in order to agree to a medical intervention. There’s no way. And especially, I just mentioned, 20 states are not reporting risks of vaccinations to the CDC… That is not informed consent… Dr. Fauci and Dr. Walensky, there are calls for them to be investigated for willful misconduct. And that’s something… Sooner or later after the midterms, their friends may not be in charge and there will be investigations. And there will be subpoenas and you are going to see emails that are now redacted. And a lot of people have died and a lot of information has been covered up. I think Dr. Fauci should be scared of an investigation. There is clearly misconduct going on.
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"We Need to Vaccinate the World" - Joe Biden Pushes Vaccines, Endless Booster Shots in Response to 'Omicron' Variant (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila
These Covid tyrants will never stop.
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“We Need to Vaccinate the World” – Joe Biden Pushes Vaccines, Endless Booster Shots in Response to ‘Omicron’ Variant (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
Published November 29, 2021 at 11:47am
These Covid tyrants will never stop.
Joe Biden on Monday delivered remarks on the new Covid ‘Omicron’ variant.
Joe Biden used the media-induced panic over the new variant to push vaccines and booster shots as Big Pharma conveniently has booster shots waiting in the wings.
“If you are vaccinated, but still worried about the new variant, get your booster. If you aren’t vaccinated, get that shot,” said Biden.
“We need to do more than vaccinate Americans. To beat the pandemic, we have to vaccinate the world as well,” he added.
Joe Biden failed to mention the Omicron-infected individuals identified in Africa and Australia are fully vaccinated.
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Joe Biden also told Americans to wear masks indoors.
Here’s hypocrite Biden shopping indoors in Nantucket without a face mask on over the weekend:
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Masks are only for the peasants.
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CRAZY TALK. Jen Psaki Tries Desperately to Explain How Trump's Travel Bans are Xenophobic But Biden's Aren't (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft
Peter Doocy confronted White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday on the hypocrisy of Joe Biden’s travel restriction after his previous statements on how travel restrictions are “xenophobic” when President Trump announced them in 2020.
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CRAZY TALK. Jen Psaki Tries Desperately to Explain How Trump’s Travel Bans are Xenophobic But Biden’s Aren’t (VIDEO)
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Published November 29, 2021 at 2:03pm
Peter Doocy confronted White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday on the hypocrisy of Joe Biden’s travel restriction after his previous statements on how travel restrictions are “xenophobic” when President Trump announced them in 2020.
Here is Jen lying.
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Of course this is another Psaki lie.
Shortly after Trump imposed a travel ban on China last year, Biden came out and labeled him a xenophobe.
Biden also attacked Trump for his “Africa ban” in February.
So did Kamala Harris
And here is Biden calling President Trump a xenophobe for labeling the coronavirus a foreign virus – which it was.
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Biden also called Trump a xenophobe later in 2020 over his travel ban.
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JUST IN: Biden Regime Quietly Tells Federal Agencies to Suspend Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate For Federal Workers Until After Holidays While Publicly Pressuring "The World" To Take Experimental Jab | The Gateway Pundit | by Julian Conradson
Even with the ‘recent discovery’ of a new Covid-19 strain that is supposedly “a variant of concern” according to the WHO, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget is telling federal agencies behind the scenes that they should refrain from suspending or firing federal workers who have...
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JUST IN: Biden Regime Quietly Tells Federal Agencies to Suspend Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate For Federal Workers Until After Holidays While Publicly Pressuring “The World” To Take Experimental Jab
By Julian Conradson
Published November 29, 2021 at 3:34pm
Even with the ‘recent discovery’ of a new Covid-19 strain that is supposedly “a variant of concern” according to the WHO, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget is telling federal agencies behind the scenes that they should refrain from suspending or firing federal workers who have not complied with Biden’s authoritarian vaccine mandate until the holidays are over.
According to a memo obtained by ABC News, the enforcement delay should last for the next 6 weeks, which would allow federal workers to keep their jobs until sometime in January. The new policy has not yet been publicly announced and comes at the same time the Biden regime is using the federal government to compel private employers to adopt and enforce vaccine mandates of their own – especially with the advent of the ‘newly discovered’ Covid variant Omicron.
Biden was even trotted out to the podium earlier today to cry wolf and stoke the media’s flames about the “danger” Omicron poses, mumbling something about needing to vaccinate the entire world in order to save humanity from a virus that has an overall 99.5-99.9% recovery rate – a la the flu.
The fear-mongering is endless.
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Apparently when Biden says “the world” he doesn’t mean workers in the federal government.
Because just like earlier strains of the manufactured China virus, it only poses a risk at certain times, in certain places, or for certain political reasons. Omicron will apparently leave you alone for the next few weeks if you are a federal worker, but it is deadly right now for anyone else out there – so take your vaccines, ScIeNcE says it’s for your health!
Once again: rules for thee’ but not for me.
From ABC News:
Essentially, Biden is using the media-induced panic over the new variant to push vaccines and booster shots, but the woke regime is singing a different tune for their federal workers.
What a disgrace.
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Navarro: There’s Only One Way Out Of This New Variant 6:13 min
Dr. Peter Navarro: There’s Only One Way Out Of This New Variant
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Think Carefully About Accepting The Concept Of Vaccine Passports
MONDAY, NOV 29, 2021 - 05:40 PM
Authored by 'sundance' via TheConservativeTreehouse.com,
As the architects of the Build Back Better society assist you in creating easier ways to show your vaccinated and compliant status, perhaps it is prudent to pause and think about the discussions that take place behind the opaque glass doors.
Right now, as you are reading this, under the guise of enhancing your safety, the U.S. federal government is in discussions with multinational corporations and employers of citizens to create a more efficient process for you to register your vaccine compliance.
You may know their conversation under the terminology of a COVID passport. The current goal is to make a system for you to show your authorized work status; which, as you know, is based on your obedience to a mandated vaccine.
Beta tests are being conducted in various nations, each with different perspectives and constitutional limitations based on pesky archaic rules and laws that govern freedom. For the western, or for lack of a better word ‘democratic‘ outlook, Australia is leading the way with their technological system of vaccination check points and registered state/national vaccination status tied to your registration identification.
The checkpoints are essentially gateways where QR codes are being scanned from the cell phones of the compliant vaccinated citizen. Yes comrades, there’s an App for that.
Currently the vaccine status scans are registered by happy compliance workers, greeters at the entry to the business or venue. Indeed, the WalMart greeter has a new gadget to scan your phone prior to allowing you custody of a shopping cart.
In restaurants, the host or hostess has a similar compliance scanner to check you in prior to seating or reservation confirmation.
It’s simple and fun. You pull up your QR code on your cell phone (aka portable transponder and registration device), using the registration App, and your phone is scanned delivering a green check response to confirm your correct vaccination status and authorized entry.
The Australian government, at both a federal and state level, is working closely with Big Tech companies (thirsting for the national contract) to evaluate the best universal process that can be deployed nationwide.
As noted by all six Premiers in the states down under, hardware (scanners) and software (registration) systems are all being tested to find the most comprehensive/convenient portable units to settle upon. Meanwhile in the U.S., cities like Los Angeles and New York await the beta test conclusion before deploying their own version of the same process.
In Europe, they are also testing their vaccine checkpoint and registration processes known as the EU “Green Pass.”
The “Green Pass” is a similar technological system that gives a vaccinated and registered citizen access to all the venues and locations previously locked down while the COVID-19 virus was being mitigated. What would have been called a “vast right-wing conspiracy theory” 24 months ago, is now a COVID passport process well underway.
As with all things in our rapid technological era, you do not have to squint to see the horizon and accept that eventually this process will automate, and there will be a gadget or scanning gateway automatically granting you access without a person needing to stand there and scan each cell phone QR code individually.
The automated process just makes sense. You are well aware your cell phone already transmits an electronic beacon enabling your Uber or Lyft driver access to your location at the push of a touchscreen button, another convenient App on your phone. So, why wouldn’t the gateways just accept this same recognizable transmission as registration of your vaccine compliant arrival at the coffee shop?
The automated version is far easier and way more cool than having to reach into your pocket or purse and pulling up that pesky QR code on the screen. Smiles everyone, the partnership between Big Tech and Big Government is always there to make your transit more streamline and seamless. Heck, you won’t even notice the electronic receiver mounted at the entry. Give it a few weeks and you won’t remember the reason you were laughing at Alex Jones any more than you remember why you are taking off your shoes at the airport.
However, as this process is created, it is worth considering that you are being quietly changed from an individual person to a product. Some are starting to worry in the beta test:
It could be problematic if your status fails to register correctly, or if the system identifies some form of non-compliance that will block you from entry. Then again, that’s what beta tests are for, working out all these techno bugs and stuff. Not to worry…. move along….
Then again…
Wait, now we are squinting at that familar image on the horizon because we know those who control things have been talking about a cashless society for quite a while.
We also know that data is considered a major commodity all by itself. Why do you think every system you encounter in the modern era requires your phone number even when you are not registering for anything. It, meaning you, us, are all getting linked into this modern registration system that is defining our status. We also know that system operators buy and sell our registered status amid various retail and technology systems.
Yeah, that opaque shadow is getting a little clearer now.
Perhaps you attempt to purchase dog food and get denied entry into Pet Smart because you didn’t renew the car registration. Or perhaps you are blocked from entry because you forgot to change the oil on the leased vehicle you drive and Toyota has this weird agreement with some retail consortium. You head to the oil change place that conveniently pops up in the citizen compliance App –it’s only two blocks away– they clear the alert after they do the oil and you are gateway compliant again.
Missed your booster shot? We’re sorry citizen, your bank account is frozen until your compliance is restored… please proceed to the nearest vaccination office as displayed conveniently on your cell phone screen to open access to all further gates (checkpoints)…. tap to continue…
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A Different Perspective: How Threat-Free Are Americans From COVID-19?
MONDAY, NOV 29, 2021 - 04:19 PM
Authored by Jon Sanders via The American Institute for Economic Reseach,
At present, based on the most recent government data, only about three Americans in a thousand could conceivably transmit Covid-19 to someone. In other words, nearly 99.7 percent of people in the United States are currently no threat to anyone of spreading the virus. And despite the large case count, 24 out of every 25 cases are recovered, meaning not only that those people are no longer threats, but also that they now have the strongest form of immunity against Covid-19.
Those numbers may sound counterintuitive — or at least counter to the usual presentation of official Covid numbers. From the outset, media reports on Covid-19 have been calculated to stoke fear. Whether out of sensationalism for clicks, desire to shape political outcomes, or panic in the pressrooms, media have offered an unrelenting diet of terror about the pandemic with little to no context. Experts spoke with impressive unanimity; anyone who dissented, regardless of impressive credentials, was quickly canceled. Economists who could discuss tradeoffs in policy choices were made especially scarce. For the 24-hour, round-the-clock news consumer (an incredibly self-defeating habit for anyone concerned about health), it would be impossible to escape the conclusion that death stalked us at every corner, let alone every restaurant table and school desk.
Adding to the panic is the problem of big numbers. Very big numbers sound daunting, but at some point numbers get so big that people can no longer conceptualize them. For example, we are upset at now having to pay twice as much for a gallon of gasoline, and we worry the price could triple. But it’s difficult to wrap our heads around how many trillions of dollars are involved in congressional debates for President Joe Biden’s hazy plans.
Early on, international number-crunching outfits gobsmacked us all with enormous numbers of projected deaths. In turn, public health officials everywhere laid it on thick with talk of field hospitals soon to be set up everywhere, bandying about huge projections of people who would need hospitalization and warning that, at the very least, we would run out of ventilators and have to choose which of our neighbors deserved saving. Fear compounded upon fear as we consented to lockdowns and tried to figure out which Hollywood pandemic movie we were in for.
We were conditioned for the worst, and when the projections proved to be buncombe, our relief never progressed into righteous anger at having been played. Anyone who pointed out the massive disparity between the projections and reality was absurdly accused of not taking the virus seriously and trying to get people killed. In the meantime, the steady doom-drums of daily updated, ever-rising case and death counts constantly reinforced the perception of imminent threat.
The idea that nearly everyone recovers from this virus, as from other illnesses, rarely entered the news stories, let alone the minds of the terrified populace. As the total case numbers rose, quietly so did the number of those who had recovered and now were immune.
Case numbers were also never placed in the context of an even much larger number: the population.
In short, people were vastly overexaggerating the number of their fellow citizens who had the virus as well as their own risk of contracting it and dying. People’s faces showed this terror when they ventured out, from wearing masks alone in their cars, dodging and staring at each other at grocery stores, even avoiding family and friends and forbidding their children from play. I’ll never forget the mountain hikers hastily pulling up masks whenever another human bounded into view, as if the old expression “fresh mountain air” had lost all meaning.
This overinflamed fear is itself unhealthy. People need a dispassionate assessment of risk in order to weigh their choices correctly. To listen to media and public-health bureaucrats, one would think that the threat of death and severe life impacts from Covid-19 is the only threat worth avoiding, but that was never true. Nevertheless, we have seen — and too many people have allowed — unprecedented government interventions aimed at managing the Covid threat to the exclusion of all others.
Those other threats had expanded, meanwhile, to include the deadly unintended consequences of lockdowns and other extreme government orders. They also included withheld but necessary medical treatments, either from non-Covid treatments being suspended or people being too afraid to seek treatment, which has been especially bad for heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, but also bad for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, high blood pressure, and stroke. These other threats, furthermore, included increases in substance abuse, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and deaths of despair. Job loss as well as school closings and isolation of young children contributed to them, and all these carry long-term health implications, too.
For all those reasons, back in the summer of 2020 I started producing contextualized looks at Covid case numbers in my home state that I later started calling the “NC Threat-Free Index.”
The idea was simply to offer context to the big, raw numbers and tamp down people’s fears to a healthy, warranted respect for the virus rather than unhealthy, unwarranted abject terror.
Normally such a service would have been performed by media and government officials trying to stave off a panic.
Here I offer a threat-free index for the nation as a whole. There are several components, all easily derived from official government data. They include:
Here are the threat-free index estimates as of November 15:
- Presumed recovered: 45,265,569
- Active cases: 1,118,866
- Percent of total cases presumed recovered: 96.0%
- Percent of total cases that are active: 2.4%
- Percent of the total U.S. population with active cases of Covid: over 0.3%
- Percent of the U.S. population to have died with or from Covid-19: over 0.2%
- Percent of the U.S. population posing no threat of passing along COVID-19: nearly 99.7%
It’s a risk decidedly lower than what people have been made to believe. This belief, unhealthy in and of itself, has given way to tolerating dangerous government edicts while forestalling a grounded approach to individual risk assessment and management.
Media-fed mass hysterias should remain the province of Orson Welles, which is to say, history.
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No Severe Omicron COVID-19 Cases Among Vaccinated People: Top Israeli Expert
MONDAY, NOV 29, 2021 - 03:45 PM
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
Israeli officials said that researchers have not found any severe COVID-19 cases among vaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant.
The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus strain - which was named Omicron by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week - has prompted fresh global panic as a number of countries imposed travel restrictions on southern African countries, where the variant was first located.
Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, Israel’s head of public health services, noted that the Omicron infection chance is “very high,” but he said that vaccinated people who have been infected with the variant only became slightly sick, local media reported.
And professor Dror Mevorach, who is in charge of the COVID-19 department at the Hadassah University Hospital Ein Karem, said early reports on those infected with the new variant are encouraging.
Although it’s too early to make a determination, he continued, “at this point, it’s important to collect information, not speculations.”
Despite that, Israel joined a growing list of countries—including the United States—to impose travel restrictions this week. At the same time, top health officials around the world suggested that new lockdowns might be needed to curb the spread of the CCP virus strain, despite not knowing whether Omicron leads to more severe disease.
Over the weekend, the chair of the South African Medical Association, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, that alerted authorities about the newest variant, told media outlets that Omicron patients’ symptoms were “so different and so mild from those I had treated before.”
Coetzee said that a patient at her clinic was “extremely fatigued” for two days with body aches and headaches.
So far, according to Coetzee, the Omicron variant is affecting individuals who are aged 40 or younger. About half of the patients with Omicron symptoms that she treated were vaccinated and the rest were not, she said.
In response to the reports of milder symptoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, asserted that there is much that needs to be known about the variant.
During an ABC News appearance on Monday, when asked about whether the variant presents milder symptoms, Fauci stated, “I think that’s premature to say that, George, we just do not know.”
Last week, the WHO courted controversy over its decision to name the variant Omicron, skipping over “Xi,” a letter in the Greek alphabet, saying it didn’t want to cause “offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups.” Some speculated that the U.N. heath agency was trying to placate the CCP and its leader, Xi Jinping.
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Top South African Doctor Confirms No Evidence Omicron Variant More Harmful Than Delta As G-7 Pushes "Urgent Action"
MONDAY, NOV 29, 2021 - 12:00 PM
Having set off the latest global COVID panic, this time focusing on the omicron strain, which was hastily labeled a variant of concern by the WHO over the long holiday weekend in the US, South Africa's top epidemiologists now find themselves in the awkward position of having to walk back all - or at least some - of the hysteria first unleashed by news of the omicron variant.
As US stocks bounce back from steep Friday losses at Monday's open, yet another SA official has chimed in, warning that the world still has much to learn about omicron, and that symptoms might be less severe than initially feared. Of course, this notion isn't exactly news, as plenty of experts inside South Africa and elsewhere have warned over the weekend that the new variant might be more mild, if also more transmissible, than previous variants.
Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, affirmed Monday that while the omicron variant appears to spread more quickly than earlier strains, its symptoms appear to be less severe, meaning the new strain - while more infectious - might also prove less deadly than the delta strain, which is the most dominant COVID strain on the planet right now.
Meanwhile, the G-7 - at the UK's urging - is exhorting its members to take bold action to make sure the variant doesn't become a threat.
Source: NYT
Patients infected with the new strain appear to be suffering more from fatigue, head and body aches and occasional sore throats and coughs. They also don't exhibit symptoms like loss of taste and smell, like patients infected with delta and other variants have seen.
After the UK confirmed its first cases of the omicron variant and added a handful of southern African countries (including South Africa) to its travel "red list", in effect shutting down travel between the region and the UK, the G-7 has just decided to issue its own warning about the new "variant of concern".
In a joint statement issued with the G-7 health ministers about the "global threat" posed by the omicron variant, the G-7 unleashed a torrent of FUD, while also praising South Africa for its "exemplary" work, as the WHO complains that the West is mistaken for shutting down travel from the region.
Readers can find the brief joint statement below:
Above all, the G-7 says it recognizes the importance of global access to vaccines, which is why the US shouldn't moan when China decides to dole out another 1 billion of its jabs to people living in the developing world, particularly in Africa, in keeping with its earlier promise to shield the continent from the vicissitudes of COVID.
But the G-7 statement also underlines the growing disconnect between the diktats of globalist NGOs with skepticism expressed by local officials.
All the while, Dr. Anthony Fauci is seizing the opportunity to use the new strain as a boogeyman to push Americans to get their booster shots (warning Sunday that the new strain is already in the US), one of the SA doctors who helped discover the strain is now seeing her comments amplified as the WHO criticizes the travel bans imposed by western nations on south African countries impacted by the new variant, which was first identified in South Africa from cases discovered in Botswana.
According to Bloomberg, there is no indication yet of different symptoms, or that the variant causes more severe disease. Scientists are analyzing what proportion of hospital admissions are from omicron. Only after this has been determined will they know whether the variant brings more severe illness. So far, about 80% of those admitted to hospitals in South Africa haven't been vaccinated.
And as the fourth wave emerges across the developing (as well as the developed) world, many expect infection numbers may quadruple this week to around 10K new cases a day in South Africa. Right now, the country's fourth wave is centered around the Gauteng province, home to the country's economic hub, Johannesburg.
Coetzee first made her comments about the virus's efficacy over the weekend while pushing back against the travel bans that have disproportionately targeted South Africa (although some countries like Japan have chosen to close borders to the vast majority of travelers). In a series of interviews, she also claimed that the UK - which has already identified a handful of omicron cases - is panicking "unnecessarily.
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Her comments appeared to reflect a conclusion first put forth by billionaire Bill Ackman over the weekend. Still, she conceded that scientists are still analyzing whether what proportion of recent hospitalizations have been driven by omicron. So far, at least, symptoms appear to be mild, and while hospitalizations have begun to rise in South Africa (with about 80% of those hospitalized in recent weeks remaining unvaccinated), it's unclear whether the variant is driving this, or whether it's a result of a recent uptick in cases that's only partly driven by the variant.
Omicron "presents mild disease with symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well...as medical practitioners, we do not know why so much hype is being driven" by the variant.
Put another way...
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