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Deminpenn

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Sun May 9, 2021, 04:06 PM

May 2021

Now that the mRNA vaccine technology has proven itself and along with rapid DNA/RNA sequencing and other advances, imho, that portends much more rapid vaccine development for boosters and for new diseases.

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India. Pay attention to India. [View all] MineralMan May 2021 OP

I notice the news outlets are trying to bury the unfolding crisis in India. roamer65 May 2021 #1

Really? It's on CNN quite a bit (at least once or twice an hour) n/t MerryHolidays May 2021 #5

I don't have CNN. roamer65 May 2021 #7

BBC World Service nights to the US, on my NPR station is still talking about it. irisblue May 2021 #24

That's a good thing. roamer65 May 2021 #25

So you don't watch US news sources BannonsLiver May 2021 #36

They have websites. roamer65 May 2021 #58

How would you know, you've said you don't consume US media? BannonsLiver May 2021 #61

MSNBC is covering it too -- If you've no American news channels whathehell May 2021 #54

I don't watch opinion based "news/sadistic entertainment" either mac2766 May 2021 #57

It's all over BBC and Al Jazeera. JI7 May 2021 #63

rad... Maxheader May 2021 #99

Yep. There's another thread like this TraceNC May 2021 #50

Not really. All are covering it fairly heavily. MineralMan May 2021 #11

Find the front page India story. roamer65 May 2021 #14

Straight from your link: MineralMan May 2021 #17

That's not the lead story. roamer65 May 2021 #18

Do you only read one story on a news site? MineralMan May 2021 #19

I expect an ongoing major tragedy to be lead news. roamer65 May 2021 #20

OK. Whatever. Scroll a bit. MineralMan May 2021 #21

Personal? HUAJIAO May 2021 #40

I agree with you. secondwind May 2021 #45

The Lead story Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #82

It has led the CBS news almost every night oldsoftie May 2021 #96

I have been barely checking the news over the past few days. Politicub May 2021 #119

Not true at all! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #132

Not just India. ananda May 2021 #2

+1 roamer65 May 2021 #4

Rec. Treefrog May 2021 #3

All vaccines distributed in the U.S. are manufactured in the U.S. dalton99a May 2021 #6

Not the J & J - the reports were it was safe because it was made in Europe womanofthehills May 2021 #39

The vaccines werent contaminated, one ingredient was oldsoftie May 2021 #95

That's not accurate. LisaL May 2021 #103

They used the plasmid vector for the AZ virus DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #123

Sounds like contaminated when they caught many workers womanofthehills May 2021 #127

I stand corrected! oldsoftie May 2021 #126

Also, all the early Pfizer vaccines in the US womanofthehills May 2021 #41

As said, much of the world supply was to be produced by India, so that the Hortensis May 2021 #8

Looks like we are about to have a lot of extra vaccines, since our anti-vaxxers are refusing to get LisaL May 2021 #9

What's a weird dichotomy is that trump bragged to no end Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #52

Yes! they insist that Trump get credit for Warp Speed; oldsoftie May 2021 #97

The more you think about it the more irrational it is. Deaths were unreal, Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #136

I don't think the vaccines in the US come from India Klaralven May 2021 #10

Thanks for that information. MineralMan May 2021 #13

I read that we are supposed to get vaccines from India later this yr womanofthehills May 2021 #47

This is what we need to keep an eye on... FalloutShelter May 2021 #12

Quit fear mongering please DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #15

+1. Which is why the WHO calls B.1.617 a "variant of interest" and not a "variant of concern" dalton99a May 2021 #22

Modi is so similar to the Apricothellbeast, but slightly more talented. irisblue May 2021 #31

I admire Sikhs. roamer65 May 2021 #32

thanks for that accurate snapshot. stopdiggin May 2021 #35

Public Health England says coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 is a variant of concern (sub-lineage, thus Celerity May 2021 #94

Now there is B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3 womanofthehills May 2021 #128

B.1.617.2 is the nasty one so far Celerity May 2021 #139

WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern' Celerity May 2021 #138

Thank you. TheRickles May 2021 #26

Very true. roamer65 May 2021 #27

Thank you for this. Yavin4 May 2021 #34

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #59

I'd settle for not being so painfully obvious. BannonsLiver May 2021 #38

Thanks for this information. ShazzieB May 2021 #51

+1 Thank you Deminpenn May 2021 #56

Wow, you have quite a low post count to be chiding one of the most revered voices Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #68

Lol, so post count makes him a microbiologist? DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #77

Seriously. That's almost the same thing as TraceNC May 2021 #93

I truly doubt you were here before me Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #108

Well, he sure hasn't earned a degree in DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #109

+1 DTomlinson May 2021 #76

no, it is not fear mongering Skittles May 2021 #81

It is fear mongering when you say that the mutations DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #83

".....some of those may well be resistant to our vaccine immunity" Skittles May 2021 #84

No it's not DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #100

I am still waiting for proof of that poster's huge claim Celerity May 2021 #107

You can wait until you turn to dust DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #110

This is a huge claim, please produce multiple links (as you said 'most believe') for proof. TIA Celerity May 2021 #89

Go on Reddit DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #101

bollocks answer (and you do not know what I am capable of understanding, how arrogant of you) Celerity May 2021 #105

Good for you, since you are adept at researching DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #113

I just posted a study that showed 10.4% efficacy rate for the AZ vax versus the B.1.351 variant Celerity May 2021 #118

Please define efficacy DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #121

Efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.351 Variant Celerity May 2021 #125

There's your issue: claiming how the pandemic is evolving is "self-evident" Politicub May 2021 #120

Wow. What is self evident that the spike protein DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #124

THAT is good to know. Because I had wondered about mutations oldsoftie May 2021 #98

Normally, I do not respond to posts like yours, but MineralMan May 2021 #112

I think your grasp of virology is awful DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #115

What you think about my "grasp of virology" doesn't really concern me. MineralMan May 2021 #116

But most everything you say is exactly the point the OP is trying to make MerryHolidays May 2021 #129

Do you have a source for that? IronLionZion May 2021 #117

+1,000 malaise May 2021 #16

Yes, it is! Cozmo May 2021 #23

All thanks to Modi. roamer65 May 2021 #28

Then look at Trump's other friend malaise May 2021 #29

Birds of fascist feather flock together. roamer65 May 2021 #30

approaching 400,000 new Covid-19 cases daily. Bucky May 2021 #33

According to the reports on the ground from CNN there is a lot of under reporting of the deaths. mucifer May 2021 #85

I don't understand why the US Pharmas cannot share the vaccine formula FakeNoose May 2021 #37

"Isn't this a time when corporate profits and ROIs take a backseat to saving the human race HUAJIAO May 2021 #44

Pfizer makes enough dough already FakeNoose May 2021 #48

All pharma companies already have enough money. HUAJIAO May 2021 #49

The "formula" is not secret. hunter May 2021 #55

They can already manufacture vaccines. Modi gave away vaccines to other countries JI7 May 2021 #64

Sounds like someone we all know. LisaL May 2021 #104

we're number one! we're number one! NJCher May 2021 #42

we have over 2x the deaths as India and 1/4 the population. HUAJIAO May 2021 #46

If the data is accurate. There are reports that the Indian gov is not reporting all the deaths mucifer May 2021 #86

I believe it. HUAJIAO May 2021 #87

My daughter's friend lost her dad Marthe48 May 2021 #43

And what I read in Texas Trib the other day... They don't really Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #53

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #66

Really? Why in the world would he be against it? Jeez he was Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #74

Canada has introduced a travel ban specific to India and Pakistan. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #60

Too many people there chose religion, temples and statues over jobs, health, education JI7 May 2021 #62

No one is free and clear until all of us are Larissa May 2021 #65

And then there is this new threat...the black fungus Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #67

When your body is fighting off one disease, MineralMan May 2021 #71

Former Idiot would say "aMErica FIRST!" Joe Biden is DOING something. lastlib May 2021 #69

Yes! MineralMan May 2021 #72

Check this out malaise May 2021 #70

Yes. Explosive increase. MineralMan May 2021 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2021 #91

The problem is Modi. DTomlinson May 2021 #75

India's problem is it's populist despot. Dawson Leery May 2021 #78

The messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech & Moderna) help prevent severe illness & death. Justice matters. May 2021 #79

thank you Skittles May 2021 #80

No one thinks everything is fixed because we are vaccinated. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #88

Why the world's most vaccinated country is seeing an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases womanofthehills May 2021 #92

Thankfully we in US have more efficient vaccines than that. LisaL May 2021 #102

AstraZeneca Vaccine Fails To Protect Against The South African Variant (B.1.351) 10.4% efficacy rate Celerity May 2021 #114

it's not 100% effective Skittles May 2021 #130

No one expected it to be. But the numbers are stacking up. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #135

Yes. I've had both shots and so has my wife. MineralMan May 2021 #111

I agree. Treefrog May 2021 #122

K & R Progressive Jones May 2021 #90

Indian Official says he doesn't care if people die as long as he survives JI7 May 2021 #106

that pretty much sounds like every repuke I know Skittles May 2021 #131

POS is probably fully vaccinated dalton99a May 2021 #134

Is anyone of note or weight arguing we ignore it? LanternWaste May 2021 #133

"human soup" really? SYFROYH May 2021 #137