australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--New online taskforce will target critical thinkers

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will establish a new taskforce to counter “ online disinformation campaigns ” , in a bid to further clamp down on social media activities .
The move comes as the Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA ) hands down a report naming bushfire and COVID-19 ‘ conspiracies ’ as a main source of disinformation .
It has been announced that a new taskforce with the aim of “ combating disinformation campaigns ” will be established within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ( DFAT ) .
DFAT has begun a recruitment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will target online propaganda on social media , according to ABC News .
In a recent address to the National Security College , Foreign Minister Marise Payne said international institutions like the World Health Organisation must be “ bulwarks against disinformation ” , which has been spread widely during the coronavirus ‘ crisis ’ .
Payne also warned of an “ info-demic ” of online misinformation — a term used frequently in recent months — and said it was troubling that some countries were “ using the pandemic to undermine liberal democracy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
Mot importantly , she used the speech to vow that Australia would step up its engagement with international bodies such as the United Nations .
The announcement comes as Home Affairs recently warned a senate committee there was a “ realistic prospect ” that foreign states could meddle in Australian politics by manipulating social media to target elections .
“ Social media may also be used by foreign state actors to sow distrust and division in the Australian community or to shape community perceptions about the governing regime of the foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involvement is not readily apparent , ” the Department ’ s submission reads .
The new task force will strengthen the ability of intelligence agencies to analyse ‘ disinformation activities ’ that ‘ target democratic processes ’ .
The real intent , however , is to target the very democracy they are pretending to uphold .
The current discussions began after Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation ( ASIO ) Director-General , Mike Burgess , sounded the alarm on interference in Australia ’ s political affairs .
As we reported in March , additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ table , following warnings from security agencies that more powers may be needed to counter the ‘ threat ’ posed by the online web .
Dutton had last confirmed the new powers were still on the table in June last year , however , he continuously refused to confirm details and dates of the proposal ’ s action .
What are they hiding ?
This was a question asked by many civil liberty advocates at the time .
The only known information was that a change would soon be coming down the pipeline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online disinformation campaigns .
Prior to the July 2018 federal by-elections held across four states , the Turnbull Government established a multi-agency body , the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce , to address risks to the integrity of the electoral system — particularly in relation to cyber interference .
In retrospect , the new taskforce is a significant leap from previous visions and is owed to increasing propaganda about ‘ foreign meddling ’ in domestic affairs in recent years .
We must ask ourselves : Just what type of ‘ disinformation ’ will they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Payne importantly noted that Australia had recently been the victim of disinformation campaigns , including conspiracies ‘ spread by bots ’ on social media during the bushfires ‘ crisis ’ .
This statement follows similar claims made by the Australian media during the bushfires , who launched a collective campaign attacking and demonising ‘ bots ’ and ‘ conspiracy theorists ’ online .
This is where things get interesting .
The Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA ) has now set this claim in stone with their June paper , Misinformation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which reads : They have also stated that ‘ tactics ’ used during the bushfire saga have now transitioned in a similar fashion to COVID-19 conspiracies floating around the web : Remember , ACMA recommendations are used to influence and help develop future government policies .
What does this tell you ?
Today , Australia and over 131 other countries have banded together to co-sign a statement warning that the coronavirus pandemic had “ created conditions that enable the spread of disinformation , fake news and doctored videos to foment violence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Right before your eyes .
They are coming for those who spread ‘ conspiracies ’ .
On one hand , the department states the new taskforce is designed to stop ‘ China ’ or ‘ Russia ’ , however , their own press conferences and industry reports paint a different picture completely .
TOTT News was already ‘ fact checked ’ by the Australian Associated Press for our very popular pieces on both the Australian bushfire conspiracy and high-speed rail line links .
Now , with the announcement of a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it might not be long before they start coming for everyone that spreads an anti-establishment viewpoint .
We predicted critical thinkers would become the new ‘ terrorists ’ back in 2015 .
When the gauntlet comes down , they have already been making their moves to ensure smooth monitoring of new ‘ suspects ’ in an era of online disinformation .
Australia ’ s intelligence community has developed over the last century to become a behemoth with technical capabilities that rival international counterparts .
The moves we are now seeing are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christchurch shooting , where international bodies were urged to take a stronger stance against disinformation .
Prior to this event , Australian organisations were already 20 times more likely to intercept telephone calls than the United States government .
This includes accessing personal data an astonishing 1,200 times per week .
However , this number is now likely to pale in comparison given recent moves by the Australian government to destroy what little online freedom the country has left .
For example , Australia has been pressuring Facebook to create a backdoor into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments to access the content of private communications .
The moves follow similar pushes to infiltrate numerous encrypted platforms and services , underpinned by the government passing anti-encryption legislation that compels companies to grant access to encrypted information .
The government cited ‘ paedophiles ’ and ‘ terrorists ’ .
These were the same characters that were also commonly cited years ago as a justification for controversial data-retention legislation , which requires telecommunications providers to store detailed ‘ metadata ’ about their customers online activities .
Furthermore , the Australian government also passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domains that promote “ harmful and extreme ” content .
It isn ’ t hard to see where this road is heading , ladies and gentlemen .
The pieces of the puzzle are all starting to fit together and the objective is not to ‘ protect security ’ .
It is the systematic targeting of critical thinkers who spread anti-establishment material online , backed by the erosion of safeguards to provide protection for those individuals .
Not to mention this is all happening as we ready to enter the next phase of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would require a complete purge of ‘ conspiracy ’ material ?
Stay tuned as we continue to follow this crucial development .

New online taskforce will target critical thinkers.
By TOTT News
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will establish a new taskforce to counter “online disinformation campaigns”, in a bid to further clamp down on social media activities.
The move comes as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) hands down a report naming bushfire and COVID-19 ‘conspiracies’ as a main source of disinformation.
[…Continued]
‘DISINFORMATION TASKFORCE’
It has been announced that a new taskforce with the aim of “combating disinformation campaigns” will be established within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
DFAT has begun a recruitment process for the new branch, which will target online propaganda on social media, according to ABC News.
In a recent address to the National Security College, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said international institutions like the World Health Organisation must be “bulwarks against disinformation”, which has been spread widely during the coronavirus ‘crisis’.
Payne also warned of an “info-demic” of online misinformation — a term used frequently in recent months — and said it was troubling that some countries were “using the pandemic to undermine liberal democracy and promote their own, more authoritarian models”.
“Let’s be clear, disinformation during a pandemic will cost lives.”
Mot importantly, she used the speech to vow that Australia would step up its engagement with international bodies such as the United Nations.
The announcement comes as Home Affairs recently warned a senate committee there was a “realistic prospect” that foreign states could meddle in Australian politics by manipulating social media to target elections.
“Social media may also be used by foreign state actors to sow distrust and division in the Australian community or to shape community perceptions about the governing regime of the foreign state in a manner in which their involvement is not readily apparent,” the Department’s submission reads.
The new task force will strengthen the ability of intelligence agencies to analyse ‘disinformation activities’ that ‘target democratic processes’.
The real intent, however, is to target the very democracy they are pretending to uphold.
ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT CRACKDOWN
The current discussions began after Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General, Mike Burgess, sounded the alarm on interference in Australia’s political affairs.
As we reported in March, additional foreign interference laws were currently on the table, following warnings from security agencies that more powers may be needed to counter the ‘threat’ posed by the online web.
Dutton had last confirmed the new powers were still on the table in June last year, however, he continuously refused to confirm details and dates of the proposal’s action.
What are they hiding? This was a question asked by many civil liberty advocates at the time. The only known information was that a change would soon be coming down the pipeline involving Australia’s intelligence apparatus and online disinformation campaigns.
Prior to the July 2018 federal by-elections held across four states, the Turnbull Government established a multi-agency body, the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce, to address risks to the integrity of the electoral system — particularly in relation to cyber interference.
In retrospect, the new taskforce is a significant leap from previous visions and is owed to increasing propaganda about ‘foreign meddling’ in domestic affairs in recent years.
We must ask ourselves: Just what type of ‘disinformation’ will they be targeting?
In her speech, Payne importantly noted that Australia had recently been the victim of disinformation campaigns, including conspiracies ‘spread by bots’ on social media during the bushfires ‘crisis’.
This statement follows similar claims made by the Australian media during the bushfires, who launched a collective campaign attacking and demonising ‘bots’ and ‘conspiracy theorists’ online.
This is where things get interesting.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has now set this claim in stone with their June paper, Misinformation and news quality on digital platforms in Australia, which reads:
“The bushfires saw instances of false and misleading information about the cause of the fires, the use of old images purporting to be of current events and conspiracy theories such as the fires having been purposely lit to make way for a Sydney to Melbourne train line.”
They have also stated that ‘tactics’ used during the bushfire saga have now transitioned in a similar fashion to COVID-19 conspiracies floating around the web:
“False and misleading information about the pandemic — such as how to prevent exposure, possible treatments, and the origins of the virus — have been shown to have real-world consequences, including personal illness and damage to property. Recent Australian research found that nearly two-thirds (66 per cent) of people say they have encountered misinformation about COVID-19 on social media.”
Remember, ACMA recommendations are used to influence and help develop future government policies. What does this tell you?
Today, Australia and over 131 other countries have banded together to co-sign a statement warning that the coronavirus pandemic had “created conditions that enable the spread of disinformation, fake news and doctored videos to foment violence and divide communities”.
There you have it. Right before your eyes. They are coming for those who spread ‘conspiracies’.
On one hand, the department states the new taskforce is designed to stop ‘China’ or ‘Russia’, however, their own press conferences and industry reports paint a different picture completely.
TOTT News was already ‘fact checked’ by the Australian Associated Press for our very popular pieces on both the Australian bushfire conspiracy and high-speed rail line links.
Now, with the announcement of a new online taskforce at the exact same time, it might not be long before they start coming for everyone that spreads an anti-establishment viewpoint. We predicted critical thinkers would become the new ‘terrorists’ back in 2015.
When the gauntlet comes down, they have already been making their moves to ensure smooth monitoring of new ‘suspects’ in an era of online disinformation.
TOOLS ARE IN PLACE
Australia’s intelligence community has developed over the last century to become a behemoth with technical capabilities that rival international counterparts.
The moves we are now seeing are the culmination of extensive pushes seen since the Christchurch shooting, where international bodies were urged to take a stronger stance against disinformation.
Prior to this event, Australian organisations were already 20 times more likely to intercept telephone calls than the United States government. This includes accessing personal data an astonishing 1,200 times per week.
However, this number is now likely to pale in comparison given recent moves by the Australian government to destroy what little online freedom the country has left.
For example, Australia has been pressuring Facebook to create a backdoor into its encrypted messaging apps that would allow governments to access the content of private communications.
The moves follow similar pushes to infiltrate numerous encrypted platforms and services, underpinned by the government passing anti-encryption legislation that compels companies to grant access to encrypted information. The government cited ‘paedophiles’ and ‘terrorists’.
These were the same characters that were also commonly cited years ago as a justification for controversial data-retention legislation, which requires telecommunications providers to store detailed ‘metadata’ about their customers online activities.
Furthermore, the Australian government also passed laws allowing internet services providers to block domains that promote “harmful and extreme” content.
It isn’t hard to see where this road is heading, ladies and gentlemen.
The pieces of the puzzle are all starting to fit together and the objective is not to ‘protect security’.
It is the systematic targeting of critical thinkers who spread anti-establishment material online, backed by the erosion of safeguards to provide protection for those individuals.
Not to mention this is all happening as we ready to enter the next phase of the COVID-19 saga.
Could something be coming that would require a complete purge of ‘conspiracy’ material?
Stay tuned as we continue to follow this crucial development.
Original source : https://tottnews.com/2020/07/07/online-taskforce-targeting-dissent/


australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--What Kevin Hart does with his money?

What Kevin Hart does with his money?

What Kevin Hart does with his money ?
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australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--Doctors are ‘feeding coronavirus alarmism’

Australians are tired of hearing about the coronavirus , but are worried nonetheless and do not know “ where the @ @ @ @ @ takes yet more drastic steps to lockdown the state .
Australia has so far recorded @ @ @ @ @ in 106 deaths , while Victoria alone has seen an increase of 191 cases in @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It is incumbent upon people like me with a microphone , or politicians @ @ @ @ @ avoid alarming and frightening fellow citizens ” .
Of the more than 8,500 cases since @ @ @ @ @ people have recovered , while 99 per cent of the remaining cases are experiencing mild @ @ @ @ @ doctors are feeding the coronavirus alarmism by not distinctly differentiating between the thousand who will @ @ @ @ @ who are at risk .

Doctors are ‘feeding coronavirus alarmism’
By Sky News Australia
Australians are tired of hearing about the coronavirus, but are worried nonetheless and do not know “where the truth lies” as Victoria takes yet more drastic steps to lockdown the state.
Australia has so far recorded over 8,500 COVID-19 cases resulting in 106 deaths, while Victoria alone has seen an increase of 191 cases in a single day on Tuesday.
“It is incumbent upon people like me with a microphone, or politicians with unlimited power, to avoid alarming and frightening fellow citizens”.
Of the more than 8,500 cases since coronavirus hit Australia, 7,455 people have recovered, while 99 per cent of the remaining cases are experiencing mild symptoms.
Mr Jones said doctors are feeding the coronavirus alarmism by not distinctly differentiating between the thousand who will contract the virus and those who are at risk.
Original source : https://youtu.be/gluw2_X5Ab8


australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--Ghislaine Maxwell Will Be “Totally Cooperating” and “Naming Names”

Ghislaine Maxwell Will Be “ Totally Cooperating ” and “ Naming Names ” Uh oh…There ’ s a lot of very powerful people who are literally soiling themselves right now The Ghislaine Maxwell story just got a whole heck of a lot more interesting .
A new report from Daily Mail says Ghislaine – the “ operations director ” of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s entire pedophile matrix is going to cooperate with authorities and will be “ naming names.
” Ghislaine Maxwell will be ‘ naming names ’ and ‘ fully co-operating ’ with the FBI and Prince Andrew is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what she might reveal , a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed .
Maxwell ’ s dramatic arrest on sex-trafficking charges yesterday has raised hopes among Epstein victims that prosecutors will untangle a ‘ spider web ’ of rich and powerful associates of the pair .
The socialite and daughter of late British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell was seized at a $ 1million home in New Hampshire and later appeared in court by video-link .
She is now awaiting transfer to New York to face charges of procuring girls as young as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and could even be held in the same Manhattan jail where Epstein died last year .
If convicted on all counts , Maxwell faces 35 years behind bars at a maximum .
It would mean she ’ d be 93 by the time she ’ d be released .
The latest twist in the case has ramped up the pressure on Andrew to testify about his relationship with Epstein and Maxwell , but sources close to the Duke say they are ‘ bewildered ’ because he has repeatedly offered to help .
Virginia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragged Andrew into the mire by claiming she had sex with him in the early 2000s , last night celebrated Maxwell ’ s arrest and called her an ‘ insidious creature ’ who deserved to be locked up .
Andrew denies her allegations , saying he has no recollection of meeting Miss Roberts .

Ghislaine Maxwell Will Be “Totally Cooperating” and “Naming Names”
Uh oh…There’s a lot of very powerful people who are literally soiling themselves right now
By MISSY CRANE
The Ghislaine Maxwell story just got a whole heck of a lot more interesting.
A new report from Daily Mail says Ghislaine – the “operations director” of Jeffrey Epstein’s entire pedophile matrix is going to cooperate with authorities and will be “naming names.”
From Daily Mail
Ghislaine Maxwell will be ‘naming names’ and ‘fully co-operating’ with the FBI and Prince Andrew is among those ‘very worried’ about what she might reveal, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed.
Maxwell’s dramatic arrest on sex-trafficking charges yesterday has raised hopes among Epstein victims that prosecutors will untangle a ‘spider web’ of rich and powerful associates of the pair.
The socialite and daughter of late British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell was seized at a $1million home in New Hampshire and later appeared in court by video-link.
She is now awaiting transfer to New York to face charges of procuring girls as young as 14 for Epstein to sexually abuse – and could even be held in the same Manhattan jail where Epstein died last year.
If convicted on all counts, Maxwell faces 35 years behind bars at a maximum. It would mean she’d be 93 by the time she’d be released.
The latest twist in the case has ramped up the pressure on Andrew to testify about his relationship with Epstein and Maxwell, but sources close to the Duke say they are ‘bewildered’ because he has repeatedly offered to help.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the Epstein accuser who dragged Andrew into the mire by claiming she had sex with him in the early 2000s, last night celebrated Maxwell’s arrest and called her an ‘insidious creature’ who deserved to be locked up. Andrew denies her allegations, saying he has no recollection of meeting Miss Roberts.
Original source : https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/07/ghislaine-maxwell-naming-names/


australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--Trump Speaks At White House Human Trafficking Summit

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House summit for human trafficking on the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims @ @ @ @ @


australiannationalreview--2020-07-21--Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown

Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown Japan ’ s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic , with just 851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown .
“ I have decided to end the state of emergency across the nation , ” Abe said during a televised press conference on Monday .
“ In just over a month and a half , we almost brought ( the infection ) situation under control.
” Abe cautioned that lifting the order did not mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan .
“ Our battle against the virus will continue , ” he said , while urging the Japanese people to continue following stringent social distancing guidance .
As of Monday , the East Asian nation had reported 16,628 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus .
Of those infected , 13,612 have already recovered and 851 have died .
Tokyo , the nation ’ s capital with 14 million residents , was the hardest-hit part of the country , with more than 5,100 cases .
On Monday , the city reported just eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japanese embassy in Washington , D.C. told Newsweek that the country would continue to monitor the spread of the virus and maintain restrictions on international travelers for the foreseeable future .
“ The spread of COVID-19 is changing from moment to moment and it is challenging to predict confidently .
However , Japan is to carefully consider how to ease its restrictions on international travels partially and gradually while keeping to contain COVID-19 , ” the spokesperson explained in an email .
While Japan never implemented stringent lockdowns like those in parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , it barred foreigner travelers who had recently visited many hard-hit countries and urged residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines .
Restaurants and shops were also required to close earlier than normal .
Karaoke bars , live music venues and gyms were shuttered and will remain closed in the coming weeks .
Public health officials in Japan have warned the population to wear masks in public and continue to work from home if possible .
The Japanese government has asked the population to adapt to a new lifestyle to avoid an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the virus .
People have also been encouraged to avoid traveling for non-essential purposes to other regions of the country .
It ’ s unclear why Japan has a relatively low infection rate and a comparatively small number of deaths due to COVID-19 .
Abe has faced criticism for taking little action to curb the virus ’ spread as many other nations implemented stringent lockdowns .
“ Just by looking at death numbers , you can say Japan was successful , ” Mikihito Tanaka , a professor at Waseda University specializing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a public group of experts on the novel virus , told Bloomberg .
“ But even experts don ’ t know the reason.
” It ’ s unclear why Japan has a relatively low infection rate and a comparatively small number of deaths due to COVID-19 .
Abe has faced criticism for taking little action to curb the virus ’ spread as many other nations implemented stringent lockdowns .
“ Just by looking at death numbers , you can say Japan was successful , ” Mikihito Tanaka , a professor at Waseda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of a public group of experts on the novel virus , told Bloomberg .
“ But even experts don ’ t know the reason.
” Yasutoshi Nishimura , Japan ’ s economic revitalization minister , has said that the situation with the virus will be reviewed every three weeks and further steps could be taken to ease the guidance currently in place , Kyodo News reported .
Until then , the Japanese public has been encouraged to remain at home and to avoid large public gatherings .
This article has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embassy in Washington , D.C .

Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown
By JASON LEMON
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic, with just 851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown.
“I have decided to end the state of emergency across the nation,” Abe said during a televised press conference on Monday. “In just over a month and a half, we almost brought (the infection) situation under control.”
Abe cautioned that lifting the order did not mean that the novel virus was gone from Japan. “Our battle against the virus will continue,” he said, while urging the Japanese people to continue following stringent social distancing guidance.
As of Monday, the East Asian nation had reported 16,628 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Of those infected, 13,612 have already recovered and 851 have died. Tokyo, the nation’s capital with 14 million residents, was the hardest-hit part of the country, with more than 5,100 cases. On Monday, the city reported just eight new infections.
A spokesperson from the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C. told Newsweek that the country would continue to monitor the spread of the virus and maintain restrictions on international travelers for the foreseeable future.
“The spread of COVID-19 is changing from moment to moment and it is challenging to predict confidently. However, Japan is to carefully consider how to ease its restrictions on international travels partially and gradually while keeping to contain COVID-19,” the spokesperson explained in an email.
While Japan never implemented stringent lockdowns like those in parts of China, many European countries and the U.S., it barred foreigner travelers who had recently visited many hard-hit countries and urged residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Restaurants and shops were also required to close earlier than normal. Karaoke bars, live music venues and gyms were shuttered and will remain closed in the coming weeks.
Public health officials in Japan have warned the population to wear masks in public and continue to work from home if possible. The Japanese government has asked the population to adapt to a new lifestyle to avoid an uptick in new cases and prevent the spread of the virus. People have also been encouraged to avoid traveling for non-essential purposes to other regions of the country.
It’s unclear why Japan has a relatively low infection rate and a comparatively small number of deaths due to COVID-19. Abe has faced criticism for taking little action to curb the virus’ spread as many other nations implemented stringent lockdowns.
“Just by looking at death numbers, you can say Japan was successful,” Mikihito Tanaka, a professor at Waseda University specializing in science communication, and a member of a public group of experts on the novel virus, told Bloomberg. “But even experts don’t know the reason.”
It’s unclear why Japan has a relatively low infection rate and a comparatively small number of deaths due to COVID-19. Abe has faced criticism for taking little action to curb the virus’ spread as many other nations implemented stringent lockdowns.
“Just by looking at death numbers, you can say Japan was successful,” Mikihito Tanaka, a professor at Waseda University specializing in science communication, and a member of a public group of experts on the novel virus, told Bloomberg. “But even experts don’t know the reason.”
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s economic revitalization minister, has said that the situation with the virus will be reviewed every three weeks and further steps could be taken to ease the guidance currently in place, Kyodo News reported. Until then, the Japanese public has been encouraged to remain at home and to avoid large public gatherings.
This article has been updated with a comment from the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C.
Original source : https://www.newsweek.com/japan-ends-coronavirus-emergency-850-deaths-no-lockdown-1506336


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Elon Musk Says His Neuralink Chip Will Let You Stream Music To Your Brain

Elon Musk Says His Neuralink Chip Will Let You Stream Music To Your Brain Elon Musk has said his new Neuralink brain chip will allow users to listen to music by sending it directly to their brain .
The SpaceX and Tesla boss has set out on his new venture , which involves a brain-computer interface which will have a number of functions .
Neuralink is his new tech start up , and he ’ s drip-fed us some information on Twitter over recent days .
The SpaceX and Tesla boss has set out on his new venture , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of functions .
Neuralink is his new tech start up , and he ’ s drip-fed us some information on Twitter over recent days .
He also stated that Neuralink ‘ could help control hormone levels ’ , saying that this could be used to our advantage for things including ‘ enhanced abilities and reasoning and anxiety relief ’ .
Neuralink was founded in 2016 and has only held one major public presentation about how the technology will actually work , with more information expected on 28 August .
At an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that his new firm is working on what he called a ‘ sewing machine-like ’ device .
Doesn ’ t really sound like something I ’ d like in my brain .

Elon Musk Says His Neuralink Chip Will Let You Stream Music To Your Brain
By AMELIA WARD
Elon Musk has said his new Neuralink brain chip will allow users to listen to music by sending it directly to their brain.
The SpaceX and Tesla boss has set out on his new venture, which involves a brain-computer interface which will have a number of functions.
Neuralink is his new tech start up, and he’s drip-fed us some information on Twitter over recent days.
The SpaceX and Tesla boss has set out on his new venture, which involves a brain-computer interface which will have a number of functions.
Neuralink is his new tech start up, and he’s drip-fed us some information on Twitter over recent days.
When replying to computer scientist Austin Howard, Musk confirmed that the technology he is working on will allow people to ‘listen to music directly from our [Neuralink brain] chips’.
He also stated that Neuralink ‘could help control hormone levels’, saying that this could be used to our advantage for things including ‘enhanced abilities and reasoning and anxiety relief’.
Neuralink was founded in 2016 and has only held one major public presentation about how the technology will actually work, with more information expected on 28 August.
At an event held in 2019 though, Musk said that his new firm is working on what he called a ‘sewing machine-like’ device.
Doesn’t really sound like something I’d like in my brain.


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Australian Government websites highlight wearing of masks is not of much use

Australian Government websites highlight wearing of masks is not of much use Information on the use of surgical masks Should I wear a surgical mask ?
Most people will not benefit from wearing a surgical mask .
Masks are of benefit to people who are sick so they don ’ t cough on others , and health care workers who have frequent , close contact with sick people .
General public Surgical masks in the community are only helpful in preventing people who have coronavirus disease from spreading it to others .
If you are well , you do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is little evidence supporting the widespread use of surgical masks in healthy people to prevent transmission in public .
Specific requirements are in place for people who have returned from a country or region that is at high or moderate risk for COVID-19 , or think may they have been in close contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus .
Go to for the list of at-risk countries and isolation requirements .
If you are required to isolate , you should use a surgical mask ( if you have one ) in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave your home for any reason and will be in public areas • You have symptoms and other people are present in the same room as you .
Suspected case If you are suspected of having coronavirus disease , your primary care provider will give you a surgical mask to wear when you enter the emergency department or general practice .
This is a precaution to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 , especially through coughing .
You should follow your primary care provider ’ s advice on how to fit and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to use the surgical mask in all public places until you are advised otherwise by public health authorities .
If you are suspected of having coronavirus , you can find more information at www.health.gov.au/covid19-resources .
Confirmed case If you are confirmed to have coronavirus disease , follow the advice of your primary care provider and public health authorities on wearing a surgical mask .
You should wear a surgical mask if you need to leave the house ; when you are in contact with health care workers ; or , when other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health care workers During the course of their work , health care workers may be exposed to patients who are suspected or confirmed of having COVID-19 .
When caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 , health care workers are required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment ( PPE ) ( masks , gloves , eye shields and/or gowns ) to protect themselves from infectious illnesses and help stop the spread of disease .
The PPE required will depend on the type of interaction .
It is important that our health workforce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Information for health care workers looking after patients in hospitals and non-inpatients is available at www.health.gov.au/covid19-resources .
Pathology specimen collectors Pathology specimen collectors should follow the advice for health care workers above and wear appropriate PPE when collecting specimens from confirmed or suspected cases to protect themselves and help stop the spread of the disease .
Customer service staff Customer service staff and public officials do not need to wear a mask as there is less chance they will come into close contact with suspect or confirmed cases .
All staff are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hygiene practises .
If you feel unwell , stay at home , let your supervisor know and seek further medical advice .
How do I get a surgical mask ?
If you suspect you are ill with coronavirus disease , you should seek health care from a hospital or your general practice GP , where you can also get further information on surgical masks .
The Australian Government is supporting general practices that are seeing patients with suspected coronavirus and are unable to access sufficient surgical masks .
These surgical masks should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
General practices should contact their local PHN in the first instance and outline their needs .
General practices and medical practitioners are encouraged to refer to the Department of Health website which includes specific information on treating possible coronavirus patients .
How can we help prevent the spread of coronavirus ?
Practising good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene is the best defence against most viruses .
You should : • Wash your hands frequently with soap and water , before and after eating , and after going to the toilet • Cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tissues , and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser , and • If unwell , avoid contact with others ( stay more than 1.5 metres away from people ) .
More information While coronavirus is of concern , it is important to remember that most people displaying symptoms such as fever , cough , sore throat or tiredness are likely suffering with a cold or other respiratory illness—not coronavirus .
For the latest advice , information and resources , go to www.health.gov.au Call the National Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080 .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days a week .
If you require translating or interpreting services , call 131 450 .
The phone number of each state or territory public health agency is available at www.health.gov.au/state-territory-contacts If you have concerns about your health , speak to a doctor .

Australian Government websites highlight wearing of masks is not of much use
By Australian Government | Dept. of Health
Information on the use of surgical masks
Should I wear a surgical mask?
Most people will not benefit from wearing a surgical mask. Masks are of benefit to people who are sick so they don’t cough on others, and health care workers who have frequent, close contact with sick people.
General public
Surgical masks in the community are only helpful in preventing people who have coronavirus disease from spreading it to others. If you are well, you do not need to wear a surgical mask as there is little evidence supporting the widespread use of surgical masks in healthy people to prevent transmission in public.
Specific requirements are in place for people who have returned from a country or region that is at high or moderate risk for COVID-19, or think may they have been in close contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus. Go to www.health.gov.au/covid19-travellers for the list of at-risk countries and isolation requirements.
If you are required to isolate, you should use a surgical mask (if you have one) in the following circumstances:
You need to leave your home for any reason and will be in public areas
You are visiting a medical facility
You have symptoms and other people are present in the same room as you.
Suspected case
If you are suspected of having coronavirus disease, your primary care provider will give you a surgical mask to wear when you enter the emergency department or general practice.
This is a precaution to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, especially through coughing.
You should follow your primary care provider’s advice on how to fit and wear the surgical mask. You should continue to use the surgical mask in all public places until you are advised otherwise by public health authorities.
If you are suspected of having coronavirus, you can find more information at www.health.gov.au/covid19-resources.
Confirmed case
If you are confirmed to have coronavirus disease, follow the advice of your primary care provider and public health authorities on wearing a surgical mask. You should wear a surgical mask if you need to leave the house; when you are in contact with health care workers; or, when other people are in the same room.
Health care workers
During the course of their work, health care workers may be exposed to patients who are suspected or confirmed of having COVID-19. When caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, health care workers are required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) (masks, gloves, eye shields and/or gowns) to protect themselves from infectious illnesses and help stop the spread of disease. The PPE required will depend on the type of interaction. It is important that our health workforce remains strong and healthy during this time.
Information for health care workers looking after patients in hospitals and non-inpatients is available at www.health.gov.au/covid19-resources.
Pathology specimen collectors
Pathology specimen collectors should follow the advice for health care workers above and wear appropriate PPE when collecting specimens from confirmed or suspected cases to protect themselves and help stop the spread of the disease.
Customer service staff
Customer service staff and public officials do not need to wear a mask as there is less chance they will come into close contact with suspect or confirmed cases. All staff are required to practice social distancing and good hygiene practises.
If you feel unwell, stay at home, let your supervisor know and seek further medical advice.
How do I get a surgical mask?
If you suspect you are ill with coronavirus disease, you should seek health care from a hospital or your general practice GP, where you can also get further information on surgical masks.
The Australian Government is supporting general practices that are seeing patients with suspected coronavirus and are unable to access sufficient surgical masks. These surgical masks should be available through primary health networks (PHNs). General practices should contact their local PHN in the first instance and outline their needs.
General practices and medical practitioners are encouraged to refer to the Department of Health website which includes specific information on treating possible coronavirus patients.
How can we help prevent the spread of coronavirus?
Practising good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene is the best defence against most viruses. You should:
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, before and after eating, and after going to the toilet
Cover your cough and sneeze, dispose of tissues, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and
If unwell, avoid contact with others (stay more than 1.5 metres away from people).
More information
While coronavirus is of concern, it is important to remember that most people displaying symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or tiredness are likely suffering with a cold or other respiratory illness—not coronavirus.
For the latest advice, information and resources, go to www.health.gov.au
Call the National Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you require translating or interpreting services, call 131 450.
The phone number of each state or territory public health agency is available at www.health.gov.au/state-territory-contacts
If you have concerns about your health, speak to a doctor.


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--More medical evidence flu shots increase our risk of Coronavirus and other infections

Such an observation may seem counterintuitive , but it is possible that influenza vaccines alter our immune systems non-specifically to @ @ @ @ @ ; this has been observed with DTP and other vaccines .
( Benn et al.
@ @ @ @ @ May 2013 ) There are other immune mechanisms that might also explain the observation .
@ @ @ @ @ a case-control study is in order as we study and care for the victims of @ @ @ @ @ become sacred cows in some quarters , but they shouldn ’ t be .

Such an observation may seem counterintuitive, but it is possible that influenza vaccines alter our immune systems non-specifically to increase susceptibility to other infections; this has been observed with DTP and other vaccines. (Benn et al., Trends in Immunology, May 2013) There are other immune mechanisms that might also explain the observation.
To investigate this possibility, a case-control study is in order as we study and care for the victims of COVID-19. Influenza vaccines have become sacred cows in some quarters, but they shouldn’t be.


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Jamie McIntyre speaks at the 2018 Sydney Vaccination Conference

Jamie Mcintyre speaks at The 2018 Sydney Vaccination Conference -THE CENSORSHIP OF THE VACCINATION DEBATE IN AUSTRALIA TODAY !
Co-Founder of 21st Century Education Jamie McIntyre is the founder of over 12 companies that have turned over in excess of $ 60 million dollars annually .
With reach in industries such as Education , Trading , Accounting , Land Development , US Property , Media , Publishing , TV and in the past Finance Broking , Stock Broking and Recruitment .
The 21st Century Group grew to be one of the largest financial education resources in Australia .
Today Jamie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help make a positive difference to the less fortunate and to help society evolve .
Jamie is also the founder of one of Australia ’ s growing political parties , “ 21st Century Australia ” and was one of the original founder ’ s of the “ Australian National Review ” newspaper .
20 years ago Jamie realised the world needed a 21st Century Modern day education rather than the current out-dated education system created in the industrialisation era of the 19th Century .
A “ 21st Century ” education that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by those with a PhD in Results , not just theory .
An Education – For Life !
After producing such outstanding results in so many areas of his life , Jamie decided to fulfill a promise he made to one of his personal mentors and pass on what he had learnt to others .
From this , the 21st Century Education and the 21st Century Group was born .
Today , Jamie has educated more than 550,000 people worldwide from over 17 different countries and helped thousands achieve financial abundance and long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Year ’ in 1999 for his achievements , Jamie is a successful entrepreneur , investor , sought after success coach , internationally renowned speaker and world-leading educator , hosting on his stage some of the world ’ s most successful entrepreneurs ( such as Sir Richard Branson , Tim Ferriss and Arnold Schwarzenegger ) .
He is also the author of numerous globally applauded publications such as the best-selling books ‘ What I Didn ’ t Learn At School But I Had ’ and “ Think and Grow Rich in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controversial book is ” The Great Vaccine Con ” www.thegreatvaccinecon.com which he wrote after studying the Vaccine Industry for many years and as a result of many doctors and Scientists pleading for him and ANR to expose the industry .
Jamie decided 12 months ago to challenge a put up or shut up for those falsely stating “ Vaccines are safe and effective “ by offering $ 1 million to any one who can independently prove vaccines are safe and effective on the basis they put up a $ 1million also .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Before the Vaccine industry he exposed the Australian Financial Planning Industry for its deceptive conduct which saw him targeted by industry regulators for his stance although this did not sway him from warning and educating mum and dad investors about the industry .
The conference was organised by volunteer group Australia Let ’ s Talk About Vaccines .
For more information , and to keep up-to-date on events about vaccine choice , follow our website and Facebook .

Jamie McIntyre speaks at the 2018 Sydney Vaccination Conference
By Freedom of Choice event
Jamie McIntyre speaks at The 2018 Sydney Vaccination Conference -THE CENSORSHIP OF THE VACCINATION DEBATE IN AUSTRALIA TODAY! Co-Founder of 21st Century Education
Jamie McIntyre is the founder of over 12 companies that have turned over in excess of $60 million dollars annually. With reach in industries such as Education, Trading, Accounting, Land Development, US Property, Media, Publishing, TV and in the past Finance Broking, Stock Broking and Recruitment. The 21st Century Group grew to be one of the largest financial education resources in Australia.
Today Jamie focuses on mostly not for profit projects to help make a positive difference to the less fortunate and to help society evolve.
Jamie is also the founder of one of Australia’s growing political parties, “21st Century Australia” and was one of the original founder’s of the “Australian National Review” newspaper.
20 years ago Jamie realised the world needed a 21st Century Modern day education rather than the current out-dated education system created in the industrialisation era of the 19th Century. A “21st Century” education that was better than school or university and taught by those with a PhD in Results, not just theory. An Education – For Life!
After producing such outstanding results in so many areas of his life, Jamie decided to fulfill a promise he made to one of his personal mentors and pass on what he had learnt to others. From this, the 21st Century Education and the 21st Century Group was born.
Today, Jamie has educated more than 550,000 people worldwide from over 17 different countries and helped thousands achieve financial abundance and long-term success.
Nominated for ‘Young Australian of the Year’ in 1999 for his achievements, Jamie is a successful entrepreneur, investor, sought after success coach, internationally renowned speaker and world-leading educator, hosting on his stage some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs (such as Sir Richard Branson, Tim Ferriss and Arnold Schwarzenegger).
He is also the author of numerous globally applauded publications such as the best-selling books ‘What I Didn’t Learn At School But I Had’ and “ Think and Grow Rich in the 21st Century ‘
His latest and most controversial book is ” The Great Vaccine Con ” www.thegreatvaccinecon.com which he wrote after studying the Vaccine Industry for many years and as a result of many doctors and Scientists pleading for him and ANR to expose the industry.
Jamie decided 12 months ago to challenge a put up or shut up for those falsely stating “Vaccines are safe and effective “ by offering $1 million to any one who can independently prove vaccines are safe and effective on the basis they put up a $1million also. So far there has been no takers.
Before the Vaccine industry he exposed the Australian Financial Planning Industry for its deceptive conduct which saw him targeted by industry regulators for his stance although this did not sway him from warning and educating mum and dad investors about the industry. The conference was organised by volunteer group Australia Let’s Talk About Vaccines. For more information, and to keep up-to-date on events about vaccine choice, follow our website and Facebook.


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Australian citizens asking questions about mask wearing?

I have thought about it overnight , I have decided to comply with the mask mandates .
After all , I want to be a great citizen and definitely don ’ t want to be selfish .
So , if it saves lives I ’ ll do it .
But I need guidance from the experts on here since I am obviously clueless .
Please help .
1 .
After shopping at the local grocery store , do we leave the masks on once we leave or does the virus just stay in the stores ?
– If we leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
– How many miles can I drive before it is safe to remove the mask ?
2 .
What about my fingers , arms , legs , head , neck and toes ?
Should I disinfect them BEFORE or AFTER I remove my mask ?
After all they were exposed at the store too .
– If I touch my mask , do I have to sanitize my hands ?
– Now I contaminated my hand sanitizer bottle .
How do I disinfect my sanitizer bottle without getting infected again ?
3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grocery store , do we disinfect the goods and bags BEFORE we bring them inside or AFTER ?
Together or separately ?
Do I put the mask back on ?
4 .
Once we have the goods inside , do we disinfect the entire car or just the trunk ?
Inside or outside the garage ?
Just don ’ t want to spread the virus .
5 .
Do we need to disinfect our counter tops , pantries , refrigerator , entire kitchen , the dogs ( they always sniff the bags ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , driveway and street ?
I mean , really think about it….the virus is EVERYWHERE !
6 .
What should I do with my mask ?
Do I burn it ?
It was also exposed to the virus just as I was .
7 .
What about the clothes I wore to the store ?
Is disinfecting them ok ?
Do I disinfect them in the grocery store parking lot or in my garage or outside ?
Before or after I disinfect the car ?
Before or after I disinfect the bags and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eyes ?
Are there special eye drops I need to take ?
Where do I get those ?
9 .
After consuming the goods from the store , do I need a biohazard bag for the waste ?
While on this biohazard topic , so I dispose of my mask there ?
I mean , it ’ s so deadly for anyone to come into contact with .
10 .
Is the juice and milk I bought safe to drink or should I disinfect it first ?
How does one do this ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , conditioner and soap to use ?
Where can we get this ?
12 .
My meds…what about my meds ?
Are they safe to orally consume or should I disinfect them too ?
How is this accomplished without them dissolving ?
13 .
If I shop at a hardware store , should I disinfect each item as a group or individually and BEFORE or AFTER I put use them in my project ?
Does the manufacturer do this ?
Does the hardware store do this ?
What about the employees ?
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am terrified .
14 .
I want to paint my room , but I am not sure if I should disinfect the paint BEFORE or AFTER I apply it to the walls .
How is this accomplished ?
15 .
What if I forgot to follow any of the above ?
Do I call the fire department , CDC , emergency squad , my doctor , or psychiatrist ?
All of them ?
In what order ?
16 .
Since we ’ re boycotting the use of cash , how do we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Should I do this before or after I use it ?
Should the cashier disinfect it before returning it to me ?
But will it be effective enough ?
After all , the virus is EVERYWHERE !
It ’ s going to get us all !
17 .
When I buy a coffee from drive through Maccas , do I then use an antibacterial wipe to wipe down the paper cup , and do I drive my car with my mask on then try to yell through it when I ask the male @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So I sanitize my hands before I take my cup of coffee ?
Do you happen to know Dan Andrews ?

Australian citizens asking questions about mask wearing?
By Lila Zophia
I have thought about it overnight, I have decided to comply with the mask mandates. After all, I want to be a great citizen and definitely don’t want to be selfish. So, if it saves lives I’ll do it. But I need guidance from the experts on here since I am obviously clueless. Please help.
QUESTIONS:
1. After shopping at the local grocery store, do we leave the masks on once we leave or does the virus just stay in the stores?
– If we leave it on, then for how long?
– How many miles can I drive before it is safe to remove the mask?
2. What about my fingers, arms, legs, head, neck and toes? Should I disinfect them BEFORE or AFTER I remove my mask? After all they were exposed at the store too.
– If I touch my mask, do I have to sanitize my hands?
– Now I contaminated my hand sanitizer bottle. How do I disinfect my sanitizer bottle without getting infected again?
3. When we arrive home from the grocery store, do we disinfect the goods and bags BEFORE we bring them inside or AFTER? Together or separately? Do I put the mask back on?
4. Once we have the goods inside, do we disinfect the entire car or just the trunk? Inside or outside the garage? Just don’t want to spread the virus.
5. Do we need to disinfect our counter tops, pantries, refrigerator, entire kitchen, the dogs (they always sniff the bags), doors we touched, the garage, driveway and street? I mean, really think about it….the virus is EVERYWHERE!
6. What should I do with my mask? Do I burn it? It was also exposed to the virus just as I was.
7. What about the clothes I wore to the store? Is disinfecting them ok? Do I disinfect them in the grocery store parking lot or in my garage or outside? Before or after I disinfect the car? Before or after I disinfect the bags and groceries?
8. What about my eyes? Are there special eye drops I need to take? Where do I get those?
9. After consuming the goods from the store, do I need a biohazard bag for the waste? While on this biohazard topic, so I dispose of my mask there? I mean, it’s so deadly for anyone to come into contact with.
10. Is the juice and milk I bought safe to drink or should I disinfect it first? How does one do this?
11. Is there a specific shampoo, conditioner and soap to use? Where can we get this?
12. My meds…what about my meds? Are they safe to orally consume or should I disinfect them too? How is this accomplished without them dissolving?
13. If I shop at a hardware store, should I disinfect each item as a group or individually and BEFORE or AFTER I put use them in my project? Does the manufacturer do this? Does the hardware store do this? What about the employees? How do we really know? OMG, I am terrified.
14. I want to paint my room, but I am not sure if I should disinfect the paint BEFORE or AFTER I apply it to the walls. How is this accomplished?
15. What if I forgot to follow any of the above? Do I call the fire department, CDC, emergency squad, my doctor, or psychiatrist? All of them? In what order?
16. Since we’re boycotting the use of cash, how do we disinfect our debit or credit cards? Should I do this before or after I use it? Should the cashier disinfect it before returning it to me? But will it be effective enough? After all, the virus is EVERYWHERE! It’s going to get us all!
17. When I buy a coffee from drive through Maccas, do I then use an antibacterial wipe to wipe down the paper cup, and do I drive my car with my mask on then try to yell through it when I ask the male or female individual for my order? So I sanitize my hands before I take my cup of coffee? Do you happen to know Dan Andrews?


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Apple And Google Admit Ethereum App To Let Employees Prove They’ve Been Vaccinated

Apple And Google Admit Ethereum App To Let Employees Prove They ’ ve Been Vaccinated Imagine a world where 40,000 screaming fans are packed shoulder to shoulder in a stadium where their favorite teams clash in head-to-head combat , and everyone knows that everyone else has been vaccinated against Covid-19 .
Businesses have opened their doors to something that resembles business as usual , only their employees have all proved their own vaccination , as has every customer who enters the building .
That ’ s the world Civic Technologies is working to build , and the world the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real .
The San Francisco-based startup that raised $ 43 million in a 2017 initial coin offering , similar to an IPO , has formed a partnership with Circle Medical , a well-connected affiliate of UCSF Health , a San Francisco hospital , that will let employees prove to their employers the results of their most recent Covid-19 tests , and when a vaccine is developed , whether or not they ’ ve received it .
Far from a theoretical blockchain application that might be of value at some future date , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wide range of personal information , as well as spend bitcoin , ether , a version of the U.S. dollar issued on the ethereum blockchain , and Civic ’ s own token is available today on both Apple ’ s App Store and Google Play .
While such a concentration of private information in the hands of any government or company will almost certainly trigger cries of a dystopian invasion of privacy , Civic uses technology similar to bitcoin to prove that only one person is in control of the credential at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information about that individual .
Not even who they are .
“ You don ’ t have to transmit your name , or anything like that , ” says Vinny Lingham , 41 , founder and CEO of Civic .
“ So you can walk into a stadium anonymously like you do today , but just prove that as you walk through the gates that you ’ d been vaccinated.
” Users download the app from either app store , create a 3D face map using a video recording , and verify email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a government issued identification which is verified using artificial intelligence and stored in the digital wallet .
Unlike a traditional drivers license , users can prove their age without having to share other personally identifiable information such as address and weight .
Similar to bitcoin , which is only in one place at a time , these IDs only exist on the user ’ s phone , and not even Civic has access to the information without the owner ’ s permission .
With more than 100,000 people signed up on the waiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went live Monday has already been downloaded more than 12,000 times .
Instead of replacing existing credential providers , such as the U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles or healthcare companies , Civic scans existing documents and breaks them down into their component parts , giving users the ability to choose who has access to what information .
In addition to ensuring third parties only see what they need , the users have the ability to retract credential access in compliance with Europe ’ s General Data Privacy Regulation and California ’ s Consumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be forgotten .
Specifically related to Covid-19 such digital identities reduce the risks of handling physical objects .
At the core of all this functionality is a network of ethereum smart contracts , or code designed to perform certain unstoppable tasks , when certain criteria are met .
There are three types of counterparties on the ethereum-powered decentralized identity network .
The user is the owner of the identity .
The requester is a service like a vending machine or a building security service that needs the identifiable information .
An agreed-upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ native token ( CVC ) is placed into an escrow account and the validator software scans the requester ’ s required personally identifiable information ( for example , age or vaccine status ) .
CVC now sells for $ $ 0.0327 , according to Messari , with a total market value of $ 29 million .
If the user meets the criteria and the requester is satisfied access is granted and the fee in escrow is released .
Thanks to cutting-edge mathematical breakthroughs called zero-knowledge proofs , not even the validator actually has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not the requirement is met .
Once the identity wallet is created , users have the ability to scan QR codes to integrate existing accounts denominated in bitcoin , ethereum , CVC , and U.S. dollars converted to assets on the ethereum blockchain , called USDC .
Over 1,000 beta users have used the wallet to spend the supported cryptocurrency .
While bitcoin does 26 billion worth of volume a day , ethereum $ 10 billion a day and USDC $ 332 million a day most of that volume is widely recognized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward Lingham expects that the ability to prove one ’ s identity and pay with assets issued on a blockchain will make it easier to spend cryptocurrency .
To help prevent the cryptocurrency industry ’ s pervasive issues with theft , Civic Wallet uses what ’ s called multi-signature ( multi-sig ) access .
Not only does the user have a part of the key , but cryptocurrency security firm and custodian BitGo has a part of the key and Coincover has a part of the key .
Coincover is insured by Lloyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a private alternative to FDIC insurance for up to $ 1 million .
“ If you have up to a million dollars in your wallet , ” says Lingham , “ you lose your phone , you break your phone , you ’ re fleeing your country in some part of the world and your phone falls in the ocean , you will get your funds on the other side.
” San Francisco-based Circle Medical doesn ’ t currently have plans to accept cryptocurrency as payment .
As of today however , employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more will be able to be tested for Covid-19 at a San Francisco Bay Area Circle Medical location , with new locations to be added in the future .
As part of the early testing , Civic partnered in 2018 with Anheuser-Busch Inbev , the makers of Budweiser , to sell beer from a vending machine to people who proved their age using an earlier version of the Civic Wallet .
Last year they signed a deal with 12 companies to sell a wide range of age-restricted goods via vending machines .
Civic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government agencies under terms of a non-disclosure agreement .
Unspecified future retail uses of staking , where cryptocurrency is locked up in exchange for interest payments are currently in the works .
“ We ’ re exploring that very aggressively , ” says Lingam .
Of course , proof-of-vaccine is just one example of how such a virtual identity could be used .
Other early users include the above Anheuser-Busch project , Johnson Controls International ( JCI ) , a $ 36 billion company using the tech to issue credentials for access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is using that software on it ’ s own buildings .
A Deloitte survey of 1,488 senior executives published today found that 63 % viewed digital identity generally speaking will be “ very important , ” but in what is perhaps evidence of the obstacles in upgrading healthcare , only 9 % saw the use case catching on specifically in the industry .
The founder and CEO of Circle Medical says that “ traditionally , there ’ s been for good reason a kind of Chinese wall between employers and employee health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of information , if any at all that tends to cross over from one side to the other.
” He adds : “ I think with Covid there is a real need on the part of the employer to be able to screen and assess Covid risk before they let people back into the workplace.
” The launch of Civic ’ s upgraded app comes amid influential calls by world leaders to launch just such a service—and accompanying outcries against the same .
Earlier this year Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which when coupled with unrelated earlier research into digital identity prompted a flurry of debunked conspiracy theories that he was planning to track humanity during its most intimate moments .
Last week , former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Tony Blair , once again entered the fray , calling for the creation of a digital identity that protected privacy , following on his own failed pet-project from when he was in power that would have created a centralized identity database , but faced similar backlash as Gates ’ effort .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments or companies could misuse such identity repositories , but believes his technology overcomes them .
Born to Indian parents in apartheid-era South Africa Lingham says his own movement was largely controlled by the racist government , prohibiting him from entering many public spaces , with the notable exception of libraries , where he taught himself to code .
While he supports the rights of people not to be vaccinated , he also argues that unlike race and other personally identifiable information his service could obscure , the ability to prove one ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ If you ’ re part of a society where the majority of the people want everyone to be vaccined , and you don ’ t want to be part of that society change countries , ” says Lingham .
“ Move somewhere else.
” To give an idea of how far the use of these identities could go , a quick look at Circle Medical ’ s existing partners includes Blockchain 50 alum CVS Pharmacies , which is a leader in exploring how blockchain can be used in a wide range @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthem , Aetna and Cigna all support Circle Medical , and are also exploring blockchain .
Competitors also looking into how blockchain could safely digitize identities , while making them nearly impossible to forge , include New York-based ConsenSys subsidiary Metamask , also built on the ethereum blockchain , the World Economic Forum ’ s Known Traveler Digital Identity platform using Hyperledger Aires , and the Sovrin Network , which helped develop Aires .
The non-profit Linux Foundation helps run a digital identity consortium , the Trust Over Internet Protcocol ( TOIP ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and R3 , a prominent leader in the blockchain space .
“ The consortium helps answer the question : “ How can we help decentralized identity technologies scale up and scale out to the needs of society , without burdening any single technology team with satisfying everyone ’ s diverse needs ?
” say Brian Behledorf , executive direction of Hyperledger .
“ TOIP aims to do this the same way the Internet itself scaled up and out , by defining layers of technology and governance to make it easier to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperate .
”

Apple And Google Admit Ethereum App To Let Employees Prove They’ve Been Vaccinated
By Michael del Castillo
Imagine a world where 40,000 screaming fans are packed shoulder to shoulder in a stadium where their favorite teams clash in head-to-head combat, and everyone knows that everyone else has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Businesses have opened their doors to something that resembles business as usual, only their employees have all proved their own vaccination, as has every customer who enters the building. That’s the world Civic Technologies is working to build, and the world the company today took a big step towards making real.
The San Francisco-based startup that raised $43 million in a 2017 initial coin offering, similar to an IPO, has formed a partnership with Circle Medical, a well-connected affiliate of UCSF Health, a San Francisco hospital, that will let employees prove to their employers the results of their most recent Covid-19 tests, and when a vaccine is developed, whether or not they’ve received it. Far from a theoretical blockchain application that might be of value at some future date, the app, which lets users prove a wide range of personal information, as well as spend bitcoin, ether, a version of the U.S. dollar issued on the ethereum blockchain, and Civic’s own token is available today on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play.
While such a concentration of private information in the hands of any government or company will almost certainly trigger cries of a dystopian invasion of privacy, Civic uses technology similar to bitcoin to prove that only one person is in control of the credential at a time without needing to share any unnecessary information about that individual. Not even who they are. “You don’t have to transmit your name, or anything like that,” says Vinny Lingham, 41, founder and CEO of Civic. “So you can walk into a stadium anonymously like you do today, but just prove that as you walk through the gates that you’d been vaccinated.”
Users download the app from either app store, create a 3D face map using a video recording, and verify email and phone number. They then upload a government issued identification which is verified using artificial intelligence and stored in the digital wallet. Unlike a traditional drivers license, users can prove their age without having to share other personally identifiable information such as address and weight. Similar to bitcoin, which is only in one place at a time, these IDs only exist on the user’s phone, and not even Civic has access to the information without the owner’s permission.
With more than 100,000 people signed up on the waiting list, the app, which quietly went live Monday has already been downloaded more than 12,000 times.
Instead of replacing existing credential providers, such as the U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles or healthcare companies, Civic scans existing documents and breaks them down into their component parts, giving users the ability to choose who has access to what information. In addition to ensuring third parties only see what they need, the users have the ability to retract credential access in compliance with Europe’s General Data Privacy Regulation and California’s Consumer Privacy Act designed to ensure the right to be forgotten. Specifically related to Covid-19 such digital identities reduce the risks of handling physical objects.
At the core of all this functionality is a network of ethereum smart contracts, or code designed to perform certain unstoppable tasks, when certain criteria are met. There are three types of counterparties on the ethereum-powered decentralized identity network. The user is the owner of the identity. The requester is a service like a vending machine or a building security service that needs the identifiable information. An agreed-upon fee paid for in Civic’s native token (CVC) is placed into an escrow account and the validator software scans the requester’s required personally identifiable information (for example, age or vaccine status). CVC now sells for $$0.0327, according to Messari, with a total market value of $29 million. If the user meets the criteria and the requester is satisfied access is granted and the fee in escrow is released. Thanks to cutting-edge mathematical breakthroughs called zero-knowledge proofs, not even the validator actually has the information, but just knows whether or not the requirement is met.
Once the identity wallet is created, users have the ability to scan QR codes to integrate existing accounts denominated in bitcoin, ethereum, CVC, and U.S. dollars converted to assets on the ethereum blockchain, called USDC. Over 1,000 beta users have used the wallet to spend the supported cryptocurrency. While bitcoin does 26 billion worth of volume a day, ethereum $10 billion a day and USDC $332 million a day most of that volume is widely recognized as from investors and speculators. Going forward Lingham expects that the ability to prove one’s identity and pay with assets issued on a blockchain will make it easier to spend cryptocurrency.
To help prevent the cryptocurrency industry’s pervasive issues with theft, Civic Wallet uses what’s called multi-signature (multi-sig) access. Not only does the user have a part of the key, but cryptocurrency security firm and custodian BitGo has a part of the key and Coincover has a part of the key. Coincover is insured by Lloyd’s of London underwriters, providing a private alternative to FDIC insurance for up to $1 million. “If you have up to a million dollars in your wallet,” says Lingham, “you lose your phone, you break your phone, you’re fleeing your country in some part of the world and your phone falls in the ocean, you will get your funds on the other side.”
San Francisco-based Circle Medical doesn’t currently have plans to accept cryptocurrency as payment. As of today however, employees of partner companies with 500 employees or more will be able to be tested for Covid-19 at a San Francisco Bay Area Circle Medical location, with new locations to be added in the future.
As part of the early testing, Civic partnered in 2018 with Anheuser-Busch Inbev, the makers of Budweiser, to sell beer from a vending machine to people who proved their age using an earlier version of the Civic Wallet. Last year they signed a deal with 12 companies to sell a wide range of age-restricted goods via vending machines. Civic is currently in conversations with healthcare companies and government agencies under terms of a non-disclosure agreement. Unspecified future retail uses of staking, where cryptocurrency is locked up in exchange for interest payments are currently in the works. “We’re exploring that very aggressively,” says Lingam.
Of course, proof-of-vaccine is just one example of how such a virtual identity could be used. Other early users include the above Anheuser-Busch project, Johnson Controls International (JCI), a $36 billion company using the tech to issue credentials for access to buildings, and Tyco Software, which is using that software on it’s own buildings. A Deloitte survey of 1,488 senior executives published today found that 63% viewed digital identity generally speaking will be “very important,” but in what is perhaps evidence of the obstacles in upgrading healthcare, only 9% saw the use case catching on specifically in the industry.
The founder and CEO of Circle Medical says that “traditionally, there’s been for good reason a kind of Chinese wall between employers and employee health data, and there’s not a lot of information, if any at all that tends to cross over from one side to the other.” He adds: “I think with Covid there is a real need on the part of the employer to be able to screen and assess Covid risk before they let people back into the workplace.”
The launch of Civic’s upgraded app comes amid influential calls by world leaders to launch just such a service—and accompanying outcries against the same. Earlier this year Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates released a plan for developing and implementing vaccines, which when coupled with unrelated earlier research into digital identity prompted a flurry of debunked conspiracy theories that he was planning to track humanity during its most intimate moments. Last week, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, once again entered the fray, calling for the creation of a digital identity that protected privacy, following on his own failed pet-project from when he was in power that would have created a centralized identity database, but faced similar backlash as Gates’ effort.
Lingham is no stranger to concerns that governments or companies could misuse such identity repositories, but believes his technology overcomes them. Born to Indian parents in apartheid-era South Africa Lingham says his own movement was largely controlled by the racist government, prohibiting him from entering many public spaces, with the notable exception of libraries, where he taught himself to code. While he supports the rights of people not to be vaccinated, he also argues that unlike race and other personally identifiable information his service could obscure, the ability to prove one’s vaccine status is a public interest.
“If you’re part of a society where the majority of the people want everyone to be vaccined, and you don’t want to be part of that society change countries,” says Lingham. “Move somewhere else.”
To give an idea of how far the use of these identities could go, a quick look at Circle Medical’s existing partners includes Blockchain 50 alum CVS Pharmacies, which is a leader in exploring how blockchain can be used in a wide range of healthcare applications. Health insurance giants Anthem, Aetna and Cigna all support Circle Medical, and are also exploring blockchain.
Competitors also looking into how blockchain could safely digitize identities, while making them nearly impossible to forge, include New York-based ConsenSys subsidiary Metamask, also built on the ethereum blockchain, the World Economic Forum’s Known Traveler Digital Identity platform using Hyperledger Aires, and the Sovrin Network, which helped develop Aires. The non-profit Linux Foundation helps run a digital identity consortium, the Trust Over Internet Protcocol (TOIP) with members including many of the above, and R3, a prominent leader in the blockchain space.
“The consortium helps answer the question: “How can we help decentralized identity technologies scale up and scale out to the needs of society, without burdening any single technology team with satisfying everyone’s diverse needs?” say Brian Behledorf, executive direction of Hyperledger. “TOIP aims to do this the same way the Internet itself scaled up and out, by defining layers of technology and governance to make it easier to see where and how organizations and individuals can cooperate.”


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--California doctors say they’ve seen more deaths from suicide than coronavirus since lockdowns

California doctors say they ’ ve seen more deaths from suicide than coronavirus since lockdowns Doctors in Northern California say they have seen more deaths from suicide than they ’ ve seen from the coronavirus during the pandemic .
“ The numbers are unprecedented , ” Dr. Michael deBoisblanc of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek , California , about the increase of deaths by suicide , adding that he ’ s seen a “ year ’ s worth of suicides ” in the last four weeks alone .
DeBoisblanc said he believes it ’ s time for California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let people back out into their communities .
“ Personally , I think it ’ s time , ” he said .
“ I think , originally , this was put in place to flatten the curve and to make sure hospitals have the resources to take care of COVID patients .
We have the current resources to do that , and our other community health is suffering.
” Kacey Hansen , a trauma center nurse at John Muir Medical Center for more than 30 years , says she ’ s worried not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also about the hospital ’ s ability to save as many patients as usual .
“ What I have seen recently , I have never seen before , ” Hansen said .
“ I have never seen so much intentional injury.
” Businesses California have started defying stay-at-home orders imposed by Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom , and of protesters have hit the streets , making the argument that the orders were only meant to flatten the curve of the virus ’ s spread , which Newsom himself was achieved in mid-April .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country as the coronavirus outbreak caused stay-at-home orders that led to unemployment and stress .
By late March , in just one Tennessee county from suicide than had died in the entire state directly from the virus .
A study in early May suggested that the coronavirus could lead to at least 75,000 deaths directly brought on by anxiety from the virus , job losses , and addiction to alcohol and drugs .
Another conducted by Just Facts around the same time computed a broad array of scientific data showing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hazards in the world and estimated that the coronavirus lockdowns will destroy 7 times as many years of human life than strict lockdowns can save .
Earlier this week , more than 600 doctors their names on a letter to President Trump , referring to the continued lockdowns as a “ mass casualty incident ” and urging him to do what he can to ensure they come to an end .

California doctors say they’ve seen more deaths from suicide than coronavirus since lockdowns
By Andrew Mark Miller, Social Media Producer
Doctors in Northern California say they have seen more deaths from suicide than they’ve seen from the coronavirus during the pandemic.
“The numbers are unprecedented,” Dr. Michael deBoisblanc of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, told ABC 7 News about the increase of deaths by suicide, adding that he’s seen a “year’s worth of suicides” in the last four weeks alone.
DeBoisblanc said he believes it’s time for California officials to end the stay-at-home order and let people back out into their communities.
“Personally, I think it’s time,” he said. “I think, originally, this was put in place to flatten the curve and to make sure hospitals have the resources to take care of COVID patients. We have the current resources to do that, and our other community health is suffering.”
Kacey Hansen, a trauma center nurse at John Muir Medical Center for more than 30 years, says she’s worried not only about the increased suicide attempts but also about the hospital’s ability to save as many patients as usual.
“What I have seen recently, I have never seen before,” Hansen said. “I have never seen so much intentional injury.”
Businesses across California have started defying stay-at-home orders imposed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, and hundreds of protesters have hit the streets, making the argument that the orders were only meant to flatten the curve of the virus’s spread, which Newsom himself said was achieved in mid-April.
Suicide has been an increasingly significant problem across the country as the coronavirus outbreak caused stay-at-home orders that led to unemployment and stress.
By late March, more people had died in just one Tennessee county from suicide than had died in the entire state directly from the virus.
A study published in early May suggested that the coronavirus could lead to at least 75,000 deaths directly brought on by anxiety from the virus, job losses, and addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Another study conducted by Just Facts around the same time computed a broad array of scientific data showing that stress is one of the deadliest health hazards in the world and estimated that the coronavirus lockdowns will destroy 7 times as many years of human life than strict lockdowns can save.


australiannationalreview--2020-07-22--Ron Paul says Fauci needs to be removed: ‘If not by Trump, then by the American people’

Ron Paul says Fauci needs to be removed : ‘ If not by Trump , then by the American people ’ Former congressman and presidential GOP contender Ron Paul last week decried public trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci , suggesting the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director should be removed from the Trump administration ’ s coronavirus task force .
Referring to Fauci as a “ fraud , ” Paul said on his web show , the “ Ron Paul Liberty Report , ” that Fauci was no different from other Washington experts and bureaucrats seeking to profit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be fired by President Donald Trump immediately .
If the president failed to take action , the Texas Republican and libertarian suggested , the people would have to band together and defy Fauci ’ s mandates instead .
“ Of course , a significant move would be to get rid of Fauci , who is giving us all this information , ” Paul , himself a physician and former Air Force flight surgeon , told his co-host Daniel McAdams .
“ That ’ s not likely to happen , but I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on your mind — and that is , he should be fired .
But if you don ’ t do it in the literal sense , the people have to fire him.
” “ They have to fire him by saying , ‘ He ’ s a fraud !
He doesn ’ t give us any good information , ' ” Paul added .
Paul went on to suggest that Fauci ’ s frequently overstated estimates and sensational rhetoric regarding governmental pandemic response measures , such as “ social distancing , ” seemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Amid a presumed peak of the outbreak in the United States , according to The Hill , Fauci admitted on Wednesday that initial estimates of 100,000 to 240,000 — potentially even 1 million — U.S. coronavirus deaths by August were likely wildly overblown , with researchers behind the nation ’ s most popular statistical models beginning to greatly reduce their projections .
The University of Washington ’ s widely cited IMHE model was just one example , seeing projected death totals fall by roughly 35 percent to 60,415 total deaths in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Still , Fauci and other leading national experts have continued to advocate for extraordinary mitigation measures going forward , painting a dreary picture of American life for the next year or more .
According to KRON , Fauci told reporters Tuesday at a White House news briefing that a total return to normalcy “ might not ever happen , ” though he hoped de facto house arrest for the majority of the American population would come to an end when a cure for COVID-19 or vaccine for the coronavirus was found .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will go back to the point where we can function as a society , ” Fauci said , responding to a question from ABC ’ s Jonathan Karl , according to KRON .
“ But you ’ re absolutely right .
If you want to get back to pre-coronavirus , that might not ever happen in the sense that the threat is there.
” “ I believe that with the therapies that will be coming online , and the fact that I feel confident that over a period of time we will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never have to get back to where we are right now , ” he added .
Some therapies that seem to be showing signs of success in small-scale trials worldwide — things like chloroquine combined with azithromycin — have failed to entirely win Fauci ’ s support .
( However , Fauci has said he himself would have no problem prescribing chloroquine for a patient suffering from COVIC-19 under the right circumstances . )

Ron Paul says Fauci needs to be removed: ‘If not by Trump, then by the American people’
By Andrew J. Sciascia, The Western Journal
Former congressman and presidential GOP contender Ron Paul last week decried public trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci, suggesting the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director should be removed from the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force.
Referring to Fauci as a “fraud,” Paul said on his web show, the “Ron Paul Liberty Report,” that Fauci was no different from other Washington experts and bureaucrats seeking to profit politically from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and should be fired by President Donald Trump immediately.
If the president failed to take action, the Texas Republican and libertarian suggested, the people would have to band together and defy Fauci’s mandates instead.
“Of course, a significant move would be to get rid of Fauci, who is giving us all this information,” Paul, himself a physician and former Air Force flight surgeon, told his co-host Daniel McAdams.
“That’s not likely to happen, but I think the type of firing that may be on your mind — and that is, he should be fired. But if you don’t do it in the literal sense, the people have to fire him.”
“They have to fire him by saying, ‘He’s a fraud! He doesn’t give us any good information,'” Paul added.
Paul went on to suggest that Fauci’s frequently overstated estimates and sensational rhetoric regarding governmental pandemic response measures, such as “social distancing,” seemed to be informed primarily by “authoritarianism.”
Amid a presumed peak of the outbreak in the United States, according to The Hill, Fauci admitted on Wednesday that initial estimates of 100,000 to 240,000 — potentially even 1 million — U.S. coronavirus deaths by August were likely wildly overblown, with researchers behind the nation’s most popular statistical models beginning to greatly reduce their projections.
The University of Washington’s widely cited IMHE model was just one example, seeing projected death totals fall by roughly 35 percent to 60,415 total deaths in the past week, National Review reported.
Still, Fauci and other leading national experts have continued to advocate for extraordinary mitigation measures going forward, painting a dreary picture of American life for the next year or more.
According to KRON, Fauci told reporters Tuesday at a White House news briefing that a total return to normalcy “might not ever happen,” though he hoped de facto house arrest for the majority of the American population would come to an end when a cure for COVID-19 or vaccine for the coronavirus was found.
“When we get back to normal, we will go back to the point where we can function as a society,” Fauci said, responding to a question from ABC’s Jonathan Karl, according to KRON. “But you’re absolutely right. If you want to get back to pre-coronavirus, that might not ever happen in the sense that the threat is there.”
“I believe that with the therapies that will be coming online, and the fact that I feel confident that over a period of time we will get a good vaccine, that we will never have to get back to where we are right now,” he added.
Some therapies that seem to be showing signs of success in small-scale trials worldwide — things like chloroquine combined with azithromycin — have failed to entirely win Fauci’s support. (However, Fauci has said he himself would have no problem prescribing chloroquine for a patient suffering from COVIC-19 under the right circumstances.)