Monday, March 29, 2021

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Video Report - More states opening up COVID vaccines for all adults

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The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are very effective in real-world conditions at preventing infections, the C.D.C. reported.

By Gina Kolata
The coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are proving highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections under real-world conditions, federal health researchers reported on Monday.
Consistent with clinical trial data, a two-dose regimen prevented 90 percent of infections by two weeks after the second shot. One dose prevented 80 percent of infections by two weeks after vaccination.The news arrives even as the nation rapidly broadens eligibility for vaccines, and the average number of daily shots continues to rise. The seven-day average of vaccines administered hit 2.7 million on Sunday, a slight increase over the pace the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But the virus may be gaining renewed momentum. According to a New York Times database, the seven-day average of new virus cases as of Sunday was 63,000, an increase of more than 16 percent over the past two weeks.
Similar upticks over the summer and winter led to major surges in the spread of disease, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a news briefing on Monday.
The nation has “so much reason for hope,” she said. “But right now I’m scared.” Dr. Walensky added that she felt a sense of “impending doom.”
Scientists have debated whether vaccinated people may still get asymptomatic infections and transmit the virus to others. The new study, by researchers at the C.D.C., suggested that since infections were so rare, transmission is likely rare, too. There also has been concern that variants may render the vaccines less effective. The study’s results do not confirm that fear. Troubling variants were circulating during the time of the study — from December 14, 2020 to March 13, 2021 — yet the vaccines still provided powerful protection. The C.D.C. enrolled 3,950 people at high risk of being exposed to the virus because they were health care workers, first responders, or others on the front lines. None had previously been infected with the coronavirus.
Most — 62.8 percent — received both shots of the vaccine during the study period, and 12.1 percent had one shot. The participants had no previous infections with the coronavirus.
Participants collected their own nasal swabs each week, which were sent to a central location for P.C.R. testing, the most accurate type of test. The weekly swabs allowed the researchers to detect asymptomatic infections as well as symptomatic ones. The investigators also asked participants about symptoms associated with infection, including fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea, muscle aches, or loss of smell or taste. The researchers also analyzed patients’ medical records to detect illnesses. Fifty-eight percent of the infections were detected before people had symptoms. Just 10.2 percent of infected people never developed symptoms. Among those who were fully vaccinated, there were .04 infections per 1,000 person-days, meaning that among 1,000 persons there would be .04 infections in a day.
There were 0.19 infections per 1,000 person-days among those who had had one dose of the vaccine. In contrast, there were 1.38 infections per 1,000 person-days in unvaccinated people.
Dr. Walensky urged Americans to continue taking precautions and to waste no time getting the shots as soon as they are eligible.
“I am asking you to just hold on a little longer, to get vaccinated when you can, so that all of those people that we all love will still be here when this pandemic ends,” she said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/world/pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccines-infection.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

Video Report - PTM Mohsin Dawar Emotional Speech in National Assembly - #Janikhelincident

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##PashtunLongMarch2Islamabad - #PTM leaders released from prison

 After the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuzz Movement (PTM) leaders, Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen and Mohsin Dawar were released on Monday.

Pashteen and Dawar were due to attend a rally but were detained by the Pakistani police the day before.

Mohsin Dawar is also a member of Pakistan’s national Assembly.

According to reports many demonstrators from the Jani Khel area have marched toward Islamabad on Sunday to protest against the brutal murder of four Pashtun youth from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Mohsin Dawar announced their release from the prison in a tweet, he said we have been released “earlier”  this morning.

Dawar also appreciated the resilience of participants of Pashtun long march to Islamabad.

#Pakistan - #PPP condemns state violence against Jani Khel protestors

The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the crack down on the peaceful protestors of Jani Khel in Bannu, the arrest of political workers and the foiling by using force of their bid to travel to Islamabad to register their protest against the kidnap and kill of four youth over a week ago.
In a statement the Secretary General of PPP Nayyer Bukhari demanded the release of MNA Mohsin Dawar and PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen and other activists who were merely exercising the right to protest against a monstrous incident that remains unaddressed by the authorities for over a week.
The Party deplores that instead of listening to the aggrieved citizens and holding inquiries in the gruesome incident those responsible for the security of citizens have resorted to use of force against them, he said.
Nayyer Bukhari asked the authorities to stop using violence against the marchers, release those arrested and bring to justice the culprits of the kidnap and kill of the four youths.
The fascist acts of the selected regime are most condemnable, he said.
https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/24545/

#Pakistan - Chairman #PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemns the arrest of MNA Mohsin Dawar

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the arrest of MNA Mohsin Dawar and expressed grave concern over the detention of arrest of a member of the Standing Committee on Human Rights.
In a statement issued here, the PPP Chairman also condemned the arrest of Pashtun Tehreek Movement chief Manzoor Pashtun and others demanding justice for the victims of Jani Khel tragedy.
He said that noth Federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments have not yet met the demands of Jani Khel tragedy victims or financial assistance to the victims of Jani Khel tragedy.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also demanded that the killers of teenagers in Jani Khel be brought to justice adding that it was unfortunate that voices of protesters were being crushed instead of showing sympathy to the victims.
https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/24548/