Israel was the first country on Earth to fully vaccinate a majority of its citizens against COVID-19. Now it has one of the world's highest daily infection rates — an average of nearly 7,500 confirmed cases a day, double what it was two weeks ago. Nearly one in every 150 people in Israel today has the virus. www.npr.org
Israel was the role model of the western world, the pride of the western world, with the highest vaccination rate to brag about. But now Israel is crumbling because of Delta variant breakthrough. 1m infected cases in a population of 8.8m or every 9 person 1 is infected. (The 1 in 150 people remark in npr.org is poor maths) This is about the highest in the world, but no one wants to blow up this story because it would kill their vaccine success story.
When China had 20 cases and then 40 cases it was blown out of proportion by saying infection cases surged by 100%! Some silly unthinking country even increased tightening measures against Chinese visitors without understanding what is 40 cases in a semi continent size country with 1.4b people meant.
And instead of admitting that the mRNA vaccines are ineffective, their excuse is to vaccinate more. 60% not vaccinated not effective, so 80% would be effective. Is that so? If the vaccines are ineffective, even 100% vaccinated would not make any difference.
But the stupidity has no cure would still be calling for more people to be vaccinated, knowing very well the vaccines are as good as useless against Delta variants.
8/26/2021
Covid19 - Israel is the worse hit country in the world, despite highest in vaccination with mRNA vaccines!
Afghanistan - Little monkeys left in a lurch by the Americans
“Joe Biden: UK and allies had choice to remain in Afghanistan.
US president hits back at criticism as parents pass their children to soldiers at Kabul airport amid worsening chaos.
Joe Biden has hit back at the UK and Nato allies, claiming they “had a choice” to stay in Afghanistan and could have done so despite the United States pulling out of the country.
The US president has faced a torrent of criticism from ministers and MPs over the botched withdrawal, which has left US and British officials scrambling to get their citizens out of the country after the Taliban seized power.
His suggestion appeared to contradict the British position that it could not carry on the mission without America. Boris Johnson told Parliament on Wednesday that the West could not continue in Afghanistan without US support and air power. CNA
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was done without consultation with its allies and the latter were left in a lurch. When the US invaded Afghanistan, presumably it must have invited the European allies to go along, a coalition of the willing. The European allies were eager beaver, given a chance to beat up Muslim tribesmen in the mountains of Afghanistan with very little chances of being hit back. And with the colossal military might of the American Empire, they were there for a party, a sort of hunting mission to practice and hone their skills in killing tribesmen.
It must come as a rude surprise that the Americans unilaterally decided to runaway without consulting them and have a coordinated plan to retreat from Afghanistan. And with the big gangsters out of the way, the little monkeys would become easy targets for the Taliban. They would not stand a chance without the big military umbrella of the Americans.
Now they started to panic. And it is no consolation for Biden to say the allied troops have a choice to stay on. What a thoughtless and disgusting reply by Biden. These little white monkeys would be eaten up by the Taliban for breakfast if left on their own. They were there hanging on the coat tails of the Americans and to say they could stay on, it is their choice, is very rude and harsh.
Biden forgot that the little monkeys were persuaded to go along in this killing mission, under the coercion of the Americans, you are with us or against us. Now the Americans are saying, you die your business, we are getting out and you do what you want, to stay or to live.
What a great friend the Americans are. Luckily no silly Asean country is caught in this stupid mess and could not get out in time, and in harm's way. Without the American military might, the rest of the allies are just little monkeys joining the fray, having a little fun. Left on their own, they will surely die...in the hands of the Taliban and tribesmen.
One More Stupidity Has No Cure Incident?
Sensitive
clinical information and confidential personal data and of at least
73,466 patients were stolen in a cyberattack on a branch clinic of the
Eye & Retina Surgeons.
The illegal ransomware cyberattack was carried out by a sophisticated unknown party on 6 Aug 2021.
Investigation is being carried out to determine the root causes of the leakage.
The
eye specialist stated in a press release today (25 August) that the
affected data include patients' names, addresses, identity card numbers,
contact details and and sensitive clinical information. No credit card
or bank account information was accessed or compromised.
How so?
It affected servers and several computer terminals at the clinic's branch in Camden Medical centre in the Orchard Road area.
The IT system at the clinic's branch in Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre was not affected.
"To
optimise data security, (Eye & Retina Surgeons) maintains
segregated networks and active medical records are maintained separately
on a cloud-based system and thus were not accessed or compromised," the
clinic added.
None of the practice's clinical operations were affected, and its IT systems have been securely restored, it said.
The
clinic stated that there has been no known release of sensitive data
into the public domain to date, and that it will continue to monitor the
situation closely.
"Patients are now being progressively informed of this cyber-incident," it added
The
incident has been reported to the Police, the Personal Data Protection
Commission and the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team
(SingCert).
Eye & Retina Surgeons said that its IT team has
been working closely with the Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore and the
Ministry of Health to investigate the root causes of the incident.
"All
necessary measures to prevent a recurrence of this breach will be
taken," said the clinic, adding that it was working with cybersecurity
experts and authorities to identify any potential areas in its IT
systems that can be further secured.
"(Eye & Retina Surgeons)
regrets this breach and wishes to assure its patients that it takes
patient confidentiality very seriously," the clinic said.
But
actually not serious enough. Otherwise, such intrusion into its IT
system would not have happened in the first place. After their data and
information have been leaked, it is no use to talk about seriousness in
safeguarding patients' confidentiality. It only rubs more salts into
their wounds.
Why take 20 days to report the matter to the public?
After
20 days, still the root cause of the leakage has yet to be discovered?
Why take so long? Are you really serious in finding out the root cause
in order to prevent further attacks of such nature?
If the
cyberattacks are considered as sophisticated, that means the clinic's IT
System and IT staff are not sophisticated. Therefore, they need to be
replaced with a better IT system and better IT manager.
Stupidity has no cure?
8/25/2021
Covid-19 Alert: Fully Vaccinated People Can Become Super Spreaders!
The
cluster at the dormitory located in Woodlands announced on Monday by
the Ministry of Health (MOH) is today confirmed to have 86 migrants
infected.
Testing operations there have been completed and all
the results have come back. But MOH did not mention what the results
were. Only about 5,300 residents at the dormitory had been swabbed.
All residents will be tested frequently over the next few weeks, MOH added.
MOH
has not mentioned whether other dormitories will be tested too. It
seems to be the standard wait-and-see reactive modus operandi as
habitually as the past.
All the 86 Covid-19 infected diseased foreigners are fully vaccinated, except one who is partially vaccinated.
All
of them either display no symptoms or very mild symptoms. This is the
most dangerous of all. They have gone to work in the housing estates,
thinking that they were well. Many of them are very careless about
wearing their masks properly and they mingled with the public when they
go to the shops or malls.
This incident, and more to come, is a
clear proof that FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN GET INFECTED AND THEY CAN
BECOME SUPER SPREADERS!
Covid19 - Stupidity has no cure and their stupidity has no cure solutions
In the beginning, the story goes, vaccines will be the magic solution to stop this pandemic by preventing infection. With the Delta variant spreading like wild fire all over USA and UK and many countries, it is confirmed and proven that the vaccines do not and cannot prevent infection. The only thing the vaccines can do now is to reduce the seriousness of the infection, like preventing death. Oh, fearmongering that oldies died because they were not vaccinated is irresponsible. This is telling half truths. Many of them, as reported, had many prevailing medical conditions and illnesses that would likely make then unfit to be vaccinated even if they wanted to.
I repeat this again to the stupidity has no cure members, the vaccines cannot prevent infections. Period.
So, whether one is vaccinated or not vaccinated, both are equally open to infection. The vaccinated are not less liable to get infected than the unvaccinated. Today's report of 62 cases in a Woodlands dorm, all fully vaccinated, is a God's message to the imbeciles that fully vaccinated are as likely to be infected.
Then what is this nonsense that the unvaccinated must conduct regularly antigen test if they are to work in the office while the vaccinated need not to? What is the logic? It only makes sense if the vaccinated is less likely to be infected because the vaccines will protect them. But it is not the case now.
So why discriminate against the unvaccinated in place of work, in dining, in participation in mass activities when both are equally vulnerable to infection. The vaccinated less likely to be infected than the vaccinated? How much less?
Worse, the vaccinated are more likely to spread the virus as they are more likely to become asymptomatic virus carriers without knowing it. Logically, it is more necessary to test the vaccinated than the unvaccinated.
Why must the unvaccinated be forced to pay for antigen tests when the vaccinated are just as likely to be infected?
But we would have to live with the stupidity has no cure recommendations and solutions.
Be frighten, be very frighten, with the logic and reasoning of the stupidity has no cure. Do not underestimate the power of the stupid.
The most dangerous assumption, and thing to do now is to let the fully vaccinated walk around as if they are free from the virus, like with a licence to kill. No need for antigen test, and the unvaccinated being exposed to them to be infected by them.