New South African COVID-19 strain is the most mutated one yet: report

A COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa could be more infectious than other mutations — and may have the potential of being resistant to vaccines, according to a report.

The strain has a mutation rate of about 41.8 mutations per year, almost double the global mutation rate seen in any other existing variant of concern, according to experts at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform.

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Ontario reports 694 new Covid cases … and folks really hate Trudeau’s pandemic election

Ontario reports 694 new Covid cases … and folks really hate Trudeau’s pandemic election

Ontario reports just under 700 new COVID-19 cases, highest positivity rate since early June

Ontario is reporting just under 700 new COVID-19 cases today as the provincewide positivity rate hits a high not seen in nearly three months.

Provincial health officials logged 694 new COVID-19 infections today, down from 740 on Sunday but up from 639 last Monday.


Anger over pandemic election rises as some Canadians feel unsafe voting in person: poll

Canadians’ anger over an election being called amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away, a new poll suggests — in fact, it has risen as the campaign has gone on.

The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 58 per cent of those surveyed agree the country should not be holding an election right now, up two points over the past two weeks.

“This is a persistent issue … the feeling that having this election at this time is inappropriate,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

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‘This Has Gotta Stop’: Eric Clapton’s new song triggers discussion around Covid-19 measures

Legendary musician Eric Clapton, who previously called his AstraZeneca vaccine experience “disastrous,” has released a new song, ‘This Has Gotta Stop’ – the latest reason for the woke crowd to blast the rocker as anti-science.

“This has gotta stop/Enough is enough/I can’t take this B.S. any longer,” he opens his new song singing.

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That’s some apology

 

Toronto Star front-page design exacerbated division between readers. Greater care should have been taken

In trying to give profile to an article about public attitudes to those who are not vaccinated, the Star stumbled badly in a front-page display, prompting a fierce response from readers, more than 4,000 messages and counting as of Saturday afternoon.

The Aug. 26 article itself tackled a topic that is in the public interest. With a fourth wave pushing COVID cases higher, there are tensions between those who are vaccinated and those who are not. The article explored that theme.

h/t SDMatt

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Ontario reports 740 new Covid cases … and the 4th wave is gonna getcha!

Ontario reports 740 new Covid cases … and the 4th wave is gonna getcha!

Ontario reports more than 700 new COVID-19 infections, 2 more deaths

Ontario is reporting more than 700 new COVID-19 cases today and two more virus-related deaths.

Provincial health officials confirmed 740 new COVID-19 infections today, down from 835 new cases on Saturday but up from 722 last Sunday.


Why Canadians need to keep their guard up in the 4th wave — even if they’re fully vaccinated

Canadians are entering one of the most confusing chapters of the pandemic — and many may be left wondering why we’re not where we’d hoped to be after becoming one of the most vaccinated countries in the world.

Reports of waning immunity from COVID-19 vaccines, the potential need for booster shots and the possibility of breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated may be leading many of us to second guess what we can and can’t do safely in the fourth wave.

Can’t help but notice the rapid decline in Covid coverage by the media that mysteriously coincided with the election call.

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Defence department scrubs webpage saying employer-mandated vaccines are unlawful

As previously reported by True North, the frequently asked questions page for Canadian Armed Forces members and civilian staff of the department said, until recently, that vaccination against COVID-19 was a personal choice and could not legally be compelled by an employer. The page also offered unvaccinated employees guidance on how to report and deal with “stigmatization” from vaccinated colleagues.

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‘I miss him more than anything’: Heartbroken mother claims Chicago judge stripped her of custody of her son because she’s not vaccinated

A Chicago mother is filing an appeal after a judge stripped her custody rights of her son after finding out she was not vaccinated.

Rebecca Firlit told FOX 32 that Cook County Judge James Shapiro blindsided her when he stripped her of custody of her 11-year-old son during a child support hearing because she has not gotten her COVID-19 vaccination shot.

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Deaths in 80%-Vaccinated UK Up TENFOLD From This Time Last Year When Zero Were Vaccinated

The constant drumbeat from Big Pharma’s pawns in government, media, Big Tech, and academia hits Americans over the head every day with their push for universal vaccinations. Vaccine mandates are spreading faster than the disease itself as millions are suddenly finding themselves forced to choose between taking the experimental drugs or losing access to life’s essentials such as jobs or groceries.

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Prisons, but for innocent people

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The CCP’s COVID-19 Cover Up

The Biden Administration’s intelligence community has completed its investigation into the origins of COVID-19. Two of three agencies believe the virus originated in animals and was naturally transmitted to humans, and one agency believes the virus originated in a Wuhan laboratory. Thus, as is the swamp’s wont, in an unsurprising denouement to this worldwide whodunit, the investigation’s conclusion was “inconclusive.”

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