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[BillyCarpenter]

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I was out and about this morning and I saw many more folks not wearing a mask. Beautiful. My body, my choice. lol





Maskless in Mississippi: Business owners celebrate rollback of COVID-19 restrictions






Along Beach Boulevard Wednesday night, parking spots were tough to come by and restaurants were full of customers.


Just a day before, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the state would be all but eliminating its mask mandate, expanding capacity at many businesses, and eliminating the 11p.m. bar curfew.

[Tricky]

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... certainly after people are safe from the deadly consequences of COVID-19, there will be plenty of time to discuss the ethics and privacy concerns of these tools designed to protect public safety. Property, transportation, entertainment and venue operators have the right to protect themselves from liability.

Not hard to image criminal concerns against getting vaccinated. Tracking.

You don't force something in and debate it afterwards, over here politicians consider an idea and vote on it.

[bsm2]

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President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top public health officials, accusing those in power of "Neanderthal thinking."


"I think it's a big mistake. Look, I hope everybody's realized by now, these masks make a difference. We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we're able to get vaccines in people's arms," Biden said when asked about the decisions by GOP Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi to relax restrictions.
"The last thing -- the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything's fine, take off your mask, forget it. It still matters," Biden said, referencing a card he keeps in his pocket with the daily death toll of the virus amid his administration's push to get vaccines into arms.
Biden, who is meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office on the subject of ending cancer, called on all Americans to continue to follow guidelines despite the mixed messaging from some state officials.

[BillyCarpenter]

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President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top public health officials, accusing those in power of "Neanderthal thinking."


"I think it's a big mistake. Look, I hope everybody's realized by now, these masks make a difference. We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we're able to get vaccines in people's arms," Biden said when asked about the decisions by GOP Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi to relax restrictions.
"The last thing -- the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything's fine, take off your mask, forget it. It still matters," Biden said, referencing a card he keeps in his pocket with the daily death toll of the virus amid his administration's push to get vaccines into arms.
Biden, who is meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office on the subject of ending cancer, called on all Americans to continue to follow guidelines despite the mixed messaging from some state officials.

Someone needs to explain to Joe that releasing infected immigrants into the country is stupid and goes against science.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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Sacha Baron Cohen MIGHT Be Selling Vaccines to Celebrities


Sacha Baron Cohen MIGHT Be Selling Vaccines to Celebrities - YouTube

During Sacha’s interview we discover that he is definitely running a side business selling vaccines to celebrities, and things suddenly take a turn for the worse for him and his wife.

[BillyCarpenter]

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Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses due to severe vaccine shortage





TORONTO -- A national panel of vaccine experts in Canada recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to four months to quickly inoculate more people amid a shortage of doses in Canada.


A number of provinces said they would do just that.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed optimism that vaccination timelines could be sped up. And Health Canada, the country's regulator, said emerging evidence suggests high effectiveness for several weeks after the first dose and noted the panel's recommendation in a tweet. But two top health officials called it an experiment.


The current protocol is an interval of three to four weeks between doses for the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines. Johnson & Johnson is a one dose vaccine but has not been approved in Canada yet.


The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said extending the dose interval to four months would allow as many as 80% of Canadians over the age of 16 to receive a single dose by the end of June simply with the expected supply of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.


Second doses would begin to be administered in July as more shipments arrive, the panel said, noting that 55 million doses are expected to be delivered in July, August and September.


In comparison, the federal government previously said 38% of people would receive two doses by the end of June.

[BillyCarpenter]

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Carbon dioxide emissions need to fall by the equivalent of a lockdown every two years to save the planet, climate scientists have claimed.





According to the abstract:


Five years after the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, growth in global CO2emissions has begun to falter. The pervasive disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have radically altered the trajectory of global CO2 emissions. Contradictory effects of the post-COVID-19 investments in fossil fuel-based infrastructure and the recent strengthening of climate targets must be addressed with new policy choices to sustain a decline in global emissions in the post-COVID-19 era.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine becomes 4th to receive Health Canada approval


Canada has ordered 10 million doses with an option to purchase 28 million more


The vaccine is the fourth to receive approval from federal regulators and the first that requires only a single dose. It's being produced by the U.S. health care giant's pharmaceutical subsidiary, Janssen Inc.

"As with all COVID-19 vaccines, Health Canada authorized the Janssen one after an independent and thorough scientific review for safety, efficacy and quality," Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada's chief medical adviser, told a media briefing in Ottawa today.
"After assessing all the data, we concluded there was strong evidence that showed the benefits of this vaccine outweigh the potential risks."


While the vaccine is less effective than previously approved vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — both of which had efficacy rates of 90 per cent and above — Sharma said the shot offers strong protection against the threats that matter most: serious illness, hospitalizations and death.

"The efficacy rate does not mean that following vaccination with a vaccine with 66 per cent efficacy, that you will have a 34 per cent chance of contracting COVID-19," said Sharma.


The Johnson & Johnson approval is expected to accelerate Canada's vaccine rollout by adding another option to the previously-approved Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines. (A second version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine produces by the Serum Insititute of India also has been authorized.)

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is widely seen as one of the easiest to administer because it requires only one dose and can be stored for long periods of time at regular refrigerator temperatures of 2 C to 8 C.

[BillyCarpenter]

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Prediction: Liberal states will be forced to drop restrictions or face a revolt. As we see more and more places open back up for business that's what gonna happen. Of course, they'll find some experts to back them up and claim it was their idea.





ARIZONA LIFTS OCCUPANCY RESTRICTIONS FOR BUSINESSES




Arizona is back in business, as Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday it will reopen all establishments to 100 percent capacity.





Arizona joins Texas in lifting occupancy restrictions on everything from restaurants to gyms to movie theaters. Texas has also dumped its mask mandate.

[slimslob]

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USA comin' at ya!!!

Personally I vote for British guitarist Eric Clapton.

[Phil B.]

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Personally I vote for British guitarist Eric Clapton.

I prefer Frank Zappa

isn't it great we can have differences but still all like rock n roll?

Buddy Holly

Elvis

[SalesServiceGuy]

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You don't force something in and debate it afterwards, over here politicians consider an idea and vote on it.

... except when the Republicans are not in power in the USA. Then they turn into the party of "No!" at every opportunity.

This was amply demonstrated during President Obama's second term in office.

The Biden Presidency has to pack a lot of legislative objectives in the next two years while they have a firm grasp on power.

[BillyCarpenter]

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... except when the Republicans are not in power in the USA. Then they turn into the party of "No!" at every opportunity.

This was amply demonstrated during President Obama's second term in office.

The Biden Presidency has to pack a lot of legislative objectives in the next two years while they have a firm grasp on power.

Let's see if your assertion holds water that Biden has a firm grasp on power. Ooops.



$15 minimum wage amendment fails, revealing rift in Democratic caucus

Minimum-wage workers won't see a raise as part of federal coronavirus relief efforts, as moderate Democrats joined all Republicans to shoot down Senator Bernie Sanders' amendment to include increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the Senate COVID

[BillyCarpenter]

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Joe Biden running Death Camps for migrant children


The Centers for Disease Control is allowing shelters handling child migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to expand to full capacity, abandoning a requirement that they stay near 50% to inhibit the spread of the coronavirus, Axios has learned.


Why it matters: The fact that the country's premier health advisory agency is permitting a change in COVID-19 protocols indicates the scale of the immigration crisis. A draft memo obtained by Axios conceded "facilities should plan for and expect to have COVID-19 cases."


The document goes on to recommend detailed ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in shelters.


It encourages operators to continue giving COVID-19 tests to newly arrived children, follow 14-day quarantine guidelines, wear masks, improve ventilation and ensure they save room for isolating any child who tests positive, among other actions.


The memo states that there "is no 0% risk scenario" given the coronavirus, so "facilities should plan for and expect to have COVID-19 cases," CNN first reported.
A spokesperson for HHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.


Driving the news: The memo, drafted on CDC letterhead and set for imminent delivery, said the "only available options" for housing minors who cross the border without their parents are "prolonged stays at [Customs & Border Protection] facilities operating significantly above COVID-19 capacities."


The other alternative is increasing capacity at other shelters run by the Department of Health and Human Services above what their own coronavirus protocols allow.


The CDC says there is an assumed higher risk of migrant kids getting the virus at Border Patrol centers, and it alludes to other safety concerns with those facilities. It concludes the HHS shelters are the safer option, even with increased capacity.


The CDC says these facilities, operated by HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement, "may temporarily increase capacity to full licensed capacity ... while implementing and adhering to strict COVID-19 mitigation measures."
Between the lines: The memo also spells out the dire problem.



"At this time, CBP does not have adequate space for physical distancing, quarantine of persons exposed to COVID-19 or isolation of ill or infected persons," the memo says.


"As of March 1, 2021, four CBP sectors are over COVID-adjusted capacity."
Between the lines: The memo also comes amid a ferocious national debate over whether and when to reopen schools.



The memo was drafted in a response to requests for guidance from the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[slimslob]

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I prefer Frank Zappa

isn't it great we can have differences but still all like rock n roll?

Buddy Holly

Elvis

Jimmy Hendricks Purple Haze

Bo Diddley I saw the Bo Diddley Band at a free concert at the Kaleidoscope in the late 1960s.

Jerry Lee Lewis I saw Jerry at the Fabulous Forum, also late 60s. The headliner was the Doors so the crowd didn't seem to appreciate his more country music than they were used to. His last 2 songs before the Doors were to come onstage were "Whole LOtta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire" Put the crowd to shame. When Jim Morrison came on the stage he sat down on the front edge and lectured the crowd on being polite. He almost refused to play.