New Pfizer data suggests 3rd COVID vaccine dose ‘strongly’ boosts protection against delta variant

source:  https://abc7ny.com/pfizer-booster-shot-3rd-dose-covid-vaccine-vaccines-coronavirus/10914062/ A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the delta variant — beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday. The data posted online, which are expected to be discussed in a company earnings call on Wednesday morning, suggest … Read more

WashPost employees must get the vaccine…

source:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bidens-summer-of-joy-turns-grim-as-delta-infections-skyrocket/ar-AAMDAL8 The Washington Post will require all employees to be vaccinated by September 13, when they return to the office, with exemptions only granted on documented medical and religious grounds.    “I do not take this decision lightly,” said publisher Fred Ryan. “However, in considering the serious health issues and genuine safety concerns of … Read more

FDA Issues Recall for Defective COVID Tests Made by ‘World’s Largest Manufacturer’ of Rapid Tests

FDA Issues Recall for Defective COVID Tests Made by ‘World’s Largest Manufacturer’ of Rapid Tests     July 28, 2021 by Kyle Becker The Food & Drug Administration issued a class I recall for a defective COVID rapid test that had been the “benchmark” for testing in the United States. It continues an alarming trend of problems with … Read more

Baylor Scott & White Health will require its 40,000 workers to get COVID vaccines

https://outline.com/3w4zch JULY 28, 2021 Baylor Scott & White Health, the state’s largest nonprofit hospital company, said it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1. With the delta variant leading to a surge in cases and hospitalizations, at least 70 hospitals have adopted mandates so far.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) Editor’s … Read more

California Counties See COVID Cases Rising In Most Heavily Vaccinated Counties

Full Article:  https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/california-counties-see-covid-cases-rising-most-heavily-vaccinated-counties BY TYLER DURDEN WEDNESDAY, JUL 28, 2021 – 03:40 PM Some might have been surprised to see California on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s map of high-risk areas where the new federal indoor mask mandates must be obeyed. The Golden State was deemed more high risk than Texas. Indeed, scientists are finding that despite its … Read more

Plant-derived immunomodulators: an insight on their preclinical evaluation and clinical trials

article:  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2015.00655/full Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The phagocyte–microbe interactions in the immune system is a defense mechanism but when excessively or inappropriately deployed can harm host tissues and participate in the development of different non-immune and immune chronic inflammatory diseases such as autoimmune problems, allergies, … Read more

Alabama doctor’s heart-wrenching story about young, dying covid patients “begging to be vaccinated” turns out to be a complete fabrication

original:  https://www.planet-today.com/2021/07/alabama-doctors-heart-wrenching-story.html?m=1#gsc.tab=0 (Planet Today) A hospital physician from Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama recently penned a heart-wrenching story on social media about young, healthy patients dying from covid, begging her for vaccines. The alleged doctor, Brytney Cobia, says she holds their hand and tells them, “I’m sorry, but it’s too late” – before intubating them into … Read more

Evidence for increased breakthrough rates of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in BNT162b2 mRNA vaccinated individuals

https://ncrc.jhsph.edu/research/evidence-for-increased-breakthrough-rates-of-sars-cov-2-variants-of-concern-in-bnt162b2-mrna-vaccinated-individuals/   9 Apr 2021 medRxiv Kustin et al. Our take — In a matched pair case-control study, available as a preprint and thus not yet peer-reviewed, comparing breakthrough cases in 247 partially and 149 fully immunized adults with BNT162b2 vaccine to unvaccinated controls in Israel, the odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection by the B.1.1.7 variant … Read more