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People who had COVID-19 may only need one dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to be “sufficiently protected” against getting the virus again, a new study says. The research, published in JAMA Network Open on Friday, compared the antibody levels of people who’d previously been infected with those who hadn’t been, after one and two doses of the double-dose Pfizer. “We observed higher SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in previously infected individuals after one dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer) compared with infection-naive individuals after two doses,” said researchers from Chicago’s Rush University, who conducted the study. The scientists said they found that giving previously infected...

An assistant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who has accused him of groping her while they took a selfie together filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, The Post has learned. The victim, who was identified as “Executive Assistant #1,” in Attorney General Letitia James’ sexual harassment report, filed the complaint during a brief Thursday afternoon meeting with sheriff’s officials, who have since contacted the Albany County District Attorney’s office, Sheriff Craig Apple told The Post. Apple said it’s possible the governor could be arrested if the allegations are substantiated. “The end result could either be...

Gina Krasley, known to reality TV viewers as the new star of TLC’s “My 600-lb Life,” has died. She was 30 years old. Her official cause of death has not been announced, but she passed away Sunday at her home in Tuckerton, N.J., “surrounded by her loving family” at the time, according to her obituary. Krasley joined the TLC series in 2020 — which chronicles the lives of obese people undergoing gastric bypass surgeries — and was featured in an episode presciently titled “Time Is Running Our For Gina,” which has nearly 1 million views on YouTube. “My life’s been...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — A new civil sex-abuse lawsuit has been filed against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, also naming Opus Dei priest Father Michael Barrett, who is currently a pastor in the Archdiocese of New York. “My youth, my childhood was robbed from me,” said the plaintiff, who filed the lawsuit anonymously, in the case during the online press conference. He said he was “abused by two people involved in the Catholic Church, and this is Father Michael Barrett and Cardinal McCarrick, who wasn’t a cardinal then, and he should have never become one.”

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is teeing up a Saturday vote to wind down debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, with senators hoping to pass the legislation as soon as this weekend. Schumer on Thursday night moved to arrange the vote for Saturday, where he’ll need 60 votes to move forward, after a day of behind-the-scenes haggling failed to produce a breakthrough. “I believe we’re very close to an agreement and see no reason why we can’t complete this important bipartisan bill," Schumer said. "So I urge both sides to continue working diligently to make it happen."...

While the delta variant of the coronavirus has quickly become the dominant strain in the United States, it’s not the only variant circulating in the population. The lambda variant, first identified in Peru, is also making headlines as it has started to be identified in several states. Houston Methodist Hospital reported its first case of the variant this week. Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina recently announced they had found the variant in a virus sample taken in April. According to a database for scientists tracking coronavirus variants, fewer than 700 cases of the lambda variant have been...

Has anyone submitted to their employer a religious exemption declaration/request against a mandated COVID vaccination policy? How did you format it, and what info did you include? My company is requiring any exemption documentation be submitted no later than Sept 13th. Has anyone submitted one and been questioned?

Surrounded by fires, parched by drought, and shut down by the pandemic – residents of California’s scenic South Lake Tahoe thought they’d endured everything. That was until this week, when the US Forest Service announced it was closing several popular sites after discovering bubonic plague in the chipmunk population. The federal agency announced this week that “based on positive plague tests” in the rodent population around hiking areas, it would close the well-trafficked Taylor Creek Visitor Center and nearby Kiva Beach through Friday. The closure includes some of the region’s most spectacular hiking spots, which meander through forested glades speckled...

COVID madness has struck the U.S. with full force and with a virulence that makes the Delta variant seem tame by comparison. The left is screaming for vaccine mandates, teachers are screaming to mask up kids, and politicians are, as usual, just screaming. The nation has gone flipping mad with COVID hysteria all because some people who got vaccinated are now testing positive for the coronavirus. Those who choose not to get vaccinated are, as expected, getting sick. But when 0.098 percent of vaccinated Americans test positive for the coronavirus — about 153,000 cases out of 164 million — with...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has teed up a vote for the weekend on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, ending debate late Thursday evening by filing cloture on the sweeping measure. While the final vote time remains unclear, the Senate is scheduled to come back into session on Saturday at noon, with lawmakers out of session on Friday for late Sen. Mike Enzi’s (D-Wyo.) funeral. Top lawmakers in the upper chamber had hopes of passing the measure on Thursday evening, but parties remained at odds over votes on additional amendments.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL -0.02% will require its 67,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated this fall, the first major airline to take this step as the Delta variant drives a nationwide increase in Covid-19 infections. Airlines including United have so far tried to encourage workers to be vaccinated voluntarily, with incentives such as bonus pay or extra vacation. In a letter to employees Friday, Chief Executive Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart said they expected that some would disagree with the decision but said the move was necessary to keep workers safe.

An elementary school in Fairfax County Virginia has come under fire for sharing and then deleting a “woke kindergarten” video on its website. ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Video “I feel safe when there are no police,” the narrator can be heard saying in the video, which is titled, “Woke Kindergarten 60 Second Texts: Safe.”

Biden says 350 million Americans are vaccinated, which is more than the entire U.S. population.Video of it in the link. https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1423670823328563200

Aug. 06, 2021 - 4:02 - Army Lt. Amber English talks about her experience at the Tokyo Olympics

A former high school custodian in Medford, Oregon, is accused of attempted 2nd degree murder and other criminal charges after police say he "made significant steps to carry out a mass casualty event." Kristopher Clay, 24, is being held in the Jackson County Jail on $2 million bail following his initial court hearing Thursday. The charges also include attempted 1st degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence, according to a news release from the Medford Police Department. CNN's attempts to contact Clay have been unsuccessful. It is not clear if he has...

Baltimore, Maryland, is ushering in an indoor mask mandate months after Gov. Larry Hogan (R) lifted the statewide requirement. The order goes into effect Monday and applies to both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. “This pandemic is not over and we must all do our due diligence to protect ourselves and our neighbors,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) said this week. “While we know that masking is a sure way to slow the spread of COVID-19, we cannot stress enough the importance and urgency of getting vaccinated so that we can beat COVID-19 for good,” he added, explaining that the number...

Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, You have destroyed the power of death and given the hope of eternal life for body and soul. You granted your Mother a special place in your glory, and did not allow decay to touch her body. As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, grant us renewed confidence in the victory of life over death. Amen.

Leftist billionaire George Soros has clearly adopted the defund-the-police movement into his nefarious political agenda to reshape the United States in his image. Fox News reporter Joe Schoffstall reported that Soros is “fueling an initiative to ‘dismantle’ and replace the Minneapolis Police Department, campaign finance records show.” One group within the Soros philanthropic network, the Open Society Policy Center (OSPC), reportedly gave $500,000 to “Vote Yes 4 Minneapolis in November” only “one month after it was established, the records show,” Schoffstall said. Vote Yes 4 Minneapolis, as Schoffstall described it, is a collective of “at least” 33 activist organizations “pushing...

Moderna reported better-than-expected earnings and said that its vaccine is more than 90% effective after six months, but that wasn’t enough to push the company’s stock, which has more than doubled during the past three months. Moderna (ticker: MRNA) reported a June quarter profit of $6.46 cents a share, beating forecasts for $6.04. Its sales of $4.4 billion were ahead of expectations for $4.28 billion. Moderna also said it would buy back $1 billion worth of shares over the next two years.

ational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is predicting that by the fall, there will be up to 200,000 new daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. driven by the Delta variant. "Remember, just a couple of months ago, we were having about 10,000 cases a day," Fauci told McClatchy's DC Bureau on Wednesday. "I think you're likely going to wind up somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 cases." "What we're seeing, because of this increase in transmissibility, and because we have about 93 million people in this country who are eligible to get vaccinated who don't get...