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Reuters: UK Food Supply Chains ‘On The Edge of Failing’

Britain’s food supply chains are “right on the edge of failing” as absence related to COVID-19 has aggravated a critical shortage of labor, a meat industry body said on Wednesday.

The British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA) said the shortage of skills was so critical, some plants had reported vacancies of 10% to 16% of permanent positions, discounting the impact of the pandemic.

“On top of the underlying worker shortage, we’re also hearing from some members that between 5% and 10% of their workforce have been ‘pinged’ by the (health service) app and asked to self-isolate,” BMPA CEO Nick Allen said.

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CDC To Hide True “Breakthrough” COVID-19 Numbers

In an apparent effort to not alarm people, or maybe to just deceive them, the “CDC is transitioning to reporting only patients with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection that were hospitalized or died to help maximize the quality of the data collected on cases of greatest clinical and public health importance. That change in reporting will begin on May 14, 2021. In preparation for that transition, the number of reported breakthrough cases will not be updated on May 7, 2021.”

In other words, the number of people who are “fully vaccinated” and still get COVID-19, but are not hospitalized due to COVID-19, and/or do not die from COVID-19, WILL NOT BE COUNTED in their COVID-19 “breakthrough” numbers. Thus we’ll never really know just how effective the vaccines are against COVID-19.

Follow the science, kids. Throw out unwanted data. Let the numbers speak what you want them to speak.

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A Fully Vaccinated Bill Maher Tests Positive for COVID-19

HBO’s Bill Maher has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated, his show announced Thursday.

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EIGHT Fully Vaccinated Yankees Test Positive for COVID-19

“The Yankees can today confirm that INF Gleyber Torres has received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. He was fully vaccinated and previously had COVID-19 during the most recent baseball off-season. Torres has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, and the Yankees have recalled INF/OF Miguel Andújar (#41) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Torres is the eighth Yankees player, coach, or traveling staff member to test positive this week. All of the positives are breakthrough positives, occurring with individuals who were fully vaccinated.

The other recent Yankees COVID-19 positives are Pitching Coach Matt Blake, Third Base Coach Phil Nevin, First Base Coach Reggie Willits, and four members of the Yankees’ traveling staff. All are currently under quarantine protocol in Tampa.

Major League Baseball, its medical experts, and the New York State Department of Health are currently advising and assisting the Yankees, who continue to undergo additional testing and contact tracing.”

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Joe: Let The Hugging Commence!

The Figurehead of the Free World has spoken. Give us a hug…if you’ve been vaccinated. (Wait, we weren’t supposed to hug before?! Ooops. We’re huggers. Sorry!!!)

If you’ve been vaccinated, you don’t have to wear your mask and you can shake hands. You can even give each other a hug. But if you’ve not been vaccinated, please wear a mask.

~ Joe Biden

Mask Thoughts From The Peanut Gallery

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CDC Cancels Masks

Joining in with those who have been doing things all along, maskless, the CDC awards people vaccinated against Covid-19 by removing their mask requirements, indoors and outdoors. Welcome back, friends! The air is refreshing!

“If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 briefing. “We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy.”

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Las Vegas MGM Resorts Floors Return to 100% Capacity

All MGM Resorts gaming floors in Las Vegas are returning to full capacity, effective immediately.

MGM made the announcement Wednesday morning after approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The following properties will move its gaming floors to 100% capacity with no social distancing requirements:

  • Bellagio Resort & Casino
  • ARIA Resort & Casino
  • MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
  • Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
  • Park MGM
  • The Mirage Hotel & Casino
  • New York-New York Hotel & Casino
  • Luxor Hotel and Casino
  • Excalibur Hotel & Casino
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