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Daily Archives: 9. September 2021
New Covid variant vaccine in trials to act as booster against ‘all new strains’
(10.06.2021)
Although the new vaccine variants shows considerable promise, Prof Gilbert said there was no guarantee it would be mass-produced since existing jabs are proving effective against new strains – so it may make more sense to carry on producing those rather than manufacturing different ones.
PM Boris Johnson: The Oxford vaccine shows why we and the world need Britain to be global
(16.03.2021)
The objective of Global Britain is not to swagger or strike attitudes on the world stage. It is to use the full spectrum of our abilities, now amplified by record spending on both defence and science, to engage with and help the rest of the world. That is how we serve the British interest, and I mean the economic interest of people up and down the country. And as the vaccine programme begins to inspire a new global hope, we want to use this moment to heal, both literally and figuratively.
New Covid vaccines could be made in 40 DAYS if they need updating to tackle mutated variants, taskforce chief says
(17.02.2021)
Dr Dix added: ‚I think 40 days would be a real stretch but we would aim for something as good as that.
‚But certainly within 60 days and then, after that, we would start the manufacturing.‘
Manufacturing vaccines takes different amounts of time depending on the type of jab.
But the Oxford/AstraZeneca team, which uses more traditional viral vector technology, says that while it can make a new formulation in days, it takes much longer to produce.
(09.02.2021)
It expects to have a vaccine designed to address the variant discovered in South Africa ready by autumn.
Covid vaccines can be ‘tweaked’ to deal with new variants of virus, says Oxford prof
(30.12.2020)
Professor Andrew Pollard said it was „entirely possible“ to adapt the jab to protect people from other strains.
But he added that there is no evidence so far to suggest that the vaccines won‘t work against a new mutation.
It comes as a variant in the South East has been blamed for a rise in cases, with scientists warning it‘s more contagious and can spread more rapidly.
Oxford vaccine: How did they make it so quickly?
(23 November 2020)
The virus from chimps is genetically modified so it cannot cause an infection in people. It can then be modified again to contain the genetic blueprints for whatever you want to train the immune system to attack. This target is known is an antigen.
ChAdOx1 is in essence a sophisticated, microscopic postman. All the scientists have to do is change the package.
„We drop it in and off we go,“ said Prof Gilbert.
Exposed: CDC Rushed to Change Definition of ‚Vaccination‘ On Same Day Israel Study Touts Natural Immunity over Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) quietly changed their definition of “Vaccination” on September 1st, exchanging the word “immunity” for “protection,” now that it appears that breakthrough cases can no longer be explained away as an anomaly.
The definition change occurred on the same day – September 1st – that a massive study was released demonstrating that those who had been vaccinated were “13 times more likely to be infected with the Delta variant (what has been called a “breakthrough” infection) than those with natural immunity,” as summarized at the American Conservative.
Covid-19 vaccine immunity may be waning. Here‘s what that means—and doesn‘t.
Explanations for Israel‘s vaccine effectiveness data
When Israeli researchers announced last month that people vaccinated in the winter were more likely to contract Covid than those who had been vaccinated in the spring, many assumed this demonstrated waning vaccine effectiveness.
The data from Israel‘s Ministry of Health suggested that vaccine effectiveness against both infection and symptomatic disease had decreased to around 40%, but this decline may have been due to other factors and not the vaccines, Wu writes
Vaccine passports not ruled out for pubs and restaurants suggests minister as he’s berated by fuming Tory MPs
He was lambasted by backbenchers over the „pointless policy“ and accused of starting a „needless fight“ with his own party.
Mr Zahawi defended the introduction of vaccine passports which he said would „reduce transmission and serious illness“.
Boris Johnson is already facing a major rebellion over the plans, with more than 50 Tories expected to mutiny.
Nicola Sturgeon’s vaccine passports plan is an ‘absolute sham’, say Tories
But the paper is expected to appear only hours before a Holyrood debate and vote on Thursday to introduce the passport scheme later this month, prompting Tory accusations that the plans were an “absolute sham”.
Scotland’s beleaguered licensed trade said they had received no details from the SNP-Green coalition government about how the scheme would operate since Ms Sturgeon unveiled it last week.
Olaf Scholz Is Running as the Next Angela Merkel, and It Seems to Be Working
Mr. Scholz, a Social Democrat who is modeling himself as the candidate of continuity, has a fair shot at being Germany’s next chancellor.
Deutsches Finanz- und Justizministerium durchsucht
Die Durchsuchungen wurden von der Behörde so begründet: „Eine Auswertung von Unterlagen, die bei vorangegangenen Durchsuchungen der FIU (Teil der Bundeszollverwaltung) gesichert worden waren, hatte ergeben, dass es zwischen der FIU und den nun durchsuchten Ministerien umfangreiche Kommunikation gab.“
‚I was physically and mentally under siege‘: Daniel Craig admits he ‚locked himself in and closed curtains‘ while struggling to cope with James Bond fame
However, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli said she was determined to hire him: ‚I always thought whenever he was on the screen you could not watch anyone else.
80% immunity from Pfizer vaccine lost in 6 months: Study
The study has been posted on the pre-print server medRxiv but is yet to be published. In fact, seniors who had not previously contracted COVID-19 had substantially reduced antibodies within two weeks of receiving the second dose, researchers reported.
Blinken Says Return to Iran Nuclear Deal May No Longer Be Effective
Iran says the IAEA‘s ‚counterproductive‘ stance may hinder nuclear talks, after report says Tehran is continuing to stockpile uranium and hinder its inquiries into past nuclear activities
Discussion of Iran’s nuclear deal shouldn’t influence talks on JCPOA, Russian envoy says
The discussion of Iran’s nuclear program at the upcoming session of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not have a negative impact on the prospects of the Vienna talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
To End a War, Start at the Beginning
(27.08.2021)
The seemingly chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years is the result not of poor last-minute planning but of the broad and vague mandate in the original authorization for the use of military force in 2001, argues Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at the Fordham University School of Law. The U.S. must learn the lessons of this AUMF before passing any new authorizations, she says.
The only congressperson to vote against a forever war days after 9/11 is still fighting to convince Congress to finally do its job
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) speaks during the „No War With Iran“ Rally for Moveon.org at the U.S. Capitol on January 9, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Who authorized Afghanistan in the first place?
(31.05.2021)
When Congress passed the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), they went far beyond initiating war in Afghanistan against Al Qaeda. Congress gave near limitless and indefinite authorization for the executive branch to wage war against anyone, anywhere in the world. This broad grant of war-making power was counterproductive to the mission of justice for the 9/11 attacks, setting the stage for 20 years of mission creep in Afghanistan and multiple sequels.