Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has unveiled the state will remain shut off from the rest of Australia due to the inefficacy of double-dose vaccination against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus and rising cases in the eastern states. An estimated 80,000 individuals had planned to travel to WA in the first two…
Western Australia Keeps Borders Closed Due To Vaccine Inefficacy Against Omicron Transmission
Care Home Staff Vacancy Rate Has Almost Doubled Since April: CQC
The UK social care industry is warning of a staffing crisis as shortages in care homes, exacerbated by vaccine mandates, continue to grow. Compounded by November’s “no jab no job” requirement for care home staff, the industry is warning of a staffing crisis in social care as the staff vacancy rate “continued to steadily increase”…
United Airlines Cuts Capacity Forecast, Flags Cost Pressure on Omicron Turmoil
CHICAGO—United Airlines Holdings on Wednesday trimmed its capacity forecast and warned of higher costs, after posting a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss, citing turbulence from the Omicron coronavirus variant. The Chicago-based carrier said the latest wave of the health crisis has depressed near-term demand even as bookings for the spring and beyond remain strong. United said its…
Czech Republic Abolishes Plan to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines
The new Czech government on Wednesday threw out the previous administration’s plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for over-60s and people in key professions. Under the former government, older adults, health care workers, firefighters, police officers and medical students would have been required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective March. But Prime Minister Petr Fiala scrapped…
Omicron Evades mRNA Booster Protection, South African Study Shows
January 20, 2022
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The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is able to evade the protection bestowed by messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines, such as those from Pfizer and Moderna, a South African study has found. A study published Tuesday in The Lancet examined some of the first documented breakthrough cases of the highly transmissible Omicron strain, which emerged…
P&G Raises Sales Outlook on Resurgent Demand for Cleaning Products
Procter & Gamble Co raised its annual sales forecast on Wednesday, as the consumer goods giant benefits from higher prices and resurgent demand for cleaning products due to a spike in COVID-19 infections. The company’s blue-chip stock rose nearly 1 percent in premarket trading as a better-than-expected 6 percent jump in quarterly sales helped cushion…
Facts Matter (Jan. 19): Judge Overturns Florida Election, Cites ‘Illegal’ Votes; Council Member Ousted and Replaced
January 19, 2022
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In Florida, a judge just ruled to overturn the results of a 2020 town council election, and he ordered the council member to be removed from his position—after the judge uncovered evidence that suggested enough votes were illegally cast and illegally procured to alter the results. Meanwhile, in Israel, a new study regarding the effects…
Campaign to Protect US Athletes Against China’s ‘Genocide Games’ and Omicron in Beijing
January 19, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party has long been criticized for its record of crimes against humanity. And today, voices of concern over athletes attending the Beijing 2022 are getting louder. A new campaign aims to protect the safety of athletes in Beijing, at a time where a virus outbreak and multiple human rights abuses are happening…
More RAT Stock to Come in February When Omicron Cases Already Peaked
Pharmacists are reporting that while more rapid antigen tests (RATs) will be coming next week, the “real jump” in supply is not expected until February after COVID-19 hospitalisations are estimated to have already reached their highest level. Australia’s biggest pharmacy distributor, Sigma Healthcare Sigma told The Epoch Times on Jan. 17 it was currently transporting rapid…
Omicron ‘Peak’ Is Yet to Come, Says Australia’s Chief Medical Officer
January 19, 2022
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Australian Chief Medical Officer (CHO) said that although daily COVID-19 Omicron case numbers are decreasing, the worse has yet to come. CHO Paul Kelly stated that it would be several weeks before deaths and hospitalisations from the Omicron variant reach their peak, despite plateauing COVID-19 cases. “We expect death and hospitalisations to continue to rise…
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