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    Quote Posted by Satori (here)
    Quote Posted by Arcturian108 (here)
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    The elation in New Zealand is fabulous. Let's hope they don't put in another motherWEF'er.
    I could be wrong, and no doubt many are elated by the news, but I believe the video is photoshopped. I suspect it is actually a sport event people are reacting to. There are several clues.
    to respond ASAP I dont have time to search name,etc, but that video show public response after free fault that 17 years old who
    kill 3 people in defense in some "pacific protest" in USA 2 years? ago...

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    Och, he hasn't been the same since that house fell on his sister.


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    Has she resigned to spend more time with E.L.E ?

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    !!Ron DeSantis Speaking Truth re COVID-19 jabs, rules, mandates and much else
    1/19/23
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    "Ron DeSantis announced several new policies targeted at stopping COVID-19 rules and mandates.
    While speaking in Panama City Tuesday, DeSantis laid out a plan to permanently ban COVID-19 mask requirements in Florida, ban vaccine and mask requirements in all schools, ban "so-called" vaccine passports in Florida and prohibit companies from hiring or firing workers based on vaccination status."



    (He's still a politician of course, but it's incredibly refreshing to hear one of them speaking truth about many outrageous policies, even taking on the medical establishment and Wokeness isues like transgender nonsense.
    Kinda weird though that a CNN video would have such lousy video. I wonder if some "higher up" is trying to sabotage it. )
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    Now Left MORE afraid of Trump & Musk; DeSantis goes after China; AI & Govt can’t hide THIS anymore
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    "New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said that she will resign as prime minister of New Zealand, and she will not run in the general election, which is scheduled for October.

    While Democrats are still waiting for Biden to decide whether he will run for president, next year, President Trump's campaign is already on the agenda. Trump's campaign was in contact with Facebook's parent company, Meta. Here are the details.

    U.S. authorities arrested the majority shareholder, and co-founder of Bitzlato, which is a cryptocurrency exchange.

    Rep. Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, accused the government of covering up UFO sightings."

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    Quote Posted by Hermoor (here)
    Och, he hasn't been the same since that house fell on his sister.

    OMG there is a shocking familiarity!!!!! Why is the old hag leaving office? I guess big pharma has a cushy high paying job for her. When I think of the word inversion this thing comes to mind.What a disgrace to every woman that has ever lived on this planet.

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    Area 51 website owner raided by feds speaks out on Tucker
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    "Area 51 expert Joerg Arnu says U.S. agents searched his homes and dragged him into the street on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' "

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    Quote Posted by Pam (here)
    Why is the old hag leaving office?
    The crime minister's job is a bit like carrying the establishment's baton for the leg of a never ending relay race. The baton had become too hot and fragile in Ardern's hand. She was close to dropping it and damaging the establishment too much.

    So they have to shrink and dilute the problem by bringing in a fresh puppet to run the next leg of the race.

    Most of the sheeple will forget about the big problems, focus on the new puppet and expect better times. And so it continues until the baton becomes too hot and fragile again.

    Voting for an established political party in organised establishment politics is like turkeys voting for Christmas. But they'll keep on selling it as long as the turkeys keep on buying it.

    Most folks are decent, caring and community minded. They just aren't wise enough to navigate the traps which end up ensnaring us all.

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    Ten people were killed, and ten others injured in Monterey Park in Los Angeles County. The suspect is believed to be an Asian male and he's hasn't been located yet. The Sumerians called the moon Nanna and it was Su'en or Sin in Akkadian. In Latin its Luna and an obscure name is Dilimbabbar. There was an episode of UFO Hunters with Bill Birnes and they showed an 8.5 x 11 (19.5/19.47) sheet of paper with the names of groups above POTUS. I recall the second from the top being Luna.

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    Quote The gunman who opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others, remained on the loose Sunday morning, authorities said.

    Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said a “very preliminary description” was that the suspect is an Asian man aged 30 to 50, but he did not provide further details.

    “We are utilizing every resource to apprehend this suspect in what we believe to be one of the county’s most heinous cases,” Luna said.

    The shooting occurred on Lunar New Year’s Eve about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Luna said it was too early to tell whether the festival was connected to the shooting.
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    Machu Picchu has been closed due to riots leaving foriegners trapped. I wonder if Brien Foerster is stuck there.

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    Quote Widespread riots across Peru have caused world-famous attractions to close
    President Pedro Castillo was imprisoned for trying to dissolve Congress
    Protesters demand his release want new President Dina Boluarte to stand down
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    This is an update for the story in post#1169. The shooter is 72-year-old Huu Can Tran and he was found dead in his van of a self-inflicted gunshot. The mass shooting happened at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.

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    Quote Gunman Huu Can Tran, 72, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday
    Tran was found dead in van in Torrance, California after Monterey mass shooting
    Ten dead, ten injured, on Saturday during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations


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    Globalists PANIC as 61% of US Counties Become ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries’
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    Quote Posted by Inversion (here)
    Jay Leno the former host of the The Tonight Show received burns on the left side of his face when a car at his mansion burst into flames. He was taken to the Grossman Burn Center, and we'll need a couple of weeks to recover.

    Post update: It happened at his Burbank garage (see post#1104)

    Quote from Jay:
    Quote In a statement Leno said: 'I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.'
    He has a famous garage in Burbank, California: Jay Lenos Garage

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    Quote The former Tonight Show presenter was in his Los Angeles garage when one of his cars 'erupted into flames without warning'
    Leno - whose eye and ear was not affected in the blaze - has been taken to the burn ward at Grossman Burn Center
    The star missed an appearance at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday, and will take a 'week or two' to get back on his feet
    A statement from the event organizers read: 'His family was not able to provide us very many details, but there was a very serious medical emergency that is preventing Jay from traveling


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    Quote ABOUT GROSSMAN BURN CENTERS
    RESTORING LIVES THROUGH INNOVATIVE BURN CARE - GROSSMAN BURN CENTERS

    The Grossman Burn Centers are plastic surgery-based medical centers of excellence specializing in the comprehensive treatment of burns - from acute care and reconstruction, to rehabilitation and psychological counseling. The Grossman Burn Center is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with facilities in Bakersfield, CA, and Kansas City, MO.

    Since we first began in 1969, Grossman Burn Centers have earned a worldwide reputation as the innovative leaders in burn treatment. Dr. Peter H. Grossman, M.D., FACS, Medical Director of the Grossman Burn Centers has received global recognition for his treatment of some of the most difficult and high-profile burn cases in the world.

    Grossman Burn Centers are further distinguished by the compassionate, nurturing, personalized and team-centered ways we provide treatment. Our experience has shown results in less patient discomfort and speedier recoveries with better results.
    Jay Leno has had a string of bad luck which could imply he's being targeted. This time he had a motorcycle accident and sustained two cracked kneecaps, a broken collarbone & two broken ribs.

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    Quote The 72-year-old talk show legend was riding a vintage motorcycle in Las Vegas on January 17 when he pulled into a parking lot and was taken out by a piece of wire that had been strung across the roadway without any sign hanging off it to draw attention to it.

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    Federal Judge Blocks California Law Punishing Doctors for ‘COVID Misinformation’
    01/26/23
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    "A federal judge in California on Wednesday granted Children’s Health Defense-California Chapter’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a California law that would have allowed the state’s medical boards to punish doctors for spreading “COVID-19 misinformation.”In his 30-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge William Shubb determined the defendants in the case — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Medical and Osteopathic Boards — provided “no evidence that ‘scientific consensus’ has any established technical meaning,” and that the law provides “no clarity” on the meaning of the word “misinformation.”

    Judge Shubb also found the “plaintiffs have established a likelihood of success on the grounds of their Fourteenth Amendment vagueness challenges.”

    The ruling pertains to a lawsuit filed Dec. 1, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of plaintiffs CHD-California Chapter, Dr. LeTrinh Hoang and Physicians for Informed Consent.

    The lawsuit was filed after Newsom, on Sept. 30, 2022, signed California Assembly Bill 2098 (AB 2098), which was set to take effect Jan. 1.

    AB 2098 bars doctors “from providing ‘treatment or advice’ ‘to a patient’ ‘related to COVID-19’ when that treatment or advice includes (1) ‘false information’ (2) ‘that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus’ (3) ‘contrary to the standard of care.’ If a doctor goes against this ill-defined ‘consensus,’ the doctor is guilty of ‘unprofessional conduct’ and can face disciplinary action.”

    Judge Shubb’s ruling prevents enforcement of AB 2098 pending resolution of the lawsuit.

    According to lead counsel Rick Jaffe, “Judge Shubb looked at the law and correctly determined that the COVID misinformation was unconstitutionally vague, in large part because the plaintiffs in both cases showed there is no ‘current scientific consensus,’ given the fast-changing pace of the pandemic.”

    “The case will now proceed on two tracks,” Jaffe said, adding:

    “The parties will continue to litigate the case before Judge Shubb and we will be filing a motion for summary judgment in the not-too-distant future.

    “But because we won, and because a judge in the Central District of California denied a similar challenge to AB 2098, the attorney general will certainly appeal and argue that the central district judge was right. So, there is much more to come.”

    CHD Chairman and Chief Litigation Counsel Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who also litigated the case, said:

    “CHD and the California chapter are excited and proud to be a part of this groundbreaking litigation, especially since there are other states also trying to censor physicians for speaking out against the mainstream medical’s position of the safety and efficacy while downplaying if not ignoring the harm caused to many who have taken the COVID shots and every booster.”

    Kennedy said CHD’s efforts are not limited to the California law. “We are looking into challenging other state laws on the same grounds as we asserted in this case,” he said.

    Mary Holland, CHD president and general counsel, also applauded Judge Shubb’s decision:

    “This is not only a victory for California doctors, but for professionals and citizens around the world in this battle for freedom. The right to share and receive truthful information, no matter how uncomfortable it may be for those currently in power, must remain inviolate.”

    Holland singled out this statement in the ruling: “Because the term ‘scientific consensus’ is so ill-defined, physician plaintiffs are unable to determine if their intended conduct contradicts the scientific consensus, and accordingly ‘what is prohibited by the law.’”

    Judge Shubb’s ruling technically is limited only to “the plaintiffs, all persons represented by the plaintiffs, and members of the organizations that filed the lawsuits.”

    Judge: AB 2098 ‘operates to inhibit exercise of First Amendment freedoms’

    AB 2098 was introduced in February 2022, by California Assemblymember Evan Low, who had previously formed the Vaccine Work Group with six other Democratic lawmakers, with the intent of developing legislation promoting COVID-19 vaccines and “battling misinformation.”

    The bill, which garnered the support of the American Medical Association for its efforts to address public health “disinformation,” passed the California Assembly in May 2022, and the California Senate in late August 2022, before Newsom signed it into law.

    CHD-California’s motion for preliminary injunction included a declaration by Dr. Sanjay Verma, who highlighted numerous examples of public health authorities walking back recommendations that were previously deemed the “consensus” view.

    Judge Shubb cited Verma’s declaration in his order, stating that it “explains in detail how the so-called ‘consensus’ has developed and shifted, often within mere months, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.”

    “Because COVID-19 is such a new and evolving area of scientific study, it may be hard to determine which scientific conclusions are ‘false’ at a given point in time,” Judge Shubb wrote. As a result, “drawing a line between what is true and what is settled by scientific consensus is difficult, if not impossible.”

    “Because the term ‘scientific consensus’ is so ill-defined, physician plaintiffs are unable to determine if their intended conduct contradicts the scientific consensus, and accordingly ‘what is prohibited by the law,’” the judge said.

    “Vague statutes are particularly objectionable when they ‘involve sensitive areas of First Amendment freedoms’ because ‘they operate to inhibit the exercise of those freedoms,’” he added.

    Wednesday’s ruling also raised questions about who determines what constitutes a “consensus,” and how they make that determination:

    “Who determines whether a consensus exists to begin with? If a consensus does exist, among whom must the consensus exist (for example practicing physicians, or professional organizations, or medical researchers, or public health officials, or perhaps a combination)?

    “In which geographic area must the consensus exist (California, or the United States, or the world)? What level of agreement constitutes a consensus (perhaps a plurality, or a majority, or a supermajority)? How recently in time must the consensus have been established to be considered ‘contemporary’?

    “And what source or sources should physicians consult to determine what the consensus is at any given time (perhaps peer-reviewed scientific articles, or clinical guidelines from professional organizations, or public health recommendations)?

    “The statute provides no means of understanding to what ‘scientific consensus’ refers.” "
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    Federal Watchdog Slams Fauci’s Agency and EcoHealth Over Deal With Wuhan Lab + More
    01/26/23
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    "The Daily Wire reported:

    Dr. Anthony Fauci’s federal science agency and EcoHealth Alliance, which took a U.S. grant for bat virus research and paid part of it to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, made serious missteps, government investigators said Tuesday.

    EcoHealth Alliance did not properly disclose its subgrant recipients — which included the Chinese lab which may have been the origin of COVID — and was two years late in filing a report that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded may have revealed “gain of function,” or experiments which make a virus more dangerous to humans, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General said in a 72-page report. Fauci headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which oversaw the grant and is part of NIH.

    “Our audit found that NIH’s own evaluation of the Year 5 progress report concluded that the research was of a type that should have been reported immediately to NIH,” it said. The Year 5 report was filed two years late, but the IG said NIH “did not effectively monitor or take timely action” despite knowing about potential risks.

    “This oversight failure is particularly concerning because NIH had previously raised concerns with EcoHealth about the nature of the research being performed. Once NIH received and reviewed the late progress report, NIH concluded the research resulted in a virus with enhanced growth,” it said.

    U.S. FDA Pulls Authorization for AstraZeneca’s COVID Treatment Evusheld
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    The U.S. health regulator has withdrawn emergency-use authorization for AstraZeneca‘s (AZN.L) COVID-19 antibody cocktail Evusheld as the treatment is not expected to neutralize the currently dominant XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had limited Evusheld’s use earlier this month for the same reason and the agency’s Thursday announcement sent U.S. shares of London-based AstraZeneca down 1.31% to $65.75.

    The FDA’s decision resonates with concerns raised by the European health regulator about the effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies such as Evusheld against newer variants.

    Moderna Now in the Crosshairs of Sens. Warren, Welch Over Price Tag for COVID Vaccine
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    In December, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, sent a letter to Pfizer admonishing the company for a proposed increase in the price of its COVID-19 vaccine for up to $130.

    Six weeks later, they’ve turned their attention to the world’s other leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, Moderna, which also has said it might charge up to $130 per dose when the U.S. stops providing shots for free and goes to a commercial model.

    In a letter to CEO Stéphane Bancel, the senators reminded him that development of the vaccine was facilitated in part by a massive government grant. Warren and Welch also pose nine questions to the CEO, most of them asking about the company’s pricing strategy on the vaccine and whether it conspired with Pfizer in arriving at its price. The letter stops short of accusing the company of “deadly greed,” as Warren and Welch did on Dec. 13 with Pfizer. But it does pose many of the same questions.

    With the public admonishment of Moderna, Warren and Welch have joined Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont. Two weeks ago, Sanders called out Moderna, pointing out that it received $1.7 billion in public funds to research and develop the shot. Sanders also pointed out that manufacturing the vaccine costs approximately $2.85 per dose.

    California Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking COVID ‘Misinformation’ Law: Reports
    Fox News reported:

    A California judge issued a preliminary injunction against a state law that empowers the Medical Board of California to discipline physicians who support opinions about COVID-19 that are not in line with the “consensus,” according to reports.

    The law, known as Assembly Bill 2098, was set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Under the law, the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California could discipline physicians who “disseminate” information about COVID that is not in line with the “contemporary scientific consensus.”

    But in November, a group of five California physicians filed a lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, saying the law violates their First Amendment rights and constitutional right to due process.

    The preliminary injunction temporarily halts the implementation of the law while the case is tried in court.

    FDA’s Vaccine Advisers Meet to Consider the Future of COVID Vaccination in the U.S.
    CNN Health reported:

    A panel of independent experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions will hold a full day of meetings on Thursday to consider what the future of COVID-19 vaccination should look like in the United States.

    Currently, the U.S. is offering two types of COVID-19 vaccines. The first shots people get — also called the primary series — contain a single set of instructions that teach the immune system to fight off the original version of the virus, which emerged in 2019. The problem is that this index strain is no longer circulating. It was overrun months ago by an ever-evolving parade of new variants.

    So last year, in consultation with its vaccine advisers, the FDA decided that it was time to update the vaccines. These new bivalent shots contain two sets of instructions; one set reminds the immune system about the original version of the coronavirus, and the second set teaches the immune system to recognize and fight off Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, which emerged in the U.S. last year.

    So the FDA’s advisers are expected to vote Thursday on whether the U.S. should be offering just one type of COVID-19 shot for both the primary and booster doses. The committee is also expected to consider how many strains of the virus should be in the shot and how and when those strains should be chosen.

    The Downsides of Financial Incentives to Diagnose COVID
    Newsweek reported:

    What likely began as a good-faith effort by Congress to comfort grieving families has turned into a runaway train of data obfuscation.

    When Congress passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act in December 2020, it authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse up to $2 billion in funeral expenses for deaths related to COVID-19 incurred through December 31, 2020.

    Then, in March 2021, Congress extended this financial incentive, allowing FEMA to pull from $50 billion in general disaster relief funding through September 30, 2025, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. So long as there is a National Emergency, families are empowered to seek financial reimbursement for the loss of their loved ones where COVID is present.

    When a patient dies, the incentive to diagnose COVID grows stronger. Suppose the doctor or medical examiner fills out the death certificate and notes that COVID could plausibly have contributed to the patient’s death. In that case, the deceased patient’s family stands to gain up to $10,000 for funeral expenses from FEMA. Often all that is needed is for the patient’s physician to note a positive COVID test on the death certificate, even if COVID had little to do with the patient’s death.

    Roche Launches New Test to Detect Fast-Spreading Omicron Sub-Variant
    Reuters reported:

    Roche (ROG.S) has launched a new PCR test to detect a fast-spreading sub-variant of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday.

    The new test specifically targets the XBB.1.5 Omicron variant and will help researchers closely track the virus’s lineage and provide insights into the epidemiology and impact it has on public health, the company added.

    The XBB.1.5 variant is prevalent in the United States and is quickly spreading to other countries, Roche said.

    ‘Bionic Nose’ May Help People Experiencing Smell Loss, Researchers Say
    The Washington Post reported:

    A bionic device being developed by two researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine could help millions of people struggling with a loss of smell, they say.

    One to 2% of Americans have a problem with smell that tends to increase with age. Partial or complete loss of smell, or anosmia, can result from many conditions, including brain injuries and diseases such as COVID-19. Nearly 15 million adults worldwide may have long-term smell problems because of COVID, according to research published in July.

    It will, however, take five to 10 years for a fully developed prototype to be ready for implantation and testing in patients, said Richard Costanzo, director of research for the VCU Smell and Taste Disorders Center in Richmond. Costanzo said his idea for the device came long before the pandemic, born out of a desire to help people with a permanent loss of smell.

    I Finally Got COVID. Here’s Why I Threw My Paxlovid Pills in the Garbage
    San Francisco Chronicle reported:

    It’s been a month since I threw my Paxlovid pills in the garbage. I only took the three-pill, twice-daily dosage for one day instead of the prescribed five. But no matter how many cough drops I sucked on or sticks of gum I chewed, I could not shake the rancid, metallic-tasting dumpster fire that has seemingly taken up permanent residence in my mouth.

    What I am experiencing is common enough that it has a name: “Metal mouth” or “Paxlovid mouth.” In medical literature, this altered sense of taste is called dysgeusia. But, however it’s referred to, I wish I understood the risk of developing this nasty side-effect before I started taking the drug.

    As so many of us who have taken the drug know, Paxlovid mouth can last far longer than five days. In fact, the data showed that from the earliest published results. The European Medical Agency, the European Union’s governing body in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products, noted in December 2021 that potential side effects from Paxlovid, including dysgeusia, can last up to 34 days after the initial dosage.

    Why doesn’t public messaging around the drug match the data?

    People Urged to Get COVID Booster After Government Announces Universal Vaccine Program Will End
    Manchester Evening News reported:

    Officials have issued a reminder that there is still time for any member of the public to get their COVID jab before the universal vaccination program closes for the year.

    Healthy adults under the age of 50 who are yet to receive a booster jab have just two-and-a-half weeks to take up the offer before they are no longer considered eligible. After this deadline, experts have advised for the universal offer to shift “towards a more targeted offer during vaccination campaigns.”

    The new targeted program will focus vaccination offers for: care home residents and workers; frontline health and social care workers; adults over 50; people who are clinically at risk; carers and people who live in a house where someone is immunosuppressed.

    It comes as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) said the initial booster offer for healthy adults aged 16 to 49 should close as the autumn booster program comes to an end. In England, the program is due to end on Feb. 12."
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    More news about Jay, his garage show is ending. Here is automotive-centric lawyer Steve Lehto, who wrote a book about the type of turbine powered car that Jay owns, reminiscing about the show and the man.

    Edit: no mention here about the recent bike accident.



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    Jay Leno has had a string of bad luck which could imply he's being targeted. This time he had a motorcycle accident and sustained two cracked kneecaps, a broken collarbone & two broken ribs.

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    Quote The 72-year-old talk show legend was riding a vintage motorcycle in Las Vegas on January 17 when he pulled into a parking lot and was taken out by a piece of wire that had been strung across the roadway without any sign hanging off it to draw attention to it.
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    More news about Jay.
    Here's a video of Jay hitting a Hermosa Beach police SUV.

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    Quote The 72-year-old comic and classic car aficionado hit the tire of a police Jeep with the back right tire of his Tesla as he attempted to park in front of a Hermosa Beach comedy club, video shows.

    Leno then inexplicably backed up and collided with the car a second time.


    Talks about his motorcycle accident.

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    Ongoing earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have caused catastrophic destruction. Reports of 1000's of deaths that will undoubtedly rise in number. Also, reports of a tsunami warnings across the regions.



    Just caught a report on Al Jazeera the news footage is dreadful.

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    Ongoing earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have caused catastrophic destruction. Reports of 1000's of deaths that will undoubtedly rise in number. Also, reports of a tsunami warnings across the regions.



    Just caught a report on Al Jazeera the news footage is dreadful.
    Is this real?

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    Fake news….? Blast pix old.
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