11 days?
Pillars
Nice Golden Dome.
Seems like it may have been a precursor.
California Announces Specifics About June 15 Reopening: No Capacity Limits, No Distancing, No Vaccine Passports, But Vaccine Verification Will Be Required For Big Indoor Events
California Health and Human Services Director Dr. Mark Ghaly briefed reporters on Friday on specifics of the state’s long-planned June 15 reopening.
“Capacity limitations are no longer going to be part” of the state’s plan, he said. “We will not have capacity restrictions.”
On physical distancing, Ghaly said simply, “None.”
On masking, he said, “We will follow the CDC guidance on masking.”
The HHS director then expounded. “There will be some guidance…specific to the various settings. We know that it will be shifting over the next few months.
In general, Ghaly announced that there will be no more capacity limits on businesses. But, for large events, as alluded to by Governor Gavin Newsom last week,there will be “Vaccine verification or negative test verification” required.
“For outdoor activities,” what Ghaly called “mega outdoor events” with attendence over 10,000, he announced, “we are recommending that those operators have a system to verify vaccination or verify.” Operators of those events can also “give that person an option to come into the event and wear a mask.”
Indoor events such as concerts and sporting events he said, “We are requiring, not recommending, the vaccine verification/negative test. There is an option to have it be by self-attestation.” Ghaly then said there will be a forthcoming California Department of Public Health posting on that.
The HHS director was asked repeatedly about vaccine verification for mega events. He said California will be working with event operators/private sector businesses on exactly what that will look like, but said, again, the state will not be using a vaccine passport system.
“We are not at this time considering or requiring a vaccine passport for vendors,” he said.
The coming rules are similar to what has already been put in place at some large venues. At Staples Center, those attending concerts or Lakers games must provide a health verification. “Guests are required to present a photo ID, and either proof of full vaccination (two weeks since your final dose) or a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of the event date,” reads safety information on the venue’s web site. Out of state visitors, it says, “are required to show proof of full vaccination.”
more
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/california-announces-specifics-june-15-174025842.html
Gain of Function Research
Certain gain-of-function studies with the potential to enhance the pathogenicity or transmissibility of potential pandemic pathogens (PPPs) have raised biosafety and biosecurity concerns, including the potential dual use risks associated with the misuse of the information or products resulting from such research.
On October 16, 2014, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the launch of the U.S. Government (USG) gain-of-function (GOF) deliberative process to re-evaluate the potential risks and benefits associated with certain GOF experiments. During this process the USG paused the release of federal funding for GOF studies anticipated to enhance the pathogenicity or transmissibility among mammals by respiratory droplets of influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses.
The NSABB served as the official federal advisory body on the GOF issue and was tasked with providing recommendations to the USG on a conceptual approach for evaluating proposed GOF research. The NSABB finalized its recommendations on May 24, 2016. The U.S. Government considered the NSABB’s findings and recommendations during the development of policy on gain-of-function research. In January 2017, the U.S. Government released policy guidance for the review and oversight of research anticipated to create, transfer, or use enhancedPPPs.
https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/gain-of-function-research/
DARPA link
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2017-02-06a
Are they setting up for a tsunami?
Biden awards 1st Medal of Honor to 94-year-old Korean War veteran
Biden awards 1st Medal of Honor to 94-year-old Korean War veteran
President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, to Ralph Puckett Jr., a 94-year-old Korean War veteran and retired Army colonel who was wounded in a battle against Chinese soldiers in Korea more than 70 years ago.
"Today we are hosting a true American hero and awarding an honor that is long overdue," Biden said during an East Room ceremony that was also attended by South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
It was the first Medal of Honor awarded by Biden as president.
Biden said that when Puckett was told of the White House's plans for the award ceremony, he asked, "Why all the fuss? Why can't they just mail it to me?"
The president then recounted the story of Puckett's "extraordinary heroism" during the Korean War.
In November 1950, Puckett, then a first lieutenant in the Eighth U.S. Army Ranger Company, led more than 50 fellow Rangers on a mission to capture and defend a hill from a Chinese assault. He intentionally ran across an exposed area multiple times to draw enemy fire away from his soldiers.
During the siege, he was wounded by a hand grenade and two rounds of mortar fire but refused evacuation, moving from foxhole to foxhole, directing artillery support and inspiring his fellow soldiers to fight.
"Knowing his men were in a precarious situation, First Lieutenant Puckett commanded the Rangers to leave him behind and evacuate the area," the White House said in a statement announcing the award.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-medal-of-honor-ralph-puckett-jr-moon-ceremony-181422873.html