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Abstract The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is critical in controlling disease, but there is concern that waning immunity may predispose to reinfection. We analyzed the magnitude and phenotype of the SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell response in 100 donors at 6 months following infection. T cell responses were present by ELISPOT and/or intracellular cytokine staining analysis in all donors and characterized by predominant CD4+ T cell responses with strong interleukin (IL)-2 cytokine expression. Median T cell responses were 50% higher in donors who had experienced a symptomatic infection, indicating that the severity of primary infection establishes a ‘set point’ for cellular immunity....

Total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50 per cent over 10 weeks, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK noted that if the antibody levels carry on dropping at this rate, there are concerns that the protective effects of the vaccines may also begin to wear off, particularly against new variants. However, they said, how soon that might happen cannot be predicted yet. The UCL Virus Watch study also found that antibody...

For Democrats, standards are like cocktails. Make Pelosi’s a double.As the World BurnsThe Capitol “riot” proceedings happening now should be nominated for soap opera of the year. A Capitol policeman testified that he had a Trumpster pull on his baton, which naturally led him to believe he was about to be hanged. Huh? I’m waiting to see the camera cut to Chuck “Croc Tears” Schumer making use of those two “method acting” classes he attended. It’s a sham. If 300,000 Trump -supporting “insurrectionists” had wanted to take the Capitol, they would have brought their guns. That was never the intention,...

Dr. Paul Addresses the Delta Variant and Covid Misinformation at SFRC Hearing - July 28, 2021 Clip...

The U.S. Census Bureau could be forced to delay even further the release of redistricting data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts if it’s ordered to disclose more records in response to a lawsuit, the agency’s chief scientist said in court papers this week. The redistricting data is set to be made public by the middle of next month. That could be postponed by as much as six additional months, however, if the statistical agency is ordered to release more records dealing with how it counted people living in what it refers to as “group quarters,” Census Bureau Chief...

The recent ministerial meeting in Dushanbe of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the SCO contact group with Afghanistan left a trail of disappointment. The SCO statement on Afghanistan was a baby step – significant, nonetheless, considering the group’s growing inner contradictions. There is no progress at the Doha talks, either. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has quietly resumed air attacks on the Taliban. The US may not have boots on the ground but is rebuilding the politico-military capacity to chart the peace process in directions that suit its geopolitical interests. The apparent US retrenchment hoodwinked the regional states. On its part, Russia...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is now saying that “new data” shows breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals can spread as much virus as an unvaccinated person.The CDC has now changed course yet again and is now calling for fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in places with “substantial or high” transmission — including “universal masking” in schools.“In rare occasions, some vaccinated people infected with a delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others,” Walensky said during a press briefing on Tuesday. “This new science is worrisome, and unfortunately warrants...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths globally jumped by 21 percent in the last week. Most of the 69,000 deaths were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia. The UN health agency also noted that COVID-19 cases rose by 8 percent worldwide and that there are now nearly 194 million infections.

Finally, I come to my main argument: Safe spaces. I want to come out in favor of safe spaces. Not everywhere, or for all purposes, but in general I think there should be a strong presumption in favor of limited and exclusive safe spaces for any group that wants to establish one. Of course, the group would need to have the ability and legal right to use the space and exclude “others,” but often this would involve nothing more than the ability to reserve a public space that has a door that shuts. My main claim is that “safe spaces”...

President Joe Biden recently passed his six-month mark in the White House. It might end up being the high-water mark of his presidency. Biden's job approval rating is positive, about 52% in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. That is, of course, higher than the ratings of Biden's predecessor, President Donald Trump, who never exceeded 47% approval in the RCP average, but it is lower than President Barack Obama, who stood at about 56% at this time in his presidency. What is striking about Biden's rating is that it is based largely on the public's approval of his handling of the...

New York State will spend $15 million to target communities with low vaccination rates but high levels of new cases, including in 21 Long Island ZIP codes, in an effort to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19. The program will focus on 117 ZIP codes throughout the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday, and will use community-based organizations to reach people who have declined to get the shot. The majority of the communities — some 61% — are in New York City. The Long Island communities represent 18% of the total and include parts of Calverton, Wyandanch, Elmont and...

It might be time to add "Without evidence...." to each claim made in testimony by the Capitol cops put on display in the DNC sponsored hearings today. Certainly it ought to be added to Harry Dunn's testimony. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn told the January 6 Select Committee, without evidence, that a crowd of Trump supporters repeatedly called him a racial slur during the protests. Dunn, a Capitol Police officer who is an admitted Democrat, spoke during the first hearing of the January 6 Select Committee on Tuesday, and described various scenes that strain credulity and supposedly occurred during the...

Mandatory vaccines for more than 300,00 New York City employees DeBlowzio mandates ALL NYC EMPLOYEES MUST GET JABBED. VIDEO AT LINK.......................

On Tuesday evening, massive walls of dust rolled through the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, promoting the Arizona Department of Transportation to warn drivers to stay off roads as visibility was heavily impacted. Just before 7:30 pm local time, the National Weather Service in Phoenix said the dust cloud was blowing into the Phoenix area and would impair visibility. Local news Fox 10 captured the massive dust storm rolling through the metro area. WATCH: A dust storm made its way over #Phoenix tonight. Did you see it!? pic.twitter.com/RmJooCfzfG — FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) July 28, 2021 A time-lapse of the Phoenix dust...

Tensions between the party leaders in the House rose to a boil on Wednesday when Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called her Republican counterpart, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), a "moron" for his opposition to wearing masks in the House. Brian Monahan, the Capitol physician, instituted a new mask mandate for the lower chamber late Tuesday night in response to a spike in infections from the delta variant of the coronavirus. The rise in cases also prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier Tuesday to push new recommendations for masking indoors, even among those who've been vaccinated....

In 2 Kings 4:1-7, we have an amazing passage about Elisha and a widow. She began to share her story with Elisha, and it was a tale of hurt, brokenness and disappointment. Her husband had died. That one thing alone would be tragic enough, but her story gets even worse. Not only was her husband gone, but she was saddled with debt far beyond her ability to pay. If all of this weren’t bad enough, she was approached by the creditor who threatened her, saying, “If you don’t pay this debt back immediately, I’m going to take your two sons...

The FBI agent who had been leading the investigation into the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 is facing felony assault charges after an incident at his home on July 18. Richard James Trask II, a nine-year veteran of the FBI who testified in preliminary hearings last year about his role helping lead the investigation into the plot to kidnap Whitmer, was arrested in his wife's car in the parking lot of a Meijer supermarket in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Sunday, according to MLive News. He fled there, according to a police affidavit reviewed by The Detroit News,...

“For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:8). If you are a Christian, your life will produce spiritual fruit. If you want to enjoy assurance of salvation in all its richness, you need to faithfully pursue all the virtues we have been studying this past week. The reason is simple—they produce fruit in the Christian life, and nothing is a better indicator of true salvation than that. It was the criterion Christ used to distinguish between the true and false...

VIDEOBookmark this video for future reference. You will need to do this when Brian Craig's prediction which he made as co-host of the Steve Kane Radio Show (AM 1470 WWNN Radio, 6-9 ET weekday mornings) comes true. For all the song and dance acts surrounding the hearings, Brian nailed the REAL purpose behind the hearings.

It is time for Kevin McCarthy to remove Pelosi Republicans from the caucus. Render them useless. Give McCarthy a call and express your opinion. 202-225-4000