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CDC Officials Admit
Agency Has Withheld Critical Covid Information From the Public,
Including Data About Breakthrough Infections, Over Fears of “Vaccine
Hesitancy”
Throughout the pandemic, the CDC has diligently maintained a running
tally of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for the public to
view – you know, all of the numbers that make up the majority of virus
fear porn.
But that information amounts to just a fraction of the data that has been collected by the agency.
According to a new report by the New York Times,
the CDC has also been collecting much more detailed data about Covid
infections that breaks down by age, race, and vaccination status. The
critical information would go a long way towards figuring out an end to
the pandemic, but the agency has purposefully suppressed the information
from the public over fears that it would be “misinterpreted” and cause
“vaccine hesitancy.”
In other words, the ‘experts’ in the US public health regime believe
the plebs aren’t capable enough to interpret something themselves.
Within the data that has been withheld by the CDC are detailed
information about breakthrough cases, hospitalizations, and deaths,
which the agency has been collecting since the beginning of the vaccine
rollout, according to officials who spoke to the NYT.
So much for the bogus lie that has been pushed by public health
officials for months, claiming that breakthrough infections weren’t
being tracked at all. The medical elites just decided to hide the data
because it didn’t fit the approved narrative, and, naturally, blamed the
potential for ‘misinformation’ as justification for the coverup.
“Kristen Nordlund, a
spokeswoman for the C.D.C., said the agency has been slow to release the
different streams of data “because basically, at the end of the day,
it’s not yet ready for prime time.” She said the agency’s “priority when
gathering any data is to ensure that it’s accurate and actionable.”
Another reason is fear that the information might be misinterpreted, Ms. Nordlund said.”
The performance of vaccines and
boosters, particularly in younger adults, is among the most glaring
omissions in data the C.D.C. has made public.
Last year, the agency repeatedly came under fire for not tracking so-called breakthrough infections in
vaccinated Americans, and focusing only on individuals who became ill
enough to be hospitalized or die. The agency presented that information
as risk comparisons with unvaccinated adults, rather than provide timely
snapshots of hospitalized patients stratified by age, sex, race and
vaccination status.
But the C.D.C. has been routinely
collecting information since the Covid vaccines were first rolled out
last year, according to a federal official familiar with the effort. The
agency has been reluctant to make those figures public, the official
said, because they might be misinterpreted as the vaccines being
ineffective.
Ms. Nordlund confirmed that as one of
the reasons. Another reason, she said, is that the data represents only
10 percent of the population of the United States. But the C.D.C. has
relied on the same level of sampling to track influenza for years.”
Why would data about breakthrough infections fuel ‘vaccine hesitancy?’ Could it be because the numbers really look that bad?
Both CDC and Pfizer have recently issued a public warning about “blood clots.”
Last February 10, the CDC issued a warning normalizing the idea that young adults and healthy athletes develop blood clots.
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Of course, no one has ever heard of this frequent phenomenon before the COVID vaccines.
“#DYK [do you know]
that anyone can develop a blood clot? Whether you’re an athlete or a
fan, don’t let a blood clot ruin the big game this weekend. Learn how to
protect your health: https://bit.ly/2lOpGEB,” CDC tweeted out.
The CDC failed to mention on their website the COVID-19 vaccines as one of the factors that can increase this risk.
Last year, a stunning new study that was conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA), has concluded that the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
increases the risk of developing a rare and deadly blood clotting
condition in the brain.
A study by Oxford University
early last year also revealed that the number of people who developed
blood clots after getting vaccinated was about the same for those who
get Pfizer and Moderna vaccines as they are for the AstraZeneca, Market Watch reported.
Following CDC’s caution, Pfizer has issued a public warning about
“deep vein thrombosis” or blood clots in the vein on February 14.
“Deep vein thrombosis (#DVT), a blood clot in a deep vein, can travel to the lungs, leading to a pulmonary embolism (#PE).
Symptoms of PE include difficulty breathing and chest pain. Contact
your doctor if experiencing symptoms—this is no time to wait,” Pfizer
tweeted out.
Las Vegas woman gets prison in death of elderly man she shoved off bus: 'It's just not fair'
The victim had asked the defendant to be 'nice to the passengers'
A Las Vegas woman was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison Friday in the death of a 74-year-old man she shoved out the door of a bus in 2019.
Last
month, Cadesha Bishop, 28, pleaded guilty to abuse of an older
vulnerable person resulting in substantial bodily harm or death. She had
originally been charged with murder, FOX 5 of Las Vegas reported.
"I’m sorry for my behavior," Bishop told the judge Friday while complaining about her portrayal in the media.
"I’m
sorry for the way that I was portrayed in my lowest and weakest moment
of my life," she said. "The way that I’ve been portrayed, it’s just not
fair for somebody who’s never been in trouble before."
Authorities
say Bishop pushed Serge Fournier, 74, off a public bus on March 21,
2019, causing him to hit his head on the sidewalk about eight feet from
the door. Before she pushed him, Fournier had reportedly asked Bishop to
be "nice to the passengers." Witnesses said she had been swearing and
yelling at other riders, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cadesha Bishop was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison Friday
in the death of Serge Fournier. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police)
She pushed him with both hands "with enough force that he never touched any of the steps," an arrest report said, according to FOX 5. He died a month later.
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle.
Bishop had posted $100,000 bail on the murder
charge but had it revoked last July when she was charged with grand
larceny of a vehicle, embezzlement and theft for allegedly failing to
return a rental car, according to the Review-Journal.
An 18-year-old man and two minors, ages 16 and 12, have been charged in the Dec. 2, 2021, beating death of an elderly man in Philadelphia's Mayfair neighborhood.
Philadelphia
police responded to the 3000 block of Teesdale Street at 10:30 that
night and found the victim, identified as Chung Yan Chin, 70, "bleeding
from the face and head," according to the Philadelphia Police
Department.
3000 block of Tessdale Street in Philadelphia.
(Google Maps)
The suspects allegedly beat Chin during an attempted carjacking, according to police.
Authorities
transported the victim to a nearby hospital where he was placed in the
ICU in critical condition. Less than 20 days later, on Dec. 21, Chin
succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
Upon
further investigation, homicide detectives issued arrest warrants for
suspects John Nusslein, 18; and the two minors. Police arrested Nusslein
on Jan. 14 and the 12-year-old Feb. 3.
Nusslein
and the 12-year-old boy are charged with murder, robbery, carjacking
and other related offenses, police said. They also face charges of
tampering with evidence after allegedly removing the license plate from
Chin's vehicles after stealing it, as The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported.
Suspect John Nusslein, 18
(Philadelphia Police Department)
Police were still searching for the 16-year-old as of Friday afternoon.
Philadelphia
saw a record number of homicides (562) in 2021 and nearly double as
many carjackings last year compared to 2020. Violent crime trends have
continued into 2022.
Philadelphia
had recorded 71 homicides as of Thursday, the same number of homicides
recorded this time last year. Fifty homicides were reported at this time
in 2020, according to citywide crime statistics.
As of Jan. 13,
robbery offenses with guns were up more than 50% year-over-year, but
other forms of aggravated assault were down slightly. Auto theft was
down more than 21% year-over-year, but thefts from autos were up nearly
29% and commercial burglary was up 43%.
Audrey
Conklin is a digital reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Email tips
to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
Former Louisiana Teacher Admits Feeding Students Sperm-Laced Cupcakes
David Moye
A
former Louisiana middle school teacher has been sentenced to 40 years
behind bars after admitting she fed students cupcakes laced with the
sperm of her ex-husband, an ex-sheriff’s lieutenant.
Cynthia
Perkins, 36, was sentenced Friday to 40 years of hard labor without the
possibility of probation or parole. She accepted a plea bargain on
Monday to charges that include second-degree rape, producing child pornography and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances, according to the Louisiana attorney general.
The
deal requires her cooperation against ex-husband Dennis Perkins, 44, a
former SWAT team commander for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
scheduled to stand trial later this year.
Cynthia Perkins
admitted assisting her husband in sexually assaulting a juvenile,
helping her husband film a juvenile bathing, and lacing cupcakes with
her then-husband’s sperm before feeding them to schoolchildren.
Cynthia Perkins’ defense attorney told the paper that “a
lot of thought and deliberation” went into the plea negotiations, and
called the deal his client accepted “the best possible outcome.”
“She feels a lot of remorse over what’s happened,” defense attorney James Stokes told the paper. ”This is not the kind of case where people are going home happy, but this was the best possible outcome.”
Louisiana
Attorney General Jeff Landry said the plea deal “spared the victims
from reliving her horrific crimes during this particular trial.”
Prosecutors
“look forward to holding Dennis Perkins accountable for his crimes in
the very near future,” Landry said in a statement.
Cynthia
Perkins pleaded guilty on Feb. 14 to multiple charges including
second-degree rape, producing child pornography, and conspiracy mingling
of harmful substances. Perkins has agreed to testify against her
ex-husband, former sheriff’s lieutenant Dennis Perkins, at his trial
later this year (Photo: Livington Parish Sheriffs Office)
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
Trudeau Donated to
Black Lives Matter and Kneeled in Obedience — Then Arrests Working
Truckers, Freezes Their Bank Accounts and Steals Their Dogs who Oppose
His Vax Mandates
Priorities. These leftists always reveal themselves.
Back in June 2020 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a
Black Lives Matter rally. During his appearance, he was asked to take a
knee. He immediately obeyed.
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Justin Trudeau also donated several times to the BLM cause.
Via Rebel News.
A registered nurse and vaccine believer, Juanita Charter, went on her
social media and shared how her views about the vaccine had changed
after being diagnosed with pericarditis last January 21.
Juanita got her booster shot of Pfizer mRNA last December 23. She
went to see a cardiologist last January 21 due to symptoms she started
to experience on the first week of January. The result of her
echocardiogram showed pericarditis. Her cardiologist told her it was due
to the vaccine and he has seen several cases lately. The doctor added
she should not get another booster shot.
I debated whether or not to mention this on FB, but after sharing my
experience on Twitter and receiving over 14,700 responses, I decided I
should say something.
Most of my friends know I’m a nurse. I currently work in clinical
research, focusing on Gastroenterology. My background is in Neonatal
Intensive Care and Oncology. I have been a hard advocate for people
getting vaccinated. I had no ill effects (that I’m aware of) from the
first two Pfizer vaccines I received in April and May of 2021…not even a
sore arm. I’m pretty healthy and don’t fit in any “at risk” category
that I’d heard of or read about.
Every doctor I know and trust encourages getting vaccinated, and I
tend to trust their judgement. I also understand the urgency to get
everyone vaccinated, as the longer the virus is around, the more
opportunities it has to mutate. The idea of getting vaccinated made
complete sense to me and I didn’t do any research on possible side
effects.
I received a booster on 12/23/21. With this one, a couple hours
later, My arm hurt so much I could barely move it, but that resolved
after about 36 hours.
On 01/03/22, I started having shortness of breath, chest pain and a sustained, elevated HR (from 106-131 BPM).
There were three nights in a row I couldn’t sleep because my heart was
pounding so hard; I could feel my pulse racing and felt almost “jittery”
while also feeling extremely fatigued and “just not right”.
I saw my PCP and had several Covid tests (PCR and rapid tests) over a few days that were all negative. I have never had Covid.
My PCP then referred me to a cardiologist for a cardiac consult. When
I saw the z
My cardiologist told me he has seen several cases lately that he
believes are related to the vaccine. He mentioned he has also seen
recent cases of myocarditis he believes are vaccine related. He advised
me against any boosters in the future.
Since learning this, I have been doing my own research and I have been enlightened by much of the information I am learning.
One doctor I spoke with attempted an analogy: “If everyone in an
office got the vaccine, and one person got into a car wreck, would you
say it was due to the vaccine?”
My response to that is, that is NOT an analogy.
Another doctor said, “They did not see an increased risk of
pericarditis with the vaccination at all, just myocarditis. That does
not mean 100% that it couldn’t be from the vaccine but statistically
incredibly unlikely.”
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REALLY??? All one has to do is to look at the package insert section
“Full Prescribing Information Contents.” Next to section (5) “Warnings
and precautions.” Item (5.2) Myocarditis and pericarditis.
I can’t say with certainty the vaccine caused my pericarditis, but
from what I have learned in the past week, I also wouldn’t say it was
“statistically incredibly unlikely” as every day I am learning about
more cases (including among people I know personally).
I’m no expert and I’ve just started gathering data regarding this. I
am also not opposed to vaccines. I just want to share my experience as I
think it’s happening to others with a higher incidence than most of us
have been made aware of. I think it’s worthy of further investigation.
On her Twitter account, Juanita accused President Trump regarding the
adverse effects of the vaccine and misinformation on the government.
Trump is not a Dr, he did not make the damn shot. So much for you not bringing politics in to the discussion.
Trump is not a Dr, he did not make the damn shot. So much for you not bringing politics in to the discussion.
Oh, so it’s Trump’s fault that FDA officials that
want to work with Big Pharma after retiring ignored every regulation to
pass dangerous failed “vaccines?”
Lol, you “believe in science.” But you don’t believe in corruption and human nature.
Another user responded, “I believe your anger is misdirected. This
admin could have stopped it instead of blocking info & treatment.
Rep & dems are a uniparty keeping us divided. Be open to see
@GVDBossche & Malone videos. Malone voted for Biden & is vaxxed
with a vax injury. They have been warning us.”
I believe your anger is misdirected. This admin
could have stopped it instead of blocking info & treatment. Rep
& dems are a uniparty keeping us divided. Be open to see @GVDBossche & Malone videos.Malone voted for Biden & is vaxxed with a vax injury. They have been warning us.
Juanita continued that the vaccine has saved countless lives. With
her current condition, she said that she understands if she’s not
allowed to go certain places because she refuses to take another booster
shot claiming this is “best for humanity.”
( I have asked a million times.. what is making all these people go nuts within the last year? Is it the vaccine KIDDING, but why now are all these people doing all the crimes?)
Missouri mom decapitates 6-year-old son and dog, placed horrifying 911 call: Police
The crimes 'takes our breath away,' the county prosecutor says
A Kansas City, Missouri, mom decapitated her six-year-old son and a dog, according to police.
"The community now knows some of the terrible details of the death of this 6-year-old child," Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement. "It takes our breath away."
Tasha Haefs allegedly called 911 on Tuesday night telling authorities that she believed the devil was trying to attack her, KCTV reported. She denied having a mental illness before hanging up the phone.
Officers
arrived at her home and found blood on the front steps and could hear a
woman singing. The woman allegedly sang louder as they knocked on the
door.
Booking photo of Tasha Haefs from Jackson County Detention Center
(Jackson County Detention Center)
One
officer saw what appeared to be a severed head inside the residence.
Authorities went through the backdoor and found Haefs with blood on her
legs and feet.
They found the body of the decapitated 6-year-old boy near the kitchen. They also found a decapitated dog in the basement and two knives.
"It’s
difficult to imagine the grief for this boy’s family. For the child’s
classmates. His friends. Neighbors. The first responders who went to
this crime scene," Baker added in her statement.
"This
child’s death is a call for something more," Baker said. "Our community
must heed the call. Law enforcement, prosecutors, public health
officials, social service providers, all of our many partners must work
together to address the violence. Strong collaborations are needed to
lean into this difficult challenge, and better protect our community’s
most vulnerable population, our kids."
Sam
Brinton may be the first openly gender-fluid person hired into federal
government leadership. (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for The Trevor
Project)
It seems President Joe Biden made history last month: That's when Sam Brinton
announced the administration had hired them as deputy assistant
secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition in the office of nuclear
energy for the Department of Energy.
Brinton, like many of the
people quoted in this article, uses the pronouns they and them, and may
be the first openly gender-fluid person in federal government leadership
— as they noted on LinkedIn upon accepting the role.
"Yes,
I know it won’t be easy. Yes, I realize this is an enormous challenge.
Yes, I am ready to take it on," they wrote at the time.
The Department of Energy did not respond to Yahoo Life's request for comment.
Brinton’s
years-long career in nuclear waste management, climate change, LGBTQ
activism and youth mentorship — including stints at Global Zero, the Trevor Project and Deep Isolation,
a company of researchers and scientists advancing safer methods for
nuclear waste disposal — is well documented, as is their activism in kink subculture.
A graduate of MIT with dual masters degrees in nuclear engineering and technology and policy programming,Brinton
has been unapologetic about their activism, as well as their life as a
drag performer and as one of the loudest voices fighting to end conversion therapy as the founder of the 50 Bills 50 States campaign.
Despite Brinton's qualifications, conservative outlets have attempted to smear their reputation
through a series of campaigns targeting Brinton's personal life — as
have some on social media, where the appointment has been called a sign
of "moral decay."
Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project, a conservative lobby group, called Brinton a "complete sexual degenerate."
Another tweeted: "If this is what's in charge of nuclear waste issues
in the Biden Administration, it should start with itself."
But
in the face of homophobia and transphobia, queer activists and
politicians are attempting to shift the message from one of hate to one
of pride.
Why it matters
Brinton (who did not respond to Yahoo Life's request for comment) is not the first drag performer to have disrupted politics.
Since that time, several drag performers have inched their way onto election ballots — including Maebe A. Girl,
who became the first known drag queen ever voted into public office
after being elected to the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in Los
Angeles in 2019.
Girl says that Brinton's level of authenticity,
which parallels their own, represents a new vanguard of leaders who
offer transparency and honesty.
"I was elected [while I was] being
openly and authentically myself," Girl tells Yahoo Life. "I think that
has really guided me in my work. I don't feel like I have to hide
anything. I don't feel like I have to pretend to be something that I'm
not."
That sort of openness is important, they say, because "it
shows other people who might be experiencing something similar that you
can be and do whatever you want. No limitations.
"Having this appointment is not a negative. It's a positive
for our country," Girl adds. "Even though politics wasn't necessarily
designed for people like me and for people like Sam, we are taking over
those spaces because we deserve to be in those spaces. If we aren't at
the table, we are on the menu.
"The real negative is trying to
overthrow the government and trying to not teach kids about the real
history of this country," Girl says, pointing to what they call some of
the "hypocrisies" in the Republican Party. "How we are built off of a
patriarchal, racist system that needs to be rebuilt to be truly
equitable for all people, Black and brown, indigenous, AAPI, Jewish,
Muslim — everyone, and that includes queer people, nonbinary,
transgender and genderqueer people, like Sam."
Marti Cummings,
a drag performer and queer activist who ran for election to the New
York City Council last year, explains that drag culture has always been at the forefront of political action and that Biden's appointment is a sign we're moving forward as a country.
"I
think these right-wing attacks are gross and rooted in homophobia,"
Cummings tells Yahoo Life of Brinton's critics. "It's mind-boggling that
in 2022, we're still dealing with this."
"Having someone like Sam
at the [Department of Energy] in service to this administration is an
asset because we're able to bring in voices that haven't been heard
before," they continue. "We need to remember that millions of people in
this country identify as LGBTQIA-plus, so why should our voices not be a
part of the conversation, whether it's in an appointed position or an
elected position?"
Though Cummings lost in the Democratic primary
last year, they say their campaign reminded them that today's voters are
eager to shake up the status quo — and that stories like Brinton's are
ready to "translate to politics."
Marti Cummings ran for election to the New York City council last year. (Courtesy of Marti for Manhattan)
"When
I ran for office, I was very open about being a drag artist," Cummings
says. "It's been my career for over a decade, and there was a lot of
fear. How are voters going to react to this? How are more conservative
voters going to react to this? But at the end of the day, people just
wanted to be heard. They wanted to find out, Well, what are you going to
do to help me with my tenant-landlord issues? How can I have a living
wage or health care or street safety, or all these other issues.
"I
know what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck without access to
health insurance. I know what it's like to go up against a landlord
who's not treating tenants fairly," Cummings continues, adding that
having someone like Brinton — as well as Honey Mahogany, the first
trans/drag queen leader of the Democratic Party in San Francisco — is, in fact, healthy for a democracy.
"At
the end of the day, our work will prove itself," they add. "I hope that
translates to voters and to right-wing voters, so they see we're human
beings who deserve a seat at the table."
Girl adds that while a
politician's personal life isn't necessarily off limits, it shouldn't be
the basis on which voters determine how a candidate will lead.
"My
community appreciates me not because I'm a drag queen, not because I'm a
nonbinary person — of course, they do appreciate me for those reasons,
but more so, they appreciate me because I get my job done," they say.
"I'm committed to the position that I was elected to. I think this goes
for any candidate, you know, regardless of whether or not you're a drag
queen or a trans person."
Despite the uphill battle leaders like
Brinton, Cummings and Girl face (and continue to experience), one thing
is intrinsically clear: They're fighting for something bigger than
themselves.
"It is my hope that somebody who is like me — somebody
who is queer, somebody who is trans, somebody who is nonbinary,
somebody who does drag — feels like they are not only allowed to be in
these political spaces, but that they deserve to be in these political spaces," Girl says.
"It
is my hope that eventually we will get [queer] people elected, and it's
not going to be a headline," they add. "My hope is that we actually
have representation [so that] it's just a completely normal thing."
A Florida woman allegedly used coronavirus relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program to hire a hitman accused of killing a Transportation Security Administration officer outside Miami last year, according to newly unsealed court documents obtained by localmedia.
Jasmine
D. Martinez, 33, is in custody in St. Lucie County on charges of
first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder,
jail records show. She’s expected to be transferred to Miami-Dade
custody.
Javon Carter and Romiel Robinson are already jailed there on a slew of related charges.
Jasmine D. Martinez, 33, is in custody in St. Lucie County on
charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to
commit murder, jail records show.
(St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office)
Charges
against Carter, an ex-con and the alleged shooter, include first-degree
murder with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a
violent career criminal.
Robinson was already in custody on other
charges, including resisting arrest, burglary, carrying a firearm
without a serial number, armed robbery, drug trafficking and many more.
All three are being held without bond, jail records show.
Javon Carter is the suspected hitman.
(Miami-Dade County)
Martinez
is accused of collecting $15,000 in PPP money, most of which went
toward hiring Carter to allegedly gun down Le’Shonte Jones, 24, in front
of her 3-year-old on May 3, according to the Miami Herald, which obtained court records containing the allegations.
After
Martinez collected the coronavirus-relief money, Robinson allegedly
negotiated a $10,000 fee for Carter using coded language, according to NBC 6 Miami, which also obtained the warrant.
After
the shooting, the documents allege that Carter collected his money,
posed with it in a selfie video and said, "Just another day at the
office."
The warrant had been sealed since earlier this month
after police took Carter into custody but were still seeking Martinez,
according to the paper.
Martinez has a 22-page rap sheet in
Florida including convictions for domestic violence, theft and selling a
firearm with an altered serial number, records show. Several of them
involved Jones as a victim, including a pending robbery case, as well as
assault charges that had been dropped.
Romiel Robinson, who has been in custody since before the attack,
reportedly served time with the ex-con Carter and allegedly set up the
hit.
(Miami-Dade County)
Carter’s
rap sheet is almost twice as long, and includes numerous felony
convictions, including on firearms and weapons charges, burglaries and
grand theft.
Robinson’s attorney told the Herald that his client
had been in custody "well before" the slaying and that he "had nothing
to do with it."
But
investigators, in the warrant, reportedly said they learned of the plot
in part through recordings of prison phone calls, involving the three
suspects another man, Kelly Nelson, who had dated Martinez and allegedly
assaulted Jones in a courthouse parking lot in 2020.
The CDC on Wednesday casually admitted some of the Covid nose swabs ended up in a lab for genomic sequencing analysis.
But don’t worry because only the virus will be used for the genomic sequencing analysis, the CDC said.
Many Americans were forced to take nose swabs processed with a PCR
test in order to work, travel or get life-saving surgical procedures.
Now those swabs are being used by scientists to track Covid variants.
“Remember that COVID-19 nose swab test you took? What happened to the
swab? If it was processed with a PCR test, there’s a 10% chance that it
ended up in a lab for genomic sequencing analysis.” – the CDC said on
Wednesday.
Not making headlines, Pfizer pulled its application for emergency-use
authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India after the country’s
pharmaceutical regulator’s demand for a local safety and immunogenicity
study, Reuters reported.
Last year, India’s COVID-19 Subject Expert Committee (SEC) reviewed
the data presented by Pfizer during a meeting. The committee did not
recommend the Pfizer vaccine due to serious adverse events reported
abroad and the companies’ lack of safety and immunogenicity studies in
the Indian population.
The local trial is a standard procedure imposed in India when a new
vaccine is available to determine its safety and generate an immune
response in its citizens.
The decision would affect Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine distribution as it
will not be available for purchase in India and China, two of the most
populous countries in the world.
Unlike other companies conducting small studies in India for
foreign-developed vaccines, Pfizer had sought an exception citing
approvals it had received elsewhere based on trials done in countries
such as the United States and Germany.
Indian health officials say they generally ask for so-called bridging
trials to determine if a vaccine is safe and generates an immune
response in its citizens. There are, however, provisions under India’s
rules to waive such trials in certain conditions.
The U.S. company, which was the first drugmaker to seek emergency
approval in India for its vaccine developed with Germany’s BioNTech,
made the withdrawal decision after a meeting with India’s Central Drugs
Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Wednesday.
The drug regulator said on its website its experts did not recommend
the vaccine because of side effects reported abroad were still being
investigated. It also said Pfizer had not proposed any plan to generate
safety and immunogenicity data in India.
“Based on the deliberations at the meeting and our understanding of
additional information that the regulator may need, the company has
decided to withdraw its application at this time,” Pfizer said in a
statement.
“Pfizer will continue to engage with the authority and re-submit its
approval request with additional information as it becomes available in
the near future.”
Pfizer had sought authorisation for its vaccine in India late last
year, but the government in January approved two much cheaper shots –
one from Oxford University/AstraZeneca and another developed in India by
Bharat Biotech with the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Both companies had applied for approval of their vaccines after
Pfizer, and their trials are ongoing in India. Local company Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories Ltd is running trials for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine,
which is expected to be approved this month or next.
It was previously reported that FDA won’t release information on Pfizer COVID vaccine trials for another 55 years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked a federal judge
for 55 years to review its data before releasing it to the public in its
entirety. What are they hiding?
India has approved nine vaccines
excluding Pfizer, three of which have been developed in India. It’s
currently using only three vaccines, Covishield, Covaxin by Indian firm
Bharat Biotech and Sputnik V.
Nate Timesamillion describes himself as an apprentice electrician and bassist with the Grinning Barretts. His bio says he is from British Columbia.
Last week Nate boasted about getting the third dose of the COVID experimental vaccine.
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On Monday Nate sadly reported from the hospital that he had
pericarditis, swelling of the tissue surrounding the heart. The doctor
told him it may be due to the COVID booster shot he had on Saturday.
