13 thoughts on “Monday’s Papers

  1. SOQ

    The Heavy Duty Parts Report .com are ‘A Podcast About Heavy-Duty Parts for the Trucking Industry’. In response to the protest and freedom convey, Jamie Irvine, the host of the podcast, reported yesterday that the Conservatives may launch a no confidence vote in Canada’s House of Parliament today.

    Trudeau triggered the snap election in mid-August which resulted in a minority government so it is all to play for- time will tell- one to watch.

    https://www.tiktok.com/@jamielirvine/video/7064335325673327878

      1. SOQ

        Virology is never an absolute- it is dependent on the individual’s immune system, so there is always outliers with any infection. Even when they were claiming 95% vaccine efficacy, there were still people going to get sick. Unfortunately it is those who are already in bad health who will be most susceptible, as is the case for many viruses.

        The problem is that because of the rush to vaccinate, many had no symptoms so no one actually knows what percentage of the population have previously been infected.

    1. Broadbag

      How many people tested were infected 650 days ago?

      Also ”Of 1580 individuals invited to undergo serologic testing, 816 (52%) did so between September 24, 2021, and November 5, 2021.”

      This is very confusing – I’m not sure the data supports the headline here.

      1. Broadbag

        “Among 295 reported COVID-confirmed participants, 293 (99%) tested positive for anti-RBD antibodies (≥250 U/mL, 44%; ≥500 U/mL, 27%; ≥1000 U/mL, 15%). A median of 8.7 (IQR, 1.9-12.9; range, 0-20) months passed since reported COVID-19 diagnosis.”

        I’m no math expert but 8.7 months does not equal 650 days…

  2. Broadbag

    Nevermind, I clicked through to the homepage of that ‘website’ and now need to nuke my router, it’s quite the read! What a wonderful alternative to ‘legacy’ media though.

    1. SOQ

      Do you not use a VPN? If not you should. I find it very useful for the localised TikTok streams as it picks up on the country’s IP ranges.

      https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2788894

      As per usual the headlines do not tell the full story- bit of a disclaimer at the end.

      “Although evidence of natural immunity in unvaccinated healthy US adults up to 20 months after confirmed COVID-19 infection is encouraging, it is unclear how these antibody levels correlate with protection against future SARS-CoV-2 infections, particularly with emerging variants. The public health implications and long-term understanding of these findings merit further consideration.”

      Then again, that could be said of vaccines too.

  3. Duncan Wheeler

    New today: The U.S. Europe and the U.K. prepare to invade Russia under demonstrably false pretext while claiming to be doing the exact opposite of their true intentions.

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