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“DOUBLE MASKING”, increased effectiveness questioned by medical professionals

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Ridgewood NJ, DOUBLE MASKING The idea of “double masking”—ie, wearing 2 masks on top of one another rather than a single mask—has emerged over the past week or so in the US. The idea itself is not new, but it gained attention following recent comments by Dr. Anthony Fauci in support of wearing multiple masks. Dr. Fauci’s comments reference emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that appear to be more transmissible than those circulating earlier in the pandemic, which could necessitate enhanced risk mitigation measures to sufficiently reduce transmission risk. Wearing an extra mask aims to provide additional layers of filtration for inhaled and exhaled air with the ultimate goal of further decreasing SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk.

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Government Ordered Lock Downs Severely Harm the Poorest Citizens

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and one of the co-authors of The Great Barrington Declaration which argues for protecting the most vulnerable from COVID rather than using economic lockdowns.

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Democracy Index : U.S. Now Ranks As A “Flawed Democracy” As Liberty Retreats

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Ridgewood NJ, “Liberals” claim to be all in favor of democracy and civil liberties. But they have largely been unperturbed by the steep worldwide decline in both caused by their lockdowns.

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UK Researchers Study the Efficacy of Vaccination Using Doses from 2 Different Vaccines

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security researchers in the UK are initiating a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of vaccination using doses from 2 different vaccines. Allowing (or potentially recommending) individuals to receive 1 dose each from 2 different vaccines could introduce flexibility into vaccination programs and potentially even increase the degree of protection from the vaccination. The UK government has allocated approximately £7 million (US$9.6 million) to fund the study, and early data could be available by this summer. The study aims to include more than 800 participants aged 50 years and older who have not yet been vaccinated.

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Johnson & Johnson Requests Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for One Dose COVID Vaccine

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New Brunswick NJ,  Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced that Janssen Biotech, Inc., has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its investigational single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Company’s EUA submission is based on topline efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE clinical trial, demonstrating that the investigational single-dose vaccine met all primary and key secondary endpoints. The Company expects to have product available to ship immediately following authorization.

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MONMOUTH NATIONAL POLL: 1 IN 4 SAY ‘NO THANKS’ TO VACCINE

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West Long Branch NJ,  More Americans express concern about the impact of Covid-19 now than at any time during the pandemic according to the Monmouth (“Mon-muth”) University Poll. President Joe Biden gets positive marks for his first steps in dealing with the crisis, although most continue to say the American public is not doing its part. A bare majority of the public is ready to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is available to them, while others take a wait-and-see attitude and a sizable 1 in 4 say they will avoid getting the vaccine at all if they can help it.
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US COVID Cases Appear to Have Peaked Around January 6th

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Ridgewood NJ, COVID cases appear to have peaked around  January 6 or so nationally. In the two weeks since that peak, it has been all downhill with cases, percent positive, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations dropping substantially. Nationally hospitalizations have declined for the 23rd straight day!

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Johnson & Johnson’s Single Dose COVID-19 Vaccine 66% effective overall in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced topline efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE clinical trial, demonstrating that the investigational single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in development at its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies met all primary and key secondary endpoints. The topline safety and efficacy data are based on 43,783 participants accruing 468 symptomatic cases of COVID-19.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates Near 90% Efficacy in UK Phase 3 Trial

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GAITHERSBURG MD,  Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that NVX-CoV2373, its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, met the primary endpoint, with a vaccine efficacy of 89.3%, in its Phase 3 clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom (UK). The study assessed efficacy during a period with high transmission and with a new UK variant strain of the virus emerging and circulating widely. It was conducted in partnership with the UK Government’s Vaccines Taskforce. Novavax also announced successful results of its Phase 2b study conducted in South Africa.

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“Two Masks Are Better than One” , Fauci has spoken !

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Ridgewood NJ, Health “experts” now claim two masks are better than one. Following the razor blade theory  of the more blades give you a closer shave  Dr. Anthony Fauci doubled down on masks on  Monday saying  two face masks are better than one.  The “infectious diseases specialist” advised that double-masking is a logical way to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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NJ Mega Site Fumbles Second Covid-19 vaccine Dose

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Trenton NJ, for those New Jerseyans who have received the first Covid-19 vaccine dose, there’s another wave of confusion about how to get the second dose within the recommended time frame.

Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick is calling for Legislative hearings to fix the problem.

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What Ingredients are Really in the COVID Vaccines

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Clinical Contributors to this Story Juan C. Ravell, M.D. Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack NJ, The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in mid-December 2020. Prior to authorization by the FDA, these vaccines underwent the same rigorous safety and effectiveness standards as all other vaccines. Quickly, vaccine distribution began, starting with health care professionals on the frontlines of patient care.

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6 Good Reasons That Will Convince You To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine As Soon As Possible

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone around the world since its arrival in 2020. Most of us have been affected by Covid-19, whether it be knowing someone who has experienced it or known people who have lost a loved one because of it. At present, it shows no sign of abating. 

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New Study Sheds Light into COVID Transmission on Airlines

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, a new study published in the US CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal describes in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among passengers on a flight from Dubai, UAE, to Auckland, New Zealand—with a stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Upon arrival in New Zealand, all passengers were subjected to mandatory 14-day quarantine, with testing conducted at approximately Day 3 and Day 12. Testing identified 7 SARS-CoV-2 infections among the passengers, including 5 that tested negative prior to their departure. Genomic analysis of specimens collected from each passenger found that the viral genome in 6 of the 7 passengers was identical, with 1 mutation present in the seventh passenger. Combined with the timeline of symptoms and positive tests, this suggests that the infection was transmitted among the passengers, rather than from multiple sources prior to travel. While testing negative prior to travel will likely decrease the number of imported cases, by denying travel for those who are already infectious, negative tests only indicate the current state of infection and cannot detect individuals who will be infectious after that point. Travel screening can mitigate the risk of importing cases or transmission during travel, but it cannot prevent them.

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Any resident who wishes to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine must register on the State of NJ site

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Ridgewood NJ, Any resident who wishes to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine must register on the State of NJ site, which is: covid19.nj.gov/vaccine.  Once registered, an email will let you know if you are eligible at the present time or if you will have to wait for a future date, based on the current guidelines (the current guidelines are attached to this email).  If you are eligible for a vaccine at this time, a list of sites where the vaccine is being given will be provided.  Choose the location where you wish to go, and register for that site. Continue reading Any resident who wishes to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine must register on the State of NJ site