1:51 p.m. Santa Clara County says shots from Moderna batch in question were not given in county: Public health officials in Santa Clara County say that “to the county’s knowledge” none of the more than 330,000 doses of a Moderna vaccine batch that’s tied to a handful of severe allergic reactions was administered in the county, although 21,800 doses were allocated to it. “The County is not aware of any unusual levels of adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccinations within Santa Clara County, but has paused administration of this particular lot of vaccine pursuant to the state’s recommendation while we seek to learn more,” a county statement said. The county notified providers who received doses from this lot: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Stanford Health Care, and El Camino Health. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Jan. 14-20
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Delingpole: Actually, Bojo, There Is EVERYTHING Wrong with Being Woke
That’s why Margaret Thatcher would never have argued – even when caught on the hop by a difficult questioner – that there was ‘nothing wrong’ with being woke. Sure, she would have found it awkward being asked such a question about a newly appointed president, for clearly the transatlantic relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is a valuable one. But she would not have considered the need to foster friendly relations with the U.S. president a good enough reason to lie about something so important. … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Actually, Bojo, There Is EVERYTHING Wrong with Being Woke
Boris Won’t Criticise Biden for Churchill Bust Removal, But Called It a ‘Snub’ to UK When Obama Did the Same
Former President Donald Trump, an Anglophile, had famously returned the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office at his 2017 inauguration after it had been removed by his predecessor Barack Obama. So proud was Mr Trump of its return, that he posed with it alongside Britain’s then-Prime Minister Theresa May on her visit to Washington, DC. … [Read more...] about Boris Won’t Criticise Biden for Churchill Bust Removal, But Called It a ‘Snub’ to UK When Obama Did the Same
One Year Too Late: UK Govt Considering Border Closure
This week, Boris Johnson closed all travel corridors — which allowed travellers to enter the UK without needing to quarantine — and replace it with orders that arrivals must provide a negative result for coronavirus no more than 72 hours before their journey. The restrictions will be in place until February 15th. … [Read more...] about One Year Too Late: UK Govt Considering Border Closure
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics ‘focused on hosting’
"First of all, let me be clear that you cannot compare March 2021 with March 2020 because there is such great progress in science, medicine, vaccination and (virus) tests," Bach told Kyodo. "All this was not available in March last year. Nobody knew yet how really to deal with the pandemic, and now we know much more." … [Read more...] about Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics ‘focused on hosting’