The COVID-2019 Thread

[Latindancer]

German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk

The researchers, in a study not yet reviewed by experts, said COVID-19 vaccines that employ adenovirus vectors - cold viruses used to deliver vaccine material - send some of their payload into the nucleus of cells, where some of the instructions for making coronavirus proteins can be misread. The resulting proteins could potentially trigger blood clot disorders in a small number of recipients, they suggest.

German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk

[harrybarracuda]

German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk


The researchers, in a study not yet reviewed by experts, said COVID-19 vaccines that employ adenovirus vectors - cold viruses used to deliver vaccine material - send some of their payload into the nucleus of cells, where some of the instructions for making coronavirus proteins can be misread. The resulting proteins could potentially trigger blood clot disorders in a small number of recipients, they suggest.

German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk

And they don't have 5G.

[harrybarracuda]

[harrybarracuda]

Chon Buri: Pattaya plans to welcome back foreign tourists without quarantine requirements in the fourth quarter of this year and seeks more Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover at least 70% of local residents.

Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss "Pattaya, Move on," a plan to fully reopen to foreign tourists in the fourth quarter after vaccinating more than two-thirds of local residents and workers in the local service sector against the coronavirus.

Present at the meeting were Pattaya City executives, the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s Pattaya branch, the Tourism Council of Chon Buri, the Thai Hotels Association's Eastern Chapter, and the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association.

"Under the project, foreign tourists who have received two vaccine doses will be allowed to enter Pattaya without the need to quarantine for 14 days, though they must stay in Bang Lamung and Sattahip districts for seven days before being allowed to travel elsewhere," Mr Sontaya said.

Pattaya to scrap 14-day quarantine

[Klondyke]

Is it the laboratory that was so generously furnished by good ol' dr. Fauci?

[panama hat]

Is it the laboratory that was so generously furnished by good ol' dr. Fauci?

Nope. Run and managed by Chinese. Information access and storage controlled by Chinese.

[tomcat]

UPDATE 1-Thai princess allows new vaccine imports as slow rollout prompts anger

Thu, May 27, 2021, 2:54 PM

BANGKOK, May 27 (Reuters) - The Thai king's sister has approved coronavirus vaccine imports by an institution she sponsors, bypassing the government as it deals with surging infections and growing public anger over a slow and chaotic rollout.

The secretary-general of the Chulabhorn Royal Academy wrote on Facebook that the "alternative vaccines" would supplement the government campaign until it could meet the country's needs.

The government, which has long insisted it must handle all vaccine imports, will next month start its mass immunisation drive, which relies heavily on AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured locally by a company owned by the king.

The announcement in the official Royal Gazette took some in the military-backed government by surprise, and comes as Thailand suffers its most severe COVID-19 outbreak so far and growing unease about the vaccine plan.

The decree was announced late on Tuesday and expanded the Chulabhorn Royal Academy's ability to respond to coronavirus. It was signed by Princess Chulabhorn, its chairwoman and the youngest sibling of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

"The Royal Academy will procure 'alternative vaccines' until vaccines that are produced in the country reach a capacity that can sufficiently protect against outbreaks," its secretary-general, Nithi Mahanonda, posted on Facebook, adding that it would comply with regulations on imports and registration. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was unaware of the royal order before it was published.

"I just saw the announcement last night," Anutin said when asked about it during a local television interview.
"But if it is a benefit to the country, we are ready."

The Chulabhorn Royal Academy, which includes a hospital and research institute, has organised a news conference for Friday about what it said was its importation of the vaccine of Sinopharm. Thailand is expected to approve the Chinese vaccine for emergency use this week.
It was not immediately clear how many vaccines the academy would import and when.

Thailand's government is expecting to have available 6 million AstraZeneca doses and 3 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine next month, as it starts its main drive to inoculate 70% of its more than 66 million people by year-end.

Other private hospitals plan to buy 10 million doses of Moderna vaccines through a state-run company.

Authorities on Thursday reported 47 new coronavirus deaths, a record for a second successive day, bringing total fatalities to 920, with 141,217 cases overall.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Martin Petty)

[HermantheGerman]

Is it the laboratory that was so generously furnished by good ol' dr. Fauci?

Judging by the stone age equipment and statement ("Homosexuality is partly a disease") clearly Russian: Veroníka Ígorevna Skvortsóva

[misskit]

Australian State Goes Into Lockdown As ‘Highly Infectious’ Covid-19 Outbreak In Melbourne


The Australian state of Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown starting on Thursday night as local authorities scramble to contain a “highly infectious” Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne—its capital—which began this week after a near three-month streak of no local cases.

MORE Australian State Goes Into Lockdown As ‘Highly Infectious’ Covid-19 Outbreak In Melbourne

[russellsimpson]

^That seems a bit extreme, from a distance it appears to be an overreaction? Must have been a very large outbreak.

[Klondyke]

It's official: now we are allowed to say (and write) what we had not been allowed the year before. Luckily, we have some who watch over us that we do not stray aside...

Facebook Ends Ban on Posts Asserting Covid-19 Was Man-Made
Social media titan’s policy shift reflects a deepening debate over the origins of the virus first identified in Wuhan, China
27 May 2021

Facebook Inc. has ended its ban on posts asserting Covid-19 was man-made or manufactured, a policy shift that reflects a deepening debate over the origins of the pandemic that was first identified in Wuhan, China, almost 18 months ago.

The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report.

“In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps,” Facebook said in a statement on its website Wednesday.

President Biden on Wednesday ordered a U.S. intelligence inquiry into the origins of the virus. The White House has come under pressure to conduct its own investigation after China told the World Health Organization that it considered Beijing’s part of the investigation complete, calling for efforts to trace the virus's origins to shift into other countries.

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Facebook Ends Ban on Posts Asserting Covid-19 Was Man-Made - WSJ

[harrybarracuda]

^That seems a bit extreme, from a distance it appears to be an overreaction? Must have been a very large outbreak.

They haven't vaccinated anyone. Lockdowns have kept outbreaks at bay.

It seems the convicts are happy with this approach until a good supply of vaccines arrive (that stupid EU harridan hijacked their order).

At the moment only <2% of convicts are fully vaccinated.

Given that Aussie can't travel without a quarantine on return, I would have thought this would be pissing a lot of them off by now.

[HuangLao]

Still rather baffled as to the greater part of the world that remain disorganized, mismanaged and clusterfuckery regarding their respected vaccination rollouts/programs.

[Edmond]

The Australian state of Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown starting on Thursday night as local authorities scramble to contain a “highly infectious” Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne

7 days doesn't sound very long. Doesn't sound long enough given people can be asymptomatic.

Is this a new strain? are they being overly dramatic?

[panama hat]

At the moment only <2% of convicts are fully vaccinated.

Same in NZ . . . and the government has failed miserably in even the basics of structural roll-out. GPs aren't even allowed to vaccinate.

Given that Aussie can't travel without a quarantine on return, I would have thought this would be pissing a lot of them off by now.

It is . . . but 'the greater good' has helped keep both Aus and NZ relatively unharmed

7 days doesn't sound very long. Doesn't sound long enough given people can be asymptomatic.

It's more to isolate the infected and potentially infected, which is something you can do when the numbers are so small

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Chon Buri: Pattaya plans to welcome back foreign tourists without quarantine requirements in the fourth quarter of this year and seeks more Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover at least 70% of local residents.

Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss "Pattaya, Move on," a plan to fully reopen to foreign tourists in the fourth quarter after vaccinating more than two-thirds of local residents and workers in the local service sector against the coronavirus.

Present at the meeting were Pattaya City executives, the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s Pattaya branch, the Tourism Council of Chon Buri, the Thai Hotels Association's Eastern Chapter, and the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association.

"Under the project, foreign tourists who have received two vaccine doses will be allowed to enter Pattaya without the need to quarantine for 14 days, though they must stay in Bang Lamung and Sattahip districts for seven days before being allowed to travel elsewhere," Mr Sontaya said.

Pattaya to scrap 14-day quarantine

That's good news . We plan to travel to Europe end of summer and want to be able to come back without quarantine.
But so far, if I am reading this correctly, they have secured 10 million doses which fully vaccinates 5 million people. Unless they start receiving a lot more vaccine, I don't see how they could possible archive 70% vaccination.

[Iceman123]

That's good news . We plan to travel to Europe end of summer and want to be able to come back without quarantine.
But so far, if I am reading this correctly, they have secured 10 million doses which fully vaccinates 5 million people. Unless they start receiving a lot more vaccine, I don't see how they could possible archive 70% vaccination.

Just stay where you are, you just got there. I am not sure TD can handle the pain of reading your next planned trip.

[HuangLao]

That's good news . We plan to travel to Europe end of summer and want to be able to come back without quarantine.
But so far, if I am reading this correctly, they have secured 10 million doses which fully vaccinates 5 million people. Unless they start receiving a lot more vaccine, I don't see how they could possible archive 70% vaccination.

Currently, this policy will only apply to Chonburi - requiring one to still remain there for seven days before traveling onward.
In your case, it all seems rather convoluted to run on down to Patters for seven days of silliness just to turn around to head up to KK.....you'll probably accumulate an equal expense in accommodation/travel back and forth as you might at a 14-day BKK ASQ. Whatever.

Everyone's talking of achieving a 70-75 percentile vaccination....that won't be reached anywhere worldwide.

[HuangLao]

Just stay where you are, you just got there. I am not sure TD can handle the pain of reading your next planned trip.

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Just stay where you are, you just got there. I am not sure TD can handle the pain of reading your next planned trip.

My apologies, I appreciate the challenge many of us in this forum have with the written word.
For my next trip I will provide a pictorial essay Highlighted with hand gestures
to describe my next trip..
Try as I might, I could not find the extended meddle finger emoji , a problem with which I am sure you will not hesitate to help me out with LOL

[Buckaroo Banzai]

My apologies, I appreciate the challenge many of us in this forum have with the written word.
For my next trip I will provide a pictorial essay Highlighted with hand gestures
to describe my next trip..
Try as I might, I could not find the extended meddle finger emoji , a problem with which I am sure you will not hesitate to help me out with LOL

Hey Iccman 123. not to be confused with Iceman 1234 LOL. I Just received a small message saying to not mind you and that you are a nice guy and just having a bit of a go with me, Which I realized , when I read your message, and was having a bit of a go with you too.
One thing about me is that I don't take anything I read in this forum seriously. and I offer the extended midleg finger salute to all of my friends
.. which might explain why I don't have any LOL

[lom]

Try as I might, I could not find the extended meddle finger emoji , a problem with which I am sure you will not hesitate to help me out with LOL

at your service..

[HuangLao]

Hey Iccman 123. not to be confused with Iceman 1234 LOL. I Just received a small message saying to not mind you and that you are a nice guy and just having a bit of a go with me, Which I realized , when I read your message, and was having a bit of a go with you too.
One thing about me is that I don't take anything I read in this forum seriously. and I offer the extended midleg finger salute to all of my friends
.. which might explain why I don't have any LOL

By any chance, are you related to PB?

[Buckaroo Banzai]

By any chance, are you related to PB?

Only species wise, and I have be told even that's debatable.
But now that I think about it, I wonder if that was meant against me or PB.

[Klondyke]

Senate passes bill requiring declassification of information on COVID-19 origins
05/26/21

The Senate on Wednesday night passed legislation requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify information about the origins of COVID-19.

The bill, spearheaded by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), gives the ODNI 90 days to declassify "any and all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the coronavirus disease."

"The American people deserve to know about the origins of the COVID-19. They deserve to know how this terrible pandemic that has ravaged the globe and our country, how it got started and what's China's role in starting it," Hawley said on the Senate floor ahead of the bill passing.

Braun added that the intelligence community has information "that needs to be revealed to the American public."

"It needs to be revealed to anyone that can look at it to make sense out of what has happened," he added.

Among the declassifications the bill would require would be activities performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, including those on behalf of the People's Liberation Army, and coronavirus-related activities prior to the outbreak.

It would also require the declassification of details on any researchers who fell ill in autumn 2019, including their names, symptoms and whether they visited hospitals.

That bill would require the information to be given to Congress in an unclassified report.

The Senate's action comes as scientists who previously downplayed or dismissed the hypothesis that the virus could have leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, are now increasingly saying there is a need for further investigation.

The Wall Street Journal cited a U.S. intelligence report that several researchers at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with flu-like symptoms in November 2019 — just before the coronavirus began infecting people across China and then the world — and that they required hospitalization.

President Biden on Wednesday asked the intelligence community to “redouble their efforts” to come to a definitive conclusion on the disease's origins, calling on them to report back to him within 90 days.

“As part of that report, I have asked for areas of further inquiry that may be required, including specific questions for China,” Biden said in a statement. “I have also asked that this effort include work by our National Labs and other agencies of our government to augment the Intelligence Community’s efforts. And I have asked the Intelligence Community to keep Congress fully apprised of its work.”

Top intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, acknowledged at a hearing in April that a laboratory accident was a plausible scenario that the intelligence community was investigating.

Meanwhile, Anthony Fauci, the government's leading infectious diseases expert and White House medical adviser, said that many public health experts think "it is more likely this is a natural occurrence, but we don't know 100 percent the answer to that."

"Because we don't know 100 percent what the origin is, it's imperative that we look and we do an investigation," he added.

Senate passes bill requiring declassification of information on COVID-19 origins | TheHill