| From: kidl | 10/26/2021 8:57:40 AM | | | | | | Vaccine mandate delay?
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is set to meet today with White House officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for discussions on President Biden's vaccine mandate. The order, which would require businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure they are vaccinated against COVID or tested weekly for the virus, is estimated to cover two-thirds of the private sector. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration delivered its final rule to the OMB on Oct. 12, and the mandate is expected to take effect soon after the agency completes its review.
What they're saying: The ATA is warning that many drivers will likely quit rather than get vaccinated, further disrupting the supply chain at a time when the industry is short 80K drivers. Specifically, the association estimates that 37% of drivers could be lost through retirements, resignations and workers switching to smaller companies not covered by the requirements. Others, like Goldman Sachs, feel the mandate would actually boost employment by reducing COVID transmission and mitigating health risks.
Over the past few weeks, the Office of Management and Budget held dozens of meetings with labor unions, industry lobbyists and private individuals as the Biden administration conducts its final review. Today's meeting at the White House will include dentists, staffing companies and realtors, among others. The Retail Industry Leaders Association has already cautioned that the mandate could trigger staffing problems ahead of the holiday season, while the National Retail Federation and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are asking to delay its implementation until January at the earliest.
Statistics: 30% of unvaccinated workers said they would leave their jobs rather than comply with a jab or testing mandate, according to vaccine data analysis firm KFF. Another 56% said they would get tested weekly, while 12% said they would get the shot. The industry concerns come after a record 4.3M workers quit their jobs in August, the highest turnover in 20 years. |
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| From: kidl | 10/26/2021 11:06:00 AM | | | | | | 45 minute documentary and not Covid unrelated
Minute 17 to 21 is certainly relevant.
China - Surveillance state or way of the future? | DW Documentary - YouTube
China is building a huge digital surveillance system. The state collects massive amounts of data from willing citizens: the benefits are practical, and people who play by the rules are rewarded.
Critics call it "the most ambitious Orwellian project in human history." China's digital surveillance system involves massive amounts of data being gathered by the state. In the so-called "brain" of Shanghai, for example, authorities have an eye on everything. On huge screens, they can switch to any of the approximately one million cameras, to find out who’s falling asleep behind the wheel, or littering, or not following Coronavirus regulations. "We want people to feel good here, to feel that the city is very safe," says Sheng Dandan, who helped design the "brain." Surveys suggest that most Chinese citizens are inclined to see benefits as opposed to risks: if algorithms can identify every citizen by their face, speech and even the way they walk, those breaking the law or behaving badly will have no chance. It’s incredibly convenient: a smartphone can be used to accomplish just about any task, and playing by the rules leads to online discounts thanks to a social rating system.
That's what makes Big Data so attractive, and not just in China. But where does the required data come from? Who owns it, and who is allowed to use it? The choice facing the Western world is whether to engage with such technology at the expense of social values, or ignore it, allowing others around the world to set the rules.
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| To: Moonray who wrote (18569) | 10/26/2021 1:24:08 PM | | From: Savant | | | | Ha.....While I'm not in the 1% richies....I managed to be in the 0.01% of the breakthrough cases..lucky me.
"But more than 99.99% of people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death, a CNN analysis of CDC data suggests."
*needless to say, I don't believe those stats. |
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| To: Savant who wrote (18572) | 10/26/2021 1:47:29 PM | | From: kidl | | | | Just because you were one of the 0.01% of breakthrough cases doesn't justify you not believing the stats.
Look at the bright side ... You didn't die and, I presume, you didn't end up in the hospital likely because you did your best to protect yourself. If you didn't, the outcome could have been much worse.
PS: I am not aware of a single vaccine which provides 100% protection. |
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| To: kidl who wrote (18573) | 10/26/2021 2:21:51 PM | | From: Moonray | | | | Just because you were one of the 0.01% of breakthrough cases doesn't justify you not believing the stats. I suggest people read the whole Q&A story: cnn.com
It has good questions, answers only 3 day's old and numbers.
I'm in the camp that says the numbers are only ball park and
we don't know if they are from CDC or guys like Sanjay Gupta.
I do NOT think CDC means 40% for early inoculation when saying:
Q. What “underlying conditions” put people at higher risk of bad outcomes with Covid-19?
A. More than 40% of US adults have at least one underlying condition
that can put them at higher risk of severe complications, according
to the CDC.
Those conditions include obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
heart disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, according to the CDC.
People who have cancer, an organ transplant, sickle cell anemia, poorly
controlled HIV or any autoimmune disorder are also at higher risk.
Covid-19 patients with pre-existing conditions — regardless of their age —
are 6 times more likely to hospitalized and 12 times more likely to die from
the disease than those who had no pre-existing conditions, CNN Chief
Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay
Gupta said.
While young, healthy people are less likely to die from Covid-19, many are
suffering long-term effects from the disease.
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