wearechange--2020-12-26--Scientists Scramble to Identify Culprit Behind Allergic Reactions to The Jab

All is not going according to plan in the global rollout of what is arguably the most important vaccine in a century , and it is not just growing mistrust in the covid injection effort that was rolled out in record time : an unexpected spike in allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may prove catastrophic to widespread acceptance unless scientists can figure out what is causing it after the FDA ’ s rushed approval .
So in a welcome development , the WSJ reports that according to scientists , the potential culprit causing the allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as PEG .
According to the CDC , at least six severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been reported so far in the US out of 272,001 doses administered through Dec. 19 , while at least two cases of anaphylaxis have also occurred in the UK .
Polyethylene glycol – a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications , from industrial manufacturing to medicine – is present in both the Moderna and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 as a PEGylated lipid , which is used as an excipient .
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or mRNA , encased in a bubble of oily molecules called lipids .
Proprietary lipid technology is used for each .
In both vaccines , the bubbles are coated with a stabilizing molecule of polyethylene glycol .
Scientists have focused in on PEG as a potential suspect even as health authorities say they are still investigating the incidents and plan to study the issue further .
The compound is found in other drugs and is known to trigger anaphylaxis on rare occasions .
“ Although I think we ’ re just speculating here…it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is present in both of the vaccines—polyethylene glycol—can be associated , uncommonly , with allergic reactions , ” said Peter Marks , director of the Food and Drug Administration ’ s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , at a Dec. 18 press conference .
“ What we ’ re learning now is that those allergic reactions could be somewhat more common than the highly uncommon that we thought they were because people do get exposed to polyethylene glycol in various pharmaceutical preparations , ” Marks added , noting that the FDA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rollout “ very closely ” since both vaccines contain PEG .
In a statement , Pfizer said it “ will closely monitor all reports suggestive of serious allergic reactions following vaccination.
” The company said its prescribing information includes a warning that “ appropriate medical treatment and supervision should always be readily available in case of a rare anaphylactic event following the administration of the vaccine.
” As noted above , in both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines , PEG is part of the fatty envelope that surrounds the messenger RNA , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mRNA gets into cells , it teaches them to make a protein that resembles the spike protein found on the surface of the coronavirus .
That induces a specific immune response that shores up the body ’ s defenses for when it is exposed to the real virus .
The PEG-containing fatty envelope helps ensure the mRNA gets across the cell membrane and into the cells .
Of course , with scientists openly scrambling and throwing anything at the wall hoping something sticks so it doesn ’ t appear that they rushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential complications , it is likely that the PEG trail is cold .
As the WSJ reports , allergies to PEG are extremely rare , and it is possible that the few people who had reactions after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reacted to something else .
The compound is found in a range of products , they say , such as cosmetics , foods and drugs .
Some vaccines also contain PEG-like compounds .
Adding to the complexity , some types of PEG are more likely to cause allergic reactions than others .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ PEG in the vaccines is different than what has been previously associated with allergic reactions , ” said James Baker , an immunologist who heads the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and the Biological Sciences at the University of Michigan .
Allergy experts say it isn ’ t certain yet whether the reactions seen so far were classic allergic reactions—that is , immune reactions involving an antibody called immunoglobulin E , or IgE , which are part of the so-called adaptive arm of the immune system , which learns to recognize specific intruders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a misfiring of the innate immune system , causing a cascade of reactions in what ’ s known as the body ’ s complement system .
“ We have to look at all the possibilities , ” said .
Baker .
Both he and Dr. Phillips recently attended a virtual meeting hosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to discuss the Covid-19 vaccine allergic reactions .
The agency said it is designing a study to look more closely at the issue .
“ We anticipate studying highly allergic individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as some other groups such [ as ] patients with known PEG allergy , ” said Daniel Rotrosen , the director of the Division of Allergy , Immunology and Transplantation at NIAID , in an email .
The study will include healthy individuals for comparison , he said , and researchers will gather biologic samples before and after vaccination to monitor for any immune changes induced by the vaccine .
While PEG is a possible culprit , “ we need to keep an open mind regarding other possibilities , ” he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who have a history of severe allergic reactions to any component of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines should not receive the vaccine , and those who have a severe allergic reaction after the first dose should not receive the second .
The agency also says people who get the shots should be observed for 15 minutes after vaccination to monitor for possible adverse reactions .
People with a history of anaphylaxis should be observed for 30 minutes , it says .
One final note : while until now all allergic reactions had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the the rollout of Moderna ’ s mRNA vaccine largely without glitches , that changed on Friday when a Boston doctor suffered a serious allergic reaction to Moderna ’ s coronavirus vaccine , the first of its kind documented , the NYT reported .
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh , a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center , became dizzy and felt his heart racing minutes after receiving the vaccine on Thursday , he told The New York Times .
“ It was the same anaphylactic reaction that I experience with shellfish , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noting that his tongue became numb , his blood pressure plummeted and he broke into a cold sweat .
“ I don ’ t want anybody to go through that.
” His reaction was remarkably similar to what happened to nurse Tiffany Dover , at the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga , who fainted on live TV shortly after getting the Pfizer vaccine .
Sadrzadeh self-administered an EpiPen he brought in the event of such a reaction , and was discharged following a brief emergency room examination , the report said .
Sadrzadeh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaction of its severity to the Moderna shot .

All is not going according to plan in the global rollout of what is arguably the most important vaccine in a century, and it is not just growing mistrust in the covid injection effort that was rolled out in record time: an unexpected spike in allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may prove catastrophic to widespread acceptance unless scientists can figure out what is causing it after the FDA’s rushed approval. So in a welcome development, the WSJ reports that according to scientists, the potential culprit causing the allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the compound polyethylene glycol, also known as PEG.
According to the CDC, at least six severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been reported so far in the US out of 272,001 doses administered through Dec. 19, while at least two cases of anaphylaxis have also occurred in the UK.
Polyethylene glycol – a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine – is present in both the Moderna and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 as a PEGylated lipid, which is used as an excipient. Both RNA vaccines consist of Messenger RNA, or mRNA, encased in a bubble of oily molecules called lipids. Proprietary lipid technology is used for each. In both vaccines, the bubbles are coated with a stabilizing molecule of polyethylene glycol.
Scientists have focused in on PEG as a potential suspect even as health authorities say they are still investigating the incidents and plan to study the issue further. The compound is found in other drugs and is known to trigger anaphylaxis on rare occasions.
“Although I think we’re just speculating here…it is known that one of the components that is present in both of the vaccines—polyethylene glycol—can be associated, uncommonly, with allergic reactions,” said Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, at a Dec. 18 press conference.
“What we’re learning now is that those allergic reactions could be somewhat more common than the highly uncommon that we thought they were because people do get exposed to polyethylene glycol in various pharmaceutical preparations,” Marks added, noting that the FDA also plans to watch the Moderna vaccine rollout “very closely” since both vaccines contain PEG.
In a statement, Pfizer said it “will closely monitor all reports suggestive of serious allergic reactions following vaccination.” The company said its prescribing information includes a warning that “appropriate medical treatment and supervision should always be readily available in case of a rare anaphylactic event following the administration of the vaccine.”
As noted above, in both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, PEG is part of the fatty envelope that surrounds the messenger RNA, the main ingredient in the vaccine. Once the mRNA gets into cells, it teaches them to make a protein that resembles the spike protein found on the surface of the coronavirus. That induces a specific immune response that shores up the body’s defenses for when it is exposed to the real virus. The PEG-containing fatty envelope helps ensure the mRNA gets across the cell membrane and into the cells.
Of course, with scientists openly scrambling and throwing anything at the wall hoping something sticks so it doesn’t appear that they rushed the vaccines without actually checking for all potential complications, it is likely that the PEG trail is cold. As the WSJ reports, allergies to PEG are extremely rare, and it is possible that the few people who had reactions after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reacted to something else. The compound is found in a range of products, they say, such as cosmetics, foods and drugs. Some vaccines also contain PEG-like compounds. Adding to the complexity, some types of PEG are more likely to cause allergic reactions than others.
“They’re all in a big large family, but in terms of their allergic potential, they’re not equal,” said Elizabeth Phillips, director of the Center for Drug Safety and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Types of PEG that are heavier are generally more likely to elicit allergic reactions than others, she said.
At the same time, “the PEG in the vaccines is different than what has been previously associated with allergic reactions,” said James Baker, an immunologist who heads the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and the Biological Sciences at the University of Michigan.
“The overall structure is very different from anything that’s been in a vaccine before,” he said. That makes it hard to tell how allergic reactions to the PEG in the Covid-19 vaccines will compare to allergic reactions to other PEGs, like those in certain laxatives, that have caused rare allergic reactions in the past.
Allergy experts say it isn’t certain yet whether the reactions seen so far were classic allergic reactions—that is, immune reactions involving an antibody called immunoglobulin E, or IgE, which are part of the so-called adaptive arm of the immune system, which learns to recognize specific intruders. The reactions could also be due to a misfiring of the innate immune system, causing a cascade of reactions in what’s known as the body’s complement system.
“We have to look at all the possibilities,” said . Baker. Both he and Dr. Phillips recently attended a virtual meeting hosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to discuss the Covid-19 vaccine allergic reactions. The agency said it is designing a study to look more closely at the issue.
“We anticipate studying highly allergic individuals with prior episodes of anaphylaxis, as well as some other groups such [as] patients with known PEG allergy,” said Daniel Rotrosen, the director of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation at NIAID, in an email. The study will include healthy individuals for comparison, he said, and researchers will gather biologic samples before and after vaccination to monitor for any immune changes induced by the vaccine.
While PEG is a possible culprit, “we need to keep an open mind regarding other possibilities,” he added.
For now, the CDC says people who have a history of severe allergic reactions to any component of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines should not receive the vaccine, and those who have a severe allergic reaction after the first dose should not receive the second. The agency also says people who get the shots should be observed for 15 minutes after vaccination to monitor for possible adverse reactions. People with a history of anaphylaxis should be observed for 30 minutes, it says.
One final note: while until now all allergic reactions had been in response to the Pfizer vaccine, with the the rollout of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine largely without glitches, that changed on Friday when a Boston doctor suffered a serious allergic reaction to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, the first of its kind documented, the NYT reported.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, became dizzy and felt his heart racing minutes after receiving the vaccine on Thursday, he told The New York Times.
“It was the same anaphylactic reaction that I experience with shellfish,” Dr. Sadrzadeh told the paper, noting that his tongue became numb, his blood pressure plummeted and he broke into a cold sweat. “I don’t want anybody to go through that.”
His reaction was remarkably similar to what happened to nurse Tiffany Dover, at the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, who fainted on live TV shortly after getting the Pfizer vaccine.
Sadrzadeh self-administered an EpiPen he brought in the event of such a reaction, and was discharged following a brief emergency room examination, the report said. Sadrzadeh’s symptoms were the first known reaction of its severity to the Moderna shot.
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wearechange--2020-12-26--Israel Pounds Gaza Overnight and Separately Launched Christmas Eve Strikes on Syria

Overnight Israeli jets pounded targets in Gaza in response to what the Israeli Defense Forces ( IDF ) said was Palestinian militant rocket fire into the south of the country .
“ Hamas will bear the consequences for all terror emanating from Gaza , ” the IDF announced in a tweet , after which it said Israeli aircraft had struck a series of Hamas military facilities including a rocket manufacturing location .
It doesn ’ t appear there were any deaths as a result of the exchange of fire Friday night into early Saturday , but there were multiple injuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Israel hit merely Hamas military outposts or weapons facilities , claiming that instead a children ’ s hospital was among places to suffer severe damage in Gaza .
“ According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa , Israeli warplanes fired a series of missiles on Saturday in the eastern , northwestern and central parts of the Gaza Strip , including open farmland , wounding a six-year-old girl and a man in his 20s , ” Al Jazeera reports .
“ The attacks caused power cuts in the eastern parts and caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital , a center for disabled people , and shattered the windows of some residential buildings , according to the reports.
” An IDF statement said Friday that it all started when “ Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory , ” and were intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system .
Then more rockets followed , causing air raid sirens to go off and southern Israeli residents to flee and seek shelter .
The day before on Christmas eve the Israeli Air Force mounted an attack on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which may have killed up to six people according to regional reports .
“ At 12:40 this morning , the Israeli enemy launched an aggression by directing a barrage of missiles from the north of the Lebanese city of Tripoli towards the Masyaf area in the western Hama countryside , ” Syrian state TV said .
“ Our air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them , ” it added .
There was widespread anger also in Lebanon , given that just before the attack on what Israel claimed was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low over Beirut , startling residents of the city who feared they were coming under attack .
There was also outrage in the region over the fact that such an aggressive major aerial attack took place on Christmas Eve , as well as that the region struck has Syrian Christian communities in the area .

Overnight Israeli jets pounded targets in Gaza in response to what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said was Palestinian militant rocket fire into the south of the country.
“Hamas will bear the consequences for all terror emanating from Gaza,” the IDF announced in a tweet, after which it said Israeli aircraft had struck a series of Hamas military facilities including a rocket manufacturing location.
It doesn’t appear there were any deaths as a result of the exchange of fire Friday night into early Saturday, but there were multiple injuries reported.
The Palestinian side is disputing that Israel hit merely Hamas military outposts or weapons facilities, claiming that instead a children’s hospital was among places to suffer severe damage in Gaza.
“According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli warplanes fired a series of missiles on Saturday in the eastern, northwestern and central parts of the Gaza Strip, including open farmland, wounding a six-year-old girl and a man in his 20s,” Al Jazeera reports. “The attacks caused power cuts in the eastern parts and caused some damage to a children’s hospital, a center for disabled people, and shattered the windows of some residential buildings, according to the reports.”
In response to the rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel tonight, the Israeli Air Force struck Hamas terror targets including:
?A rocket manufacturing site
?Underground infrastructure
?A military post Hamas will bear the consequences for all terror emanating from Gaza. — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 25, 2020
An IDF statement said Friday that it all started when “Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory,” and were intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system. Then more rockets followed, causing air raid sirens to go off and southern Israeli residents to flee and seek shelter.
The day before on Christmas eve the Israeli Air Force mounted an attack on Masyaf area in the Hama countryside, which may have killed up to six people according to regional reports.
“At 12:40 this morning, the Israeli enemy launched an aggression by directing a barrage of missiles from the north of the Lebanese city of Tripoli towards the Masyaf area in the western Hama countryside,” Syrian state TV said. “Our air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them,” it added.
You bombed Masyaf, which is home to several Syrian Christian families. It is also located 20 km away from Mhardeh, the largest Christian-populated city in Syria. https://t.co/8AomQB4nWx — ??? ??? ???? (@leithfadel) December 25, 2020
There was widespread anger also in Lebanon, given that just before the attack on what Israel claimed was an Iranian militia site four IAF jets flew low over Beirut, startling residents of the city who feared they were coming under attack.
There was also outrage in the region over the fact that such an aggressive major aerial attack took place on Christmas Eve, as well as that the region struck has Syrian Christian communities in the area.
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wearechange--2020-12-27--“It Doesn’t Look Pretty”: Harsh Financial Reality Continues Across The United States

While government officials think people should be sitting around worshipping them for throwing the peons $ 600 in stimulus ( which hasn ’ t even arrived yet ) , the reality on the ground in the United States is that the government ’ s decision making , as it relates to Covid , has simply crippled many people ’ s finances .
Never was this more evident than in a recent WSJ piece that profiled several people the paper had checked in with during the year to see if their finances had recovered .
A couple named Robert Rodriguez and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of work and couldn ’ t pay their bills , “ finally started getting unemployment benefits ” over the summer before they “ both found new jobs ” .
At both new jobs , they are making less than their pre-Covid jobs .
“ We don ’ t want to fall behind .
The way things are , it doesn ’ t look pretty , ” they told the WSJ .
Tow-truck driver and Repo Man Eddie Whiteman said during the spring “ banks stopped calling him to repossess cars after their owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were “ fearful of the optics ” .
He says his business is running 15 % slower than it was last year .
“ Nobody wants to look like the bad guy , and I get that .
But it makes it hard for folks like me , ” he said .
Single mother Malaysia Jemison was forced to leave her job this summer to care for her daughter .
It was as late as September when her unemployment benefits finally kicked in , with back pay .
She says that in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she would like to return to her job – but can not do so until reliable child care is open again .
“ It makes me feel like I jump over one hurdle to be met with another hurdle , ” she said .
Andy Posner , who runs a non-profit lender , says he has been busy doling out loans between $ 300 and $ 1000 since the pandemic hit .
Now , he says , those loans are his “ main growth driver ” .
Total loans have quadrupled since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has added several dozen employees .
He has also expanded into Texas , from Florida , where most of its loan book is located .
“ A lot of our clients are nervous as hell , but they are at work at least , ” he said .
“ People are scraping by but they are terrified and stressed and at their wit ’ s end.
” Cassandra Brooks , who runs Little Believer ’ s Academy Day Car in Raleigh , NC , says that enrollment and revenue have “ plunged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a loss for most of the year .
She says the families of her children have “ been in and out of homeless shelters ” .
She is getting by because a private donor helped some families pay their tuition fees for the year .
“ I know that was a sign for God telling me to keep taking care of these children , ” she said .
“ It ’ s hard , but I ’ m thankful I ’ ve survived this long.
” Steve Novak , owner of Beaver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said that business boomed this summer thanks to a PPP loan that helped it stay open .
But when customers were ordered to stay home later in the year , he had to “ discontinue breakfast service and lay off the full-time employees ” .
He said he has enough savings to give his staff Christmas gifts and can stay open until the end of January .
He concluded : “ The little guy is getting crushed right now ; the big corporations aren ’ t .
It ’ s the middle-class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to them.
” Community banker Mike Estes says this year was the “ most intense ” in his 45 years in the industry .
He was supposed to retire this year but instead has stayed on at regional Fisher National Bank in Fisher , Il .
to help serve the community .
He says that businesses are surviving in the area , thanks to the PPP , and the bank remains liquid .
“ We ’ re almost embarrassed to say we ’ re having a record year , ” he concluded .

While government officials think people should be sitting around worshipping them for throwing the peons $600 in stimulus (which hasn’t even arrived yet), the reality on the ground in the United States is that the government’s decision making, as it relates to Covid, has simply crippled many people’s finances.
Never was this more evident than in a recent WSJ piece that profiled several people the paper had checked in with during the year to see if their finances had recovered.
A couple named Robert Rodriguez and Migdalia Wharton, who were previously out of work and couldn’t pay their bills, “finally started getting unemployment benefits” over the summer before they “both found new jobs”. At both new jobs, they are making less than their pre-Covid jobs. “We don’t want to fall behind. The way things are, it doesn’t look pretty,” they told the WSJ.
Tow-truck driver and Repo Man Eddie Whiteman said during the spring “banks stopped calling him to repossess cars after their owners fell behind on payments” because lenders were “fearful of the optics”. He says his business is running 15% slower than it was last year. “Nobody wants to look like the bad guy, and I get that. But it makes it hard for folks like me,” he said.
Single mother Malaysia Jemison was forced to leave her job this summer to care for her daughter. It was as late as September when her unemployment benefits finally kicked in, with back pay. She says that in November, her food stamps stopped coming and that she would like to return to her job – but cannot do so until reliable child care is open again. “It makes me feel like I jump over one hurdle to be met with another hurdle,” she said.
Andy Posner, who runs a non-profit lender, says he has been busy doling out loans between $300 and $1000 since the pandemic hit. Now, he says, those loans are his “main growth driver”. Total loans have quadrupled since the spring, he says, and he has added several dozen employees. He has also expanded into Texas, from Florida, where most of its loan book is located. “A lot of our clients are nervous as hell, but they are at work at least,” he said. “People are scraping by but they are terrified and stressed and at their wit’s end.”
Cassandra Brooks, who runs Little Believer’s Academy Day Car in Raleigh, NC, says that enrollment and revenue have “plunged” and that she has been operating at a loss for most of the year. She says the families of her children have “been in and out of homeless shelters”. She is getting by because a private donor helped some families pay their tuition fees for the year. “I know that was a sign for God telling me to keep taking care of these children,” she said. “It’s hard, but I’m thankful I’ve survived this long.”
Steve Novak, owner of Beaver’s Cafe in Minto, N.D., said that business boomed this summer thanks to a PPP loan that helped it stay open. But when customers were ordered to stay home later in the year, he had to “discontinue breakfast service and lay off the full-time employees”. He said he has enough savings to give his staff Christmas gifts and can stay open until the end of January. He concluded: “The little guy is getting crushed right now; the big corporations aren’t. It’s the middle-class people that are having their asses handed to them.”
Community banker Mike Estes says this year was the “most intense” in his 45 years in the industry. He was supposed to retire this year but instead has stayed on at regional Fisher National Bank in Fisher, Il. to help serve the community. He says that businesses are surviving in the area, thanks to the PPP, and the bank remains liquid. “We’re almost embarrassed to say we’re having a record year,” he concluded.
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wearechange--2020-12-29--Man Dies Two Hours After Receiving The Jab as 5,000+ “Health Impact Events” Reported in U.S. Alone

Following a handful of reports , including one involving a priest from the Philadelphia area who volunteered as a trial participant , about patients who received a vaccine dying in the weeks following the second dose , one man in Israel has died 2 hours after receiving the vaccine .
According to reports in the Israeli press , a 75 year old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from a heart attack about 2 hours after receiving the vaccine .
The patient has received the vaccine at 0830 in the morning , then waited for the customary time at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his home after reportedly feeling well .
Some time after that , the man lost consciousness , then was pronounced dead .
The Israeli Health Ministry released a statement on the death : “ A 75-year-old man from the north of the country suffering from active heart disease and malignant disease , who has undergone a number of heart attacks , was vaccinated this morning against the coronavirus and died at home shortly after the procedure.
” An investigation into the man ’ s death has been ordered by the Director General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hezi Levy , who has appointed a case investigation committee to be led by the head of the MoH ’ s Safety and Quality Division .
News of the man ’ s death follows reports that 5K out of the first 215K recipients of the vaccine in the US reported some kind of “ adverse health impact event ” , which could be anything that seriously limits an individual ’ s ability to function and/or complete daily tasks .
These events should be severe enough to require medical attention , but exact details @ @ @

Following a handful of reports, including one involving a priest from the Philadelphia area who volunteered as a trial participant, about patients who received a vaccine dying in the weeks following the second dose, one man in Israel has died 2 hours after receiving the vaccine.
According to reports in the Israeli press, a 75 year old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from a heart attack about 2 hours after receiving the vaccine.
The patient has received the vaccine at 0830 in the morning, then waited for the customary time at the health clinic before he was released to his home after reportedly feeling well. Some time after that, the man lost consciousness, then was pronounced dead.
The Israeli Health Ministry released a statement on the death: “A 75-year-old man from the north of the country suffering from active heart disease and malignant disease, who has undergone a number of heart attacks, was vaccinated this morning against the coronavirus and died at home shortly after the procedure.”
An investigation into the man’s death has been ordered by the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, who has appointed a case investigation committee to be led by the head of the MoH’s Safety and Quality Division.
News of the man’s death follows reports that 5K out of the first 215K recipients of the vaccine in the US reported some kind of “adverse health impact event”, which could be anything that seriously limits an individual’s ability to function and/or complete daily tasks. These events should be severe enough to require medical attention, but exact details are unclear.
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wearechange--2020-12-29--Spain Plans A “Registry” For Those Who Refuse The Jab

As Europe begins vaccinating the first wave of high-priority patients , a “ glitch ” has already emerged : many health-care workers and others have refused to take the vaccine , as skepticism and suspicion remain elevated .
A similar phenomenon has played out in the US , but to a less intense degree .
But the situation , which we discussed last night , is now one of a variety of reasons , from a shortage of supplies and raw materials , to an uncooperative populace , that public-health officials are growing worried about hitting lofty vaccination targets .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , government bureaucrats are fighting back , as Health Minister Salvador Illa warned the country would set up a “ registry ” for everybody who refuses the vaccine .
“ What will be done is a registry , which will be shared with our European partners… of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it , ” he said .
“ It is not a document which will be made public and it will be done with the utmost respect for data protection.
” He added that the registry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delivered to employers , which begs the question : why else would the government keep a database of that information ?
An AFP report on the health minister ’ s remarks wasn ’ t exactly clear about the motive , which leads us to believe that it ’ s just another tactic by the Spanish government , which has sworn up and down , like other European governments , that vaccinations wouldn ’ t be mandatory , .
Polls released over the last couple of months appear to reflect a steep and unexplained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim to be skeptical , or otherwise indicate that they would like to wait before getting the vaccine , has plunged as the first doses have been doled out and administered .
Spain ’ s government expects to have between 15MM and 20MM people out of its population of 47MM vaccinated against the virus by June in order to salvage next summer ’ s tourism season .
Speculation has also been brewing about what might happen to those who refuse to inoculate themselves , and/or their children , even as public officials have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and – of course – freedom of individual choice .
To be sure , the Spanish aren ’ t alone .
Many other Europeans share their anxieties , which have been stoked by government table-pounding about vaccine safety ( any skepticism is verboten ) , the rapid pace of development , and the use of the new mRNA technology .
For example , independent pollster Alpha Research said its recent survey suggested that fewer than one in five Bulgarians from the first groups to be offered the vaccine – frontline medics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – planned to volunteer to get a shot .
A recent IFOP poll found that roughly 41 % of French would take the shot if available , which means nearly 60 % would not .
Which is why , looking ahead , we wouldn ’ t be surprised to see more heavy handed measures employed ( immunity passports ? )
as officials grow increasingly desperate to hit their ( largely speculative ) herd immunity targets .

As Europe begins vaccinating the first wave of high-priority patients, a “glitch” has already emerged: many health-care workers and others have refused to take the vaccine, as skepticism and suspicion remain elevated.
A similar phenomenon has played out in the US, but to a less intense degree. But the situation, which we discussed last night, is now one of a variety of reasons, from a shortage of supplies and raw materials, to an uncooperative populace, that public-health officials are growing worried about hitting lofty vaccination targets.
And so, in Spain at least, government bureaucrats are fighting back, as Health Minister Salvador Illa warned the country would set up a “registry” for everybody who refuses the vaccine.
“What will be done is a registry, which will be shared with our European partners… of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it,” he said. “It is not a document which will be made public and it will be done with the utmost respect for data protection.”
He added that the registry would not be made public, or delivered to employers, which begs the question: why else would the government keep a database of that information?
An AFP report on the health minister’s remarks wasn’t exactly clear about the motive, which leads us to believe that it’s just another tactic by the Spanish government, which has sworn up and down, like other European governments, that vaccinations wouldn’t be mandatory,.
Polls released over the last couple of months appear to reflect a steep and unexplained drop in the number of respondents who claim to be skeptical, or otherwise indicate that they would like to wait before getting the vaccine, has plunged as the first doses have been doled out and administered.
Spain’s government expects to have between 15MM and 20MM people out of its population of 47MM vaccinated against the virus by June in order to salvage next summer’s tourism season.
“The way to defeat the virus is to vaccinate all of us or the more the better,” Illa said.
Speculation has also been brewing about what might happen to those who refuse to inoculate themselves, and/or their children, even as public officials have talked up the importance of “transparency” and – of course – freedom of individual choice.
To be sure, the Spanish aren’t alone. Many other Europeans share their anxieties, which have been stoked by government table-pounding about vaccine safety (any skepticism is verboten), the rapid pace of development, and the use of the new mRNA technology. For example, independent pollster Alpha Research said its recent survey suggested that fewer than one in five Bulgarians from the first groups to be offered the vaccine – frontline medics, pharmacists, teachers and nursing home staff – planned to volunteer to get a shot. A recent IFOP poll found that roughly 41% of French would take the shot if available, which means nearly 60% would not.
Which is why, looking ahead, we wouldn’t be surprised to see more heavy handed measures employed (immunity passports?) as officials grow increasingly desperate to hit their (largely speculative) herd immunity targets.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-28--WOW! This Benefits The Establishment And Screws Everyone Else Over

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wearechange--2020-12-29--WHO Chief Scientist Warns “No Evidence COVID Vaccine Prevents Viral Transmission”

Once again , the WHO has stepped in to offer some confusing comments about the coronavirus vaccine , warning that there is “ no evidence to be confident shots prevent transmission ” and that people who receive the vaccine should continue wearing masks and following all social distancing and travel guidelines .
The comments were made by WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan during what appears to have been a virtual press conference held Monday .
A clip of the offending line has begun circulating on social media .
Of course , a close look at the research released by Pfizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t actually tested whether the vaccines actually prevent transmission of the virus ; the goal of the trials was to see whether vaccinated patients presented with COVID symptoms at a rate that was substantially less frequent than individuals who hadn ’ t been vaccinated .
That ’ s pretty much it .
Though the data might hint at lowering transmission rates , that ’ s still tbd , apparently .
Some on twitter scoffed at the comment .
The doctor went on to explain that there ’ s no evidence to suggest that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be a risk if they traveled to a foreign country , say Australia , with relatively low COVID rates .
At this point , it might be helpful for the WHO to produce some kind of clarification that either offers substantially more context to explain this remark .
But we suspect they won ’ t .
Why ?
Well , perhaps because that context might undermine certain government officials ’ insistence that there ’ s absolutely no reason to question the efficacy , and potential side effects ( both long-term , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines .

Once again, the WHO has stepped in to offer some confusing comments about the coronavirus vaccine, warning that there is “no evidence to be confident shots prevent transmission” and that people who receive the vaccine should continue wearing masks and following all social distancing and travel guidelines.
The comments were made by WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan during what appears to have been a virtual press conference held Monday.
"I don't believe we have the evidence on any of the vaccines to be confident that it's going to prevent people from actually getting the infection and therefore being able to pass it on”, says WHO Chief Scientist @doctorsoumya pic.twitter.com/QdTvzj7Nyd — Disclose.tv ? (@disclosetv) December 28, 2020
A clip of the offending line has begun circulating on social media.
“At the moment, I don’t believe we have the evidence on any of the vaccines, to be confident that it’s going to prevent people from getting the infection and passing it on,”
Of course, a close look at the research released by Pfizer and Moderna shows the studies haven’t actually tested whether the vaccines actually prevent transmission of the virus; the goal of the trials was to see whether vaccinated patients presented with COVID symptoms at a rate that was substantially less frequent than individuals who hadn’t been vaccinated. That’s pretty much it. Though the data might hint at lowering transmission rates, that’s still tbd, apparently.
WHO: NO EVIDENCE TO BE CONFIDENT SHOTS PREVENT TRANSMISSION wait. what? — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 28, 2020
Some on twitter scoffed at the comment.
Lmao is this how they force everyone to get it? — Pruvate (@Pruvate1) December 28, 2020
The doctor went on to explain that there’s no evidence to suggest that those who have been vaccinated wouldn’t be a risk if they traveled to a foreign country, say Australia, with relatively low COVID rates.
At this point, it might be helpful for the WHO to produce some kind of clarification that either offers substantially more context to explain this remark.
But we suspect they won’t.
Why? Well, perhaps because that context might undermine certain government officials’ insistence that there’s absolutely no reason to question the efficacy, and potential side effects (both long-term, and short) tied to the new COVID-19 vaccines.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-29--Epstein’s Last Cellmate Found Dead in His Mother’s Apartment

51-year-old Efrain Reyes was one of the unlucky < 0.4 % in his age group to succumb to the virus , and was found “ unresponsive lying on a bed ” on November 27 in his mother ’ s Bronx apartment , according to the Daily Caller , who was told by NYPD spokesman Sgt .
Edward Riley that “ EMS responded and performed CPR on the individual but the aided was later pronounced deceased.
” Reyes , who pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy involving both crack and heroin , was reportedly at higher risk from the virus due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Though the city Medical Examiner has not determined a cause of death , the former Epstein cellmate reportedly caught the coronavirus while he was in a jail for cooperating witnesses , the New York Daily News reported Monday .
He had suffered from both heart problems and diabetes , which are both conditions that are associated with more serious coronavirus cases , the News noted .
Reyes shared a cell with Epstein in August 2019 before he was transferred to Queens Detention Facility , according to the News .
The day after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( BOP ) records show , Epstein died of an apparent suicide in a federal jail in New York City in August 2019 .
–Daily Caller

51-year-old Efrain Reyes was one of the unlucky < 0.4% in his age group to succumb to the virus, and was found “unresponsive lying on a bed” on November 27 in his mother’s Bronx apartment, according to the Daily Caller, who was told by NYPD spokesman Sgt. Edward Riley that “EMS responded and performed CPR on the individual but the aided was later pronounced deceased.”
Reyes, who pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy involving both crack and heroin, was reportedly at higher risk from the virus due to a combination of heart problems and diabetes.
Though the city Medical Examiner has not determined a cause of death, the former Epstein cellmate reportedly caught the coronavirus while he was in a jail for cooperating witnesses, the New York Daily News reported Monday. He had suffered from both heart problems and diabetes, which are both conditions that are associated with more serious coronavirus cases, the News noted. Reyes shared a cell with Epstein in August 2019 before he was transferred to Queens Detention Facility, according to the News. The day after Reyes was transferred, Bureau of Prison (BOP) records show, Epstein died of an apparent suicide in a federal jail in New York City in August 2019. –Daily Caller
Cell mate Reyes saw firsthand that Epstein was trapped between inmates and cruel officers, the niece of the late Reyes told us. “They knew how much money he had … extort him.” “(Staff) were treating him like crap … making him sleep on the floor.“https://t.co/kBDZMo9Chy — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 29, 2020
Reyes’s 27-year-old niece said her uncle was chosen as Epstein’s cellmate due to a disability, a “broken leg,” and because he “kept to himself.” Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-29--“Don’t Be A Sheep”: Washington Sheriff Voices Support For Restaurant Facing Shutdown, $100K Fine

One Lewis County , Washington , Sheriff has had enough .
Sheriff Rob Snaza posted an interview to Facebook on December 23 , where he questioned the science behind closing dining in Lewis County and voiced his support for a local restaurant that is in the midst of a standoff with the Governor .
Spiffy ’ s Restaurant in Lewis County , Washington , is now facing over $ 100,000 in fines as a result of allowing indoor dining , which is currently prohibited in the state .
The restaurant has been in business for nearly 50 years and faces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t continue its business , according to The Chronicle .
Snaza talked about the owner , Rod Samuelson , and said he had been a customer for 30 years : “ During that time they ’ ve been open , they ’ ve been open to the community .
They ’ ve opened their hearts whether it ’ s donations , whether it ’ s supporting families .
And so knowing Rod ’ s story was huge in making the decision that I support Spiffy ’ s .
And I know we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all these things going on , but at the same time , what is right and what is wrong ?
” He continued : “ We need to stand up for our constitutional rights .
So when we talk about these people , we ’ re talking about single moms , single parents , or dual-parent income , that both work at a restaurant .
And all their livelihood is based on their business .
And they ’ re losing that , simply because someone decided to change the rulebook.
” The statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hearing in Lewis County Superior Court , after the State Department of Labor and Industries sought a restraining order against the business .
L & I Spokesperson Tim Church told The Chronicle : “ “ It brings it into a whole other realm .
If they continue to be open , we can make a motion for contempt of court.
” Protesters and supporters are expected to rally outside the courthouse the day of the hearing .
“ The ban on indoor service and dining has been hurtful to our community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being shut down because our governor has elected to determine who is essential and who is not .
And really , who has that ?
It seems that the people that have the paycheck are the ones that are determining who ’ s a non-essential.
” He concluded : “ We need to stand up as conservatives , as Republicans .
We need to stand up for our constitutional rights , and we need to say enough is enough , allow our people to go back to work .
The data does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t be a sheep , I mean don ’ t be a sheep .
I mean listen to yourself .
Check the facts out for yourself and make your own decision .
”

One Lewis County, Washington, Sheriff has had enough.
Sheriff Rob Snaza posted an interview to Facebook on December 23, where he questioned the science behind closing dining in Lewis County and voiced his support for a local restaurant that is in the midst of a standoff with the Governor.
Spiffy’s Restaurant in Lewis County, Washington, is now facing over $100,000 in fines as a result of allowing indoor dining, which is currently prohibited in the state. The restaurant has been in business for nearly 50 years and faces the threat of shutdown if it can’t continue its business, according to The Chronicle.
Snaza talked about the owner, Rod Samuelson, and said he had been a customer for 30 years: “During that time they’ve been open, they’ve been open to the community. They’ve opened their hearts whether it’s donations, whether it’s supporting families. And so knowing Rod’s story was huge in making the decision that I support Spiffy’s. And I know we have laws out there, we have all these things going on, but at the same time, what is right and what is wrong?”
He continued: “We need to stand up for our constitutional rights. So when we talk about these people, we’re talking about single moms, single parents, or dual-parent income, that both work at a restaurant. And all their livelihood is based on their business. And they’re losing that, simply because someone decided to change the rulebook.”
The statement comes days before Spiffy’s faces a hearing in Lewis County Superior Court, after the State Department of Labor and Industries sought a restraining order against the business.
L&I Spokesperson Tim Church told The Chronicle: ““It brings it into a whole other realm. If they continue to be open, we can make a motion for contempt of court.”
As The Chronicle notes:
Continuing to offer indoor dining in violation of the court order is considered a gross misdemeanor, punishable by $10,000 and up to six months in jail. It could also result in a contempt of court charge, which is a criminal charge. The order notes that L&I “has a clear legal right to enforce the requirements of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.”
Protesters and supporters are expected to rally outside the courthouse the day of the hearing.
“The ban on indoor service and dining has been hurtful to our community,” Snaza said. “Our economy is being shut down because our governor has elected to determine who is essential and who is not. And really, who has that? It seems that the people that have the paycheck are the ones that are determining who’s a non-essential.”
He concluded: “We need to stand up as conservatives, as Republicans. We need to stand up for our constitutional rights, and we need to say enough is enough, allow our people to go back to work. The data does not make sense. When I say don’t be a sheep, I mean don’t be a sheep. I mean listen to yourself. Check the facts out for yourself and make your own decision.”
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-29--UH OH! They’re Going For The Jab Passport Now!

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wearechange--2020-12-29--“We’ve Got the Votes”: Hawley Pushes Senate to Pass $2,000 Checks as Trump Backs Bernie’s Efforts to

“We’ve Got the Votes”: Hawley Pushes Senate to Pass $2,000 Checks as Trump Backs Bernie’s Efforts to Force Vote

Update ( 1150ET ) : Sen. Josh Hawley ( R-MO ) is pushing for the Senate to vote on , and pass , the House ’ s bill to increase stimulus checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000 .
“ We ’ ve got the votes .
Let ’ s vote today , ” he said in a Tuesday tweet .
Senate Republicans are facing an optics nightmare after 44 House Republicans joined 231 Democrats on Monday to pass a bill which would increase stimulus checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000 .
The move , staunchly opposed by Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s surprise demand last week that lawmakers include the increase in a $ 900 billion package which he ultimately signed – instead calling on a separate bill to boost the payments .
“ The House and the President are in agreement : we must deliver $ 2,000 checks to American families struggling this Holiday Season , ” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a tweet , according to Bloomberg .
And so , with Democrats , Trump , and nearly 25 % of House GOP endorsing the increased payouts , Senate Majority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the uncomfortable position of denying Americans a hefty stimulus increase after the same Senate approved a $ 1.4 trillion appropriations package which was full of pork .
Handouts include billions in foreign aid ( $ 10 million for Pakistani ‘ gender programs ’ ) , missile procurement , and a plethora of other items which don ’ t benefit the general American public .
What ’ s more , Georgia Sens .
David Purdue and Kelly Loeffler , who have a runoff election in a week , now support the $ 2,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition , Sens .
Marco Rubio and Josh Hawley also support it .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn ’ t said whether the Senate would take up the House bill , attempt to vote on a different one that would also increase direct payments or simply ignore the issue .
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he ’ ll seek unanimous consent to pass the House bill on Tuesday .
But the move is expected to draw an objection from a Republican , effectively shutting down the effort .
Much depends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue or uses it to attack Senate Republicans .
–Bloomberg As Bloomberg notes , Trump ’ s push for $ 2,000 checks may have been revenge for abandoning his bid to overturn the results of the November election based on claims of widespread fraud , irregularities , and illegal 11th hour changes to election law permitting an unprecedented number of otherwise invalid absentee ballots to count .
“ Give the people $ 2000 , not $ 600 , ” said Trump on Tuesday morning , adding “ They have suffered enough from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell , meanwhile , is expected to discuss the matter when he opens the Senate for debate Tuesday afternoon , as the chamber will likely need unanimous consent to be both override Trump ’ s veto of a defense bill , as well as bat down the $ 2,000 checks — which is unlikely to happen anytime soon .
If that ’ s the case , the matter may fall into the hands of the Biden administration , particularly if Democrats win in the Georgia runoff on January 5 , which will hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition to boosting checks to $ 2,000 , the House bill expands the number of people eligible to receive them , including child dependents .
Currently , only children of adults under the income caps qualify .
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget estimates that the bigger payments would raise disposable income in the first quarter to as much as 25 % above pre-pandemic levels .
The legislation would produce an additional 1.5 % in GDP output , but not all of the growth would occur in 2021 , according to Marc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CRFB projections .
But many Republicans had opposed stimulus payments larger than the $ 600 in the existing law , in part over concerns about the price tag .
Bumping the payments to $ 2,000 would cost roughly $ 463.8 billion , according to estimates by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation .
–Bloomberg “ I worry that this whopping $ 463 billion won ’ t do what ’ s needed , stimulate the economy or help workers get back to work , ” said Rep. Kevin Brady ( R-TX ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s hard to stimulate the economy that is locked down by local politicians .
”

Update (1150ET): Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is pushing for the Senate to vote on, and pass, the House’s bill to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
“We’ve got the votes. Let’s vote today,” he said in a Tuesday tweet.
We’ve got the votes. Let’s vote today https://t.co/woFBHPMSjz — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 29, 2020
* * *
Senate Republicans are facing an optics nightmare after 44 House Republicans joined 231 Democrats on Monday to pass a bill which would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. The move, staunchly opposed by Senate GOP leaders, followed President Trump’s surprise demand last week that lawmakers include the increase in a $900 billion package which he ultimately signed – instead calling on a separate bill to boost the payments.
“The House and the President are in agreement: we must deliver $2,000 checks to American families struggling this Holiday Season,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a tweet, according to Bloomberg.
And so, with Democrats, Trump, and nearly 25% of House GOP endorsing the increased payouts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is now in the uncomfortable position of denying Americans a hefty stimulus increase after the same Senate approved a $1.4 trillion appropriations package which was full of pork. Handouts include billions in foreign aid ($10 million for Pakistani ‘gender programs’), missile procurement, and a plethora of other items which don’t benefit the general American public.
What’s more, Georgia Sens. David Purdue and Kelly Loeffler, who have a runoff election in a week, now support the $2,000 checks as well according to Bloomberg. In addition, Sens. Marco Rubio and Josh Hawley also support it.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t said whether the Senate would take up the House bill, attempt to vote on a different one that would also increase direct payments or simply ignore the issue. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he’ll seek unanimous consent to pass the House bill on Tuesday. But the move is expected to draw an objection from a Republican, effectively shutting down the effort. Much depends on whether the president moves on from the issue or uses it to attack Senate Republicans. –Bloomberg
As Bloomberg notes, Trump’s push for $2,000 checks may have been revenge for abandoning his bid to overturn the results of the November election based on claims of widespread fraud, irregularities, and illegal 11th hour changes to election law permitting an unprecedented number of otherwise invalid absentee ballots to count.
“Give the people $2000, not $600,” said Trump on Tuesday morning, adding “They have suffered enough from the China Virus!!!”
$2000 for our great people, not $600! They have suffered enough from the China Virus!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2020
McConnell, meanwhile, is expected to discuss the matter when he opens the Senate for debate Tuesday afternoon, as the chamber will likely need unanimous consent to be both override Trump’s veto of a defense bill, as well as bat down the $2,000 checks — which is unlikely to happen anytime soon. If that’s the case, the matter may fall into the hands of the Biden administration, particularly if Democrats win in the Georgia runoff on January 5, which will hand the Senate to the Democrats.
In addition to boosting checks to $2,000, the House bill expands the number of people eligible to receive them, including child dependents. Currently, only children of adults under the income caps qualify.
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget estimates that the bigger payments would raise disposable income in the first quarter to as much as 25% above pre-pandemic levels. The legislation would produce an additional 1.5% in GDP output, but not all of the growth would occur in 2021, according to Marc Goldwein, an economist who co-authored the CRFB projections. But many Republicans had opposed stimulus payments larger than the $600 in the existing law, in part over concerns about the price tag. Bumping the payments to $2,000 would cost roughly $463.8 billion, according to estimates by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. –Bloomberg
“I worry that this whopping $463 billion won’t do what’s needed, stimulate the economy or help workers get back to work,” said Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) before the House vote, adding “It’s hard to stimulate the economy that is locked down by local politicians.”
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-29--Hunter’s Laptop: Computer Repair Shop Owner Sues Twitter for $500 Million in Defamation Suit

Twitter has been sued by a Delaware computer shop owner who says the social media giant effectively labeled him a “ hacker ” after he was outed as the source of Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
John Paul Mac , who provided signature evidence that Hunter Biden dropped his laptop off at the Wilmington , Delaware repair shop – subsequently abandoning it , says Twitter ’ s actions forced him to shut down the ‘ Mac Shop ’ after Twitter said the New York Post ‘ s exposé on the laptop violated its “ hacked materials ” policy – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the network , according to Variety .
The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper claimed the material for its Hunter Biden exposés was supplied by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani , who allegedly obtained it from a MacBook Pro that had been abandoned in Mac Isaac ’ s shop .
Mac Issac is demanding $ 500 million in punitive damages from Twitter plus unspecified compensatory damages and lawyers ’ fees , as well as an order forcing Twitter to “ make a public retraction of all false statements.
” His lawsuit was filed Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court for the Southern District of Florida .
–Variety “ Plaintiff is not a hacker and the information obtained from the computer does not [ constitute ] hacked materials because Plaintiff lawfully gained access to the computer , ” reads Mac ’ s complaint , adding that thanks to Twitter citing its “ hacked materials ” policy , he is now “ widely considered a hacker , ” and has received negative online reviews along with threats against himself and his property – forcing him to ultimately shutter the Mac Shop .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy for the URL blocking , Twitter a day later revised that policy to allow tweets that discuss hacked material and that the company would now add labels to ( rather than block ) posts that link to such content .
On Oct. 30 , Twitter made another update : The social network said that enforcement decisions made under policies that are subsequently changed will no longer be applied retroactively .
“ This means that because a specific @ nypost enforcement led us to update the Hacked Materials Policy , we will no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the previous policy and they can now Tweet again , ” the Twitter Safety team said in a thread .
In addition , the Post ’ s previous tweets linking to the Biden stories , which Twitter had disabled , were restored .
–Variety After Twitter blocked the story , President Trump threatened to strip big tech platforms of Section 230 protections , which allow companies like Twitter to moderate content without legal liability for offensive posts made by its users .
Mac may also have a bone to pick with Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Russia was behind the laptop scandal .
Senator Chris Murphy ( D-CT ) went full tin-foil , suggesting that Giuliani was a ‘ key target ’ of ‘ Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda.
’ Headlines in major publications were perhaps even more conspiratorial : And of course , propagandists are doing their thing… Which means Mac is being directly accused of participating in a Russian plot .
How familiar .

Twitter has been sued by a Delaware computer shop owner who says the social media giant effectively labeled him a “hacker” after he was outed as the source of Hunter Biden’s laptop.
John Paul Mac, who provided signature evidence that Hunter Biden dropped his laptop off at the Wilmington, Delaware repair shop – subsequently abandoning it, says Twitter’s actions forced him to shut down the ‘Mac Shop’ after Twitter said the New York Post‘s exposé on the laptop violated its “hacked materials” policy – which they initially disallowed from being shared across the network, according to Variety.
The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper claimed the material for its Hunter Biden exposés was supplied by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who allegedly obtained it from a MacBook Pro that had been abandoned in Mac Isaac’s shop. Mac Issac is demanding $500 million in punitive damages from Twitter plus unspecified compensatory damages and lawyers’ fees, as well as an order forcing Twitter to “make a public retraction of all false statements.” His lawsuit was filed Monday, Dec. 28, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. –Variety
“Plaintiff is not a hacker and the information obtained from the computer does not [constitute] hacked materials because Plaintiff lawfully gained access to the computer,” reads Mac’s complaint, adding that thanks to Twitter citing its “hacked materials” policy, he is now “widely considered a hacker,” and has received negative online reviews along with threats against himself and his property – forcing him to ultimately shutter the Mac Shop.
After first citing its “hacked materials” policy for the URL blocking, Twitter a day later revised that policy to allow tweets that discuss hacked material and that the company would now add labels to (rather than block) posts that link to such content. On Oct. 30, Twitter made another update: The social network said that enforcement decisions made under policies that are subsequently changed will no longer be applied retroactively. “This means that because a specific @nypost enforcement led us to update the Hacked Materials Policy, we will no longer restrict their account under the terms of the previous policy and they can now Tweet again,” the Twitter Safety team said in a thread. In addition, the Post’s previous tweets linking to the Biden stories, which Twitter had disabled, were restored. –Variety
After Twitter blocked the story, President Trump threatened to strip big tech platforms of Section 230 protections, which allow companies like Twitter to moderate content without legal liability for offensive posts made by its users.
Mac may also have a bone to pick with Democrats and mainstream media outlets, who said that Russia was behind the laptop scandal.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called it a “propaganda coup from Vladimir Putin.”
On CNN, Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff says New York Post Hunter Biden story 'comes from the Kremlin.' Anchor seems to agree. Would be more persuasive if they provided evidence that 1) story is false, and 2) it 'comes from the Kremlin.' pic.twitter.com/JBILBs3YT3 — Byron York (@ByronYork) October 17, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) went full tin-foil, suggesting that Giuliani was a ‘key target’ of ‘Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda.’
2/ Russia knew it had to play a different game than 2016. So it built an operation to cull virulently pro-Trump Americans as pseudo-assets, so blind in their allegiance to Trump that they’ll willingly launder Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda. Guiliani was a key target. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 17, 2020
Headlines in major publications were perhaps even more conspiratorial:
And of course, propagandists are doing their thing…
The essence of propaganda is repetition pic.twitter.com/nWO9aTWklr — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 17, 2020
Which means Mac is being directly accused of participating in a Russian plot. How familiar.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-30--This Is TRULY Dangerous!

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wearechange--2020-12-30--“Extremely Serious”: Lethal Levels of Radiation Found in Damaged Fukushima Reactor

In what Japanese regulators on Wednesday called an “ extremely serious ” development , lethal levels of radiation have been recorded inside the damaged reactor building at the Fukushima No .
1 nuclear power plant , threatening the shutdown and decommissioning of the site of the second-worst peacetime nuclear disaster in history .
According to The Asahi Shimbun , Japan ’ s Nuclear Regulation Authority ( NRA ) reported that massive amounts of radioactive materials have been found around shield plugs of the containment vessels in the No .
2 and No .
3 reactors .
NRA officials estimated radiation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill a worker who spends just one hour there .
Decommission of the reactor requires workers to remove the shield plugs , which block radiation from the reactor core during normal plant operation .
This discovery has forced officials to reconsider their shutdown plans .
NRA chair Toyoshi Fuketa said that removing the highly irradiated shield plugs made safe retrieval of nuclear fuel debris—an already dangerously daunting task—all the more difficult .
“ It appears that nuclear debris lies at an elevated place , ” Fuketa said at a news conference earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge impact on the whole process of decommissioning work.
” The latest alarming find is the result of an investigation that resumed in September after a five-year pause in which the NRA took new measurements of radiation levels around the shield plugs at the No .
2 and No .
3 reactors .
Tokyo Electric Power Co. , the operator of the plant , announced December 24 that nuclear fuel debris removal would be postponed until 2022 or later due to the coronavirus pandemic .
As Common Dreams reported in October , Greenpeace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shock and outrage after the Japanese government announced a plan to release stored water from the ill-fated plant into the Pacific Ocean .
Greenpeace subsequently released a report claiming that radioactive carbon-14 released into the ocean “ has the potential to damage human DNA.
” The Fukushima Daiichi disaster—the result of a 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people in northeastern Japan—was the worst nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown in the former Soviet Union , and the worst in Japan since the United States waged a nuclear war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands of people .

In what Japanese regulators on Wednesday called an “extremely serious” development, lethal levels of radiation have been recorded inside the damaged reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, threatening the shutdown and decommissioning of the site of the second-worst peacetime nuclear disaster in history.
According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) reported that massive amounts of radioactive materials have been found around shield plugs of the containment vessels in the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors.
NRA officials estimated radiation levels at 10 sieverts per hour—enough to kill a worker who spends just one hour there.
Decommission of the reactor requires workers to remove the shield plugs, which block radiation from the reactor core during normal plant operation. This discovery has forced officials to reconsider their shutdown plans.
NRA chair Toyoshi Fuketa said that removing the highly irradiated shield plugs made safe retrieval of nuclear fuel debris—an already dangerously daunting task—all the more difficult.
“It appears that nuclear debris lies at an elevated place,” Fuketa said at a news conference earlier this month. “This will have a huge impact on the whole process of decommissioning work.”
The latest alarming find is the result of an investigation that resumed in September after a five-year pause in which the NRA took new measurements of radiation levels around the shield plugs at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, announced December 24 that nuclear fuel debris removal would be postponed until 2022 or later due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As Common Dreams reported in October, Greenpeace and other environmental and anti-nuclear advocates expressed shock and outrage after the Japanese government announced a plan to release stored water from the ill-fated plant into the Pacific Ocean. Greenpeace subsequently released a report claiming that radioactive carbon-14 released into the ocean “has the potential to damage human DNA.”
The Fukushima Daiichi disaster—the result of a 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people in northeastern Japan—was the worst nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown in the former Soviet Union, and the worst in Japan since the United States waged a nuclear war against the country in 1945 that killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Republished from CommonDreams.org under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-12-30--ER Nurse Tests Positive for SARS-CoV-2 a Week After Being Vaccinated

In the latest reminder that COVID vaccines might not be as protective as the highly publicized Phase 3 trial data suggests , a local ABC News affiliate station in San Diego just reported that a nurse who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine came down with the virus 8 days later .
This isn ’ t unprecedented .
Data from the Phase 3 trials indicated that it could take up to two weeks to develop protections from the virus after receiving the shot .
Still , with so much about the process unknown , the incident deserves more scrutiny .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts are weighing in .
In a Facebook message posted on December 18 , Matthew W. , an ER nurse at two different local hospitals , talked about receiving the Pfizer vaccine that day .
He told ABC 10News his arm was sore for a day but he suffered no other side effects .
Six days later on Christmas Eve — after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit — Matthew , 45 , became sick .
He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue .
The day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for COVID-19 .
The report makes a point of emphasizing the fact that this development is “ not unexpected at all ” and that it ’ s likely at least some nurses will be infected with the virus either just before , or just after , receiving their first dose of the vaccine , during the post-jab “ incubation period ” .
“ It ’ s not unexpected at all .
If you work through the numbers , this is exactly what we ’ d expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Dr. Christian Ramers , an infectious disease specialist with Family Health Centers of San Diego .
He serves on the clinical advisory panel for the county ’ s vaccine rollout .
He points out , it is possible Matthew was infected before receiving the vaccine , as the incubation period may be as much as two weeks .
Dr. Ramers says if Matthew did contract it after the vaccine , it ’ s still in line with what we know .
“ We know from the vaccine clinical trials that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 14 days for you to start to develop protection from the vaccine , ” said Dr. Ramers .
The doctor then estimated that the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine could deliver protection that ’ s somewhere around 50 % .
Dr. Ramers says he knows of several other local cases where health care workers became infected around the time they received the vaccine .
He says all the cases illustrate the fact that results aren ’ t immediate .
Even after you start receiving some protection , it won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dose we think gives you somewhere around 50 % , and you need that second dose to get up to 95 % , ” said Dr. Ramers .
Dr. Ramers says Matthew ’ s story also shows that even with vaccines , the pandemic isn ’ t going to turn around instantly .
“ You hear heath practitioners being very optimistic about it being the beginning of the end , but it ’ s going to be a slow roll , weeks to months as we roll out the vaccine , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a good reminder of why masks , handwashing , and other COVID protocols are important , even after receiving the vaccine .
Matthew says he ’ s feeling better since his symptoms peaked on Christmas Day but still feels fatigued .
Of course , a top WHO scientist recently warned that people shouldn ’ t stop social distancing and wearing masks after receiving the vaccine .
After all , as she added , the trial data tells us nothing about the vaccines ’ impact on viral transmission .

In the latest reminder that COVID vaccines might not be as protective as the highly publicized Phase 3 trial data suggests, a local ABC News affiliate station in San Diego just reported that a nurse who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine came down with the virus 8 days later.
This isn’t unprecedented. Data from the Phase 3 trials indicated that it could take up to two weeks to develop protections from the virus after receiving the shot.
Still, with so much about the process unknown, the incident deserves more scrutiny. And according to the report, local health experts are weighing in.
In a Facebook message posted on December 18, Matthew W., an ER nurse at two different local hospitals, talked about receiving the Pfizer vaccine that day. He told ABC 10News his arm was sore for a day but he suffered no other side effects. Six days later on Christmas Eve — after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit — Matthew, 45, became sick. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue. The day after Christmas, he went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for COVID-19.
The report makes a point of emphasizing the fact that this development is “not unexpected at all” and that it’s likely at least some nurses will be infected with the virus either just before, or just after, receiving their first dose of the vaccine, during the post-jab “incubation period”.
“It’s not unexpected at all. If you work through the numbers, this is exactly what we’d expect to happen if someone was exposed,” said Dr. Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with Family Health Centers of San Diego. He serves on the clinical advisory panel for the county’s vaccine rollout. He points out, it is possible Matthew was infected before receiving the vaccine, as the incubation period may be as much as two weeks. Dr. Ramers says if Matthew did contract it after the vaccine, it’s still in line with what we know. “We know from the vaccine clinical trials that it’s going to take about 10 to 14 days for you to start to develop protection from the vaccine,” said Dr. Ramers.
The doctor then estimated that the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine could deliver protection that’s somewhere around 50%.
Dr. Ramers says he knows of several other local cases where health care workers became infected around the time they received the vaccine. He says all the cases illustrate the fact that results aren’t immediate. Even after you start receiving some protection, it won’t be full protection. “That first dose we think gives you somewhere around 50%, and you need that second dose to get up to 95%,” said Dr. Ramers. Dr. Ramers says Matthew’s story also shows that even with vaccines, the pandemic isn’t going to turn around instantly. “You hear heath practitioners being very optimistic about it being the beginning of the end, but it’s going to be a slow roll, weeks to months as we roll out the vaccine,” said Dr. Ramers. He adds this case is a good reminder of why masks, handwashing, and other COVID protocols are important, even after receiving the vaccine. Matthew says he’s feeling better since his symptoms peaked on Christmas Day but still feels fatigued.
Of course, a top WHO scientist recently warned that people shouldn’t stop social distancing and wearing masks after receiving the vaccine. After all, as she added, the trial data tells us nothing about the vaccines’ impact on viral transmission.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-30--Swiss Patient Dies Shortly After Receiving Pfizer Shot

After an Israeli man reportedly died just 2 hours after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine , authorities in the Swiss Canton of Lucerne said on Wednesday that one of the first people in the country to receive the vaccine has died , though whether his death had anything to do with the inoculation hasn ’ t yet been determined .
The canton has yet to release any additional details about the exact amount of time that passed between the inoculation and the man ’ s death .
Lucerne was the site of the first vaccinations in Switzerland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech given primarily to elderly people .
Switzerland has received 107K vaccine doses , so far , and expects to get 250K per month starting next year .
“ We are aware of the case , ” a spokesperson said , before adding that the death had been referred to Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic .
Swissmedic didn ’ t comment further .
Pfizer and BioNTech ’ s vaccine is the only vaccine approved , so far , in Switzerland .
The EU has just started approving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first injections starting earlier this week .

After an Israeli man reportedly died just 2 hours after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, authorities in the Swiss Canton of Lucerne said on Wednesday that one of the first people in the country to receive the vaccine has died, though whether his death had anything to do with the inoculation hasn’t yet been determined.
The canton has yet to release any additional details about the exact amount of time that passed between the inoculation and the man’s death.
Lucerne was the site of the first vaccinations in Switzerland beginning last week, with a shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech given primarily to elderly people. Switzerland has received 107K vaccine doses, so far, and expects to get 250K per month starting next year.
“We are aware of the case,” a spokesperson said, before adding that the death had been referred to Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic. Swissmedic didn’t comment further.
Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine is the only vaccine approved, so far, in Switzerland. The EU has just started approving the jabs on an emergency-use basis, with the first injections starting earlier this week.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-31--The Great Reset Officially Just Started—What’s REALLY Going On??

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