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Priests speak out: the moral case against vaccine passports

Leaders in England are getting ready to force church’s to exclude people who have not been vaccinated. 1200 church leaders sent a letter of dissent to the Prime Minister. The dissent is based on three issues:

  1. Medically illogical
  2. Morally divisive
  3. Theologically impossible

Many great issues are brought up in this video. It’s well worth a listen.

 

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Pandemic of the vaccinated

A study done by Pfizer, internally, and revealed by a whistleblower, shows that people who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine cause recipients to become 300% more susceptible to contracting COVID-19 than unvaccinated people do. That goes against the official narrative of every government in the world.

The actors and crew of the Broadway show “Aladdin” were very excited when Broadway reopened after the lockdowns. But after just one shows, it was shut down because the majority of the actors and crew got COVID. This in spite of the fact that they are all vaccinated.

The state of Maine is the third highest in the percentage of vaccinated. Still, the hospitals are overflowing.

A former Notre Dame professor who routinely attacked unvaccinated people as selfish, recently passed away. 67 year old Karen Heisler received her first Pfizer COVID vaccine on January 13th 2021. She died on September, right after getting her booster shot. She died of cardiac complications and brain clots. The last thing that Karen Crowe Heisler ever tweeted was “damn the unvaccinated”. Don’t you find that ironic?

Far left liberal commentator on CNN, Mark Lamont Hill is one of those people that hates unvaccinated people. So he did his full duty and went out and got fully vaccinated. What do you think happened after former CNN commentator Mark Lamont Hill became fully vaccinated? He developed blood clots, and he had a heart attack at the age of 50 years old. Does that make you want to run out and and get vaccinated? Are you starting to see somewhat of a pattern here?

Senators Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker, test positive despite being fully vaccinated and boosted.

COVID outbreak reported on Royal Caribbean Cruise despite everyone being vaccinated and boosted.

Maryland Governor tests positive for COVID despite being fully vaccinated and boosted.

People love to blame the unvaccinated for everything, all across America and around the world we seem to have a pandemic of the vaccinated.

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FOIA Emails Reveal Doctors Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins Worked to Smear Anti-Lockdown Scientists

Newly uncovered emails show that federal health officials Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins launched a smear attack against a group of scientists who warned about the health dangers of public lockdowns.

Collins was deeply disturbed after a group of scientists teamed up to criticize the lockdowns and propose a different strategy to handle the pandemic: Protect the elderly and the vulnerable and allow children and young people to return to work and school.

The statement released by a group of scientists was called the “Great Barrington Declaration,” and caught the attention of some in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist advising Trump on the pandemic, met with the group of scientists.

Collins appeared deeply upset.

“There needs to be a quick and devastating published takedown of its premises,” Collins warned in an October 2020 email from Collins to Fauci and other officials.

Dr Fauci and Dr. Collins emails from NIH / aier.org

The Fauci and Collins emails were obtained and released in response to a FOIA request submitted by the American Institute for Economic Research.

Collins called the proposal “fringe” and “dangerous” in a Washington Post article, sending it around to Fauci and the NIH group, warning that it “will not be appreciated” by the Trump White House.

Dr. Fauci/Francis Collins emails/ aier.org

“They are too busy with other things to worry about this,” smirked Fauci. “What you said was entirely right.”

Fauci and Collins also colluded with White House coronavirus adviser Deborah Birx to find out whether Atlas was bringing up the “Great Barrington Declaration” in meetings.

Dr Fauci and Dr. Collins emails from NIH / aier.org

Some of the emails are redacted, but Fauci demonstrates his loathing for Atlas and the Great Barrington Declaration.

Both Collins and Fauci referred to the declaration as the “let it rip” proposal.

“Quite frankly that is nonsense, and anybody who knows anything about epidemiology will tell you that that is nonsense and very dangerous,” Fauci told Yahoo News.

The text of the declaration does not use that description, but rather suggests allowing people who are not likely to die from the virus to develop natural immunity against the disease.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier confronted Collins on his emails on Sunday, triggering him again to refer to the strategy as the “let this virus rip” proposal.

“I did write that and I stand by that,” he said, describing the scientists as “fringe epidemiologists.”

“Hundreds of thousands of people would have died if we had followed that strategy,” Collins continued. “I’m sorry. I was opposed to that. I still am and I’m not going to apologize for it.”

Despite the initial public condemnation of the Great Barrington Declaration by federal health scientists, some public officials took the proposals seriously and let it inform their public virus policies.

The three scientists who co-authored the declaration met with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in April of 2021 for a roundtable discussion of the virus, but video of the discussion was removed by YouTube.

In Florida, DeSantis ultimately led with his arguments against widespread shutdowns, defending his policies from establishment media and political attacks.

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Cornell University Admits 'Virtually Every Case' of Omicron in Fully Vaccinated Students

Almost “every case” of the Omicron variant of the Chinese coronavirus at Cornell University has occurred in fully vaccinated students, some of whom have also received the booster shot, the university revealed this week.

The Ivy League school has experienced a spike in cases in the last week, reporting 1,345 cases from December 9-15, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard, which also revealed that 97 percent of the campus — students, faculty, and staff — are vaccinated. Students attending on-campus for this academic year, 2021-2022, are required to be vaccinated, with exceptions for religious or medical reasons. 

Cornell President Martha Pollack provided an update to students this week, noting a “rapid spread” of the virus and the lab identifying “evidence of the highly contagious Omicron variant in a significant number of Monday’s positive student samples.”

“While I want to provide reassurance that, to date, we have not seen severe illness in any of our infected students, we do have a role to play in reducing the spread of the disease in the broader community,” Pollack said:

https://twitter.com/Cornell/status/1470795949492613128

However, Joel Malina, vice president for university relations, told NPR that “virtually every case of the Omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot.”

Last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted Omicron “might even be less severe” than the Delta variant.

“There is some suggestion that it might even be less severe, because when you look at some of the cohorts that are being followed in South Africa, the ratio between the number of infections and the number of hospitalizations seems to be less than with Delta,” Fauci told the AFP.

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New York Reports Highest Daily Coronavirus Case Rate Despite Vaccine, Mask Mandates

New York on Friday reported the highest daily coronavirus case rate to date, despite the prevalence of vaccines and mask mandates throughout the state.

New York reported 21,027 new cases of the virus on Friday, which surpassed the record set in January of 19,942 cases. According to Bloomberg, “Of the roughly 263,500 people tested, 7.98% were positive for the virus”:

According to the New York Times’ coronavirus tracker, which averages the cases over the last week state by state, New York is reporting a daily average of 11,482 cases — the most in the nation — or 59 per 100,000. That reflects a 56 percent increase over the last two weeks. 

Additionally, New York is reporting a daily average of 4,146 hospitalizations, or 21 per 100,000 — a 25 percent increase over the last two weeks. 

This comes amid mounting restrictions and mandates in the Empire State, which mandated vaccines for healthcare workers. New York City, specifically, has taken far more aggressive action, mandating vaccines for city workers as well as private sector employees. Additionally, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has implemented the Key to NYC Pass, which forces businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated individuals. He recently made waves after extending the requirement to children ages 5-11, forcing businesses, such as indoor restaurants, to deny a child’s entry without proof of receiving at least one shot.

The state’s highest daily case rate also follows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) announcement this month, requiring businesses to either require proof of vaccination from customers or implement a sweeping mask mandate. The rule went into effect December 13.

“As Governor, my two top priorities are to protect the health of New Yorkers and to protect the health of our economy. The temporary measures I am taking today will help accomplish this through the holiday season,” Hochul said in a statement.

During a Friday appearance on MSNBC’s Katy Tur Reports, Hochul said New York will eventually change the definition of fully vaccinated to include individuals who have also received the booster shot.

“We’re working on this. I just can’t roll it out today, until I address that one challenge that’s been brought to our attention,” she said. “I believe that should happen, and we will make it happen in New York.”

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FNC's Dr. Makary: Omicron Variant Is 'Omi-Cold' and We Have 'Pandemic of Lunacy'

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Fox News Medical Contributor and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professor Dr. Marty Makary said there is “a pandemic of lunacy” over the Omicron variant, which he called, “omi-cold.” Because it’s a mild variant. Makary also argued that you can “find a virus particle in the nose of some fraction of Americans forever.” And “we can’t go hunting for a problem that is a very mild or asymptomatic illness.”

Makary said, “Well, right now, what we’re seeing is this massive new wave of fear that is fueling our second pandemic after COVID-19, which is a pandemic of lunacy, which is Omicron. Now, I call it omi-cold. If you look at the epidemiological data, the epicenter is now way down from Omicron. The hospitals have some hospitalizations, not much. They were short. They averaged two-and-a-half days instead of eight days. But a study just came out of the University of Hong Kong telling us that Omicron does not invade the lung tissue that’s deep in the respiratory tract. It stays superficial in the nose and bronchus. So that’s why we’re seeing a common cold-like illness. This new scientific data from the lab explains the epidemiological data and the bedside observation of doctors that this is far more mild, the piece all fits together now, and that’s why I call it omi-cold.”

He added, “We’ve got to reduce testing in low-risk situations. If you test everyone in the United States, you will find a virus particle in the nose of some fraction of Americans forever. Now, you can continue to do universal testing, like a lot of universities, and continue to sample people and bring them in and if they test positive, put them in jail for ten or fourteen days. But if you do that with meningococcus, which is a bacteria that causes meningitis, you will find it living in the nose of 10% of the U.S. population. And so we can’t go hunting for a problem that is a very mild or asymptomatic illness.”

Makary also said that you can “recast any respiratory virus as a potential bubonic plague that’s going to destroy the United States. It’s just how you present the statistics, like you said.”

Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett

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No End in Sight: Blue States Usher in Mask Mandates Nearly 2 Years After Pandemic's Start

Blue states, such as New York and California, are ushering mask mandates back in as the United States approaches the two-year mark of the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday, New York began its latest mask requirement, which Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Friday, forcing businesses to choose between checking the vaccination status of customers or mandating masks for all. The requirement is not slated to end until January 15, 2022, but the state will still “re-evaluate based on current conditions,” meaning the rule could extend even further.

“I want to thank the more than 80 percent of New Yorkers who have done the right thing to get fully vaccinated,” the governor said in a statement, mildly scolding unvaccinated Americans and essentially blaming them for the additional mitigation measures — much like President Biden did mere months ago.

“If others will follow suit, these measures will no longer be necessary,” she added.

Similarly, the Golden State is ushering back in mask requirements, which go into effect December 15 and end on the same day as New York’s rule — January 15, 2022. 

California’s rule requires masks to be worn “in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks.” The requirement applies to virtually everyone — even toddlers — with few exemptions, applying to babies and those with disabilities.

Like New York, California also pitched the requirement as an “added layer of mitigation” in the wake of the Omicron variant, which appears to be a mild variant, as observed by public health officials. 

“There is some suggestion that it [Omicron] might even be less severe, because when you look at some of the cohorts that are being followed in South Africa, the ratio between the number of infections and the number of hospitalizations seems to be less than with Delta,” Fauci said last week.

The renewed mask mandates come as the U.S. approaches the two-year mark of the pandemic. Notably, one year ago, Fauci said the pandemic would not last “a lot longer” due to the emergence of vaccines, which public health officials presented as the key to return to a state of pre-pandemic normalcy. That, however, has not been the case in terms of the erasure of mask mandates and other mitigation measures.

Florida, which has never once had a statewide mask mandate in place, is currently tied with Hawaii for having the lowest daily coronavirus cases per capita in the nation.

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Anthony Fauci One Year Ago: Pandemic Won’t Last ‘A Lot Longer’ Due to Vaccines

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has a history of flip-flopping on key issues throughout the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, said one year ago that the pandemic would not last “a lot longer” due to vaccines, yet he continues to favor mandates, promote masking, and advance the notion that boosters could continue to be needed.

“Certainly it’s not going to be pandemic for a lot longer, because I believe the vaccines are going to turn that around,” the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director said at an event in November 2020.

“Vaccines will help us. What we’ve got to do is just hang on and continue to double down on the public health measures,” he added at the time.

Yet, one year later, Fauci continues to sound the alarm over new variants of the virus as the U.S. seeks to return to a state of pre-pandemic normalcy.

While Fauci initially dismissed mandates, concluding that you “cannot force someone to take a vaccine,” he is now in favor of such measures. Speaking in an interview at the 2021 national convention for the Association of LGBTQ Journalists mere months ago, Fauci said more Americans need to be vaccinated and suggested that mandates may be the way to make it happen.

“The other way to do it is to have many, many more mandates,” he said at the time.

Protestors opposed to coronavirus vaccine mandates and vaccine passports by the government rally at City Hall in New York City on August 25, 2021. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Protestors opposed to coronavirus vaccine mandates and vaccine passports by the government rally at City Hall in New York City on August 25, 2021. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

“I believe that’s going to turn this around because I don’t think people are going to not want to go to work or not go to college. You’d like to have them do it on a totally voluntary basis, but if that doesn’t work, you’ve got to go to the alternatives,” he said, echoing the sentiments of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), who recently announced his decision to force private sector employees to get the vaccination, as well as force businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated children.

This is far from the first time Fauci has drastically changed his stance on issues related to the virus. While he dismissed masks as a “paranoid” tool in 2019 and confessed that drug store masks are “not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material” in early 2020, he is now an ardent supporter of masking. Last month, he warned that public health officials “don’t want to do it [relax mask requirements] prematurely.”

“The more people that get vaccinated, the more people that get boosted, the lower the level of infection in the community will be, and then you start thinking about pulling back on masks,” he told NPR’s Morning Edition.

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New York Issues Ultimatum to Businesses: Check Patrons’ Vaccination Status or Require Masks

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Friday that she is forcing businesses to either check vaccination status of patrons or implement a sweeping mask requirement.

Beginning December 13, New York will require businesses to either implement vaccine requirements or force businesses to mandate masks. According to the governor’s website, this addresses the “winter surge”:

This determination is based on the State’s weekly seven-day case rate as well as increasing hospitalizations. The new business and venue requirements extend to both patrons and staff. This measure is effective Dec. 13, 2021 until Jan. 15, 2022, after which the State will re-evaluate based on current conditions. The new measure brings added layers of mitigation during the holidays when more time is spent indoors shopping, gathering, and visiting holiday-themed destinations.

“As Governor, my two top priorities are to protect the health of New Yorkers and to protect the health of our economy. The temporary measures I am taking today will help accomplish this through the holiday season,” she claimed.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York City (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

“We shouldn’t have reached the point where we are confronted with a winter surge, especially with the vaccine at our disposal, and I share many New Yorkers’ frustration that we are not past this pandemic yet,” she continued, blaming the current situation on the unvaccinated while mildly scolding them.

“I want to thank the more than 80 percent of New Yorkers who have done the right thing to get fully vaccinated. If others will follow suit, these measures will no longer be necessary,” she said.

“I have warned for weeks that additional steps could be necessary, and now we are at that point based upon three metrics: Increasing cases, reduced hospital capacity, and insufficient vaccination rates in certain areas,” she added.

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Rand Paul: Pro-Vaxxers 'Won't Be Happy Until They Get Your Newborn'

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) warned militant vaccine advocates would get more and more aggressive with their tactics during an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity” on Friday.

The Kentucky Republican lawmaker said children were a target of those efforts.

“You know, these people won’t be happy until they get your newborn,” he said. “I mean, they really want to get your newborn inoculated before they leave the hospital. They’re going to restrict certain things. You know, they’re not going to dispense schooling. But they’re also going to try to get them before they leave the hospital. I think it’s outrageous and ignores the science. It’s all based on this misreading of the science that says we haven’t been vaccinating enough and that we’re under-vaccinated. The truth from the CDC is quite the opposite. Over age 75, 97% of people have voluntarily chosen to be vaccinated. Between ages 64 and 75, 99% of people have been vaccinated.”

“So we are voluntarily accepting this,” Paul added. “Most people at high risk have been vaccinated. This is a disease of the elderly, not of children. And the thing is, is that he’s not obeying science. He’s sort of granting his impulse to authoritarianism. His default position is always, how can I control people? How can I regulate people? But I can tell you — he’s not going to be too happy with the Paul family Christmas. We have 57 for Christmas, no vaccine passport. The only requirement is that you have read and understand the Constitution.”

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