one bit of this maybe worth keeping in mind is that if covid had started here, do you think our governmental agencies or private companies would be opening our doors wide? just like with the vaccine, it’d be all “trade secrets” and “patents” for private companies and classified info or “competitive edge” for the governmental ones
we rarely open our doors when international committees ask.
( i mean look at things like war crimes trials or our influence at the world bank: it’s all how can we use international agencies to further our agenda and not let’s all participate as nations made of equally valued people )
china’s government doesn’t want research into covid’s origins to be used as a backdoor for access into their institutions any more than we or any other country would. and since they’re going to be criticized for anything less than complete open book transparency - why allow any transparency at all?
The world’s vaccination drive is already suffering because of the outbreak in India, which typically produces more than 60% of all vaccines sold globally. The country is home to the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine maker. Its vast manufacturing capability is why the country signed on as a major player in COVAX, the global initiative that provides discounted or free doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for lower-income countries.
SII agreed last year to manufacture up to 200 million Covid vaccine doses for up to 92 countries. But, with only 2% of India’s population fully vaccinated, the government and SII have shifted focus from supplying vaccines to other countries, and are now prioritizing Indian citizens.
The bad news doesn’t end there. Apart from the Covid vaccine shortage, there could be other consequences for the worldwide pharmaceutical industry if the spread of the infection in India is not controlled soon.
During my vanishingly brief stint in nuclear, their inspectors would use our dept’s offices. I got to chat with them about their day, how they were counting our fuel bundles, verifying our reports.
Doors open to the IAEA, nobody has to ask, it’s the rules, because the technology can be a wee bit dangerous, especially on a bad day.
The entertainment biz is not waiting around hoping people get their shot. They’re going to be pushing mandatory vaccinations to get into events.
A corresponding set of protocols for those working on productions—actors, stagehands, production staff—have yet to be agreed upon between the Broadway League and unions, all of which is being done with the consultation of infectious disease specialists. Broadway theaters will have new air filtration systems. The Daily Beast understands one major owner, Jujamcyn Theaters, has had new ventilation systems already installed.
A well-placed source told The Daily Beast that some Broadway actors have said they do not want to be vaccinated against COVID. “Somebody needs to figure out what to do with actors who don’t want to be vaccinated,” one Tony-winning producer told The Daily Beast. “It’s a problem. We can’t force them.”
Will attendance require vaccination?
Yes, everyone will be vaccinated and the audience will primarily be healthcare workers and first responders, [some of whom] we’ll fly in. So they’re going to get a great show for free — everyone vaccinated and everyone tested. Tickets will not be sold. … [Like] the Global Citizen show, we see this not only as a great opportunity for America to experience live music and returning to culture, but also extend a warm thank you to these incredible people who put their lives at risk for us everyday. It’s a small token of our thanks … and just seemed like the right thing to do.
The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has recommended last Monday the immediate suspension of the use of the vaccine against Covid made by AstraZeneca / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation(Fiocruz) in pregnant women. Til now, 19 States suspended the use of this vaccine after a woman died in Rio de Janeiro.
Where are those lists of hesitant healthcare workers and unvaccinated cops? I’d love to see lots them invited to attend these events! Maybe that would finally get them to change their minds.
Ummm, just spit-balling here, but maybe don’t cast them in parts? Use their understudies?
I mean, if there’s a legitimate medical reason, I can see trying to figure something out, but just “not wanting” to??? They’re going to be up on stage loudly emoting for hours. Maximum spreader efficiency…
And also - @PsiPhiGrrrl - great idea about addressing vaccine hesitancy!
We find that, at any given time, just 2% of individuals carry 90% of the virions circulating within communities, serving as viral “supercarriers” and possibly also superspreaders.
A couple things about that piece bother me, just from a quick look.
Why is this thing published in so many places? Who does that? Normally you find the biggest name place that’ll accept it, they publish it, and then you get paid. This thing is all over the place: Medium, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The Wire (India), NY POST… Spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam
He spend a lot of time trashing the people for condemning conspiracy theories so early.
“We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin,” a group of virologists and others wrote in the Lancet on February 19, 2020, when it was really far too soon for anyone to be sure what had happened.
Except that they were directly responding to a scattershot of orchestrated conspiracy theories, including a lab release one from late January 2020.
So he’s spamming, hiding some stuff, and playing with the causality, not a good look so far.
I’d love to see lots them invited to attend these events! Maybe that would finally get them to change their minds.
