Report from Israel: About Half of Adults Infected With Covid-19 Delta Variant Were Fully Inoculated – Slashdot

Ran Balicer leads an expert Covid-19 advisory panel for the Israeli government. Friday he shared some troubling news with the Wall Street Journal:“The entrance of the Delta variant has changed the transmission dynamics,” said Prof. Balicer, who is also the chief innovation officer for Israel’s largest health-management organization, Clalit.

About half of adults infected in the outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Israel were fully inoculated.

These so-called breakthrough cases — defined as positive Covid-19 test results received at least two weeks after patients receive their final vaccine dose — are broadly expected as the Pfizer vaccine is highly effective but not 100% foolproof, according to Mr. Balicer. Israeli health officials are optimistic that even if the variant does spread, evidence from countries such as the U.K. indicate the vaccine will prevent a large increase in severe illness and hospitalizations that plagued the country’s health system in previous outbreaks. Israel has recorded only five severe cases in the past 10 days, Prof. Balicer said, but whether more will emerge is too early to tell…. Source: Report from Israel: About Half of Adults Infected With Covid-19 Delta Variant Were Fully Inoculated – Slashdot

Matt Hancock resigns at Britain’s health secretary after breaking protocols – UPI.com

Hancock, who was already under fire for his response to the pandemic, was captured on CCTV footage on May 6 kissing aide Gina Coladangelo when Britons were being told not to even hug people outside of their household. Source: Matt Hancock resigns at Britain’s health secretary after breaking protocols – UPI.com

What Robinson Crusoe Did Before The Shipwreck

Crusoe was a slave holder…

Odd Bits About Books

You may have guessed this if you’ve been following me for any length of time, but I read a lot. As well as stuff I pick up because it looks interesting, I’ve also got a ‘100 books you should have read’ list that I’m very slowly working my way through when I’m not distracted by anything else. I’ve been working on it for a while (pretty sure it was sent to me as a round robin email before the existence of Facebook!) and am struggling to find it online except here, which is a blog from 2007 where someone’s already filled in their reads. So far I’ve got 68 out of 106 (which are not the same as the ones in that blog), if anyone else wants to play along.

The last couple of things I read were quite full on, so I thought I’d look through the list…

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Tawny Daylily – Easy To Grow, Beautiful, Edible and More!

Ideas and Advice for How To Live a Joyful and Empowered Life.

The daylily plants that I have now have been in my family for many years.

My grandma was growing them in her yard when I was a teenager, around 40+ years ago.

When I got married in my 20’s, I got a few divisions from her large clump and enjoyed them for many years.

At some point my mom was expanding her gardens and got a few divisions from me since grandma had sadly passed away.

Some years after that, I ended up getting a divorce and moving to an apartment, not being able to take my beloved plants with me.

After 6 years of living in the apartment, I moved to a rental house with lots of property to plant.

That is when my mom gave me some divisions of the plants that I had given her years ago and I’ve been enjoying them here for a few years…

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You’ll be there for me?

Love all or perish

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Sometimes you want someone to be around you, to share, talk, crib, gossip or merely for their presence. While, some other times you just want to be alone, with no one to bother you at all. It depends on how you feel at that moment and that is completely okay too. No one should be obligated to talk to anyone if they don’t feel like it. Neither should we have such unrealistic expectations. However, when you choose to have a person at your disposal – to be around when you need them and then forgetting they exist, is that fair in the name of friendship and love? To me, it seems incredibly selfish, but then that is the major principle on which the world works. I agree one needs to be selfish if they are going through something bad, if they need to pick themselves up mentally or if…

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Rousseau

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

“As leis não são propriamente senão as condições da associação civil. O povo, submetido às leis, deve ser o autor. Compete unicamente aos que se associam regularmente às condições da sociedade. Como, porém, as regulamentarão? Será por meio de um acordo comum, por uma inspiração súbita? O corpo político possui um órgão para enunciar suas vontades? Quem lhe dará previsão necessária para formar essa publicar os atos antecipadamente? Ou como irá pronunciá-los no momento de sua necessidade? De que maneira uma multidão cega que em geral não sabe o que quer porque raramente conhece o que lhe convém, executará por si mesma um empreendimento tão grande, tão difícil como um sistema de legislação? Por si mesmo, o povo sempre deseja o bem, mas por si mesmo nem sempre o vê. A vontade geral é sempre reta, mas o julgamento que a guia nem sempre é esclarecido. É necessário fazer-lhes ver…

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Pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

Vivaldi translation: “The passion for life gave me the strength to fly like the birds.”

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” A paixão pela vida fazia com que eu tivesse a força necessária para voar como os pássaros.”

Marii Freire Pereira

https:// Pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

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Santarém, Pá 26 de Junho de 2021

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Actress Abhilasha Patil died due to Covid-19 Complications

RIP – too many have gone too soon.

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Abhilasha Patil died at an age of 47 on May 5, 2021, due to Covid-19 complications. She is survived by her mother, son, and husband. Earlier Abhilasha had gone to Varanasi for a shoot where she was suffering from a fever. When back to Mumbai, she had tested positive for Covid-19.

Abhilasha was appeared in the movie ‘’Chhichhore’’ with the late Superstar Sushant Singh Rajput. She played the role of a nurse in the Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer movie ‘’Chhichhore’’ and also had a scene with Sushant in the hospital.

She was also worked in some other movies such as ‘’Badrinath ki Dulhania’’, and ‘’Good Newwz’’ with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.  Abhilasha also worked in advertisements, Marathi daily soaps, and Telugu movies. She also had a YouTube channel for sharing their work.

Abhilasha Patil was also worked in some Marathi movies such as ‘’Bayko…

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US emboldening crackdown on activists, Palestinian writer tells Post – The Jerusalem Post

“The widespread discontent with the Palestinian Authority has nothing to do with Hamas. It is the result of rampant corruption and assaults on public freedoms. There is no rule of law; people no longer feel safe and secure under the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority’s repressive actions are fueling the anger on the Palestinian street.”
Harhash said that when PA President Mahmoud Abbas announced his decision earlier this year to hold parliamentary and presidential elections, he did so because he was seeking legitimacy that would pave the way for the US administration to resume financial aid to the PA leadership.
“But when President Abbas cancelled the elections, the US, instead of reprimanding him, rewarded him with money,” she said. “The US move was a mistake and it sent the wrong message to the Palestinian leadership – that it no longer needs to obtain legitimacy from the Palestinians because it already secured unconditional US financial aid. Now the Palestinian leaders feel free to go after anyone who speaks out against them.”

Asked if she was afraid for her life after the death of Banat, Harhash told the Post: “Of course I’m afraid. I’m not the only one who’s afraid. There are several other activists and journalists who are very worried. There is no difference between those who torched my car and those who killed Nizar Banat. They want to silence us; they want to intimidate us. The killing of Banat was aimed at sending a warning to people like me that we must keep our mouths shut in the face of this US-backed corrupt, totalitarian and criminal regime.”  Source: US emboldening crackdown on activists, Palestinian writer tells Post – The Jerusalem Post