1"Quote: "Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine was less effective at keeping people from getting the coronavirus in Israel in recent weeks, but it continues to provide a strong shield against severe Covid-19, according to government data.
The vaccine protected 64% of people against the illness between June 6 and early July, down from a previous 94%. The drop was observed as the delta variant was spreading in Israel, the Health Ministry said. It also coincided with the lifting of virus restrictions at the start of June."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-05/israel-sees-decline-in-pfizer-vaccine-efficacy-rate-ynet-says
Bloomberg; 5jul2021;10:10am
2) Salt water, fake covid vaccines sold in India:
Quote: "Thousands of people have fallen prey to an elaborate wide-ranging scam selling fake coronavirus vaccines in India, with doctors and medical workers among those arrested for their involvement, authorities say"
https://www.wral.com/thousands-thought-they-were-getting-the-covid-vaccine-they-were-injected-with-salt-water-instead/19758353/
5Jul2021;10:22pm
3) 16yr old boy has cardiac arrest 6 days after receiving pfizer covid jab:
Quote: "SINGAPORE —The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (5 July) that it is investigating an incident involving a 16-year-old boy who suffered a cardiac arrest after lifting weights six days into receiving his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/boy-16-cardiac-arrest-exercis-covid-vaccine-110750152.html;
5jul2021;7:30am
"  4) Quote :"Variants could threaten vaccine progress as Biden Administration misses its July 4 goal"":
The Delta variant could threaten progress made against COVID-19. Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning” with the latest on how effective the authorized COVID vaccines are at protecting us from the Delta variant."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/variants-could-threaten-vaccine-progress-114833589.html;
5jul2021;7:32am
5) Quote:""DETROIT — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the case of a 13-year-old Saginaw County boy who died in his sleep three days after getting his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in mid-June."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-investigating-death-michigan-boy-154136474.html;
5jul2021;7:34am
6) Dr Fauci says vaccinated should still wear masks:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-fauci-says-fully-vaxxed-174212917.html;
5jul2021;7:35am
7) Quote: "The Delta variant is increasingly circulating in the U.S., especially in areas of low vaccination, which is an ideal pathway for the virus to survive for longer, according to experts like Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)....That the variant is spreading more quickly is alarming, he said.
"It's not clear to me that it's more virulent, meaning that it's more likely to kill you, but it clearly is more contagious."
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-us-is-not-even-close-to-having-enough-vaccine-protection-offit-181835873.html
5jul2021;;7:37am
8) Quote: "The highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant is set to become dominant in the US soon.
Data from California officials suggests Delta is already dominant there.
Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri and Utah also published data showing that the variant is dominant. Data shows that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is already dominant in five states of the US.
The variant, which is more transmissible than previous ones, has now reached all 50 states in the US. It is set to become dominant in the country over the next couple of weeks, according to expert projections. "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fast-spreading-delta-virus-now-103722211.html
5jul2021;8am
Also, this news that affects the public health:
9) CDC warning about RSV virus:
Quote: "Last week, the Centers for Disease Control warned about an unusual increase of cases of RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, particularly in southern states. The illness is common and is the typical cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in kids under 1 years old, but usually occurs during the colder fall and winter months - not in warm weather."...
RSV germs typically spread by coughing and sneezing.
"The reason why it's spreading now is unclear, but likely relates to the reason we didn't see much RSV and influenza in the winter: masking, distancing and good handwashing," says Dr. Elizabeth Murray, a pediatrician specializing in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Child Health Advocacy and a member of PEOPLE's Health Squad. "As those precautions start to go away, we can expect germs to return."
And because the two viruses are similar, it can be tough to diagnose RSV."For now, a COVID-19 test is needed" to eliminate that as a possibility and diagnose someone with RSV, says Murray. "It's too hard to distinguish between the two without a test now that both germs are circulating."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rsv-spreading-southern-states-heres-211458758.html;
15jun2021;9:26am
Below are some of the changes by the Missouri Legislature including an act to prevent local health authorities from issing decrees:
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the state's law banning abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy...
"A pre-natal diagnosis of Down syndrome should not be a death sentence," Schmitt said in a statement. "It's my hope that the Supreme Court will grant our petition for writ of certiorari and hear this critically important case."
[My comment: being in the womb should not be a death sentence for any human!]
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/01/missouri-attorney-general-eric-schmitt-mo-abortion-law-us-supreme-court-asked-rule/7828577002/
4July2021;6:44am
Open records in Missouri case:
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that state agencies could not charge lawyers fees for time they spend reviewing public records that are requested under the Sunshine Law. The decision, a reversal of a lower court ruling, is a victory for advocates of transparency and public records access."...
mong the most noteworthy points of the highest court's decision was relating to fees for legal review of documents — which are commonly included in estimates for records requests. Time spent for legal review "is not 'research time' required for fulfilling records requests," wrote Judge Patricia Breckenridge in the ruling, and requests can be completed without legal review time — a decision likely to drive down costs for many requests.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/01/missouri-mo-supreme-court-rules-public-records-appoints-paul-wilson-drury-grad-chief/7826005002/
4July2021;6:46am
"The state's definition of 'stalking' was updated to include social media and other technology under Senate Bill 71. The legislation also allows parties to appeal decisions on child placement and extends the length of court protection orders in certain circumstances."
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/29/missouri-governor-mike-parson-signs-loan-reform-other-bills-into-law/7796465002/
4july2021;6:50am
Missouri changes some laws:
"Insurance providers will be included in future civil disputes under House Bill 345, which only allows people to take legal action against those providers when that action is provided in written form. Senate Bill 106 updates the state's laws surrounding licensing and regulating financial institutions.
Parson will sign a number of other bills into law this week, including a tax on out-of-state internet sales (coined the "Wayfair tax")."...
Prior to this week, Parson has signed several significant pieces of legislation - including the Second Amendment Preservation Act, a gun law that has prompted a fight with the Biden Administration; and a law curbing the ability of local health authorities to enforce public orders."
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/29/missouri-governor-mike-parson-signs-loan-reform-other-bills-into-law/7796465002/
4Jul2021;6:53am
Also, the state of Tennessee is experiencing covid blowback:
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2020/08/27/campus-employees-ask-tn-colleges-go-online-provide-hazard-pay/5637361002/
Article about union wanting University to be online only because of risks.
Sent to me via email, and I read it today 6thJuly2021; 8:04am.
Posted today 6th July 2021 at 7:35am by me Gloria Poole,Registered Nurse, artist of/in Springfield Missouri, using my own equipment I bought and pad for, in my own not-shared apartment using ethernet connection that is free to me because I pay my rent [perq of tenants in this aprtment complex]!
