Paul Fletcher (he was the Liberal Party’s Arts minister under Morrison, ICYMI) is criticising the National Cultural Policy because it recognises the right of artists to work in safety and be fairly paid.
Winning hearts and minds, Paul. You keep going with that, hey. #auspol
#Moderna is quadrupling the cost of #covid #vaccines, from $26/dose to $110-130. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel calls the price hike "consistent with the value" of the #MRNA vaccines. Moderna's manufacturing costs are $2.85/dose, for a 4,460% markup on every dose:
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/24/nationalize-moderna/#herd-immunity
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Why on earth are Australian governments keeping COVID research and modelling secret? An unhelpful culture of secrecy stifles research, public understanding, and international collaboration.
My latest for ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-07/covid-data-government-secrecy/101827548
COVID heralded a great era of cooperation, with researchers collaborating across institutions and borders. That work couldn't have been done if all the research was being locked up by governments — but in Australia, they're doing just that, writes Casey Briggs.
RT @TheodoreLytras
@georgepavlakis @EpiEllie @MackayIM @ArisKatzourakis And as far as the flu is concerned (the original question by @MackayIM), for us epi people things are clear:
Flu is an *endemic* disease that causes seasonal *epidemics* of varying timing, intensity and impact, as well as the occasional flu *pandemic* when it shifts.
The hidden military funding of Peter Daszak and the EcoHealth Alliance
If you are wondering
Australia
RE: Pfizer Comirnaty Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 vaccine as a 3rd and 4th dose in people aged 18 years and older.
The 1st doses of the bivalent sars-cov2 vaccine have arrived in Australia and
are undergoing batch testing by the Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA).
Rollout of this vaccine will commence from 12 Dec 2022.
From WHO GISRS
Dear colleagues,
We would like to share with you information provided by United Kingdom NICs regarding both false negative Influenza A results and significant loss of sensitivity in detecting recently circulating influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses with the COBAS® SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B test for use on the COBAS® 5800/6800/8800 Systems and COBAS® Influenza A/B & RSV UC test on the COBAS® 6800/8800 Systems.
The myth of Elon Musk as a genius building a better future for everyone is falling apart — and it’s about time!
As I wrote in Time a few months ago, we need to realize he hasn’t just taken a bad turn in the past few months. He’s always been selling us a lie, and nothing shows that better than his fake transport projects that distracted from real solutions.
His downfall can’t come soon enough.
https://time.com/6203815/elon-musk-flaws-billionaire-visions/
Van Badham
Cory Doctorow
Casey Briggs
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)
Wocha
Paris Marx