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

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

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

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 Our take — In a matched pair case-control study, available as a preprint and thus not yet peer-reviewed, comparing breakthrough cases in 247 partially and 149 fully immunized adults with BNT162b2 vaccine to unvaccinated controls in Israel, the odds of SARS-CoV-2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

Department of Justice Declares COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Legal

Summary extract:  https://populist.press/doj-makes-major-ruling-on-covid-vax/ On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, California, and New York City said they would require some of their government workers to get the COVID-19 shot or be tested weekly. Veterans Affairs, with the move, became the first federal agency to mandate the vaccine. The Justice Department’s Office of Legal … Read more