The Corona Vaccine, Purposeful Lies vs. Hard Scientific Facts

A guide for the perplexed: debunking false posts on the web, with explanations of the vaccine and answers to frequent questions.

Introduction:

On December 12, the FDA granted authorization to the corona vaccine developed by the Pfizer pharmaceutical company and its German affiliate BioNTech after it checked the results of the third stage of the vaccine trials.

This is an event of historic importance in the battle against the corona pandemic that has, in less than a year, killed close to two million people (1.7 m. so far) the world over and left millions of others with psychological and physical damage To that must be added the economic havoc the pandemic has caused.

This official authorization allows the vaccine to be given all over the world and with its 95% effectivity (as authorized by a specially augmented group of FDA scientists), there is no doubt it will cause a massive reversal of pandemic's spread and possibly even stop it completely.

The FDA check effectively erases all the arguments against the virus. The 92 page detailed and explanatory summary by Pfizer-BioNTech passed FDA muster on every facet of the third stage tests, including the efficacy of the vaccine and mainly in its description of the minor side effects to those vaccinated during the trial.

The FDA wrote: "The data provided by the Pfizer company passed our critical examination. The efforts to speed up the development of a vaccine did not negatively affect the scientific standards or trustworthiness of our investigative process." The FDA added that the vaccine may be administered to those over the age of 16. In Israel and the US, medical personnel and the elderly in nursing homes will be the first to receive the vaccine.

The FDA added that "the decision to authorize the vaccine was reached after an open and transparent process that included opinions of independent experts in health sciences, as well as a thorough in-depth evaluation of FDA scientists in order to ensure that this vaccination meets the strict and scientific standards of the FDA in anything connected to security, efficacy and quality of manufacture necessary to support it for emergency use."

On December 13, the New England Journal of Medicine published an applied science article by tens of the best scientists and doctors worldwide who took part in the third stage trials of the vaccine (no. BNT162b2 in the listing of clinical research trials). The article puts paid to the false attacks against the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech.

Part I: Questions and answers on the vaccine, explaining the facts in layman's terms:

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Michigan Attorney General Says Being Wished a Merry X-mas ‘Devastated’ Her Son

Attorney General Dana Nessel of Michigan tweeted her concern over President Trump’s use of “Merry Christmas” this weekend, according to CBN News.

While campaigning in Georgia in an attempt to secure Republican Senator’s seats, the President told the crowd: “Let me begin by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Remember the word? Remember we started five years ago and I said, ‘You’re going to be saying Christmas again,’ and we say it proudly again. Although they’ll be trying to take that word again out of the vocabulary. We’re not going to let them do that.”

Nessel later told her Twitter followers in response to Trump’s speech, “I remember the first time I was at a store with my son and an employee said ‘Merry Christmas’ to us. My son looked devastated and asked, ‘Are we the only people who don’t celebrate Christmas?’ I answered ‘No, and we are just as American as everyone else.’ Glad @JoeBiden knows that.”

But the now-deleted tweet brought an onslaught of responses chiding the AG for her disparagement of “Merry Christmas.”

She later tweeted, “Saying ‘Happy Holidays’ this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and every one of us who call ourselves proud Americans.” 

A follower told Nessel in response: “Being offended is a choice. If you’re offended by an expression of goodwill, that’s a your problem. If someone wishes me Happy Hanukkah or Ramadan I just say thanks as it’s said with good intentions. Asking people of faith to not use these is telling them to hide their faith. Nope.”

Another was confused how the greetings could cause such harm. “There are only 2 holidays in December. I say Happy Hanukah to my Jewish friends and Merry Christmas to my Christian friends. I belong to neither religion, but somehow I manage these small gestures to goodwill without severe damage to my psyche.”

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BILL GATES WORTH $118.8 BILLION WANTS BUSINESSES TO STAY CLOSED

 

Man worth $118.8 billion says that average people should have their businesses closed down https://t.co/asBhlaETvm

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 13, 2020

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LISTEN AS THE MEDIA MOCKED TRUMP WHEN HE RIGHTFULLY PREDICTED THAT THE VACCINE WOULD BE READY THIS YEAR

 

The media. Lol. https://t.co/a739F7H0aJ

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) December 14, 2020

 

.@IrwinRedlenerMD says Trump's claim there will be a #coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year is "preposterous."

Learn more: https://t.co/mOb9hhEyvr#11thHour pic.twitter.com/c2q66cNfuI

— 11th Hour (@11thHour) May 16, 2020

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WHOOPIE GOLDBERG OF "THE VIEW" THINKS JILL BIDEN CAN BE "SURGEON GENERAL" BECAUSE SHE IS A "DOCTOR"

 

Remember when this classless dumbass thought that “Dr.” Jill Biden should be surgeon general? pic.twitter.com/kqU4Sd1pcy

— 🇺🇸Lionel🇺🇸 (@LionelMedia) December 14, 2020

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Palestinian Arab propagandists re-write history—literally

Two small, seemingly unrelated items in the news this week tell you pretty much everything you need to know about the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The first had to with an archaeological discovery in Israel. Many years ago, Israeli antiquities experts acquired an ancient inscribed bulla—a stamp used for sealing documents—that was of unknown provenance. It was obtained from a Bedouin merchant, not dug up by archaeologists. Given its condition, and without being able to examine the soil where it was uncovered, it was impossible for experts to precisely date or identify the bulla.

Impossible, that is, until the advent of new technology. Last week, Prof. Yuval Goren of Ben-Gurion University announced that thanks to the latest laboratory testing methods, he and his colleagues had determined that it is one of the earliest known bullas—it was used in the court of the Israelite king Jeroboam II, in the 8th century BCE.

The partially-preserved inscription on the seal shows a roaring lion, with the Hebrew words “L’Shema, eved Yerov’am,” that is, “Belonging to Shema, the servant [or minister] of Jeroboam.”

Keep that in mind as I describe the second news item. This one has to do with a group of activists known as the Pro-Israel Bay Bloggers, who last week noticed that “The Palestine Project,” an anti-Israel website, has been engaged in some pretty sleazy sleight-of-hand.

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Gov Cuomo Will Get Away With Sexually Harassing His Staff Because He is a DemocRAT

 Gov. Andrew Cuomo is lucky he’s a Democrat — otherwise Lindsey Boylan’s charge that he “sexually harassed” her might lead to political challenges and media shame.

“Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched,” the former Cuomo aide, now running for Manhattan beep, tweeted.

It’s a serious charge, one Cuomo flatly denies. The details? Boylan won’t say. She cites no specific allegations and provides no evidence. She won’t even respond to requests for further comment. “I have no interest in talking to journalists,” she declares. “I am about validating the experience of countless women and making sure abuse stops.”

Clearly Boylan thinks it’s now OK to level a broadside against a famous man without having to back it up with . . . anything.

But don’t blame her: The left often embraces the idea that “believing the victim” means skipping things like evidence and context — and what the accused has to say. This has been the default on college campuses for years and was the standard they tried to impose at the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

Faced with a blanket accusation, Team Cuomo leaked bits of Boylan’s work record, undermining her claims. An internal memo obtained by The Post shows she quit her job with governor after allegations of harassment by her. But if a Republican leaked such a defense, it would be offered as only more evidence of his willingness to treat women despicably.

You have to regard Boylan’s claims with skepticism, since she offers no details or back-up and won’t even discuss the matter. But will the left and the media be so skeptical next time it’s someone from the political right facing such charges?

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Supreme Court rules: Malka Leifer to be extradited to Australia

 On Tuesday morning, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal lodged on behalf of Malka Leifer protesting her extradition to Australia, and ruled that the extradition would go ahead.

After years of litigation, Leifer will be sent back to Australia to stand trial for sexual offenses.

In her ruling, Judge Anat Baron wrote that, “Since the initial petition for extradition to Australia, more than six years have passed, years during which the defendant used every possible procedure and claim to prevent her extradition. Let it be known to all who would seek to evade justice in Israel that they will not find a place of refuge here.”

Commenting on the Court’s decision, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn said: “I welcome the Supreme Court's ruling declaring that the extradition of Malka Leifer to Australia is to go ahead. After many torturous years, it is time to do justice to Leifer's victims. I intend to sign the extradition order without delay.”

A petition to have Leifer extradited to Australia to face charges of sexual offenses committed against minors (her former students) was first presented in 2014. However, the District Court that heard the petition ruled that Leifer was unfit to stand trial in view of her mental state, and therefore the proceedings were terminated in 2016.

However, at the beginning of 2018, the extradition request was reinstated, due to suspicions that Leifer was exaggerating her mental health issues and presenting her condition falsely. A number of expert psychiatric opinions were presented, resulting in the District Court ruling that Leifer was indeed fit to stand trial.

Leifer’s legal representatives appealed this ruling in the Supreme Court, which rejected it two and a half weeks ago. The District Court then ordered Leifer to be extradited, and this morning, the appeal on the extradition was rejected by the Supreme Court.

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'The vaccine is safe. Get vaccinated'

 

Coronavirus project manager Professor Nachman Ash met on Monday with Dr. Michal Shani, chairwoman of the Israel Association of Family Physicians, in order to jointly lead the public diplomacy efforts regarding the vaccines against the coronavirus.

Prof. Ash said during the meeting, "We see the family physicians as a significant player in front of the public who seek information about the vaccine."

Dr. Shani received an overview of the preparations for the administration of the vaccines and added, "The Association of Family Physicians is a full partner in informing and making the information about the vaccine accessible. The public mostly turns to family doctors and consults with us before receiving the vaccine."

"The vaccine is safe. Get vaccinated!" she added.

The participants at the meeting formulated the appropriate outline for the transfer of information to the medical staff and unanimously agreed on the need for transparency with respect to all information about the studies conducted, and on the efficacy and safety of the coronavirus vaccines.

The health maintenance organizations (HMO) will begin distributing coronavirus vaccines to Israeli citizens next Wednesday, December 23.

There are currently 313,000 vaccines from Pfizer in Israel, according to the Health Ministry's National Immunization Technical Advisory Group.

The advisory group has recommended that in the first stage only healthcare workers, the elderly, caregivers for the elderly, and adults over the age of 60 or 65 be given the vaccine. However, no final decision has been made on which groups to prioritize for vaccination.

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US intel lied about ‘Russian plot’ — and the media bought it hook, line and sinker

 If there is one thing that the Hunter Biden laptop episode has proved, it is that former directors of the CIA aren’t as adept at evaluating evidence as advertised.

Five former directors or acting directors of the CIA signed a letter asserting that the laptop, first reported by this newspaper in the weeks before the election, “has all the hallmarks of Russian information operation.”

More than 50 former senior ­intel officials, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, signed the letter, which was used by the Biden campaign and the media to discredit the damning e-mails about Hunter Biden’s business dealings.

The signatories should have thought better of their missive when they felt compelled to ­include the line, “We want to emphasize that we do not know if the e-mails, provided to the New York Post by President Trump’s personal attorney, are genuine or not, and that we do not have evidence of Russian involvement.”

That also should have tipped off reporters to the fact that the letter was rank speculation masquerading as informed analysis. But true to form, they happily ran with it instead.

In a complete reversal from the Cold War era, journalists in the Trump years have not only reflexively believed representations from national-security professionals about nefarious Russian plots, they have actively sought them out and promoted them.

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