A Swedish start-up tech company has invented a scannable microchip that is implanted in people’s arms and can display your COVID-19 vaccination status. This digital implant is designed to be embedded into people’s arms so your vaccine passport pops up when scanned.
Information on the new variant is extremely limited, but it is thought to have originated in Cameroon and carry multiple mutations in the spike protein. The area most affected, which is near Marseille, has shown a significant increase in hospitalizations, but it is possible that lower vaccination rates and an older population may be to blame and it remains far too early to draw conclusions on the new variant’s epidemiology.
Folks, get vaccinated.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 4, 2022
The worst part is that someone had to write think that for him.
A federal judge granted a temporary injunction on Monday against President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs on the basis of religious freedom.
The City of Toronto is planning for a “worst case scenario” in which 50 to 60 per cent of its frontline staff are sick or isolating as a result of COVID-19 exposures and some non-essential services have to be “adjusted or cancelled,” Mayor John Tory says.
Tory made the comment during a briefing at city hall on Tuesday morning as he discussed the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and the impact that could have on the delivery of services over the coming weeks.
Fourth COVID jabs should not be offered until there is more evidence they are effective, the head of Britain’s vaccine body has warned, as he said giving boosters to the whole population every six months was “not sustainable”.
Got my booster shot this morning. To everyone out there who’s gotten their shots, and to the health care workers who are getting these shots into arms, thank you for doing your part. And to anyone who’s eligible but hasn’t yet been vaccinated or boosted, please, do that now. pic.twitter.com/X5Qjm5h7NZ
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 4, 2022
The comments!
It’s too early to say when Doug Ford’s pandemic performance will reach its low point, but Monday’s new school closure and semi-lockdown is a leading contender. One can argue that the Ontario premier’s latest move is too little, too late or that’s a gross over-reaction. The case for timely and appropriate is a lot tougher to make.
BBC: Omicron stats are huge, but look beyond them
Covid infections have risen to unprecedented levels in recent weeks because of the Omicron variant.
But, as early evidence suggested it would, this variant is causing milder illness, for now at least.
A fall in the proportion of detected cases ending in hospital, shows this. It is now five times lower than it was a year ago.
Ontario reports 11,352 new COVID-19 cases; nearly 1,300 in hospitals
Ontario is reporting more than 11,000 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue to rise due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.
Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted on Tuesday that there are at least 1,290 people with the virus in Ontario hospitals, compared to 1,232 a day ago and 491 a week ago.
William Osler Health System declares ‘code orange’ to address hospital capacity, staffing challenges
The William Osler Health System has declared a “code orange” following what it calls an increase in COVID-19 patients and staffing shortages across its network.
In a news release issued Monday evening, Osler, which oversees the operations of Brampton Civic Hospital and Etobicoke General Hospital, said the measure is typically used when “capacity outpaces demand to ensure internal and external resources are deployed efficiently.”
Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair made the announcement via Twitter Monday morning.
“Following our approval of Quebec’s request for federal assistance, Canadian Armed Forces personnel will begin their deployment today to provide support to the province’s vaccination campaign,” he wrote. “Our officials continue to assess what other federal resources can be utilized to help the province combat COVID-19.”
They really do think we’re stupid.
“Every power that government acquires using this pandemic as a pretense, it will ultimately abuse to the maximum effect possible,” he said in a recent video. “And this is just a rule that is certain as gravity.”
A majority of Canadians oppose government efforts to stigmatize and punish individuals who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to in-house government research.
As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, Privy Council research revealed that any domestic vaccination passport system was very unpopular among Canadians – including individuals who chose to be vaccinated.
EXACTLY what she said 👇🏻#EndTheCharade pic.twitter.com/rWTWfuZ8fl
— What’s Up Canada? (@WhatsUp_Canada) January 3, 2022
Since Professor Mattias Desmet’s theory of #MassFormation is trending on Twitter, I’ve decided to share a short extract from A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic. I hope it can assist in contributing to Desmet’s very interesting theory.
The idea that you might be caught up in mass hysteria, mass formation or a psychic epidemic is a threatening one. Bear in mind, it’s just a theory. Read the extract and watch Desmet’s interview with an open mind.
This is the moment a fearless woman entered an Argentinian ice-cream parlour in her undies because she wanted to use her dress as a face mask to be served.
The bizarre scene was filmed in the city of Godoy Cruz in the western Argentine province of Mendoza at around 10.40pm on January 1.
In the CCTV footage, a father and his three daughters are seen approaching the counter to place their order as the woman enters the parlour, apparently in her undies.
