Ontario reports 591 new Covid cases …. and Assisted death only for vaccinated, German euthanasia association says

Ontario reports 591 new Covid cases …. and Assisted death only for vaccinated, German euthanasia association says

Ontario reports 591 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

Ontario reported nearly 600 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths on Wednesday as the seven-day rolling average of new infections continued to rise.

Provincial health officials logged 591 new coronavirus infections today, down from 613 on Tuesday but up from 512 a week ago.


Assisted death only for vaccinated, German euthanasia association says

A statement put out by the Hamburg-based group on Friday reads “assisted suicide and the preliminary examination of a patient’s ability to make decisions freely implies physical closeness between people. However, that is precisely the precondition for the spread of Covid.”

Anyone wishing to be euthanized now has to first present proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid, as per the new guidelines issued by Germany’s euthanasia association.

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The Covid lab leak theory just got even stronger

In both Yunnan and Laos, the only people who knowingly transported bat virus samples to Wuhan — and only to Wuhan — were scientists

Two years in, there is no doubt the Covid pandemic began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. But there is also little doubt that the bat carrying the progenitor of the virus lived somewhere else.

Central to the mystery of Covid’s origin is how a virus normally found in horseshoe bats in caves in the far south of China or southeast Asia turned up in a city a thousand miles north. New evidence suggests that part of the answer might lie in Laos.

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They Said Vaccines Were Safe For Pregnant Women, Now This Happens

Something troubling is happening in Scotland.  At least 21 babies under four weeks old died in September, a rate of 4.9 per 1,000 births.  The former average was 2.1 deaths per 1,000 births.  The nationalized health service tracks records, because everyone is on the same system; that’s why when an internal alarm is triggered by the data as it rolls in, they stop and look immediately.  Public Health Scotland says:

“Exceeding the upper control limit indicates there is a higher likelihood that there are factors beyond random variation that may have contributed to the number of deaths.”

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Ontario reports 613 new Covid cases … and all your kids are belong to us!

Ontario reports 613 new Covid cases … and all your kids are belong to us!

Ontario reports 613 new COVID-19 cases; six additional deaths

Ontario reported more than 600 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as low testing overall volumes continue to produce test positivity rates of more than three per cent.

The province reported 613 new cases of COVID-19 and six net new deaths today.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 675, up from 656 yesterday and 579 one week ago.


FUREY: Read what the kids’ vaccine approval actually says — it’s not a ringing endorsement

This week, the country is set to embark on the roll-out of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for kids in the 5-11 age bracket. It’s looking like this may sadly be one of the more tense and divided parts of the pandemic response to date.


Anti-vaxxers in child immunization disputes with co-parents likely to lose in court: B.C. lawyer

VANCOUVER –  With children as young as five now eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, there are likely heated disputes brewing between parents with differing views – and some may eventually end up in a courtroom.

But dragging a fight over childhood immunization before a judge is unlikely to end well for anti-vaccine parents, according to B.C. lawyer Martina Milau, who dealt with a number of similar vaccine battles prior to the pandemic.

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If the Vaccines Work, Why Aren’t They Working?

In the movie Moneyball, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane queries his team of scouts when discussing a prospective player, “If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?” The scouts all have solid explanations, at least in their minds, of why a prospect might be a good hitter, from the sound of the crack of the bat when they hit the ball to the player’s good looks.

These explain why the player should be a good hitter, but what if the numbers, from batting average to on-base percentage, tell a different story? The question Billy poses is obvious in its simplicity, good hitters should hit good. And if they don’t, then perhaps they are not really good hitters.

What if we ask the same question about COVID vaccines, rephrased as “If the vaccines work, why aren’t they working?”

h/t Mom

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 Shot Offers 100% Long-Term Protection For Young Teens, Trial Shows

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday their jointly-developed coronavirus vaccine offered strong long-term protection against Covid-19 in teenagers aged 12 to 15, data the companies said will support planned submissions for full regulatory approval in the U.S. and around the world.

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Why Rotterdam erupted

The violent Covid riots were about more than hooliganism

When hundreds of rioters piled into Rotterdam centre on Friday night, attacking police, throwing bricks, setting off fireworks and rampaging through the streets, it was no small irony that they left a police car burning outside the Erasmushuis. This cultural building represents one of Rotterdam’s most famous exports: the humanist and Renaissance scholar, Erasmus, known today as a beacon of tolerance and liberty.

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‘Statistically improbable’ multiple Tory MPs have valid COVID vaccine exemptions: Holland

It is statistically unlikely multiple Conservative members of Parliament have valid medical reasons not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Government House Leader Mark Holland said on Monday.

All MPs must be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to sit in person in the House of Commons, the Board of Internal Economy ruled last month, unless they have a valid medical exemption that has been shown to House administration.

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A “safe” vaccine doesn’t require a document explaining how to handle serious heart issues (IN CHILDREN) resulting from said vax

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Ontario investigating potential security breach associated with COVID-19 vaccine portal

TORONTO — Ontario authorities are investigating reports of a possible security breach associated with the provincial COVID-19 vaccine booking portal.

A spokesperson for the Solicitor General confirmed the government has received multiple reports of spam text messages received by individuals who scheduled appointments or accessed vaccine certificates through the COVID-9 immunization system.

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“By the end of this winter everyone in Germany will either be vaccinated, recovered or dead”

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Germany’s health minister has issued his starkest warning yet on the importance of getting vaccinated.

“By the end of this winter everyone in Germany will either be vaccinated, recovered or dead,” Jens Spahn told a news conference in Berlin on Monday.

Germany is in the grip of a fourth wave of coronavirus. Cases are rising rapidly and many hospitals are full.

It has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with 68% of people fully vaccinated.

Germany’s infection rate is at its highest since the pandemic began, and health experts have warned this wave could be the worst yet.

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