Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the head of the emerging diseases unit at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that data from countries doing contact tracing showed that non-symptomatic spread of the novel coronavirus to a secondary person is “very rare”. Just 24 hours later, she walked back her comment and said that because it is unknown how many people without symptoms may be infected, it is unknown if they are spreading the illness.” She also said they want to focus on symptomatic cases and isolate them, and quarantine their contacts. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that more research is needed to establish non-symptomatic transmission to others. Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO Health Emergency director, said the pandemic is still growing in some countries and Dr. Kerkhove warned of a ‘resurgence’ or second wave. [Of course it will. The seasonal flu always does, and COVID is just a variant of that.] -GEG
Just 24 hours after claiming that asymptomatic spread of the novel coronavirus is “very rare,” the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) reversed course.
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of W.H.O.’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, explained that the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic is extremely unlikely:
From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual. It’s very rare. … We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing. They’re following asymptomatic cases. They’re following contacts. And they’re not finding secondary transmission onward. It’s very rare.
But on Tuesday, Kerkhove walked her statement back. “We don’t actually have that answer yet. There are some estimates that suggest that anywhere between 6% of the population and 41% of the population may be infected but not have symptoms within a point estimate of around 16%,” she said during a live Q&A streamed to social media.
“The majority of transmission is from people who have symptoms and are spreading it through infectious droplets,” she continued. “But there are a subset of people who don’t develop symptoms. To truly understand how many people don’t have symptoms, we don’t actually have that answer yet.”
A critic noted that within days of the identification of a new variant, “global travel has been halted, states of emergency have been declared, and now we see a pharmaceutical company announcing the variant-specific vaccine trial that will begin in the U.S. in a few weeks.”
Thuringia and Saxony, the two states with the lowest vaccination rates (under 60%) also have the lowest excess mortality rates at 4% and 2% respectively. The front runner is Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a vaccination rate of 66% and an excess mortality rate of 16%.
A petitioner is seeking prosecution in India’s High Court against Bill Gates and Adar Poonawalla, partners in manufacturing the AstraZeneca shot, accusing them of being co-conspirators to mass murder. Poonwalla is the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), reportedly the world’s largest vaccine maker.
Two fathers Jeremy Story, a minister, and Dustin Clark, a retired Army captain, spoke out against the Round Rock Independent School District at school board meetings in two separate incidents, and both men were later arrested at their homes.
Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have agreed the United Auto Workers union members will not be forced to take the mandatory vaccine as a condition of employment. Also, the vaccine status of the workers will remain private.
Gregory McMichael, a retired law enforcement official, and his son Travis McMichael pursued Ahmaud Arbery in their vehicle. Travis McMichael has a shotgun and struggled with Arbery. Neighbor William Bryan also joined altercation. All three men were convicted of murder and multiple lesser charges.
The New York City Public Design Commission, appointed by the mayor, removed a statue of Thomas Jefferson because he owned slaves. In 2017, when statues of Confederate figures were targeted, former President Trump predicted that statues of Jefferson and Washington would face the axe. History is being erased.
Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital was overwhelmed when 18 children who were injured in the Christmas parade. The hospital is facing a medical staff shortage due to the Covid vaccine mandate that is affecting the care of the children, some of whom are in critical care.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has decided to get tough on crime and drop his commitment to “social justice” just weeks after securing the release of his father, David Gilbert, a member of the Weather Underground domestic terrorist group, that killed two police officers.
Hubert Wiggs was not only out on parole for a 2010 firearms and illegal drug conviction, but he was also out on bail for possession of an illegal firearm in 2019 after he was allegedly caught with a loaded .380 semi-automatic handgun and a small amount of PCP in another person’s car.
The Long Beach Emergency Department, that sees about 10,000 visitors each year, will be closed for at least a month due to the state’s vaccine mandate. The Long Beach Emergency Department is the only emergency room in that city.
A survey showed that 37% of truck drivers will refuse the jab. The Fifth Circuit Court of appeals and OSHA halted the implementation of Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses, but White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has urged employers to move forward with mandates anyway.
The Australian army forcibly removed residents in the Northern Territories to the Howard Springs quarantine camp after nine new Covid-19 cases were identified following a “blitz” of tests. Authorities reported that 38 contacts were found and transported to the camp and more contacts are expected to be discovered.
A 2014 law known as Prop. 47 helped create the crime surge in California by downgrading thefts under $950 to misdemeanors. This, combined with follow-up laws that removed jail as a punishment for non-felonies, created a crime wave that law enforcement cannot handle.
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm is an avid supporter of so-called criminal justice reform, which includes releasing criminals from prison. Only one-third of all referrals from the police in this county are ever charged!
More than 40 people were injured, including 12 children. The victims include Virginia Sorenson, 79 Leanna Owens, 71 Tamara Durand, 52 James Coolidge, 52, and Wilhelm Hospel, 82. An 11-year old girl remains in hospital fighting for her life with a broken pelvis and lost kidney.
Austria announced that Covid vaccines will be compulsory by February 2022, citing a 66% vaccination rate. A full lockdown was imposed nationwide, confining to their homes. A large rally, organized by the right-wing Freedom Party, drew 40,000 protesters this past weekend in Vienna alone.
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Considering that the entire premise of the “asymptomatic carrier” was based upon a South Korean study of about 280 people who had recovered from COVID-19 and centered upon one single person in that study who someone claimed anecdotally had not appeared to have any symptoms. The study was published, and the researchers stated this observation as a supposed fact without corroborating it by talking to the actual person. After the fact, the woman was questioned, and she stated that she had indeed had symptoms. The asymptomatic theory is based upon a lie, and only one person. How the heck does… Read more »