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originally posted by: FlyingFox
New.
Vice President Kamala Harris' departure for Vietnam was delayed by several hours Tuesday afternoon after her office was informed by the US embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, of a "report of a recent possible anomalous health incident."....
.....But privately, Qatari officials are warning their American counterparts that the situation at U.S. facilities, where thousands of Afghan evacuees are being housed, is growing more dire, according to an internal State Department report obtained by ABC News.......
More than 20 students and 16 parents from the Cajon Valley Union School District in El Cajon, Calif., visited Afghanistan on summer vacation. Now they are among thousands of people who are waiting to leave the country amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal that has caused political unrest across the nation, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Cajon Valley Superintendent David Miyashiro alerted school board members on Tuesday that he would be meeting with Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to discuss the situation, the Times noted.
Miyashiro told the news outlet that the families traveled to Afghanistan on special visas for U.S. military service and that the school district was able to provide government officials with information on the families as they work to locate them.
The stranded students reportedly attend different schools within the school district.
The sensors are based on freeze-dried cellular machinery that the research team has previously developed for use in paper diagnostics for viruses such as Ebola and Zika. In a new study, the researchers showed that the sensors could be incorporated into not only face masks but also clothing such as lab coats, potentially offering a new way to monitor health care workers’ exposure to a variety of pathogens or other threats.
We’ve demonstrated that we can freeze-dry a broad range of synthetic biology sensors to detect viral or bacterial nucleic acids, as well as toxic chemicals, including nerve toxins. We envision that this platform could enable next-generation wearable biosensors for first responders, health care personnel, and military personnel,” says James Collins, the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science in MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and Department of Biological Engineering and the senior author of the study.
The Defense Department is helping to fund a new study to determine whether an under-the-skin biosensor can help trackers keep up — by detecting flu-like infections even before their symptoms begin to show.
Its maker, Profusa, says the sensor is on track to try for FDA approval by early next year.
originally posted by: crankyoldman
I cannot believe this isn't C_A coms. Of all the places to travel, these "students" decide to travel to a war torn backwards region where there is a perpetual travel warning from the Feds.
What parent is stupid enough to think this is a good idea, during a PLAGUE no less??? Paris = no, Patagonia = no, Outback = no, War torn Taliban Afghanistan = you bet!
Dozens of California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan after summer trip abroad
More than 20 students and 16 parents from the Cajon Valley Union School District in El Cajon, Calif., visited Afghanistan on summer vacation. Now they are among thousands of people who are waiting to leave the country amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal that has caused political unrest across the nation, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Cajon Valley Superintendent David Miyashiro alerted school board members on Tuesday that he would be meeting with Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to discuss the situation, the Times noted.
Miyashiro told the news outlet that the families traveled to Afghanistan on special visas for U.S. military service and that the school district was able to provide government officials with information on the families as they work to locate them.
The stranded students reportedly attend different schools within the school district.
Cajon Valley Schoo is East of San Diego.
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More than 800,000 service members have yet to get their shots, according to Pentagon data. And now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Department is adding it to the list of required shots troops must get as part of their military service.
The Austin memo does not dictate a specific timeline for completing the vaccinations. But it says the military services will have to report regularly on their progress. A senior defense official said that Austin has made it clear to the services that he expects them to move quickly, and that this will be completed in weeks not months.
originally posted by: MetalThunder
This is going to get interesting .... Quick
Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP
More than 800,000 service members have yet to get their shots, according to Pentagon data. And now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Department is adding it to the list of required shots troops must get as part of their military service.
The Austin memo does not dictate a specific timeline for completing the vaccinations. But it says the military services will have to report regularly on their progress. A senior defense official said that Austin has made it clear to the services that he expects them to move quickly, and that this will be completed in weeks not months.
I'd say when I signed up - this wasn't part of the "Contract" and the ADDED requirement voids my Service .... but thats me Time will Tell - after all the Military is so proud of the Commander in Chief ....
Senior military leaders, including Gen. John Hyten, the vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, have been discussing for more than a year whether to reveal a secret space weapon by providing a demonstration of its capabilities, the report says. The weapon system, the details of which remain obscure, was developed as a "Special Access Program," which is reserved for highly classified information.
The Trump administration considered revealing the space weapon as early as the annual Space Symposium conference in 2020, a prestigious event for the national defense community. The idea was to showcase the technology as a validation of the Space Force and Space Command, which is responsible for military operations in outer space. However, the conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This new weapon announcement would come as US military officials have increasingly spoken of space as a "warfighting domain." The Trump administration cited the militarization of space as a rationale for creating the Space Force, and it may be inevitable that space sees some form of conflict.
originally posted by: Thoughtful1
If fans want to attend the NFL Raiders game they are going to have to take the knee along with the players. They are going to require fans to show their vax card but they had a dilemma. It is always about the $$$ plus they don't want angry fans who show up and get turned away. Anyone who shows up they will be ready and waiting to give the jab.
??? I just verified that it takes approx. 10 days for the vax to be effective so what is the point. It is not providing any protection to anyone.
Meanwhile we now have the pope weighing in with a message to Americans that getting the vaccine is "An Act of Love" despite the fact that the original cells used for research came from aborted fetuses. He has decided that it is morally acceptable. I really have to kuestion how the two reconcile especially if one of the commandments is do not kill. He worries me.
The pressure is ramping up.
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