The following is an excerpt from Medscape. BERLIN (Reuters) - Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Wednesday it is examining potential risks in connection with bubbles that appeared in vials of Covid-19 vaccine boosters retooled to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Swissmedic said it had been informed by vaccination centres of the appearance […]
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Facebook, Instagram parent company Meta cuts 11,000, 13% of workforce
The following is an excerpt from Associated Press. Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon […]
(UPDATE) Accounting for Afghanistan
A shocking disclosure from the man overseeing U.S. tax money spent to help Afghanistan. In a new report to Congress, Inspector General John Sopko disclosed that, for the first time in his office's history, he’s unable to provide an accounting of the spending “due to the non-cooperation” of federal agencies. Sopko says the U.S. Agency […]
Twitter begins layoffs with reports of mass firings
The following is an excerpt from Just The News. Twitter on Friday began the process of enacting major layoffs of its workforce, part of heavy moves being made by Elon Musk to remake the company after his historic purchase of it. Company employees were posting on social media throughout Friday of receiving severance notices. Reports […]
US Govt: Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker was illegal immigrant who entered Southern border
The following is an excerpt from The Hill. The man who allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is in the country illegally and could ultimately be deported, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A Homeland Security spokesman issued a statement late last week saying that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
Swine flu cases exaggerated
The following is a three-month investigation by Sharyl Attkisson published Oct. 21, 2009 at CBSNews.com. The video has since disappeared. If you've been diagnosed "probable" or "presumed" 2009 H1N1 or "swine flu" in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn't have H1N1 flu. In fact, you probably didn't have […]
Govt. study finds flu shots not effective in elderly, after all
This story was first published in 2006. A reposting on Nov. 5, 2022 was somehow tampered with and deleted. This replaces it. Govt. Researchers: Flu Shots Not Effective in Elderly, After All This story was first published on CBS News in 2006 An important and definitive "mainstream" government study done nearly a decade ago got […]
China rolls out first 'inhalable' Covid vaccine
The following is an excerpt from Reuters. In what is believed to be a world first, China's commerical capital of Shanghai this week introduced a new type of Covid-19 vaccine that is inhaled rather than administered via injection. Chinese regulators approved the vaccine, produced by Chinese pharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics (6185.HK), for use as a booster […]
