We have a ton of developments today in the Coronavirus Vaccine situation. What we do know is encouraging in many waysramping up vaccine production. What we dont know about the effectiveness is terrifying. It makes you wonder if the u. S. Needs to dramatically rethink the current Vaccine Distribution strategy. Lets start with the good news. Today johnson and johnson leased some promising data from its phase three clinical trials. The vaccine is 72 effective in the u. S. At preventing moderate to severe illness. Experts consider that a strong level of protection. Here is the potential worrying news. The company disclosed the data suggests the vaccine was less effective against the South Africa Covid Variant we have been dropping. Effectiveness dropped from 72 to 57 . Its called that because it was south africa was the first place it was found which is more contagious and resistant to the vaccines we have. Its already in the United States and appears to be spreading. The more contagious u
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opinion, he does not believe it would be constitutional for one state to bar women in that state or make it a crime for women this that state where abortion is illegal to go into another state where abortion is legal and get that service so of course because he is one of the five to go along on overturning roe v. wade, that has to be considered a controlling statement from him and the other thing is there is nothing in this decision that says that states can constitutionally or need to have an exception in their laws for rape or incest, and the decision sent says that s one of the problems with today s decision, there is no longer any constitutional requirement that states make exceptions in their laws for rape or incest, shep. did you read anything into, pete, these back-to-back decisions, the new york state gun law and then this dobbs v jackson women s health do they say anything about the future they say look to the history. the analysis in the gun case and this case t
In the Eastern District of new york. Now, if you are the president , and you and your campaign and your inaugural committee and your donors and your lawyers and your Campaign Staff and your longtime friends and associates keep finding themselves accused of felonies or at least targeted or involved in serious criminal investigations, then if youre the president , the federal prosecutors you probably most have to worry about are three. Number one, the u. S. Attorney in washington, d. C. Where the Nations Capital is, where lots of federal public corruption gets prosecuted, where lots of National Security stuff gets handled. Second, new york. Even if you are not a president from new york whose business is headquartered in new york like this one, if you in your marching order as president often find yourselves adjacent to criminal financial matters, well, the famously independent federal Prosecutors Office in new york tends to find a way to take advantage of the fact that new york is the Fi
Administration, then, yes, you guessed it. Weve just had a new adventure in the decline and fall of the rule of law. One of the things that has happened tonight, which actually has been out of the headlines a little bit because of all the dramatic things in the last few hours. The president s attorney general has just ousted another federal prosecutor, whose office was handling cases pertaining to the president. Tonight, its the Eastern District of new york. Now, if you are the president and you and your campaign and your inaugural committee and your donors and your lawyers and your Campaign Staff and your longtime friends and associates keep finding themselves accused of felonies or at least targeted or involved in serious criminal investigations. Then, if you are the president , the federal prosecutors you probably most have to worry about are three. Number one, the u. S. Attorney in washington, d. C. Where the Nations Capital is, where lots of National Security stuff gets handled. S