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Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine – and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved | The Independent

Dr Kathrin Jansen, Pfizer’s head of vaccine development, told the New York Times: “We were never part of the Warp Speed … We have never taken any money from the US government, or from anyone.”

Pfizer later clarified that they were considered “part” of Warp Speed, because the US government had placed an order for a potential vaccine. But they received no funding for its development, unlike their rivals.

Source: Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine – and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved | The Independent

Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective. Here’s what we know. – Vox

Phase 3 clinical trials are where a vaccine is tested against the virus in the real world. Pfizer and BioNTech enrolled 43,538 participants around the world and randomly sorted them into two groups: one that received the vaccine and one that received the placebo. Then the company waited to see how many confirmed Covid-19 infections emerged.

The findings reported on Monday showed that 94 volunteers in this group developed Covid-19, but the vast majority of these cases were in the placebo group, indicating that the vaccine seems to be highly effective against the virus. The companies, however, did not disclose the exact split of infections between the treatment and placebo groups.

The more effective a vaccine, the earlier a signal will emerge in a clinical trial. But 94 cases is not enough to conclude the trial. Pfizer and BioNTech said that the endpoint of their trial is when they can confirm 164 Covid-19 infections in their pool.

Therefore, the results are not enough for the Food and Drug Administration to grant full approval to the vaccine. The safety standard for a vaccine is much higher than it is for a treatment, because a vaccine is distributed to vastly more people than a treatment, including those who are healthy and those that may have underlying health concerns. So even rare complications become magnified, making it critical to have a high bar for safety.

Source: Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective. Here’s what we know. – Vox

Virus Cases Spike Again in N.Y.C. as New Restrictions Are Considered – The New York Times

The number of new infections is swiftly rising, with more than 1,000 cases identified in the city four days in a row this past week, a level that last occurred in May, according to the state’s Department of Health. Just a month ago, daily cases were typically in the 500 to 700 range.

Hospitalizations and death rates are a small fraction of what they were at the height of the pandemic, and case count comparisons can be tricky, given that much more testing is occurring now. What’s more, the positivity rate in New York City is still well below that in neighboring states.

Still, on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce that the “Covid crisis is entering a new phase,” and he will call on New Yorkers to “double down to stop the spread,” according to his prepared remarks provided by his office.

Utah governor declares state of emergency as COVID-19 patients strain hospitals | TheHill

In a series of tweets, the governor said that all Utahns would be subject to a statewide mask mandate and added that all extracurricular activities in state schools were suspended.

“Due to the alarming rate of COVID infections within our state, tonight I issued a new state of emergency with several critical changes to our response. These changes are not shutting down our economy, but are absolutely necessary to save lives and hospital capacity,” he wrote.

Source: Utah governor declares state of emergency as COVID-19 patients strain hospitals | TheHill

Amore per le Merci: il Valore che i bianchi danno all’Oro che desiderano così tanto

Barbara Crane Navarro

foto: Yanomami: trasformazione sciamanica – Barbara Crane Navarro

Come dice il portavoce degli Yanomami Davi Kopenawa nel suo libro “La caduta del cielo”: “Oggi non sono rimasti molti grandi sciamani nella nostra foresta. Il fumo dorato delle epidemie lo svuotò quasi completamente. I nostri genitori e nonni non si fidavano dei bianchi e hanno sempre temuto i loro vapori epidemici. Non sapevano di essere venuti a segnare i confini del Brasile in mezzo alla nostra terra. Non avrebbero mai immaginato che in seguito i figli ei nipoti di queste persone sarebbero tornati in gran numero a sfruttare i fiumi alla ricerca dell’oro. Non avrebbero mai pensato che questi stranieri un giorno li avrebbero cacciati di casa per prendere le loro terre! Poi le epidemie di xawara seguono le loro tracce e iniziamo subito a morire una dopo l’altra!

Siamo i pochi abitanti delle foreste che sopravvivono ai vapori epidemici dei…

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Lets go Banana? nops lets become Potatoholic😄🥔😋

yum yum

Soni's thoughts

Heya my wonderful friends, how are you all doing!!
Little bit curious by my post’s tagline??
Ok ok, let me give a brief, todays post is about a mouth watering snacks or starter anything you can call it with potato as the king😃
Yeah, i know i dont like to cook, but me being a foodie, sometimes cant stop myself from cooking yummy food whenever i feel like eating, but not always hehehe…

I would be sharing with you the receipe of this dish called CAJUN SPICY POTATO
When the first time i went Barbeque nation restaurant, in veg starter they served it and since then it got added to my fav dish list…

In this lockdown thought why not to try making it? As its very simple and gets prepared too fast!

INGREDIENTS:
👉🏻Baby potatos (as per your wish you can take how many you want to eat)

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Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective – The New York Times (want vaccine but tired of stock boosting PR)

The company said that the analysis found that the vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in preventing the disease among trial volunteers who had no evidence of prior coronavirus infection. If the results hold up, that level of protection would put it on par with highly effective childhood vaccines for diseases such as measles. No serious safety concerns have been observed, the company said.

Pfizer plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine later this month, after it has collected the recommended two months of safety data. By the end of the year it will have manufactured enough doses to immunize 15 to 20 million people, company executives have said.