Daily Archives: 15. Februar 2021


15.02.2021 - 22:34 [ BMJ.com ]

Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?

With huge global public health implications, Handelsblatt’s story rapidly became international news—and was rapidly rebuffed. Calls for the underlying data filled social media. An AstraZeneca spokesperson described the reported figure as “completely incorrect.”

The controversy came at a moment of intense finger pointing between the European Commission and AstraZeneca over unfulfilled vaccine shipments, and in the week that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was expected to decide whether to recommend authorisation.

15.02.2021 - 22:20 [ ORF.at ]

WHO erteilte Notfallzulassung für AstraZeneca

Für Länder wie Großbritannien, die USA oder die Mitglieder der EU und viele weitere spielt die WHO-Notfallzulassung keine Rolle. Sie machen selbst Risikoanalysen und entscheiden über eine Zulassung.

15.02.2021 - 22:14 [ NBC News ]

WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

„We continue to call for Covid-19 vaccine developers to submit their dossiers to WHO for review at the same time as they submit them to regulators in high-income countries,“ he said.

A WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India.

15.02.2021 - 21:43 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Corona-Impfquote: Deutschland nicht auf dem letzten Platz

Deutschland liege bei der Impfquote international auf dem letzten Platz: Diesen Eindruck vermittelt eine Grafik, die unter anderem SPD-Politikerin Schwesig geteilt hat. Tatsächlich sind die EU und Deutschland global gesehen weit vorne.

15.02.2021 - 21:37 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

EU vaccine drive is a ‚fiasco‘, says Guy Verhofstadt

„Europe is no more, no less than the world leader in vaccine production today. More than 75 per cent of vaccines worldwide are produced in Europe. Nevertheless, there is a crucial lack of supply,“ he said, adding the UK, Canada, Israel and the US are not facing the same shortages.

15.02.2021 - 21:35 [ ORF.at ]

EU-Behörde ECDC: Ohne Maßnahmen starker Infektionsanstieg

Sollten die Maßnahmen zur Viruseindämmung nicht beibehalten oder gar verstärkt werden, müsse man Studien zufolge mit einem beträchtlichen Anstieg der Infektions- und Todesfallzahlen rechnen. Unmittelbare, strikte und entschiedene Maßnahmen seien entscheidend, um die Virusübertragungen zu kontrollieren und die Kapazitäten des Gesundheitswesens zu schützen, erklärte das ECDC in seiner heute veröffentlichten neuen Coronavirus-Risikobewertung.

15.02.2021 - 21:20 [ tag24.de ]

Grundschulen und Kitas in Sachsen wieder offen: So lief der Neustart

Eine Maskenpflicht im Unterricht gibt es nicht, allerdings müssen Schüler und Lehrer im Eingangsbereich sowie im Schulgebäude eine medizinische Maske tragen. Auch regelmäßiges Lüften gehört zum Hygienekonzept.

Der Landesschülerrat begrüßte die Rückkehr der jüngsten Schüler. „Je jünger die Schülerinnen und Schülern, desto schwerer fällt ihnen das Online-Lernen“, sagte die Vorsitzende, Joanna Kesicka.

15.02.2021 - 20:52 [ theGuardian.com ]

UK Covid: ‚we want this lockdown to be the last,‘ says Boris Johnson, as he calls for ‚optimism and patience‘ – as it happened

The level of coronavirus infections is still high and the number of hospitalisations higher than they were during the first peak, Chris Whitty said.

15.02.2021 - 20:48 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Boris Johnson is desperate to avoid a rebellion by Tory MPs – hence talk of ‘irreversible’ lockdown easing

However, the PM cannot ignore 63 of his own MPs. He knows how strongly they feel about lockdown easing. Some 53 Tories voted against his tiered system in December. He will probably want to renew some of the current restrictions when they expire on 31 March.

15.02.2021 - 19:22 [ teleSUR ]

India: Environmental Activist Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, writer Arundhati Roy, and 18 other personalities denounced the „absurd accusations“ against Ravi and indicated that they seek to criminalize dissent and social protests.

15.02.2021 - 18:31 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Ex-Heereschef enthüllt: Militär in Brasilien hat gegen Lula da Silva konspiriert

Ein Topmilitär, der frühere brasilianische Heereschef General Eduardo Villas Bôas, hat in einem Buch Details öffentlich gemacht, wie das Militär 2018 gegen Ex-Präsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva konspiriert hat, damit dieser nicht als Kandidat für die Präsidentschaftswahl antreten konnte.

15.02.2021 - 13:46 [ BBC ]

Coronavirus: Plan to exit lockdown ‚cautious but irreversible‘, says Boris Johnson

It comes as a group of Tory MPs call for a commitment to a „free life“ and ending of lockdown measures before May.

Senior backbencher Steve Baker said he wants the prime minister to „let us reclaim our lives, once and for all“.

15.02.2021 - 13:42 [ Express.co.uk ]

Boris Johnson press conference: PM to address nation from No10 with major vaccine update

The Prime Minister is expected to hold a televised Downing Street coronavirus briefing at 5pm.

15.02.2021 - 10:52 [ .i24news.tv ]

Israel advances bill to compel unvaccinated workers to test for COVID-19 every two days

Israel’s Health Ministry is formulating a legislation that will provide workplaces that receive customers the legal framework to compel employees who refuse to vaccinate against COVID-19 to test for the disease every two days, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Monday, according to outlet Ynet.

15.02.2021 - 10:35 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Labels Unvaccinated Israelis as the New Enemy

Netanyahu has tied his fate in the election to COVID vaccinations, and suspicion arises that his proposals are influenced by personal considerations. Meanwhile, disclosing names of Israelis who have yet to get vaccinated paves way for severe infringement of privacy.

15.02.2021 - 10:28 [ Syrian Arab News Agency ]

Army air defenses repel an Israeli aggression on surroundings of Damascus, down most missiles

A military source told SANA that “On Monday at 01:18 am, the Israeli enemy launched an aggression with waves of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan and al-Jalil on a number of targets in the surroundings of Damascus City.”

“Our air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them,” the source affirmed.

15.02.2021 - 10:20 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Struck Near Damascus, Syria Says, as Israel Air Force Begins ‚Surprise Exercise‘

State media did not give details of what was hit. Missiles were fired from the Golan Heights and the Galilee to hit targets on the edge of the capital, an army statement said, without mentioning casualties but adding air defenses downed most of the missiles.

15.02.2021 - 09:06 [ ORF ]

E-Privacy-Verordnung erlaubt Vorratsdaten und Nachschlüssel

Im Erwägungsgrund 27 hat es der Ministerrat geschafft, in einer einzigen Passage sowohl die dreimal vom EuGH verworfene Vorratsdatenspeicherung wie auch die geplante, höchst umstrittene Entschlüsselungspflicht für Plattformen unterzubringen. Hier ist der gesamte Verordnungstext in der Neufassung des Ministerrats.

15.02.2021 - 06:09 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Ministers must never again be free to impose crippling restrictions without proper scrutiny

Drawing on the Civil Contingencies Act, measures would also need Parliamentary approval before coming into effect (unless too urgent – in which case validity would be provisional) and they would expire after no more than 30 days unless renewed, so that in the event of another pandemic, restrictions could not be imposed for months on end without proper scrutiny.

15.02.2021 - 05:53 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

Single jabs of Covid vaccine are providing 67% protection against infections, data reveals as experts say delaying second dose is ‚paying off‘

Prof Spector said that he no longer watched the Government‘s daily briefings as he felt the statistics were not presented in context, particularly the death rates.

He said: ‚It‘s very sad people die of anything. Yesterday around 600 people died of Covid but on a normal day in February 1,500 people die of heart disease, strokes, cancer etc or the flu.

‚This has got a lot of people extremely anxious and are petrified to leave their homes and may have problems coming out if we do not put those statistics into context.

‚People are dying of Covid but people die of other things. I would like to see less fear-mongering.‘

15.02.2021 - 00:29 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Biden’s Iran Policy Is Just Trump’s Iran Policy With A Rainbow Flag Emoji

In a new interview with CBS Evening News, President Biden confirmed that his administration will not be lifting sanctions imposed upon Iran in order to bring Tehran to the negotiating table for the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

15.02.2021 - 00:22 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Democrats WANT To Lose The Midterms: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

I’m seeing US progressive/DSA types getting more and more agitated about the sudden increase in hostility toward the Democrats from the left. What did they think was going to happen when the Dems took control of the entire government? You’re the power now, buttercup.

The problem with warning that the $2000 check scandal will lead to losses in the midterms is that Democrats are fine with losing in the midterms. You think they like having to own all their right wing bullshit for themselves? Democrats hate being exposed and vulnerable like this. They much prefer to blame their corporate cronyism, austerity policies and warmongering on an obstructionist Republican congress. They’re happy to lose the midterms. They prefer to lose the midterms.