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British health officials greenlighted the AstraZeneca and Oxford Covid-19 shot on Wednesday but also rebuffed one of their central claims: that a half-dose followed by a standard dose offered more protection against infection... Munir Pirmohamed, chair of a British advisory group on Covid-19 vaccines, validated those doubts on Wednesday saying the 90% efficacy rate did not hold up under analysis. Instead, Pirmohamed said a higher success rate may be due to a longer gap between the administration of the first and second shots. “The low dose/standard dose regimen, although it has been quoted to have an efficacy of 90%, this...

A suburban Milwaukee pharmacist who allegedly spoiled hundreds of COVID-19 doses by removing them from refrigeration has been arrested, authorities said Thursday. The now-fired employee's actions resulted in 57 people receiving ineffective vaccine doses at the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton, hospital officials said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property, all felonies, the Grafton Police Department said. Authorities have not determined a motive. The pharmacist has not been identified. Hospital officials said the unidentified pharmacist intentionally removed the 57 vials that held 500 doses of the Moderna...

Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School™ (Natural Health / Success / Freedom), discusses lessons hopefully learned from this past year, and the key to making sure that we don't repeat it.

The year 2020 will be a year that many will want to erase from memory as soon as possible. The forecasts for 2021 look good with a vaccine approved in many countries and vaccination programs underway. But what about the cruise industry? Is there reason to be hopeful for the year to come, or are there still many pitfalls the cruise lines will need to avoid? We look at what challenges 2021 will bring, what cruise lines will need to do to overcome adversity, and how long financial experts think it will take before the industry is on pre-COVID levels...

CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Moments after Britain completed its divorce with the European Union, the first trucks hauling goods across the new customs border presented their clearance documents to French agents before loading onto a train to pass through the Eurotunnel. A barcode on Romanian driver Toma Moise’s paperwork was scanned and approved in seconds. “The future, I don’t think it will be difficult,” he said in broken English before continuing his journey towards Britain. Cast as the dawn of a newly independent “global Britain”, its exit from the world’s biggest trading block means the return of customs formalities on...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Gov. Kate Brown issued a stern warning Thursday that Oregon businesses who defy her executive orders, which she said have reduced the spread of COVID-19, will face enforcement through fines or even 'Red Warning' closure notices. Red Warning Notices apply to businesses that appear to be in willful violation of the governor’s executive orders or who refuse to take corrective measures, the governor's office said. Such businesses are closed until the hazardous condition is remedied. Violation of a Red Warning Notice results in stiff penalties, they added. Under Oregon OSHA rules, a Red Warning Notice can...

It's official: 2020 was the worst year ever, except for almost all the other years in human history! Will 2021 be a better year? Take a look at the Babylon Bee's official list of infallible predictions for next year and decide for yourself! January 1 - New Year resolutions begin January 5 - New Year resolutions downgraded January 20 - Biden sworn in January 21 - Biden dies of natural causes January 22 - Trump announces 2024 presidential run January 23 - 2024 Campaign kicks off January 25 - Obama releases new memoir January 27 - Feminists finally begin to...

The group behind the suspected Russian attack into U.S. government agencies and private companies was able to hack into Microsoft's internal systems and access some of the company's source code, the tech giant said in a blog post on Thursday. Microsoft had previously said it was among thousands of companies that discovered malware on its systems after downloading a routine software update from the company SolarWinds containing a possible "backdoor" for hackers to gain access to sensitive company data. But the admission on Thursday is the first time Microsoft acknowledged that the attackers had successfully broken into the company's systems...

Politico reports that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell held a conference call with Senate Republicans today and he pressed Hawley multiple times to explain his plans to object to the electoral college. Hawley was not on the conference call.

Happy New Year To All Of Good Will! All Others, Stand By.I "borrowed" some of the phrasing of that title from the commander of an aircraft carrier, dispatched by George Bush Jr. to the ME in the wake of 9/11. Seems fitting here.According to the MSM, the commander announced over the PA system as the carrier left its US port, "Peace on Earth to all men of good will. All others, stand by."And here are just a few of them, standing by:The video clip shows the Bush family members stunned, having just looked at the contents of a mysterious white...

Loads of direct and expert testimony, video, photos...

It seems from everything, whether in the media or in society that not only all the lock downs and media induced Covid panic/fear, but the election as well as not just sucked all the celebration out of everyone, but has sucked the desire to celebrate as well. So, while all the society is NOT celebrating, if the election had not been stolen by fraud at least one half of the society would be celebrating.

--snip-- Although we really can’t expect things to go back to normal at the stroke of midnight, we nevertheless look towards 2021 with a sense of renewed hope. In Hong Kong, and in much of the English-speaking world, we say goodbye to the old year by singing a traditional folk song set to the words of a Scots poem. “Auld Lang Syne,” best translated as “long, long ago,” or “days gone by” is a crowd favorite, although this year it better be a virtual crowd. The song has attracted a huge number of beautiful interpretations and arrangements from musical stars...

Rudy W. Giuliani @RudyGiuliani In a country with a free press, you would know: 1. The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee issued a report demonstrating the vote was stolen from @realDonaldTrump . 2. The vote was unanimous and BIPARTISAN to audit Fulton County’s Absentee ballots.3. And to de-certify Biden.1:31 PM · Dec 31, 2020 from Palm Beach, FL·Twitter for iPad

Alec Baldwin, love of my life, obsession of my soul. My super-size, gelatinous hunk of Soft Serve non-dairy product. Failed impersonator of President Donald J. Trump. Duped husband of an agile and flexible Spanish impersonator. Oh, babe, how I’ve missed you! But Alec, dear, sweet, demented Alec. You really need to calm down and listen up. That woman you married, Hillary/Hilaria, the one with the smoking body and a craving for celebrities with deep-seated anger issues, is not all that she seems. That ex-yogi, who has been passing herself off for years as exotic and foreign, turns out to be...

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Israeli police were summoned after two passengers on a return flight from the UAE refused repeated requests to put on protective masks. The two ignored calls by the airplane crew to conform to flight rules ...

Explanation: Familiar stars of a northern winter's night shine in this night skyview, taken near Zhangye, Gansu, China and the border with Inner Mongolia. During the early hours of December 17 Orion is near center in the single exposure that captures a fireball streaking across the sky, almost as bright as yellowish Mars shining on the right. Splitting Gemini's twin bright stars Castor and Pollux near the top of the frame, the fireball's trail and timing are consistent with the second skipping atmospheric entry of the Chang'e 5 mission's returner capsule. The returner capsule was successfully recovered after landing in...

Started watching Pete Santilli a few weeks ago when another FReeper mentioned his Show - I really like it. He has a lot of breaking political news on his program. He interviews important people. General Michael Flynn will be on tonight 12/31/20 at 7pm eastern.

A signature audit of over 15,000 ballots in Cobb County, Ga., found no fraudulent absentee votes, according to Georgia’s secretary of state’s office. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office teamed up with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review what they determined was a "statistically significant sample of signatures on oath envelopes" cast in the county on Election Day. He said this is the third time the state confirmed the election's outcome and pointed to two earlier recounts. He said his office has been focused on "calling balls and strikes" and "in this case, three strikes against the voter claims...