Thank you, Pfizer, for taking the challenge to end SARS-CoV-2 seriously.

Full speed ahead. 

This is from Pfizer and not the FDA.

...The Phase 3 clinical trial of BNT162b2 (click here) began on July 27 and has enrolled 43,661 participants to date, 41,135 of whom have received a second dose of the vaccine candidate as of November 13, 2020. Approximately 42% of global participants and 30% of U.S. participants have racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, and 41% of global and 45% of U.S. participants are 56-85 years of age. A breakdown of the diversity of clinical trial participants can be found here from approximately 150 clinical trials sites in United States, Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil and Argentina. The trial will continue to collect efficacy and safety data in participants for an additional two years....

There is no placebo group for the Third trials. The small number of actual participants in the previous trials yielded skewed percentages and will record observed side effects from people not injected. The small sample size of the early trials is not reliable to a larger picture of the vaccine. The fact the third trial did not have a placebo group is more indicative of the actual injection. Including higher participation in placebo allowed legitimacy to move forward when discussing the number of participants.

I would rather read the entire report myself.

An emergency status can be approved based on the 3rd trial above, but, there is no placebo statistics. It can be said that placebo in in this case is actually unethical considering the lethality of the virus. If the figures above accurately reflect immunity among those vaccinated an emergency status can be tried, however, the side effects and adverse effects are probably wanting.

I am not impressed with the stats from Pfizer.

The COVID-19 cases vs Placebos is 1 to 20. In one group 1 out of 9 contracted the disease 

Percentages do not tell the story. Not as far as I am concerned. It is why there are allergic reactions among the early recipients in the UK. It is not widely tested and average people are now exposed to basically an untested vaccine.

I don’t know the number of people that will be expected to receive this vaccine on an emergency basis.

No one more than I wanted this to be over. In all honesty the Pfizer trials are wanting.

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I think Loeffler mimicked the style of Coney-Barrett.

Bland, singularly spoken to issues, and basically a blank slate. I think this phenomenon with Loeffler can be seen in Coney Barrett at 42:39 time mark after Graham speaks. They may even have had the same coach. But, I find Loeffler very much using the style of debate as Coney-Barrett did.

By providing a "blank slate" the public is then allowed to make her image as it pleases them. Coney-Barrett's public ratings went up a few points putting her over 51 percent in public opinion polls. It was after those polls that Senator Murkowski changed her vote.

...Amy Coney Barrett: (click here)
The same process would work. In that case, there would be parties would have to sue the state arguing that, that law was unconstitutional. It would wind its way up, and if it got to the Supreme Court and if the Supreme Court decided to take it, a whole decision making process begins. You hear arguments from litigants on both sides. They write briefs. You talk to clerks as a judge. You talk to your colleagues. Then you write an opinion. Opinions circulate, and you get feedback from your colleagues. So it’s an entire process. It’s not something that a judge or justice would wake up and say, “Oh, we’re hearing this case. I know what my vote is going to be.”...

These exact words were repeated over and over in Coney-Barrett answers to Senate questions just like Loeffler's repeated mantra.

Trump has stated openly he expects his nominee to favor him in any decision. Politics.

Everything Trump expects of his nominee is all a matter of public record. All of his statements are based in politics. That is also the basis of the Texas complaint.

Pre-mediatated politics also plays into the Texas complaint.

Beginning at time mark 4:09.

3000 deaths in one day in USA exactly two weeks after Thanksgiving. The totals are higher than that.

The United States for the first time (click here) reported more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

There were a lot of people on the road in the USA that entire weekend. The reason this is notable is that we know why there is a severe spike in cases. The warnings were valid and no one cared about the warnings. I don't know how people reconcile these deaths in their personal lives, especially when the reason they are dead is that they ignored the warnings.

December 8, 2020

Indianapolis - On the same day Indiana (click here) surpassed 6,000 COVID-19 deaths, health officials are reacting to the news that the Hoosier state had the highest per-capita infection rate in the nation during the week after Thanksgiving.

According to data compiled on the Covid Tracking Project website, Indiana had a daily average of 1,025 COVID-19 cases per 1 million people from November 30 to December 6. The numbers followed weeks of warnings from state and federal health officials about a post-Thanksgiving surge.

“It is exactly what they forewarned was going to happen,” said Johnson County Health Director Betsy Swearingen. “I’m not surprised. People are still out and about, hoping that if they continue to live their life, this too shall pass, and it’s going to take some time.”

Doctor Brian Dixon, director of public health informatics at the Regenstrief Institute, agrees the numbers are not surprising....

Illinois Governor Pritzker (click here) has been stating the danger of the virus regularly and is advocating the vaccine. He is seeking distribution as soon as possible.

Giuliani is out of the hospital today. Are all those he infected?

December 9, 2020
By Doha Madani

Almost 30 staffers and members of Michigan's House of Representatives (click here) have contracted the coronavirus this year, the speaker's office said Wednesday — a week after Rudy Giuliani testified maskless in the chamber and three days after it was announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19.

About eight representatives and 21 staffers have reported testing positive so far, said Gideon D'Assandro, communications director and press secretary for Michigan's House speaker. D'Assandro would not detail the timing of the infections, and it was unclear how many tested positive in recent days.

Linda Vail, health officer for Ingham County in Lansing, said that it was highly likely that Giuliani was contagious during his testimony and that those in attendance should quarantine, NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit reported.

An investigation has been opened into the House over "possible workplace violations" following an employee complaint, WDIV reported Tuesday....

This is pure unadulterated corruption including the dangerous propaganda of the Epic Times.

 The Epic Times is stoking the propaganda of  hatred and confusion (click here) They are propagating lies and the political right-wing is diving in to secure their presidential pardons if you need one, like the Texas AG.

The Texas AG will seek argurment from the submisions of the four states he is victimzing. Got that? He will look for a reason to carry out his form of politics by reading through the submissions. The four states need to file their answers, but, the Texas AG will use those submissions to grow his arguments.

The four states involved in the accusations are hero states defending the USA and their state constitutions. Whatever happened to States Rights?

The Epic Times must allow equal access to opposing view points. That is the prime way into the closed door corruption that cuts off many Americans from the truth. There should be groups that specialize in equal opportunity for right wing media. It is the only way of getting the truth to their viewers and readers.

The partial stimulus bill is all politics.

The relief from liability alone screams abuse of large amounts of money.

The Republicans will try to use the bill to demonize Democrats, especially those in Georgia. It is a shame the Georgian Republicans candidates threw in with Texas. Georgia has had enough of this mess and Georgian Republicans are speaking out about the corrupt nature of these issues.

Allergies.

They will happen as more people are exposed to the vaccine. Statistics demand it. The more people in a group the greater the chance of adverse effects.

It might be possible to stem the reactions with something as simple as Benadryl, but, that has to be decided among physicians and researchers. 

The word crore means ten million.

December 8, 2020

By Kaylan Ray

India plans to create 'vaccine booth' (click here) in the line of polling booths set up during an election for an “orderly and smooth” vaccination campaign across the country as the government gears up to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, targeting 30 crore individuals in the initial months....

People everywhere in this world have a right to live. Everyone needs to be vaccinated to end the existence of SARS-CoV-2. 

It must be eradicated and India is doing it's part. India has a population of 1.4 billion people. That is a lot of vaccines.

Anti-vaxxers.

It is called fraud. They have to be arrested and tamperng with a secure website carries penalties.

8 December 2020
By Mary Kekatose

A new smartphone tool (click here) that will track the first American patients to get the coronavirus vaccine may be vulnerable to manipulation.

The technology, which was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is called V-SAFE.

It will use text messages and web surveys so the first immunization recipients in the US can report any symptoms or side effects they are experiencing.

But a report from The Washington Post says federal and state health officials are worried that hackers or anti-vaxxers could access the CDC's system and use it to file false and misleading reports about the safety of the shots....

That said, all precautions need to be in place especially with these people. If they are known to be spreading the virus and refuse the injection they are quarantined until they are well again and/or have taken the vaccine and have immunity. Quarantines can be enforced. As more and more Americans SAFELY obtain immunity with the vaccines, these extremists will stand out like a sore thumb. They will become pariahs. That is not planned, but, this is a dangerous virus and it will occur.

Law enforcement will be involved with them and their children need to be vaccineated before entering a school environment. 

Why were anti-vaxxers giving testimony in Congress? Political theater. These are the crackpots that vote for Republicans. The Republicans know when their base may decide they need to move to the left and get vaccinated. Do Republicans want that to happen? No. So they hold hearings to perpetuate the fear. Anti-vaxxers are afraid of vaccines. That is what these hearings are about. I have yet to witness any real information coming out of Republican committee meetings that feature extremists.

Anti-vaxxers are not a religion so they can be held responsible for behavior that adversely effects other Americans.

Political theater to preserve votes. That is what Republicans and their extremists are all about.

Pfizer’s vaccine

Congratulations on having the first person vaccinated in the free world. I am pleased other countries are receiving the vaccine at the same time the USA is preparing their approach.

Magnificent. 

I am looking forward to Moderna’s vaccine as well as others in the pipeline. They are all needed and should be praised for their efforts.

Vaccine distribution

President Biden needs to speak with Governors after they have spoken with the state hospitals in regard to front line workers. 

If I may be so bold as to suggest a method of distribution: 

Most states are populated with “Healthcare Systems.” Each system is usually an umbrella organization for an entire region of a state. Each healthcare system will know how many patients are within their system, including front line workers. Each system will know the COVID-19 population, the spread and the ability of the system to stem the spread. There have been nurses speaking to the public through local media appearances about the spread and asking them to curtail their activities to prevent greater spread of the virus.

The vaccines priority distribution is up to those at the lead of this effort namely the panel of experts with President Biden. 

The point is the USA healthcare system has structure. There are competent people within that structure and that structure is organized within every state. The healthcare structure is also organized by the acuity of patients as well. There are state trauma centers organized as Level 1 to Level 3 and there are rural hospitals and tribal areas.

The Governors and the state HHS secretary will have organized within the current healthcare system structure as to where and when vaccinations will be utilized. If that hasn’t happened, each HHS state Secretary needs to do that now.

One other thing. There are also independent facilities such as Ford Motor Company planning distribution as well. Each state needs to have them involved if they hadn’t already organized privately.

This is not as monumental a task as it seems.

Nursing homes are rarely a lone enterprise. They are usually corporate entities. The single proprietorship will have to be listed with the state as well.

This level of hate is not to be tolerated in the USA.

What job can be safer under normal circumstances? There are volunteers to consider and many times it is our older citizens volunteering for these important jobs. The level of hatred by Trumpism is not only scary but, very dangerous.

Evidently, there are some very decent people in government in the State of Georgia. They have every reason to be proud of the integrity with which elections in Georgia are carried out. I am impressed.

The threats must stop. The government officials are doing the right thing.

There are laws.

I don't know what you would call an office of the President-Elect, except "Office of the President-Elect."

As the President-Elect Joe Biden speaks to the county to prepare for the initiative to end the COVID-19 crisis, he should consider the importance of multi-language communication. He can't write Executive Orders yet, but, the law does require any and all healthcare information to be made available through any language currently used in the USA. His HHS Secretary needs to prepare the speeches available in multiple languages.

This initiative of providing information in multi-languages began with the HIV/AIDS crisis. There were entire communities left out of the information to prevent that virus and subsequent illness cue to language barriers. So, as the President-Elect prepares to lead to end the spread of SARS-CoV-2 his speeches should be made available in different languages to help stem the spread. Often those translations, if even on paper, are read by people of other countries and helps them carry out vital policies as well.

Public Law 88-277 (click here)

Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America 

AT THE SECTION SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, on one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four 

An Act 

To promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the Inauguration of a new President. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “President Transition Act of 1963”

Sec. 3 (a) The Administrator of General Services, referred to hereafter in this Act as “the Administrator,” is authorized to provide, upon request, to each President-elect and each Vice President-elect, for use in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including- 

 (1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the President-elect, the Vice-President elect, or their designee provided for in subsection (e) of this section, at such place or places within the United States as the President-elect or Vice-President-elect shall designate; ...

Birds of a feather.

Bill Barr would not do Trump's bidding so the State of Texas will carry on with a single campaign as if it is even legal. What, not use Trump''s failure to the advantage of millions of right-wing Evangelical voters

Texas almost went blue this year. If Thomas Moore says this is important then it is important.

A state cannot throw it's assets behind one candidate. It is not legal. At least a Republican governor can say "they tried."

This is an assault on the USA Constitution and "Safe Harbor."

December 8, 2020
By Tucker Higgins and Kevin Breuninger

Texas’ Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, (click here) on Tuesday announced a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate presidential election results in four key swing states that helped secure Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.

The unusual lawsuit, which was filed directly to the Supreme Court, asserts that “unlawful election results” in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan — all of which Biden won — should be declared unconstitutional.

Legal experts quickly dismissed the case as political theater without precedent in American history.

The filing argues that those states used the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to unlawfully change their election rules “through executive fiat or friendly lawsuits, thereby weakening ballot integrity.”...

The only rule changes that were noted by the Trump Campaign were in Michigan and the courts ruled on that in favor of Trump.

The monies received by states to SECURE their POLLING PLACES are NOT rule changes. The monies were to secure a safe environment for citizens while voting and the staff while working. THAT IS OSHA and POSHA issues. It has nothing to do with local election procedures.

There is a national health emergency.

There were more than key battleground states that received these monies. Heck, Texas received the money, too.

There is a law!

3 U.S. Code § 5.Determination (click here) of controversy as to appointment of electors

If any State shall have provided, by laws enacted prior to the day fixed for the appointment of the electors, for its final determination of any controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors of such State, by judicial or other methods or procedures, and such determination shall have been made at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, such determination made pursuant to such law so existing on said day, and made at least six days prior to said time of meeting of the electors, shall be conclusive, and shall govern in the counting of the electoral votes as provided in the Constitution, and as hereinafter regulated, so far as the ascertainment of the electors appointed by such State is concerned.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673.)

The State Attorney General for Texas should concentrate on something the people like, secession. WARNING: There is a Democrat in the White House.

December 7, 2020
By Paul Krugman

Republicans can't handle the truth. Ya think?

President Trump’s continuing attempts (click here) to overturn an election he lost decisively more than a month ago is, like so much of what he’s done in office, shocking but not surprising. Who imagined that he would go quietly?

What some people may not have been fully prepared for is the way Trump’s party as a whole has backed his dangerous delusions. According to a survey by The Washington Post, only 27 Republican members of Congress are willing to say that Joe Biden won. Despite the complete lack of evidence of significant fraud, two-thirds of self-identified Republicans said in a Reuters/Ipsos poll that the election was rigged.

But you really shouldn’t be surprised by this willingness to indulge malicious, democracy-endangering lies. After all, when was the last time Republicans accepted a politically inconvenient fact? It has been clear for years that the modern G.O.P. is a party that can’t handle the truth.

Most obviously, Republican refusal to accept the election results follows months of refusal to acknowledge the dangers of the coronavirus, even as Covid-19 has become the nation’s leading cause of death, and even as a startling number of people in Trump’s orbit have been infected....

Georgia needs the "Poor People's Campaign."

The Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign will bring the national We Must Do MORE tour to North Carolina on Sept. 28 (Greenville) and Sept. 30.

Reverend Barber has stated with great patience there are millions and millions of voters poor and oppressed with little self-will to rise up and vote. The first step to ending oppression and economic disadvantage is to vote for representation that will lift all Americans to a better quality of life.

If Georgia ever needed those dear people it is now. There is great fear about the virus. It isn't easy to move forward to vote for perhaps the first time at a time of great fear. Hopefully, the appeals of those with a vision for Georgia can be heard to those that need trustworthy leadership the most.

Offer masks, instruction, and guidance to voting. Ask people to plan their vote. Their time is now when faced with the greatest oppressor of all, "The Trump Virus."

 

DeSantis is afraid of his own shadow. He is looking for a scapegoat.

Ms Jones needs an attorney. The worst is that she is a Whistleblower and has to be afforded the full weight of the law against DeSantis and his depraved governorship. She also needs her job back with back pay.

DeSantis is looking for incriminating evidence of her personal life. Smoker, drinker, orgy goer, etc. He needs something to attack her. The illegitimate politics of character assassination.

7 December 2020
By Ed Pilkington

Rebekah Jones, (click here) the Florida data scientist embroiled in a dispute with the state’s Republican governor over the handling of coronavirus figures, had her home raided on Monday by armed police who confiscated her computers.

In a stream of posts on Twitter, Jones posted a video of the raid that showed state police carrying handguns escorting her out of her Tallahassee home. She can be heard saying: “He just pointed a gun at my children,” with her husband and two children apparently upstairs at the time.

Jones claimed in her tweets that the raid was the work of Ron DeSantis, the governor with whom she has clashed repeatedly since she was fired by the state’s department of health in May in a row over Covid-19 data. She compared the incident to sending “the gestapo”, adding: “This is what happens to scientists who do their job honestly. This is what happens to people who speak truth to power.”

The Florida department of law enforcement confirmed they had entered Jones’s house on a search warrant. But in a statement the department said the action was related to a recent computer hack of the health department website, in which emergency response coordinators were sent an unauthorised message.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, the message urged the coordinators to “speak up before another 17,000 people are dead. You know this is wrong. Be a hero. Speak out before it’s too late.”....