January 18, 2022: News of Note!

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January 18, 2022: News of Note!

Some news of note…

4th dose not good enough against omicrons Israeli study finds.

“The bottom line is that the vaccine is excellent against the Alpha and Delta [variants], for Omicron it’s not good enough,” she said.

More importantly, what exactly does this mean for the third dose (booster)? If, as pfizer’s resident veterinary expert made clear, the first two shots offer little to any protection – and this Israeli study suggest the fourth dose doesn’t either, then what are the benefits of boosting? Presumably everyone who gets boosted now will have to get boosted again when they come out with the new omicron-specific vaccine?

Meanwhile…

But omicron is the overwhelmingly dominant strain… pic.twitter.com/34Gmq5IEu8

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) January 14, 2022

Are they stupid? Or do they think WE’RE stupid? Hard to say…

Distrust in political, media and business leaders sweeps the globe

“A majority of people globally believe journalists (67%), government leaders (66%) and business executives (63%) are “purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations.”

The problem is…they’re not fucking good at it.

Motherfucker, YOU make the rules! They're YOUR rules!
Boris Johnson says 'nobody told me' Number 10 lockdown garden party was against the rules https://t.co/hgfWNOFngx

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) January 18, 2022

China claims omicron arrived in China via a letter from Toronto.

“After Beijing reported its first confirmed case of Omicron, officials in the city were quick to say that the patient had just received a letter from Toronto which may have been contaminated with the virus.”

Of course it had to be the letter. How else could a highly contagious airborne virus have gotten into the country?

As the price of pork rises, people are turning to crocodile meat.

Not MY first go-to alternative, but apparently leaner than chicken.

Which brings us to today’s Yes/No…