COVID vaccine injury claims mount, but recourse is lacking for those harmed, October 19, 2021:"More than 1,300 COVID vaccine-related injury claims are now pending before an obscure government tribunal, which to date has decided only two such cases, one involving swelling of the tongue and throat following the jab, the other alleging long-lasting, severe shoulder pain.

In both instances, the government, which requires claimants to prove their injuries are “the direct result” of a COVID-19 vaccine, denied compensation."

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/covid-vaccine-injury-claims-mount-recourse-is-lacking-those-harmed-2021-10-19/

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 "American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Senior Vice President, Policy Development Paul Graham issued the following statement on social media misinformation relating to COVID-19 vaccines:

“A social media post appears to be behind the spread of entirely false information, suggesting a COVID-19 vaccine could be a factor a life insurer considers in the claims-paying process.

“The fact is that life insurers do not consider whether or not a policyholder has received a COVID vaccine when deciding whether to pay a claim.

“Life insurance policy contracts are very clear on how policies work, and what cause, if any, might lead to the denial of a benefit. A vaccine for COVID-19 is not one of them. "
https://www.acli.com/Posting/NR21-012

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Courts Clash Over Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandates:"Conflicting court rulings about Covid-19 vaccine mandates for health-care workers in Maine and New York could lead the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its stance on what freedom of religion means for employees.

The two states both tried to mandate the shot for health-care workers without giving them the option to bow out due to their religious beliefs. A federal judge in Maine allowed the state to move forward without offering employees an exemption, while a district judge in New York extended an order that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing the mandate for workers with religious exemptions."

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/courts-clash-over-religious-exemptions-for-vaccine-mandates

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 Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, Joan Swirsky RN, MS, CS, and Harold Stearley RN, BSN, CCRN. wrote about Nurse Abuse decades ago.

Nurse Abuse: Impact and Resolution:"Nurse Abuse reflects a collaboration of dedicated staff nurses, professors of nursing and nurse researchers devoted to exposing the grave injustices of the nursing profession. Our goal is to finally acknowledge the unaddressed abuse and ultimately change the face of nursing altogether. Our situation has not changed; it’s time to make a difference!"
https://greatnurses.com/product/nurse-abuse-impact-and-resolution/

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#Covid19Vaccines, what did clinical trials so far evaluate? Ability to prevent infection, transmission to others? No, just "prevention of severe disease" unfortunately, but future trials are looking to assess those and other "endpoints." Standardizing Clinical Endpoints for COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Trials:"According to the authors, while prevention of severe COVID-19 is an important and expected benefit of a vaccine, the broader encompassing endpoint of symptomatic COVID-19 disease is needed because severe cases are a relatively small proportion of cases overall and vary widely based on other factors. The statistical power to show adequate efficacy against severe cases may be lower than what is needed in non-severe cases." https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/home/topics/covid19/consistent-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-endpoints-help-facilitate-meta-analyses/

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Concerning #Covid19 #Breakthough cases for the #Vaccinated, they evaluate, gather statistics a bit more honestly in Israel where the majority of the population is vaccinated. Israel's COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases Exceed 50%, August 11, 2021:"According to the Israeli Health Ministry COVID-19 data dashboard on August 11, 2021, the number of serious COVID-19 cases reached 405 yesterday, the highest one-day total since March 2021. Furthermore, about 250 of these patients were fully vaccinated, known as a 'breakthrough case,' reported Haaretz News. Israel's real-time map displays where COVID-19 cases are reported." https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/2021/08/11/israels-covid-19-vaccine-breakthrough-cases-exceed-50 #NurseUp #COVID19Vaccines

 Company charging unvaccinated employees “surcharge,” October 16, 2021:"A private health care company based in Clearwater, Florida that employs 11k people, has gone to the dark side and is now charging unvaccinated employees a “surcharge” until they provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 

The anonymous company informed its employees that a $50.00 per-pay period surcharge will be implemented, “unless proof is provided of a medical condition or deeply held religious belief that prohibits vaccination.” The company in question is reported to generate $1.8B in revenue, yet they have decided to go after the pocketbook of their employees who fail to comply."

https://www.citizenstringer.com/company-charging-unvaccinated-employees-surcharge/

 Extensive drought is thinning cattle herds, August 11, 2021:"He says a lot of factors put pressure on people who raise cattle, but the drought scorching the West forces ranchers to sell their cattle earlier and lighter.

"I think we're going to be 30 to 45 days earlier, in some cases more," says Stewart. "Shutting the water off in a lot of locations, including Jefferson County, has made the cost of hay production substantially higher, probably 25% higher, at least."

Shutting off the water shuts off the lifeline to huge investments for anyone handling livestock."

https://pamplinmedia.com/msp/129-news/518187-413920-extensive-drought-is-thinning-cattle-herds

 Comirnaty, the FDA-approved #Covid19Vaccine, is not in production, not available in the USA. Only Emergency Use Authorization vaccines (with zero liability to employers, BigPharma) are being given.

RxNorm Release Notes, October Release - 10/04/2021, National Library of Medicine:"At present, Pfizer does not plan to produce any product with these new NDCs and labels over the next few months while the emergency use authorized (EUA) product is still available and being made available for U.S. distribution. As such, the CDC, AMA, and drug compendia may not publish these new codes until Pfizer has determined when the product will be produced with the BLA labels." https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/2021/rxnorm_releasenotes_full_10042021.html Sen. Johnson Continues to Press the FDA, Pfizer, BioNTech on Transparency and Politicization of Vaccine Approval Process, October 8, 2021:"The senator wrote to Pfizer and BioNTech, “When the FDA made its August announcement it stated ‘[a]lthough COMIRNATY (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) is approved to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older, there is not sufficient approved vaccine available for distribution to this population in its entirety at the time of reissuance of this EUA.’ On September 13, 2021, the National Library of Medicine within the National Institutes of Health, reported, ‘[a]t present, Pfizer does not plan to produce any product with these new [Comirnaty National Drug Codes] and labels over the next few months while EUA authorized product is still available and being made available for U.S. distribution.’ On September 22, 2021, the FDA reissued the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, with the same language regarding availability limitations for individuals 16 years of age and older. Based on these statements it appears that individuals who are required to be vaccinated under President Biden’s and the Department of Defense’s vaccine mandates may not be able to receive the fully licensed and approved vaccine.” https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2021/10/sen-johnson-continues-to-press-the-fda-pfizer-biontech-on-transparency-and-politicization-of-vaccine-approval-process ************************** #Comirnaty #Covid #CovidCases #CovidMandates #CovidVaccines #Covid19 #Covid19Cases #Covid19Mandates #CovidInfection #CovidImmunity #Covid19Passports #Covid19Vaccines #Covid19Mandates #DeltaVariant #Disposable #Covid19Variants #Healthcare #HoldTheLine #JoeBiden #MyBodyMyChoice #NaturalImmunity #Nurses #Nursing #NurseUp #Pfizer #ThisIsOurShot #Vaccinations #VaccineHesitancy #VaccineMandate #VaccineMandates #VaccinePassports #VaccinesWork #StopTheMandates #UnVaccinated

 Southwest pilots warn fatigue, frustration could fuel further outages:"The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, which represents Southwest’s 9,000 pilots, has blamed the airline’s management and what it describes as poor planning for the trouble. The union raised alarms over the summer that pilots were being stretched thin by frequent reassignments that have led to longer workdays and extended trips. Without changes, problems like this weekend’s could crop up again, union president Capt. Casey Murray said in an interview Monday."

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/southwest-pilots-warn-fatigue-frustration-could-fuel-further-outages