Industry experts are warning that businesses in Western Australia (WA) could suffer multi-million dollar losses as a direct result of the WA government’s decision to keep its border sealed to interstate travellers. Travel between WA and other states has been restricted since the start of the pandemic for states that had high cases of COVID-19,…
The Covid Narrative Falls Apart in South Africa
Last week, China Daily published an article that perfectly encapsulates the magical thinking taking place worldwide around Covid-19. Titled “Plea for jabs even as Africa infections trend lower,” the piece described how African “health experts” are “stepping up calls for more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a bid to ward off future outbreaks even as…
Consumer Sentiment Falls to 10-Year Low on Omicron, Inflation Woes
January 28, 2022
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Sentiment among American consumers fell to a decade low in late January, with Michigan University’s monthly confidence survey blaming the decline on pandemic fears and worries about high inflation. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment index fell to a reading of 67.2 in January from 70.6 in December, pushing the gauge to its lowest reading…
Multiple European Countries Begin Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions Despite High Levels of Omicron
Multiple countries across Europe have started to relax COVID-19 rules and restrictions in an effort to keep the economy afloat, despite increasingly high levels of cases, driven by the Omicron variant. On Thursday, England lifted multiple restrictions including mandatory facemasks in enclosed places and vaccine passports that were previously required to enter nightclubs and large events, although organizations…
Nightclubs to Reopen as Wales Scraps Omicron Restrictions
Nightclubs in Wales can now reopen after the regional government scrapped restrictions brought in last month to tackle the Omicron variant of the CCP virus. First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales has completed the move to alert level zero, meaning nightclubs can reopen from Jan. 28 and the requirement for two-metre social distancing and the…
US Auto Sales to Slip in January on Slim Inventory, Higher Prices
U.S. auto retail sales are expected to dip in January as reduced manufacturing due to the Omicron variant, supply chain constraints and global inflation caused prices to soar amid high demand, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said. Retail sales of new vehicles could fall 8.3 percent to 828,900 units from a year earlier, according…
Australia Provisionally Approves Pfizer Boosters for 16 to 17-Year-Olds
Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has granted provisional approval for Pfizer’s comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine to be used as a booster shot for teens aged 16 and 17. The dosage for this age group will be the same as for adults and the booster dose can be administered within three to four months after…
International Students Allowed Into Western Australia Despite Border Closure
January 27, 2022
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The Western Australia (WA) government has backflipped on its strict border closure to grant exemptions for returning international students to enter the state, while Australians from other states are still locked out. This comes after WA Premier Mark McGowan shelved his plan to reopen the state’s borders on Feb. 5 citing the threat of the…
Most Patients in English Hospitals With COVID-19 Admitted for Other Illnesses
More than half of all patients in English hospitals with COVID-19 are being treated primarily for something else, new figures show. The latest statistics show a growing proportion of patients who are in hospital “with” COVID-19 rather than “for” COVID-19. Of the 13,023 hospitalised patients in England reported as having the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…
Moderna Vaccinates First Participant in Trial of Omicron-Specific COVID-19 Booster
The first person has received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets the Omicron virus variant, the company announced Wednesday. The Phase 2 study is expected to enroll approximately 600 adults 18 or older, half of whom have received two doses of Moderna’s original vaccine and half of whom have received both the primary two-dose series and a…
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