I am living in the middle of the emergency over coronavirus in Finland. Due this reason the update cycle to make posting to this blog could be slowed down.
The Finnish government announced on Monday nationwide school closures in order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Read more on the following aricles:
Finland closes schools, declares state of emergency over coronavirus
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_closes_schools_declares_state_of_emergency_over_coronavirus/11260062
Daycare centres are to stay open but parents were asked to keep their kids home if possible. The government also published a 19-point list of emergency legislation that takes effect on 18 March.
Coronavirus latest: 359 cases confirmed in Finland, S-Group shuts its Helsinki eateries, bankruptcy fears mount
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/coronavirus_latest_359_cases_confirmed_in_finland_s-group_shuts_its_helsinki_eateries_bankruptcy_fears_mount/11249610
Here is a link to an earlier post related to Coronavirus:
https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/02/12/mobile-trends-2020-mwc-canceled/
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US Approves Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/fda-confirms-johnson-johnson-singledose-covid19-vaccine-safe-and-effective/
The Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for all adults in the United States, and authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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WHO:lta lannistava arvio: Koronapandemiaa ei päihitetä vielä tänä vuonna
Tänään klo 2:03
Maailman terveysjärjestö arvioi, että koronapandemiaa jatkuu vuoteen 2022.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/d88ff4d3-c0f8-4d13-9766-6b06f13a25a3
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Katkeruutta, uupumusta ja yksinäisyyttä – Ylen kysely paljastaa, miten kypsiä amislaiset ja lukiolaiset ovat etäopiskeluun: “2004 syntyneistä tulee väliinputoajia”
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11775682?fbclid=IwAR091yqezvU02YZoXoVH3udxA8tyK24ziR3q2VZRuo-OTYVDl7Pt8GIL904
Kotiin eristetty opiskelijanuori uupuu ja pahimmillaan lopettaa koulun. Pieni vähemmistö nauttii vapaudestaan ja kukoistaa.
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The first installment of the quarterly OurCrowd Jobs Index shows that the number of open positions listed by OurCrowd’s portfolio companies rose in the second half of 2020 and continues to rise.
Regardless Of Covid-19, Startups Continue To Hire
https://trib.al/VeAUxTk
Jerusalem-based venture investing platform OurCrowd today released the first installment of the quarterly OurCrowd Jobs Index showing that the number of open positions listed by OurCrowd’s portfolio companies rose from 350 in June 2020 to 912 in December 2020. The startups surveyed by OurCrowd predict that job growth would continue through 2021 and they expect to maintain a mix of in-person and remote working. Only 14.3% of the surveyed startups expect all their employees will be back in the workplace by July 1 while 85.7% expect a mix of in-person and remote work.
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It’s the ultimate first-world problem. While more than 130 countries are still waiting for coronavirus vaccines, the wealthiest nations have doses on offer from multiple makers, and people rolling up their sleeves want to know: Can I choose which shot I get?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fworld%2feurope%2fcovid-vaccines-choice-pfizer-astrazeneca%2f2021%2f02%2f20%2f0beaceb0-5f2f-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html%3futm_source%3dfacebook%26utm_medium%3dacq-intl%26utm_campaign%3deng-profiles-euroecon%26utm_content%3dworld-vaccinechoice%26fbclid%3dIwAR0zvDQeTc6nOKt_uIBMbX6al4exgGS-DIV9ymf3ZrtZxmYmZ3LwN5Y21Do&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=acq-intl&utm_campaign=eng-profiles-euroecon&utm_content=world-vaccinechoice&fbclid=IwAR0zvDQeTc6nOKt_uIBMbX6al4exgGS-DIV9ymf3ZrtZxmYmZ3LwN5Y21Do
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As Greece launches its vaccination passport with an eye on rescuing its tourist industry in summer 2021, there is another camp that says it’s too early to do so, that they are unfair and go against the very notion of liberty itself.
Vaccination Passports: EU Countries Take Sides Over Summer 2021
https://trib.al/LyXv02C
Vaccination passports are the new travel ‘must have’ with many countries launching them or considering the idea. A traveler gets vaccinated, downloads a QR code or document from a health website, and takes it with them as they cross unhindered into another country or state.
Vaccination passports are the new travel ‘must have’ with many countries launching them or considering the idea. A traveler gets vaccinated, downloads a QR code or document from a health website, and takes it with them as they cross unhindered into another country or state.
On one side: Greece, Denmark, Italy and Spain
Greece’s Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis announced on 23 February that it was launching vaccination passports for everyone who has had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccination. Greece is in fourth place for vaccinations across the EU and has encouraged the use of immunity passports for vaccinees as a means of focusing on border crossings.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has lobbied EU president Ursula von der Leyen for an EU-wide document that can be used across all member states. Many other countries, such as Denmark, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Cyprus, Estonia, Portugal, Italy, Iceland, Slobakia, Poland, Spain and Sweden are supportive, as is the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Exactly one year after Israel’s first documented Covid-19 case, Israel, which has successively vaccinated 50% of its population, has gone one step further and is now opening up the economy to individuals with vaccination passports–gyms, malls and theatres are now open to anyone with a ‘green pass’, available to vaccinees and anyone who has recovered from Covid-19.
And on the other side: France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands
Djebbari added, “the idea of restricting movement to only people who are vaccinated is a debate that seems premature to us–you have 4 to 5% of the European population vaccinated, the most vulnerable people and not those who are likely to travel a lot. Making travel conditional on being vaccinated is an ethical issue and not a small one.”
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https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/03/04/korona-tyhjensi-kongressikalenterit-verkko-toi-vahan-apua/
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In the wake of Covid-19, more than half (55%) of faculty at American colleges have had seriously considered either changing careers or retiring early. The effects have been more pronounced among female faculty.
Pandemic Toll: More Than Half Of College Faculty Have Considered A Career Change Or Early Retirement
https://trib.al/jG9u8wf
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 55% of U.S. university and college faculty have seriously considered either changing careers or retiring early. That’s one of the main findings of a just-released The Chronicle of Higher Education survey commissioned by Fidelity Investments, a leading financial services company.
Nonetheless, the survey provides one of the first, fuller glimpses into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the psyche of the higher education professoriate in America, and it provides some ideas about how higher education institutions can respond to the expressed needs of their faculty as the pandemic continues to upend almost every aspect of college life.
“Over all, the results are consistent with pre-Covid researching showing gender disparities in stress and workload and that those differences have gotten worse during the pandemic,” said KerryAnn O’Meara, a professor of higher education at the University of Maryland and the 2020 president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
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The pandemic has redefined what “convenient” food means, challenged smaller brands and led to a new focus on digital innovation. The world, and your pantry, will never be the same.
The Unexpected Ways Covid-19 Has Forever Changed What We Eat
https://trib.al/lZQrxYG
As the percentage of vaccinated Americans increases, more companies are actively discussing their return-to-the-office strategies. Though the plans vary, a recent NBC poll found that only 1 in 10 companies expect all employees to return to the office. It’s very likely that the new normal will be 2-3 days in the office for most white collar workers. This has a huge impact on the type of food that we consume.
There has long been a trend towards more “convenient” food. Pre-pandemic, “convenient” meant products you could take on your morning commute, like nutrition bars, yogurt cups, and ready-to-drink breakfast shakes. In the Covid-era, we still want convenient food, but now convenient means easy-to-prepare items that enable quick cooking from home. Sales of canned soup and frozen produce have skyrocketed, while gum and nutrition bar sales have plummeted. In the post-pandemic era, experts expect to see more innovation in the “cook-from-home” convenience space.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Oh! Oh!.. you mean working from home is more efficient like some employees have been saying?….
PayPal says developer productivity jumped 30% during the COVID-19 plague
https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2021/03/05/paypal_microservices_ai_ml/?__twitter_impression=true
Despite perils of 500PB data trove, ‘microservices abuse’ and need to rapidly bring Asian tech to the world
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The V-Shaped Recovery Never Happened
https://mises.org/wire/v-shaped-recovery-never-happened#.YERq4a0NlUs.facebook
Some may remember all that talk about a V-shaped recovery last year. That was back when we were being assured that “two weeks” —or maybe two months— to “slow the spread” of covid-19 would pay countless dividends, because then lockdowns and forced business closures would somehow miraculously “beat back” the disease and then employment and the economy would come roaring back, the Fed could end its stimulus programs, and everything would be fine.
Back in June, CNBC announced “The recovery from the coronavirus sure looks V-shaped” and pointed to record job growth coming out of the initial collapse in employment that occurred in March and April.
But then the good news basically stopped, at least as far as employment was concerned.
For example, while February’s month-over-month job growth might look impressive, the US remains a long, long way from where total employment was this time last year. In February of last year, before the effects of lockdowns were beginning to be felt, total employment topped 152 million in the US. After this February’s “surge” in employment, total employment was at 143 million, or still down 9 million. In other words, total employment is still where it was back in 2015.
Yes, the US has regained 13 million jobs since the bottom of the crisis back in April 2020. But as we can see in the first graph, total employment has gone sideways since last November, and is only up by 200,000 over the past four months. That’s not exactly a “surge” of anything. And it’s definitely not anything resembling a “v-shaped” recovery. It looks more like a very week version of a “check mark-shaped recovery” that some predicted last year. Except the tail end of this check mark has so far been nearly flat.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Before Covid-19, eating at your desk in France wasn’t just frowned upon, it was illegal. A reversal is now allowing people to eat by themselves in the office–just one of the many culinary changes taking place in France during the pandemic.
Eating At Desk No Longer Illegal In French Offices Due To Covid-19
https://trib.al/YNjwJ6o
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”Jos Suomi olisi halunnut, kansalaiset olisi rokotettu jo moneen kertaan” – Tärkeämpää olla EU:n mallioppilas, sanoo sarjayrittäjä Jyri Engeström
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/jos-suomi-olisi-halunnut-kansalaiset-olisi-rokotettu-jo-moneen-kertaan-tarkeampaa-olla-eun-mallioppilas-sanoo-sarjayrittaja-jyri-engestrom/c7e89baf-897f-44c6-875f-62aa06f7c5e6
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Why Electronic Health Records Haven’t Helped U.S. With Vaccinations
https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/ehr-pandemic-promises-not-kept
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/this-covid19-vaccine-efficacy-chart-is-getting-people-a-little-hot-under-the-collar/
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Carnival, Norwegian Cruise, United, American Airlines Stocks Surge On Vaccine Rollout, Hopes For Return To Normal
https://trib.al/F1X88Ge
After a devastating 2020, cruise line and airline stocks have soared this year, buoyed by expectations of rapid vaccine deployment in the U.S. and increased passenger demand, but some obstacles remain for these sectors.
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Around 1 million people were expected to travel to Japan to see the games.
Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Will Go Ahead But Foreign Visitors Will Be Banned
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/03/09/report-tokyo-2020-olympics-will-go-ahead-but-foreign-visitors-will-be-banned/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie
The upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which officials have repeatedly insisted will not be cancelled or delayed after the Covid-19 pandemic pushed it from its original summer 2020 slot, will be closed to foreign visitors to mitigate the risks of the coronavirus, Nikkei reported Tuesday.
According to Nikkei, the Japanese government had hoped to welcome around 1 million spectators to the games, which are scheduled to begin on July 23 this year.
However, with the Covid-19 pandemic still continuing to spread around the world, sluggish vaccination campaigns and the emergence of dangerous new variants, officials decided to close the event to international guests.
Japan banned foreign visitors from entering the country in December in a bid to control a worsening pandemic. Officials extended this ban in March and it is set to lift it a week before the Olympic torch relay. In the first few months of 2021, Covid-19 cases spiked to record levels in Japan, causing officials in Tokyo to declare a state of emergency. The country’s vaccination campaign has also got off to a slow start—months behind other rich nations—and is hampered by a lack of specialized syringes needed to draw out all doses from vials.
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China issues ‘world first’ Covid vaccine passport and plans to accept other countries’ passes in boost for travel
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14285224/china-issues-world-first-covid-vaccine-passport-and-plans-to-accept-other-countries-passes-soon-in-boost-for-travel/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb
CHINA has issued what’s thought to be the world’s first Covid vaccine passport.
In a boost to international travel, Beijing also plans to accept other countries’ vaccine health certificates being used by passengers.
They’re being hailed as the world’s first virus passport, with similar schemes planed in Britain, the US and the EU.
The QR code-based digital certificate will “promote world economic recovery and facilitate cross-border travel,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said today.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Researchers Say Rapidly-Spreading U.K. Covid-19 Variant Is Up To Twice As Deadly As Others
https://trib.al/luE1HSr
The more infectious U.K. coronavirus variant that scientists believe could “sweep the world” could be up to twice as deadly as previous dominant variants, researchers said Wednesday, underscoring the urgency of ongoing vaccination campaigns and rigorous monitoring to identify potentially dangerous mutant viruses as they arise.
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Osa suomalaisista on ymmärtänyt koronarajoitukset aivan väärin
https://www.aamulehti.fi/koronavirus/art-2000007852663.html
Pitääkö tämä nyt vääntää rautalangasta vai rautakangesta? Viranomaiset tekevät kaikkensa, jotta pääsisimme eroon tästä viheliäisestä vitsauksesta ja saisimme ravintolat taas auki ja normaalin elämämme takaisin.
Nyt ei ole oikea aika kokeilla rajoitusten rajoja vaan ymmärtää, että eivät tätä kriisiä ratkaise lainsäätäjät, aluehallintovirasto eikä edes Krista Kiuru (sd.) vaan me.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ministeri Saarikko haluaisi kauppoihin maskipakon – S-ryhmä, Kesko ja Lidl vastaavat nyt, miksi se ei ole mahdollinen
Eilen klo 21:11 (muokattu tänään klo 9:18)
S-ryhmän, Keskon ja Lidlin mukaan maskipakon toteuttaminen kaupoissa ei ole mahdollista. Lain mukaan ruokakauppoihin pääsy pitää mahdollistaa kaikille – myös maskittomille.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/koronavirus/a/5377b9b0-6ce8-42a6-8c6d-dcb964a5044a
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Suomalaisrokotetta kehittävä professori: Afrikkalaismuunnos aiheuttaa seuraavan aallon – ”Nykyisillä rokotteilla selvästi alentunut suoja”
Eilen klo 8:29
https://www.iltalehti.fi/koronavirus/a/8c0fd646-ec6c-46bb-b6e9-31305c75fc96
Suomalaisessa nenäsumuterokotteessa on jo huomioitu tärkeimmät koronaviruksen muunnokset.
Kotimaista koronarokotetta kehittävät professorit pitävät selvänä, että pian tarvitaan uusia rokotteita muuntoviruksia vastaan.
Nyt vallalla olevan koronaviruksen perimän muuntumisen odotetaan olevan nopeaa.
Suomalaisrokotteelle ollaan parhaillaan neuvottelemassa kotimaista rahoitusta. Jos kaikki menee hyvin, voi kotimainen rokote hakea myyntilupaa tämän vuoden lopussa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/03/09/nettikauppa-muuttaa-liiketilat-showroomeiksi/
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Goldman Sachs is highly optimistic about the economy, calling for an almost 8% increase in U.S. growth. The chief economist believes that the unemployment rate will drastically drop to around 4% by the end of 2021.
Goldman Sachs Predicts An Upcoming ‘Jobs Boom’
https://trib.al/dZJ2Ji7
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As we enter into the second year of the pandemic, this is the impact of COVID-19 on children.
How the COVID-19 pandemic has scarred the world’s children
A year into the pandemic, children around the world are facing a devastating new normal.
https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/COVID-19-pandemic-scarred-world-children?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of families around the world. Across virtually every key measure of childhood, progress has gone backward in the 12 months since the pandemic was declared, leaving children confronting a devastating and distorted new normal.
The past year has seen an increase in children who have been left hungry, isolated, abused and anxious. The education of hundreds of millions of children has been disrupted. Access to protection services and health services – including routine vaccinations – has been severely impacted. The pandemic is also affecting young people’s mental health and pushing their families into poverty. Such social and economic disruptions can increase the likelihood of child marriage.
The signs that children will bear the scars of the pandemic for years to come are unmistakable.
Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director
Schools for more than 168 million schoolchildren globally have been closed for almost a year. Two thirds of countries with full or partial closures are in Latin America and the Caribbean.
At least 1 in 3 schoolchildren have been unable to access remote learning while their schools were closed.
As of November 2020, in 59 countries with available data, refugees and asylum seekers were unable to access COVID-19-related social protection due to border closures and rising xenophobia and exclusion.
At least 1 in 7 children and young people lived under stay-at-home policies for most of 2020, leading to feelings of anxiety, depression and isolation.
Around 3 billion people worldwide lack basic handwashing facilities with soap and water at home. In the least-developed countries, three quarters of people and more than two thirds of schools lack the basic hygiene services needed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. On average, more than 700 children under five die every day from diseases caused by the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene.
Even before the pandemic hit, conflict, poverty, malnutrition and climate change were already driving massive growth in the number of children in need of assistance. COVID-19 is making this situation even worse. But while this reality can feel overwhelming, there is also reason to hope.
Tomi Engdahl says:
When people complain about the speed of Finnish vaccination program and it’s the 4th fastest in the EU and 11th fastest in the world
https://www.facebook.com/670918659715391/posts/2058907277583182/
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The poll shows a higher toll for Blacks and Hispanics.
1 In 5 Americans Lost Someone Close To Covid-19: Poll
https://trib.al/BqFCEnJ
Roughly one in five Americans said they lost a friend or a family member to Covid-19 in a poll published Thursday, illustrating the immense personal toll of the now year-long pandemic.
The AP-NORC survey of 1,434 U.S. adults found Black and Hispanic respondents to be the most exposed to loss, with 30% and 29%, respectively, saying someone close to them died of Covid-19.
The toll was roughly half that for white respondents: 15% said they had lost a close friend or family member during the pandemic.
The poll also found that roughly one-third of those surveyed said they don’t intend to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Younger adults, people without college degrees and Republicans were the most hesitant.
Thursday marks a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic. The virus has claimed over 2.62 million lives across the world so far, but the U.S. has been hit the hardest, comprising 530,000 (roughly 20%) of those deaths. As the poll suggests, communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has highlighted social factors like housing, healthcare, wealth and education inequities, as well as a disproportionate representation in essential work settings, as reasons why the toll has been greater for people of color.
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Analyysi: Pääministeri syyttää EU:ta, vaikka hallitus on laiminlyönyt rajojen terveysturvallisuuden
https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/25ce24e2-2037-4a11-aab1-924e6555d3b2?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1615445718
Pääministeri Sanna Marin (sd) vetoaa mielellään siihen, että Suomessa on EU:n kireimmät rajakontrollitoimet, mutta samalla hän unohtaa, että hallituksen käsissä oleva rajojen terveysturvallisuus on vuotanut pahasti, kirjoittaa Iltalehden Kreeta Karvala.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/covid19-pandemic-inspires-over-1200-excellent-new-words-in-german/
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Brasilian tyriminen koronaviruksen kanssa voi uhata koko maailmaa: ”Tämä tieto on ydinpommi”
Eilen klo 21:21
Manauksesta liikkeelle lähtenyt koronamutaatio sairastuttaa taudin jo kertaalleen sairastaneita.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/abc61c3e-4d36-4484-9636-a3e6ca328e50
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tarkistimme faktat: Suomi on koronan kolmannessa aallossa, mutta nämä keinot poliitikot jättivät hyödyntämättä koronan torjunnassa
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11835090
Koronatoimissa päästäisiin monessa asiassa helpommalla, mutta päätökset tehdään vaikeasti tai niitä ei tehdä ollenkaan, sanovat haastattelemamme asiantuntijat.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmorel/2021/03/11/how-has-the-pandemic-re-shaped-the-future-of-our-workplaces/
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Professorit: Yli 70-vuotiaiden pitkä karanteeni ollut ”tekopyhää ja kohtuutonta”
Tänään klo 18:00
Kuukausia jatkuneet karanteenit ovat estäneet koronan leviämistä, mutta ne ovat myös heikentäneet fyysistä ja psyykkistä terveyttä.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/terveysuutiset/a/be5a380f-d100-4585-820d-0dbc72bdf3c0
Tomi Engdahl says:
Analyysi: Osa suomalaisista haluaa kiilata rokotejonoissa jo nyt – nämä 3 asiaa ratkaisevat järjestyksen riskiryhmien jälkeen
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/c6e117bf-8613-4ded-8778-20914de950ae
Tomi Engdahl says:
‘The Recession Is Effectively Over’: Analysts Are Expecting ‘Rip-Roaring’ Growth This Year, But Hurdles Remain
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2021/03/08/the-recession-is-effectively-over-analysts-are-expecting-rip-roaring-growth-this-year-but-hurdles-remain/
Tomi Engdahl says:
A COVID-19 “Baby Bust”? Birth Rates Appear To Be Falling Due To The Pandemic
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/a-covid19-baby-bust-birth-rates-appear-to-be-falling-due-to-the-pandemic/
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The United States hasn’t approved the vaccine, but has purchased millions of doses.
Growing Number Of Nations Suspend AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Amid Blood Clot Concerns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/03/14/astrazeneca-covid-vaccines-blood-clot-concerns/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie
Ireland became the latest country on Sunday to suspend the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZenaca and Oxford University after a Norwegian regulator reported a few recipients developed blood clots following their doses–mirroring developments in other countries that have taken similar precautions as the vaccine remains under clinical trials in the United States.
In a statement, the nation’s deputy chief medical officer said it has not concluded that there is “any link” between the vaccine and the cases, but that the decision to suspend its administration was made out of precaution and pending further information.
Other countries, including Iceland, Denmark and Norway suspended their administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week on separate concerns over blood clotting, but the World Health Organization and regional authorities have said there is no evidence the vaccines caused the coagulation.
Tomi Engdahl says:
“More than 335 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered globally so far, and no deaths have been found to have been caused by COVID-19 vaccines,” WHO official Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday, echoing AstraZeneca’s statement.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/03/14/astrazeneca-covid-vaccines-blood-clot-concerns/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie
Tomi Engdahl says:
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Internal docs: a Facebook study about US users’ vaccine hesitancy finds “substantial harm” from content that doesn’t violate the company’s rules — Internal study finds a QAnon connection and that content that doesn’t break the rules may be causing ‘substantial’ harm
Massive Facebook study on users’ doubt in vaccines finds a small group appears to play a big role in pushing the skepticism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/14/facebook-vaccine-hesistancy-qanon/
Internal study finds a QAnon connection and that content that doesn’t break the rules may be causing ‘substantial’ harm
Facebook is conducting a vast behind-the-scenes study of doubts expressed by U.S. users about vaccines, a major project that attempts to probe and teach software to identify the medical attitudes of millions of Americans, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
The research is a large-scale attempt to understand the spread of ideas that contribute to vaccine hesitancy, or the act of delaying or refusing a vaccination despite its availability, on social media — a primary source of health information for millions of people. It shows how the company is probing ever more nuanced realms of speech, and illustrates how weighing free speech vs. potential for harm is more tenuous than ever for technology companies during a public health crisis.
While Facebook has banned outright false and misleading statements about coronavirus vaccines since December, a huge realm of expression about vaccines sits in a gray area. One example could be comments by someone expressing concern about side effects that are more severe than expected. Those comments could be both important for fostering meaningful conversation and potentially bubbling up unknown information to health authorities — but at the same time they may contribute to vaccine hesitancy by playing upon people’s fears.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Facebook Will Add Labels To All Posts About Covid-19 Vaccines That Will Promote ‘Authoritative Information’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/03/15/facebook-will-add-labels-to-all-posts-about-covid-19-vaccines-that-will-promote-authoritative-information/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie
Facebook will soon add labels to all posts about coronavirus vaccines that points people to its Covid-19 Information Center, the company said in a blog post on Monday as part of its plans to promote vaccination efforts on its platforms, amidst continued criticism from health experts and lawmakers for allowing misinformation about vaccines to spread on its platform.
Tomi Engdahl says:
COVID-19: Facebook to label all posts about vaccines with WHO information
The move follows vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi saying the government was battling a “tsunami of disinformation” around the jabs.
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/facebook-to-label-all-posts-about-vaccines-with-who-information-12246643
Tomi Engdahl says:
If you build it, they will learn: Why some schools are investing in cell towers
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/schools-look-skyward-internet-service-building-cell-towers-rcna384?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
Towers as tall as 150 feet are popping up to beam internet service from schools to surrounding neighborhoods during the pandemic, and maybe long term.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Last quarter, the firm was burning nearly $20 million in cash per day.
United Airlines Expects First Positive Cash Flow Month During Pandemic As Travelers Flock Back To The Skies
https://trib.al/RkuzwWt
Amid a flurry of good news for the embattled travel sector, United Airlines on Monday said it expects to stop burning cash this March, becoming the first airline expecting a positive cash flow since the coronavirus pandemic tanked travel demand one year ago.
Tomi Engdahl says:
British Pubs Lost $11 Billion In Beer Sales Over One Year Of Coronavirus Lockdowns
https://trib.al/VZDepfl
The British pubs that anchor neighborhoods across the U.K. have been hammered by coronavirus lockdowns, resulting in billions of lost pint sales and the closure of thousands of pubs in the past year, industry group British Beer & Pub Association said Monday.
Tomi Engdahl says:
The nations said they suspended the vaccine as a cautionary step, as regulators continued to investigate reports of blood clots in a small number of people who received it.
Germany, France, Italy, Spain Suspend Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Blood Clot Concerns
https://trib.al/1JQXess
Germany, France, Italy and Spain temporarily suspended their use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine Monday, joining a fast-growing wave of countries that have paused shots as a precautionary measure in response to concerns over blood clots.
Germany, France and Italy separately announced they would suspend the vaccine as a cautionary step, as regulators continued to investigate reports of blood clots in a small number of people who received the shots developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Näin Kiina ja Venäjä levittävät väärää tietoa länsimaisista rokotteista
https://www.iltalehti.fi/koronavirus/a/9218907a-02e2-4c30-8292-a760ef75cfb2
Koronarokotteista saatavasta mielikuvasta kamppaillaan tiukasti sosiaalisessa mediassa.
ASD-järjestön raportista selviää, että Kiina, Venäjä ja Iran käyttävät disinformaatiota horjuttaakseen länsimaisten rokotteiden uskottavuutta.
Suhtautuminen rokotteeseen vaihtelee rokotteiden markkinatilanteen mukaan.
Viestinnässä korostetaan ulkomaisten rokotteiden huonoja puolia ja kotimaisten rokotteiden hyviä puolia.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Yksi kuva. Eri koronarokotteet, niiden alkuperämaat, hinnat ja säilytyslämpötilat.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/inf23_sputnik.jpg?itok=VCQZjgAL
Tomi Engdahl says:
Maailmalla suuri osa koronakuolemista jää yhä piiloon – Grafiikat näyttävät, miten kuolleisuus on pandemian aikana kehittynyt
Uuden tutkimuksen mukaan koronaan liittyviä kuolemia olisi ainakin 4,2 miljoonaa, joista 1,6 miljoonaa puuttuu tilastoista.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11829569?utm_source=facebook-share&utm_medium=social
Tomi Engdahl says:
This new Review summarizes the exceptional amount of research that has characterized SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, exploring the emergence and virology of SARS-CoV-2 and the pathogenesis and treatment of COVID-19.
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00459-7?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=coll-infectious_diseases&utm_content=hu&fbclid=IwAR1SZYhIhrSbWmETBOISkSZud7j3JysV5uaHCNo9Zx_p-KhYzc0U4X6ZVHM
Tomi Engdahl says:
Inflation—Not Covid-19—Is Now The Biggest Risk To Markets, Bank Of America Survey Shows
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2021/03/16/inflation-not-covid-19-is-now-the-biggest-risk-to-markets-bank-of-america-survey-shows/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie
For the first time in more than a year, global investment managers are more worried about the risk of inflation on markets than they are about the risk of Covid-19, a Bank of America survey released Tuesday found, as Wall Street looks beyond the coronavirus crisis to the risks that accompany the massive fiscal spending measures that were required to manage it.