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The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities -- the international organization of major countries vaccine regulators -- put out a public statement earlier this year addressing the kind of anti-vax rubbish being promoted in this thread. Their statement included the following: "False and misleading information about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on social media often exaggerates the frequency and severity of side effects. Misinformation also wrongly attributes unrelated medical events to the vaccines. Vaccine misinformation leading individuals to decline vaccination has very likely led to many more deaths than adverse effects of the vaccines." https://icmra.info/drupal/strategicinitiatives/vaccines/safety_statement ICMRA includes 38 medicines regulatory authorities from every region in the world. Members include the U.S. FDA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the UK's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, Germany's Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, and others.

And summaries of some of the latest updates from the Australian government on their current COVID situation as of Sept. 29, 2023: New South Wales 651 cases in hospital with the virus, 12 of those in intensive care, and 17 new deaths. South Australia 36 patients in hospital and two in intensive care, as of September 26, and 22 new deaths. Victoria 168 people in hospital with COVID-19, five in intensive care, and two new deaths. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-29/covid-19-case-numbers-states-territories/102916140

Interesting to see how Australia's original COVID "lockdown" restrictions kept the country's COVID death toll relatively low, until those restrictions were lifted, and then the COVID death toll skyrocketed: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-27/abs-deaths-in-graphs-covid-heart-disease-suicide/102907992 "COVID deaths have grown significantly since the disease first hit Australian shores. Lockdowns kept Australia's COVID death toll low when compared globally, but from 2022 when borders were opened and the nation returned to business as usual, that number skyrocketed." Seems like the government's original policies worked at preventing needless deaths.

Among the 90 Republicans who wanted to shut down the government by voting against the continuing resolution. Lot of familiar names there, including numerous Trump "steal the election" supporters: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023513 Andy Biggs from Arizona Lauren Boebert from Colorado James Comer from Kentucky (Biden impeachment campaign leader) Matt Gaetz from Florida Paul Gosar from Arizona Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia Ronny Jackson from Texas (Trump's former physician) Greg Pence from Indiana (elder brother of the former VP) Ryan Zinke from Montana (Trump's disgraced Sec. of the Interior) etc etc....

These Republican senators voted against the government funding bill Here are the nine Republicans who voted against the continuing resolution: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4232305-these-republican-senators-voted-against-the-government-funding-bill/ Most or all Trumpers, if I'm not mistaken.

AP Fact Check June 24, 2023 No, ‘monkey virus DNA’ was not found in COVID vaccines CLAIM: Vaccines developed for COVID-19 contain a cancer-causing virus DNA found in monkeys. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Public health officials and the lead researcher of a study cited in many of the social media posts say there’s no monkey virus DNA in the inoculations approved by government regulators. ... Kevin McKernan, one of the authors of the study cited in some of the posts, dismissed the claims as “fear mongering” and “click bait.” https://apnews.com/ap-fact-check/no-monkey-virus-dna-was-not-found-in-covid-vaccines-00000188e957d32da188e9ff1aef0000

"Evidence from the more than 13 billions of vaccine doses given worldwide shows that COVID-19 vaccines have a very good safety profile in all age groups. The benefits of the approved vaccines far outweigh the possible risks. The vast majority of side effects are mild and temporary." https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/icmra-statement-safety-covid-19-vaccines

You're continuing to try to beat a dead horse of misinformation: As the Western Australia report cited above notes: Important considerations when interpreting the AEFI summary data "The reported symptoms, signs and diagnoses in each adverse event were temporally associated with vaccination but are not necessarily causally associated with one or more of the vaccines administered." And from the ICMRA statement on COVID vaccines shared by the Australian government: "As for all medicines, reports of medical events after COVID-19 vaccination (suspected side effects) are collected and continuously evaluated by the authorities. These evaluations show that in most cases the medical events were not caused by the vaccine." ... Vaccine misinformation leading individuals to decline vaccination has very likely led to many more deaths than adverse effects of the vaccines." https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/icmra-statement-safety-covid-19-vaccines

great.... Lotus OnNut (Suk Soi 50) in BKK also is on their list.

Ya, and like who from Lotus's is actually going to enforce that store to store, day after day?

Yummy! Can't wait!

Not the most hygienic of set-ups -- even leaving pets out of the equation. ???? I never buy meat in Thailand that's left out uncovered for hours with who knows what going on around it. Big C used to do the same, but I have no idea if they still do...as it's been ages since I ever shopped there for any fresh meats.

One thing I took away from all the news coverage on the national police chief selection was that most of these guys this year are at the end of their police careers age-wise, but that BJ is younger and has many more years left of potential candidacy for the top job. So, even though he didn't get it this year -- depending on what does or doesn't come of all the currently pending investigations -- he could well be back again next year as a candidate once again for the top job.... especially if he plays nice with the current clan that have the ear of the highest party involved.

I'd sure like to know just what exactly BJ was holding in his right hand?

Presumably, given his "profession," he knew enough to know that he didn't want to end up getting sent to prison.... where he could potentially socialize with some of his past clients.

Also worth noting, the Australian government's Therapeutic Goods Administration recently shared a statement from its international member group, the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), on the safety of COVID vaccines and misleading efforts to malign their safety: https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/icmra-statement-safety-covid-19-vaccines The statement included the following highlights: "COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the risk of severe disease, hospitalisation and death from infection with SARS-CoV-2. ... "False and misleading information about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on social media often exaggerates the frequency and severity of side effects. Misinformation also wrongly attributes unrelated medical events to the vaccines. Vaccine misinformation leading individuals to decline vaccination has very likely led to many more deaths than adverse effects of the vaccines."

From your source: "And despite what the social media posts claim, the enhanced COVID-19 payments aren’t based on whether the patient lives or dies, experts said. “This is a stupid lie that apparently, like a zombie, refuses to die,” Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow and former director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, wrote in an email. “The most common lie about this fact is that every COVID hospitalization (i.e., including on-Medicare) meant more payment (FALSE) and hospitals only got paid more if the patient died (FALSE).”

PS - of course it's meaningless to talk about the raw vaccination status of COVID fatalities at large, vaxed vs. unvaxed, -- something anti-vaxers love to do -- when the vast majority of the population has already been vaccinated at varying levels, and the entirely unvaccinated population is a much smaller relative group in terms of numbers. Meaning comparing the two groups in terms of raw numbers of fatalities is apples and oranges. What is meaningful, which is what the CDC has done above, is to compare the fatality RATES among the different groups -- what share of the vaccinated are dying of COVID, what share of the unvaccinated are dying of COVID, etc etc... And in those regards, the outcomes and answers are very clear -- vaccination saves lives and reduces COVID fatalities.

I don't believe that issue was addressed in the Australia report above... But it has been very well addressed by the U.S. CDC for American COVID fatalities age 50 and above that show the unvaccinated (dark green line below), who have the highest fatality rate, and much higher than all the vaccinated groups, with the lowest fatality rate belonging to those who had had 4 or more shots (red line below). The CDC link below includes an Excel file with the actual weekly COVID mortality rates per 100,000 population details for the chart above, including the the final week in the series being Sept. 3, 2022: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/data-review/vaccines.html And broken down by different age groups: "In August 2022, the risk of dying from COVID-19 among unvaccinated adults compared with adults who received a primary series was 9 times higher for adults aged 65–79 years and 4 times higher for adults aged ≥80 years. A similar pattern was observed among younger adult age groups in August 2022. Compared with adults who received a primary series in the same age group, the risk of dying from COVID-19 among unvaccinated adults was 3 times higher for adults aged 18–29 years, 5 times higher for adults aged 30–49 years, and 6 times higher for adults aged 50–64 years."

Busy house cleaning, I think! ????

Half of Americans interested in getting updated COVID shot, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows September 15, 2023 WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - About half of Americans are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine more than three years after the virus infected millions and upended daily life across the United States and around the world, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The results suggest that more might be willing to get a booster shot than a year ago when only around roughly one in six Americans opted for an updated shot, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nationwide online poll, which concluded on Thursday, showed that almost 30% of respondents were very interested in getting the vaccine and another 24% were somewhat interested. Almost 17% were not very interested and 30% were not interested at all. (more) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/half-americans-interested-getting-updated-covid-shot-reutersipsos-poll-2023-09-15/

Republicans are Much Less Likely than Democrats to View Fall Vaccines as Safe Or Expect to Get Them, though COVID-19 Sparks the Greatest Split in Intentions and Views Sep 27, 2023 "Nearly half of adults say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, though most parents are not planning to get the shot for their children, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll. Among all adults, 23% say they will definitely get the new vaccine, 23% say they will probably get it, while 19% say they will probably not get it and 33% say they definitely not get it. ... As has been true throughout the pandemic, a much smaller share of Republicans (24%) than Democrats (70%) expect to get the new COVID-19 vaccine – 46 percentage point gap." (more) https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/poll-nearly-half-of-adults-expect-to-get-the-new-covid-19-vaccine/

September 28, 2023 Last year, COVID-19 killed 9,859 Australians, behind only heart disease and dementia (including Alzheimer’s) as the leading causes of death in the country. ... "An infectious disease (influenza and pneumonia) was last in the top 5 leading causes of death in 1970," the Australian Bureau of Statistics said in the press release. "Deaths due to COVID-19 were a significant contributor to the increase, causing just under 10,000 deaths and mentioned as a contributing factor on a further 2,782 death certificates." (more) https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-19-third-leading-cause-death-australia-2022 "This is the first time in over 50 years that an infectious disease has been in the top 5 leading causes of death in Australia. In 1968 and 1970, influenza and pneumonia was the fifth leading cause of death. The rate of death from COVID-19 has increased by 23.7 deaths per 100,000 since 2021 and 24.5 since 2020. In these years it was the 33rd and 38th leading cause of death. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/2022

Get ready to start passing out those baskets of birds nest drinks at the hospital.... ????

Gifts of considerable value (gifted housing) given by a taxi industry businessman who's industry comes under regulation by the Thai police?