COVID is another forever war There's no exit strategy when the enemy is already among us https://theweek.com/feature/opinion/1008314/covid-is-another-forever-war excerpt: Like previous surges, though, the battle of Omicron is likely to fail. That's not because the measures the administration announced are necessarily bad. To the contrary, new initiatives such as the provision of free tests are good and long overdue (if possibly too late to do much good at this point). But the president and his advisors are still unwilling to tell the truth: that COVID is with us for the foreseeable future — and possibly forever. I'm not the first to compare the way of thinking about the pandemic still dominant in official statements to the military disasters of the last two decades. My colleague Noah Millman and the journalist Daniel McCarthy have both noted parallels between the interminable conflicts that followed 9/11 and the "war" on COVID. "Like the old Afghan government," Millman wrote, "those in charge of public health have little practical ability to shape events. But they speak as if they are sovereign and in control." The illusion of control is evident in the continued fixation on masking. Even though cloth and paper offer little protection in the best circumstances, and most people use them erratically and ineffectively, they've become symbols of moral commitment that deflect questions about the wisdom of the enterprise. Remember the yellow ribbons that proliferated during the first Iraq War as a symbol of support for the troops, regardless of their actual mission? Masks have acquired a similar totemic function, quite independent of their limited practical value. more
Oh no, even the Israelis have been duped... Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Israel is to offer a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60 or with compromised immune systems, and to health workers, as part of a drive to ramp up the shots and outpace the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. A Health Ministry expert panel - whose findings have yet to be implemented - recommended on Tuesday that those eligible receive the fourth shot at least four months after receiving their third. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who has sought to drum up higher Israeli turnout for vaccines, welcomed the panel's statement as "great news that will help us overcome the Omicron wave that is spreading around the world". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The panel further recommended that the time allotted between second and third shots be reduced to three months from five. Such measures would be "part of the preparation for the fifth wave" of the pandemic, said the panel's statement, which did not present specific data behind the recommendations. "We are seeing a waning of protection against Omicron infection. This wave is growing in surprisingly high numbers... More than 80% of the panel supported this measure," Arnon Shahar, a doctor on the expert panel, told Israel's Army Radio. To go into effect, the recommendations must be approved by the Health Ministry director-general, Nachman Ash. The ministry did not say when that might happen. After a world-beating vaccine rollout, Israel has seen turnout for the shots plateau. Around 62% of its 9.4 million population have received two doses, according the ministry. The Bennett government moved quickly against Omicron, barring foreigners from entering Israel on Nov 25 and expanding a list of high-risk countries to which its citizens should not travel to include the United States this week. On Tuesday, an Israeli hospital reported the country's first known death of a patient with Omicron, before amending the statement to say a final laboratory investigation had determined he was infected with the Delta variant. Soroka Medical Center said the man, in his 60s and with serious pre-existing conditions, died on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted to a COVID-19 ward. The Health Ministry said there were at least 340 known cases of Omicron in Israel as of Tuesday. Bennett's office also approved reducing office attendance by 50% for public sector employees to encourage more remote work. Defence Minister Benny Gantz ordered the military’s Homefront Command to prepare for the eventuality of 5,000 new cases per day, his office said.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gen-army-covid-vaccine-heard-begun-human-trials/story?id=76901332[/QUOTE] This is strictly coming from the left. Their role model has always been China. They’re always having wet dreams what they can do to us like the way the commies in China do to their citizens.
related Inside the Omicron fear factory Public health chiefs and the media are working overtime to gin up hysteria https://spectatorworld.com/topic/inside-omicron-variant-fear-factory-new-york-covid/
I totally agree about this. Vaccines contain a microchip to track you. Elections were stolen by democrats and cheating. They are trying to take your guns. Vaccines have rare side effects that will likely kill you, it's best to take a chance on getting the virus instead and risking those health risks instead. Etc etc, it's definitely been mastered.
While I think following the advice of ben shapiro is generally silly... his wish that people enjoy Christmas is especially curious.
he must have something like this in mind: This Christmas Season, Don’t Allow Liberals To Make You Miserable https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/22/this-christmas-season-dont-allow-liberals-to-make-you-miserable
de Blasio backs off the totalitarianism De Blasio 'hopeful' NYC's New Year's Eve celebration will still happen despite Omicron https://theweek.com/coronavirus/100...ars-eve-celebration-will-still-happen-despite
