22 States Urge Biden Administration to Repeal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Twenty-two states are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to rescind its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in light of how vaccines provide little to no protection against infection and the growing awareness of side effects from the shots.

The mandate (IFR) was announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) at the behest of Biden in the fall of 2021. The stated goal was to lower the number of infections and to prevent prospective patients from being afraid of unvaccinated workers.

Evidence available at the time, and evidence that has emerged since, “demonstrates that full vaccination doesn’t prevent infection or transmission,” the 22 attorneys general, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, told Chiquita Brooks LaSure, head of the centers, and Health Secretary Xavier Becerra in a Nov. 17 missive.

Delta has since been replaced by Omicron, a milder COVID-19 variant against which vaccines have performed considerably worse, including against severe illness, the officials noted. Breakthrough infections, or infections despite vaccination, have become increasingly common. And there’s a growing awareness of the side effects linked to the vaccines, including heart inflammation.

“Yet the outdated emergency IFR remains in force,” they said.

The attorneys general said the mandate “modestly reduced patients’ risk of contracting COVID” but intensified staffing shortages and limited patients’ access to medical care, and should be rescinded now.

CMS and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, did not respond to requests for comment.

“The mandate has limited many patients’ access to needed medical care and imposed substantial costs on patients and health care workers without any corresponding benefits. The Biden administration should have never imposed this mandate, and CMS should now throw it in the trash bin where it belongs,” Knudsen, a Republican, said in a statement.

The Supreme Court in January blocked a different mandate, for all private employers with 100 or more workers, but said health officials had the authority to impose the health care worker mandate.

The Biden administration has kept the mandate in place in the intervening months.

https://www.ntd.com/22-states-urge-biden-administration-to-repeal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers_882555.html

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Ukraine Rejects Alleged Offer Of "Short Truce" By Russia

It was revealed Friday by the Ukrainian side that the Kremlin has offered Kiev the possibility of reaching an agreement to implement a "short truce". It comes as there are more and more signals from Washington that it's ready to see both sides come to the table for some kind of ceasefire agreement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russian officials had attempted the overture, but he rejected the possibility, at a moment the Ukrainian counteroffensive has made recent gains, especially the retaking of Kherson city and many surrounding villages.

"Russia is now looking for a short truce, a respite to regain strength. Someone may call this the war's end, but such a respite will only worsen the situation," the Ukrainian leader said in a virtual address before the Halifax International Security Forum.

Zelensky then reiterated his hardened resolve to not consider the possibility of talks until Russian forces are defeated. "A truly real, long-lasting and honest peace can only be the result of the complete demolition of Russian aggression," Zelensky said.

There was no confirmation from the Kremlin side that such a specific offer was actually made. However, Russia has lately reiterated that it has always remained open to the possibility of dialogue. During his virtual G20 address last week, Zelensky issued a 10-point plan for ceasefire, which included the hardline position that no territorial concessions would be made.

Despite widespread reports that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs, has been pushing the White House to get Zelensky to negotiate, other influential voices such as Secretary Antony Blinken and national security advisor Jake Sullivan have said it's "too early".

Gen. Milley's position is based on the assessment that forcing Russian troops completely out of the country anytime soon remains unrealistic.

The Biden administration on Friday reaffirmed that only the Zelensky government can make the determination of when it is ready to negotiate, if at all. In the meantime the potential for direct confrontation between NATO and Russia remains as unpredictable as ever, especially after the deadly Polish border missile incident of last Tuesday.

The Poland incident, which resulted in widespread accusations that Zelensky had sought to lie NATO into war with Russia, illustrates that the longer both sides grind on in the conflict while rejecting the idea of negotiated settlement, the greater the chances are for a 'mishap' leading to a WWIII scenario among nuclear-armed superpowers.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-rejects-alleged-offer-short-truce-russia

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Santa Fe Co. Sheriff releases full ‘Rust’ shooting investigation

The 500-page document will be used by the district attorney’s office to determine if anyone involved with the filming and production will face charges. It’s been redacted with some information left out, but it does include interviews discussing safety concerns on the set as well as the FBI ballistic report on the gun used in the shooting.

Actor Alec Baldwin shot a gun that contained a real bullet. The report does have redactions – but from what we can read, this was not the first time there were issues with the weapons on set of the film. The report includes an email from one of the camera crew members who walked off set – sharing his concerns about two accidental weapon discharges and one accidental explosion – which all happened prior to the fatal shooting.

Baldwin – says the prop gun misfired but the federal ballistic report included in the investigation contradicts that claim. The report by the FBI says the weapon would work properly only when the hammer was pulled on the way back. It would not fire unless that happened.

The investigation has case reports from all responding law enforcement personnel. It paints a chaotic scene from that day – and in many of the witness statements crew members told law enforcement people responsible for handling and loading the prop gun were prop master Sarah Zachary, armorer Hannah Gutierrez and 1st assistant director Dave Halls.

One of the documents from the investigation includes an email from Gutierrez’s father to the Santa Fe sheriff’s office. He says that he was asked by Seth Kenny, the prop supplier, to bring live ammo and let the actors feel what it is like to shoot a real gun. In the email he believes the bucket containing live bullets was then brought on set.

As a part of the wrongful death lawsuit settlement with Hutchins widower – production of the movie “Rust” will begin in January but it won’t be filmed in New Mexico.

Last week, Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit against crew members on the set of “Rust” for handing him a gun with live ammo inside. Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas argues Baldwin was not responsible for the live round in the pistol. He said it was the job of the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, to check the ammunition before loading it.

This comes after the New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau released the results of its own investigation in April. The report finds that Rust Movie Productions, LLC management knew that firearm safety procedures were not followed on set and showed indifference to employee safety. The production company was issued a Willful-Serious citation that includes a $136,793 penalty. This is the maximum fine and highest level of citation allowed by state law in New Mexico.

KRQE reached out to the Santa Fe District Attorney and her office says they are still reviewing the investigative report. Also no decision has been made yet on whether to pursue charges.

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/santa-fe-co-sheriff-releases-full-rust-shooting-investigation/

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