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President Stanley sees better days ahead as MSU confronts the evolving coronavirus
Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. joins Russ White to talk about the latest on the evolving coronavirus and how MSU is confronting it.
The COVID-19 pandemic has required a lot of attention and decision making at MSU to keep everyone safe and moving forward. Can you give us an idea of how these decisions are made?
President Stanley:
We begin with the fundamental principle of keeping everyone safe at Michigan State University: faculty, staff, and students. And at the same time, we're doing everything we can to continue our vital mission of education and economic development. These things and our extension mission are critical to us. And so, those considerations sometimes conflict a little bit or may conflict with what we need to do, but in general, we try to optimize each of those things. I meet very frequently with other Michigan State University leaders like University Physician Dave Weismantel and Norm Beauchamp, who oversees all of our medical areas. I also consult with the provost, of course, because she represents faculty, and with Vennie Gore, who oversees student affairs, and with Melissa Woo, executive vice president for administration representing our staff.
It's a group that represents a number of constituents on the campus and allows us to take a very broad view of what we're doing. And then of course, we look at data. Because of my background, I'm very interested in what's happening. We follow what's happened in the past at Michigan State University. What have our patterns been in the past in terms of COVID? We're now well more than two years into this pandemic. So we can look at historical data and understand what happens. We know that when students return to campus, for example, we've seen a surge each time. Even if there was lower background in the community, we've seen a surge. When there's higher background in the community, we see a surge again on top of whatever's happening in the community. So that's happened. We need to be prepared for that.
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Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MSU President
We also know that we've been very successful in safely administering learning during this time in person in our last semester. So we take that into account as well. We also consider guidance from the CDC. We try to adopt CDC guidance and stay with it. We look at what the state department of health and human services is recommending to try and go with that. And then of course, we make recommendations based on the science. We've learned a lot about the virus. It transmits probably twice as effectively as the previous virus did. It's also probably about half as virulent in some sense. About a half the people who had to be hospitalized from Delta have to be hospitalized with Omicron.
About half the people who were hospitalized with Delta would be hospitalized with Omicron. So that's good. Hospital stays are shorter with Omicron, but still people are hospitalized. And if you go into a situation with with Omicron where you have three times as many people getting infected, then the fact that half as much means you're still getting more people in the hospital than you did with the Delta outbreak. So that's somewhat what we're seeing around the country right now is hospitals are at capacity. Finally, we look to coordinate with others. I talk to the leaders at other institutions. We obviously talk to our health department. We talk to our representatives from some of our cities and townships. So they understand what we're planning to do. All those things come together in making the kind of difficult decisions we do.
Russ White:
And as you mentioned, sir, we were able to limit the spread of the coronavirus while keeping most classes in person last semester. Why did we start this semester with mostly remote classes?
It was a difficult decision because we know how much students want to be in person. And I think all of us wanted to be back in person, but I think it had to do with two things. One was just a little bit of uncertainty about Omicron, understanding it better. I think just even in the past few weeks, we've learned more about it and how it spreads. The second was the recognition that there were going to be large numbers of cases associated with this surge and that the measures we'd done before, vaccination and boosters - boosters are imperative by the way – are the difference between getting sick with these viruses and getting hospitalized with these viruses and having to a very mild illness. But what we know about Omicron is the breakthrough infections are more common with Omicron than they were with any variant up to date and it's far more contagious.
So again, most of the cases that we've seen as a country are in unvaccinated individuals. And about 90 percent of the cases we've seen that are hospitalizations or deaths, unfortunately, are with unvaccinated individuals. But vaccinated people are getting Omicron. And some of us may know people who've been vaccinated and had their boosters who are getting Omicron. So we knew there'd be more cases to deal with. And the concern was we do have to quarantine or isolate. We have to isolate individuals who've been infected for now, according to CDC guidance, at least five days. Before it was 10 days. So if we came back and we had a major surge, our concern was there would be significant absenteeism, both in classes and in the faculty because of this Omicron surge at this time. So it would make it more difficult to have in person classes because people just wouldn't be able to show up basically.
The first three weeks of the semester are critical in learning. It's the time when everyone learns about the course and what's going to be taught and some of the basic principles that are going to be important. And we wanted to make sure there was a consistent first experience for everybody coming back to MSU this semester. So we thought the easiest way to do that would be to be remote in these first three weeks. The goal now is that after we get these first three weeks in that everybody's on the same page. We know there'll still be some absentees. We know there'll be some classes that have to be missed, but people will have started the semester. They'll be in class. They'll know what's going on and it's going to make it I think a better experience.
We also cared about what was happening with the opening of other school districts. We wanted to be aware of some of the surges that might take place there with reopening. We want to give parents who have to care for children or who may have children of elementary school age who may have to come home again because they test positive the opportunity to work remotely during this time and to give more flexibility to our faculty and caregivers with their schedules. So that's what's driven it. We're looking to open again to start in person classes on January 31st. That's our goal right now. And we're following numbers very carefully as we look up to that.
So what else are we doing this semester to control the spread of COVID-19?
The mask mandate remains incredibly important. I encourage everybody to get the best kind of mask you can. And I think that's very important to do that. Mask wearing indoors remains something that we need to do. And I would really encourage everybody to do that. It's always still disappointing to me that the rest of the state hasn't caught up with that, but I'm really glad that I see it on our campus and people continue to adhere to it. And it's been adhered to at sporting and entertainment events and other things as well. I really appreciate that people are doing that. The really important thing of course is for people to be vaccinated and to make sure you've had your boosters. And we're requiring boosters for all faculty, staff, and students. If you're eligible during this period of time, we expect you to get it by February 1st.
When you become eligible, if it's after February 1st, we expect you to get it within two weeks of your eligibility taking place. And so that's the most important thing. We know that this disease can change to something that can be very severe and cause death. Again, we're not seeing a huge decline in deaths right now during this Omicron surge, but they're not increasing proportionally to the number of cases as they would've with the Delta, for example, but that's still concerning. So, getting vaccinated and getting boosted is really critical. To make that easier, we're working within Ingham County to set up some vaccine stations that will be available for more of the mass vaccination efforts like we had early on in the pandemic at the pavilion.
We're looking for those opportunities with maybe a capacity of about 1,000 boosters at a time. We're also continuing to talk to other surrounding areas about the availability of vaccinations so that we can put on our Together We Will website the locations of places that are providing vaccines for people who need to get them. We're doing some vaccines in our pharmacy. We're doing some vaccines in student health, but there's about a three week wait, at least for those. So I encourage people to find out where's the place you can get vaccinated. And for those students, faculty, and staff who have not had that booster, this is a great time to do this. While we're working remotely, you can do it while you're at home.
And President Stanley, I think you'd like to remind listeners too, that we're all in this together. Nobody likes this, but Spartans Will get through this.
I know that people are frustrated by the pandemic. I think all of us and many of us who have really taken this seriously have really thought about our responsibility, not just to ourselves, but to others and family members and the community to try and control some of the spread of disease. It's difficult when we're confronted with this variant that still can infect people, even though they've taken the precautions. And again, there's no shame in getting infected by this virus. It's not anything you did necessarily. It's the virus and its infectivity that's changed. But I think we still need to have the empathy we've had for people. But we also need, again, to think about doing the things that we can do to try and mitigate this to the extent we can.
We're all in this together. All of us have the same goal, which is to pursue our education and to pursue our innovative work at Michigan State University and do it in an environment where we're safe and welcome. We all have that goal. Getting vaccinated, getting boosted, and wearing your mask are all ways in which we work together to allow us to get as close to normal as we can during this challenging period. And I think it will get better. What we know from South Africa and the United Kingdom is that this virus goes up and then it goes down in a much more rapid way than we saw with the previous one. I'm optimistic that by mid-February, we'll be seeing significant declines in these numbers and that things will look much better by March.
The pandemic has been challenging. There's a high level of frustration, but there will be better days ahead. Pfizer has announced they're making an Omicron specific vaccine that may help us with this variant and may make a difference. We have new antivirals coming in from Pfizer and from Merck that may be helpful in treating individuals who do get COVID who need this. They do more to reduce the severity of disease for people who get it. There are some good things on the horizon, and we just need to recognize that this is a surge. It is going to come back down again. That's what it's done everywhere else. It's not going to sustain at this level. It's not really possible. We've got to get through these next few weeks, but then things are going to be better as we go through the spring semester.
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Peanut butter is one of the best known and most characteristic American products. Although its fat content is extremely high, but without any cholesterol and it contains vitamin E and H, magnesium, iron and zinc in a large quantity. Hence it is a very nutritious and in addition an especially tasty delicacy.
Peanut butter started its world's conquest on the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, where it got very popular together with other novelties such as the ice cream cone, hot-dog and hamburger. In the mean time it is a must have food not only in the USA, but also in Canada, Australia, the UK, some African countries, New-Zealand and in the Netherlands.
Despite of its salty taste, paste like consistence it is usually consumed just as it is, but it is worth trying it as ingredient not only for sweets, but for sauces, soups or meat dishes!
The Marilussy's peanut butter creams are marvellous for a great breakfast on white toast bread or sweet pastries and with jam. Due to the high – 90% – peanut content and the characteristic peanut taste it is an excellent base for creams, cakes and sauces.


To help celebrate the Beaufort's involvement in the 'Gromit Unleashed' campaign local author and historian (famous for his pub history's and historic walks) Andrew Swift has kindly let us use three of his guided walks in the near vicinity of the Beaufort.
Our thanks must go to Andrew himself (of Akeman Press), The Bath Magazine and The Bristol Magazine (who originally published them), for giving us permission to have them on our website – we're very grateful.
Click for a link to each walk in PDF format - Print and use at your leisure.


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Here are some key points that Temple football coach Geoff Collins made Tuesday during his press conference leading up to Saturday's game against Buffalo at Lincoln Financial Field.
"Still disappointed. The whole thing going into the game was playing with a high level of effort and executing at a high level. I thought the first part we did really well. We had a good process. The guys attacked the day and played with tremendous effort. They were flying around, but there were some key moments in the game we just didn't execute. Some third-down situations, fourth-down situations, a couple of run plays when we got behind the sticks, we did not execute in the critical times of the game to win the game. Down in the red zone executing a [missed 29-yard] field goal, didn't get that done, as well. That has been the whole focus all week is to do our job."
"For a while, historically this program's been prone to slow starts. Slow starts in the seasons, in games, and we saw that again on Saturday and we are working hard to fix that. We want to start fast and play fast in beginning. So that has been a big thing with us. Even though bad things happened early, we fought back, we pulled together as a team, we fought, clawed and scratched to get back in the game, to get the lead. One thing we addressed yesterday, once we got the lead, I think we hit a slight lull. We fought so hard to get ahead in the game, we relaxed a little bit, and against a good football team, you can't do that."
"The headsets weren't working [the entire game]. Dave had to come down and be on the field because there was no communication to the press box to the field, so he had to be on the field."
"In conference games, yes. In conference games, you have to take them off; that was the thing that was frustrating at times. That was the adjustment we had to make to get that done."
"Buffalo is big, physical and fast. They have a Biletnikoff Award nominee at receiver, a tremendous player [Anthony Johnson]. Their quarterback [Tyree Jackson] is 6-foot-7, has a cannon for an arm, and runs their offense very efficiently. Their backup quarterback [Kyle Vantrease] is really good because he had to play a bunch last year [when Jackson was hurt].
"They have a trio of running backs as talented as any in the country. They have a big, physical offensive line, where I think three of their starters are back and another guy started some last year, and the tight ends are really good. Defensively, they are very similar to us schematically. Their middle linebacker, No. 4 [Khalil Hodge] has, I believe, 277 tackles over the last two years; he flies around, plays hard and plays the game the right way. They are a good, quality opponent."


This is not in any way an endorsement for Coke ~ in the States I don't really drink that much and when I do, I actually prefer Diet Coke. HOWEVER, I have come to really appreciate a nice, COLD Coca-Cola in the past three weeks. There's just not much around here that is cold, and I have to admit to treating myself to probably more Coke than I've ever drunk in my life. On a few occations, at the end of a hot morning of shopping around town, at the last stop I've broken down and gotten a bottle (which works really well for a water bottle when the cola is gone) to drink on the drive back to Hagita. Never thought that I'd think Coca-Cola was a treat!


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Have you ever been in the cockpit of a fighter jet? Author Ric Hunter takes his readers there and leaves them breathless. He wrote Firehammer, which is based on a true story, in honor of Lance Corporal Timothy S. Davies, USMC, who gave his life for his country. Ric Hunter and Timothy Davies were high school friends.
Firehammer takes us into the last of the Vietnam War days…based on Ric Hunter's (COL USAF retired) experiences. He was a fighter pilot and several-time Top Gun, who has chosen to share his story in a creative, dramatic historical fiction novel.
Having had the honor to meet Ric several times, and work alongside him in the copy-editing phase, I can assure readers that they won't be disappointed with the ups and downs (literally and metaphorically speaking) throughout this book. Readers will appreciate the romance, the quirkiness of fighter pilot antics, and all that goes with the fighter pilot life—both in the air and on land, in training and in combat situations.
Discovering what my peers were experiencing during the Vietnam era, while I was attending college and beginning my career, saddens me. I wish I could have been more supportive on their return to the States. Helping veterans get their stories out for others to read is a small part of my mission today. Thank you, Ric Hunter, for writing this story so that others can realize the truth about part of our U.S. history.
Many people these days search for their family genealogy, but how often do individuals discover their true "history"? Wouldn't it be amazing if we could go back in time and "see" the happenings of our ancestors? Forgotten Roots had created that desire within me. Author Richard Whitten Barnes has created strong, interesting characters, and he weaves a story that keeps the reader guessing until the very end as to how these lives are connected. He writes both in the days of the early 1800s and in the present; he pulls those two eras together beautifully. When an author can use descriptive language to get his readers to places via visual imagery, he's done his job. He was able to wrap my heart around that of the characters, especially one, but I won't include a spoiler here. As a reader, I feel that I can describe both the world of the 1800's story and the present-day mystery included in the book, thanks to the wonderful writing of Richard Barnes. Readers who enjoy historical fiction and/or a great mystery will find Forgotten Roots a book of choice for their reading repertoire.
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Bracebridge is also a great base for exploring the "Muskoka Area" all year round.
The community has about 16,000 inhabitants and strives to make the visitor's stay as attractive as possible and to point out all the sights.
I believe that has succeeded. It has the character of a small town very well preserved and it is fun to stroll through the city center. You will not find the well-known chain stores, but privately run shops that offer things that you rarely see otherwise.
It is also proud of the location - almost exactly in the middle between the equator and the North Pole although the founders of the city certainly did not know it then.
I've included some videos below that should convince you not to overlook Bracebridge when you're here.
Visit a tourist office and collect the most actual information about events and offered tours. All this depends from the season.
They even created their own "Bracebridge Past Times Heritage Tour Guide", which you can hopefully still buy from the local Chamber of Commerce.
In the warmer season cruises on Lake Muskoka, hiking and biking are favorites. In winter snowmobiling, cross country skiing, ice fishing etc. are offered.
If you never did snowmobiling and do not own one, check for guided tours. We did this during our visit to Newfoundland. Please check our web site about this adventure.
However, there are things in North America were I got some kind of a shock after I had arrived from Germany. It does not seem to bother anyone here to market Christian events shamelessly. Christmas in midsummer or "Santa's Village", where the poor guy has to work all year round are just two examples.
Children take no offense and of course I understand the parents who want to offer their offspring something.
We were never there; because we have no small children who can persuade us. Take a look at the two videos below and decide.
For Bracebridge, this amusement park is certainly a perpetual Christmas gift that brings money and jobs.
For me the Muskoka river with its 22 water falls is a real attraction.
At the time of our visit my walking was still better than now an it is much easier to discover all the little hidden treasure by foot than by car.
We cannot list all the actual events - so please ask when you are there.
After seeing so many historical structures being destroyed in our area we were pleased to find here many well kept heritage buildings.
Explore the surroundings of Bracebridge. You can even do some winter sport here.
In addition to waterfalls, the summer residence of "Santa Claus", a gallery and of course historical buildings can be visited.
Unfortunately, we never saw the "Bracebridge Towne Express" during our visits. It is part of the public transport system and is sponsored by Santa's Village. However, he only transports guests on Sundays and in the afternoon. Where? - to "Santa's Village". I will gladly visit Bracebridge again. However we will prefer a river trip with the "Lady Muskoka" on the "Muskoka River".
Watch the video below. But a video can never replace the original experience!
Just a reminder, if you do your route planning. On rural roads, the journey takes longer - but you will certainly get to know the country better.


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Pandemic risks worsening on Africa variants: Scientists
Author of the article:Bloomberg News
Antony Sguazzin
Publishing date:Sep 10, 2021 • 16 hours ago • 2 minute read • 40 Comments
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2020 One of the first South African Oxford vaccine trialists looks on as a medical worker injects him with the clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa.
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2020 One of the first South African Oxford vaccine trialists looks on as a medical worker injects him with the clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa. PHOTO BY SIPHIWE SIBEKO /AFP via Getty Images
(Bloomberg) — The proliferation of COVID-19 variants in Africa, partly attributed to the low rates of vaccination on the continent, could lead to vaccine-evading mutations that complicate attempts to end the pandemic, a group of 112 African and 25 international organizations said.
A study of genomes from 33 African nations and two "overseas territories," published in the journal Science on Thursday, tracks the evolution of the pandemic across the continent and the emergence of a number of so-called Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest. One of those, beta, spread around the globe earlier this year and rendered some vaccines partially ineffective.
The "slow rollout of vaccines in most African countries creates an environment in which the virus can replicate and evolve," the organizations said. "This will almost certainly produce additional VOCs, any of which could derail the global fight against COVID-19."
While more than half of the population of the U.S. and over 60% of people living in the European Union are fully vaccinated, just 3.2% of Africa's 1.2 billion people have been fully dosed. That's resulted in a severe third wave of infections in many countries and the emergence of a new variant in South Africa known as C.1.2.
The study showed that COVID-19 was introduced to most African nations from Europe, and in turn the continent has exported the variants it spawned back to European countries. Different strains of the virus spread around the continent mainly from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya – three of the African countries with the strongest links to the wider world.
The beta variant, identified in South Africa in December, quickly raced as far north as the Democratic Republic of Congo, most likely along the road and rail routes that connect the country's ports with the sub-continent, the study said.
The research is the first major output by Africa's leading scientists in an effort to increase the continent's ability to produce and analyze genomic data. Two variants in West Africa and East Africa, known as B.1.525 and A.23.1, need to be contained, it said.
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"There is strong evidence that both of these VOIs are rising in frequency in the regions where they have been detected, which suggests that they may possess higher fitness than other variants," the scientists said. "Although more focused research on the biological properties of these VOIs is needed to confirm whether they should be considered VOCs, it would be prudent to assume the worst."
The study was done in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention.
Africa has to date reported just over 200,000 deaths and just under 8 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to Africa CDC. Yet testing is limited and anecdotal evidence points to a far more severe outbreak. In South Africa alone there have been more than 250,000 excess deaths, a measure of mortality against a historical average, since the pandemic began. Scientists assume most of those are due to Covid-19.
"If the virus keeps evolving on the African continent, this will become a global problem," said Tulio de Oliveira, a bioninformatics professor who helped put together the study and runs gene-sequencing institutions at two South African universities. "It is our moral duty to try to protect Africa and the world."
(Bloomberg) — The proliferation of COVID-19 variants in Africa, partly attributed to the low rates of vaccination on the continent, could lead to…
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Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19: CDC report
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Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post
Publishing date:Sep 10, 2021 • 13 hours ago • 6 minute read • Join the conversation
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. PHOTO BY DADO RUVIC /REUTERS
People who were not fully vaccinated this spring and summer were more than 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die of covid-19 than those who were fully vaccinated, according to one of three major studies published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that highlight the continued efficacy of all three vaccines amid the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
A second study showed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine was moderately more effective in preventing hospitalizations than its counterparts from Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson. That assessment was based on the largest U.S. study to date of the real-world effectiveness of all three vaccines, involving about 32,000 patients seen in hospitals, emergency departments and urgent care clinics across nine states from June through early August.
While the three vaccines were collectively 86% effective in preventing hospitalization, protection was significantly higher among Moderna vaccine recipients (95%) than among those who got Pfizer-BioNTech (80%) or Johnson & Johnson (60%). That finding echoes a smaller study by the Mayo Clinic Health System in August, not yet peer-reviewed, which also showed the Moderna vaccine with higher effectiveness than Pfizer-BioNTech at preventing infections during the delta wave.
Noting the effectiveness of all vaccines against severe illness and death, public health officials have continued to urge people to get whatever vaccine is available, rather than to shop around and delay inoculation.
"The bottom line is this: We have the scientific tools we need to turn the corner on this pandemic," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a White House covid-19 briefing Friday. "Vaccination works and will protect us from the severe complications of COVID-19."
The trio of reports comes as President Joe Biden announced sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandates Thursday to curb the surging delta variant, which are expected to increase the pressure on the tens of millions of Americans who have resisted vaccinations. The virus has killed more than 650,000 people in the United States with about 1,500 average daily deaths for the past eight days – a toll not seen since early March, according to data analyzed by The Washington Post.
The CDC studies offer some clarity in a confusing moment in the pandemic amid concerns about waning immunity and the vaccines' protection against a more contagious variant. The data are broadly consistent with findings from other studies: The vaccines continue to provide strong protection for most people against hospitalization and death, even during this delta surge, but are less effective in protecting adults in the highest age brackets, especially those with underlying medical conditions.
The highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for more than than 99% of new coronavirus infections, the CDC estimates. Fear of waning protection against severe disease is why the administration hopes to roll out boosters as soon as health authorities give the green light. Pfizer is in line to be the first brand approved as a booster by the Food and Drug Administration since the company has submitted data on the safety and effectiveness of boosting its own two-shot regimen with a third shot of the same vaccine. Approval of the other vaccines is expected to follow in coming months.
In the CDC report that analyzed vaccine effectiveness by brand, researchers looked at how well the vaccines protected against severe disease. They measured effectiveness against hospitalization and, separately, against trips to the emergency department or urgent care. Overall effectiveness in preventing emergency department or urgent care trips was 82%. Effectiveness was highest among Moderna recipients (92%), followed by Pfizer (77%) and then Johnson & Johnson (65%).
The CDC report doesn't explain why Moderna might offer greater benefit. One possibility is that Moderna's dose of mRNA is three times that of Pfizer-BioNTech's. The interval between shots is also longer: four weeks for Moderna instead of three weeks for Pfizer-BioNTech. Some research has shown that longer intervals between shots — including much longer periods, beyond four weeks — could be advantageous to building immunity.
But researchers found diminishing effectiveness against hospitalizations among adults 75 and older, and suggested the decline could be from waning immunity and the impact of a more contagious variant. But the report noted that "this moderate decline should be interpreted with caution and might be related to changes in the virus that causes covid-19, weakening vaccine-induced immunity as more time passes since vaccination, or a combination of factors."
Nevertheless, the three vaccines showed continued robust protection for all adults– greater than 82% — for hospitalization, emergency room and urgent care trips.
"It is really, really great to have 82 percent effectiveness in the time of delta," four to six months after many people have gotten vaccinated, said Eddie Stenehjem, one of the authors and an infectious- disease physician at Intermountain Healthcare, a health system based in Salt Lake City that participated in the study. "We hope this is reassurance to the general public."
Another CDC study shows that the vaccines endured some erosion as the delta variant became dominant, especially among adults 65 and older but protection against severe disease and death remained strong, albeit less so in that group. The CDC analyzed data on more than 600,000 covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths among people 18 and older by vaccination status reported from April 4 to July 17 in 13 states and cities.
The report estimated that vaccine effectiveness against infection dropped from 90 percent in the first part of that period, when delta had not yet gained significant traction, to under 80% from mid-June to mid-July, when delta began out-competing all other strains of the virus. Effectiveness against hospitalization and death showed barely any decline during the entire period.
"Still achieving 80 percent is a very good number," said Mehul Suthar, a virologist at Emory University who studies the coronavirus. "These vaccines still hold up against a highly transmissible variant."
There were more breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths than during the spring, but not to a dramatic extent given the broadening of vaccination. Between June 20 and July 17, vaccinated people accounted for 14% of hospitalizations for covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 16% of deaths, roughly double the percentage seen in the spring, the CDC reported.
But that is not surprising, given that vaccinations increased dramatically across the country. An increased percentage of vaccinated people among those who are hospitalized or die would be expected when they account for a greater proportion of the population. The CDC said its data showed only a very small decline in protection against severe disease and death when the higher vaccination rates were taken into account.
"The vaccines remain very protective against severe disease," said William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "I think we set our expectations too high for vaccines, thinking they were going to prevent people from getting infected and transmitting the virus."
The third study looked at the effectiveness of the two mRNA vaccines among hospitalized people at five Veterans Affairs hospitals in Atlanta, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Palo Alto, Ca. from Feb. 1 to Aug. 6. The report found the mRNA vaccines were 87% effective in preventing hospitalizations and remained highly effective even during delta's predominance.
Effectiveness in preventing hospitalizations dropped to 80% among those 65 and older, compared with 95% among those 18 to 64 years old.
The numbers reported Friday were a reminder of how top government health officials, as well as President Biden, had repeatedly used outdated CDC information, saying that breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths were extremely rare. Their message – that vaccinations are hugely beneficial – is largely supported by the new data, but they were relying on data that did not capture the effects of delta, relaxed public behaviour and naturally declining immunity.
People who were not fully vaccinated this spring and summer were more than 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die of covid-19…
Nicki Minaj and Piers Morgan launch Twitter war over vaccine impotency claim
Author of the article:WENN - World Entertainment News Network
Publishing date:Sep 14, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation
Nicki Minaj attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Press Room at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York.
Nicki Minaj attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Press Room at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York. PHOTO BY MATTHEW EISMAN /Getty Images
Nicki Minaj and British newsman Piers Morgan spent much of Tuesday beefing after he mocked her outrageous claims suggesting a COVID vaccination made a friend impotent.
On Monday, the rapper, who contracted the coronavirus while she was preparing for the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, revealed she would be skipping the 2021 Met Gala in New York, due to the fashion event's strict vaccine requirement policy.
She also shared a story suggesting a cousin's pal suffered from adverse side effects after being vaccinated in her native Trinidad.
She was criticized by Professor Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, and America's COVID expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and then outspoken Morgan chimed in, tweeting: "Professor Whitty beefing with the ghastly @NICKIMINAJ (one of the rudest little madams I've ever met) is not the breaking news that I expected today – but it's most welcome. She's peddling lies that will cost lives."
Minaj responded by insisting she had never met Piers, writing: "Sir I've never met you. I know… we all look alike. 'Rudest little madam'. I like it. Has a special ring to it. Thanks Pierce (sic).
"Love the accent. I'd love to come chat. Scones. Tea. Clown nose & big red shoes for you. Lmk (let me know) babe."
Morgan then reminded Nicki he met her when she performed on America's Got Talent when he was a judge on the show.
"Madam, we met on @AGT when you appeared as a guest act – but you refused to say hello to my three young sons because you were 'too busy'," he wrote. "Oh, and it's 'Piers' – I know, we Brit names all sound alike."
Things then got a little heated as Minaj told the former CNN host to "stop f***ng lying" and then insisted one of her handlers would have been responsible for saying no to a meet and greet: "Don't blame me you stupid piece of s***," she snarled.
Nicki Minaj and British newsman Piers Morgan spent much of Tuesday beefing after he mocked her outrageous claims suggesting a COVID vaccination made a friend…
Ontario has tens of thousands experiencing 'long COVID-19' symptoms: Science group
The most common of more than 200 symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, general pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression.
Author of the article:Canadian Press
The most common of more than 200 different long COVID symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, general pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression.
The most common of more than 200 different long COVID symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, general pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression. PHOTO BY STOCK ART /Getty Images
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says tens of thousands of people in the province are experiencing post-COVID-19 symptoms.
In a brief released Tuesday, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says the symptoms of so-called long COVID can last from weeks to months after contracting the virus.
The group says a conservative estimate suggests between 57,000 and 78,000 Ontarians had or are currently experiencing long COVID symptoms.
The most common of more than 200 different symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, general pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression.
The science group says individuals experiencing such symptoms have difficulty performing daily activities and may require increased health-care resources.
The group is also calling for more research to help the health-care system better prepare to deal with the impact of long COVID in the future.
Calgary firm advances new trial, manufacturing of mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
Mia Rabson
In this file photo Nurse Kevin Sagun with Humber River Hospital draws a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine before administering it at a LOFT community housing complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 2021.
In this file photo Nurse Kevin Sagun with Humber River Hospital draws a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine before administering it at a LOFT community housing complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 2021. PHOTO BY COLE BURSTON /AFP via Getty Images
OTTAWA — Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says it has signed two contracts to have its developmental mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 manufactured in Canada.
The company says it has signed a $90-million, five-year contract with Emergent Biosolutions to make part of the drug substance, and also to fill and finish the vaccine, at its Winnipeg manufacturing plant.
Another $15-million contract was signed with Calgary's Northern RNA firm to make some of the raw materials needed to produce the messenger RNA in the vaccine.
Providence this week reported that a Phase 1 trial, involving 60 adults between 18 and 64, showed its mRNA vaccine is producing immunity levels comparable to those produced by authorized mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
A Phase 2 clinical trial in 525 people is now about to begin to further test the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
Canada has yet to authorize a made-in-Canada vaccine for COVID-19 and has relied mostly on importing mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
As of Tuesday, 26 million Canadians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and another 2.4 million people have received their first dose.
Canada's lacklustre manufacturing capacity for vaccines was a major issue heading into the COVID-19 vaccination procurement process and the federal government is working to expand the industry.
The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are the first mRNA products authorized for widespread use and have been critical to helping slow the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and elsewhere.
The technology is being researched for use on a number of other conditions including cancers and influenza.
Moderna recently signed an agreement to build a manufacturing plant for its mRNA vaccine somewhere in Canada, but the location has yet to be chosen. Earlier this week Moderna announced it has also signed a contract with National Resilience for the latter to start producing the mRNA used in Moderna's vaccine.
The federal government last spring invested almost $200 million to help Resilience expand its manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ont., so it can make more vaccines, including mRNA vaccines.
Emergent BioSolutions is based in Maryland and has multiple facilities in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The company was heavily criticized earlier this year when a mistake in manufacturing at one site in Baltimore, Md., led to the destruction of at least 60 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
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HUGE: Uttar Pradesh, India Announces State Is COVID-19 Free Proving the Effectiveness of "Deworming Drug" IVERMECTIN
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Nicki Minaj's COVID-19 vaccine 'swollen testicles' claim is false, says Trinidad health minister
Author of the article:Reuters
In this file photo, Nicki Minaj arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, May 6, 2019.
In this file photo, Nicki Minaj arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, May 6, 2019. PHOTO BY ANGELA WEISS /AFP via Getty Images / Files
PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Wednesday criticized as "false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Trinidad-born Minaj sparked an international furor when she alleged on Twitter that her cousin in Trinidad refuses to get a vaccine because his friend become impotent after being vaccinated.
"His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding," Minaj, who has 22.6 million Twitter followers, said on Monday.
The comments triggered an international backlash, with senior U.S. and British coronavirus officials condemning the claims.
Deyalsingh also denounced the statement by the Grammy-nominated artist as a waste of time.
"One of the reasons why we could not respond yesterday in real-time to Miss Minaj is that we had to check and make sure that what she was claiming was either true or false. Unfortunately, we wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim," Deyalsingh said.
When asked about Minaj's tweets, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said there was a lot of misinformation on social media.
"I'm not blaming her for anything – but she should be thinking twice about propagating information that really has no basis as except a one-off anecdote, and that's not what science is all about."
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Minaj said in a separate tweet that she had not been able to complete enough research of her own on the COVID-19 vaccines to get one in time for the Met Gala, a star-studded fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Later, Minaj added that she will get vaccinated to be able to tour.
PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Wednesday criticized as "false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a…
Pennsylvania child hospitalized after consuming hand sanitizer
Author of the article enette Wilford
A bottle of hand sanitizer is seen on a pupil's desk.
A bottle of hand sanitizer is seen on a pupil's desk. PHOTO BY LEON NEAL /Getty Images
A kindergarten student in Pennsylvania that knocked back half a bottle of hand sanitizer was taken to hospital where staff determined she had an elevated blood alcohol level.
The five-year-old from Moon County was attending her second day of kindergarten. On her desk were her school supplies and a fresh bottle of hand sanitizer, reportedKDKA.
By lunch, the youngster had collapsed.
"The principal called and said to get to the school immediately," the girl's mom told the news station. "She was walking a little wobbly down the hall. By the time they got to the classroom, to the lunchroom, she fell and couldn't sit up straight."
The mom described her daughter as "completely out of it," adding that she was scared and "had no idea (of the cause). The medic didn't have any idea either."
Students arrive for the first time since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School, part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada September 15, 2020.
Junior, senior kindergarten students must mask up: TDSB
Children and parents wearing protective face masks wait for a COVID-19 rapid antigen test in a primary school, as Austrian schools open for pupils after summer holidays, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.
Keep your sick child at home so 'back to school' will succeed
A man sanitizes tabletop surfaces in a Kindergarten classroom at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School in Scarborough on Sept. 14, 2020.
COVID case reported in the news from before start of school: Principal
The girl recovered in hospital but there were still no answers as to her daughter's condition until the school called with the details.
"This class, each student has their own sanitizer pump bottle at their desk with their name on it for their personal use," the mother said. "My daughter had consumed half of that bottle. She consumed six ounces of 70% alcohol."
The station reported that Pennsylvania has seen an increase in kids ingesting hand sanitizer.
"In the last 18 months, more or less since the start of the pandemic, we've seen a 56% increase in hand sanitizer exposure cases compared to the 18 months prior to that," said Dr. Michael Lynch, head of Pittsburgh Poison Center.
That's's about 2,300 cases, most under the age of five, with about 6% of those kids getting treated in hospital.
"Hand sanitizers will typically have 70% or so ethanol, which means they're about 140 proof," explained Lynch. "Even a small amount can be enough to get intoxicated."
Hand Sanitizer Exposures On Rise; Mother Warns Other Parents After Kindergartener Collapses From Alcohol Poisoning
A Moon Township mother has a warning for every parent out there about hand sanitizer.
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
A kindergartener in Pennsylvania knocked back half a bottle of hand sanitizer, went to the hospital and had a blood alcohol level of .23.
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Kinda like the guys in my lane fighting over a 4L jug of hand satanizer?
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Pfizer presented data showing how the vaccine's protection declined six to eight months after the second dose, becoming gradually less effective in two-month intervals. Vaccine efficacy fell about 6 per cent every two months after the second dose, down from 96.2 per cent a week after full vaccination to 83.7 per cent more than four months later.
The company also cited Israeli data showing that a third booster shot restored protection up to 95 per cent against COVID-19, documents filed to the FDA show.
Separately, Moderna shared data on Wednesday also showing the protection afforded by its vaccine wanes over time.
"The increased risk of breakthrough infections in . . . participants who were vaccinated last year compared to more recently illustrates the impact of waning immunity and supports the need for a booster to maintain high levels of protection," said Stéphane Bancel, Moderna chief executive.
The rest of the story here: http://apple.news/ALASrCa-oSaSYFZLFhD_-ww
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Ron in Regina said:
Two boosters a year for eternity.
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taxslave
Gotta keep taxpayers buying placebos. The way mRNA was explained to me one shot in a healthy person should be good for life.
Are we simply financing huge paycheques for the owners of Big Pharma?
Vaccines aren't a big earner. The manufacturing packaging and distribution cost more than the contents.
Even if it's efficacy drops to 10% your still have a solid head start against infection.
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Trolling Hypocrites
Northern Ontario,
Notice how anti vaxxers are also conspiracy theorists?
And they all seem to be alex jones folowers :lol:
Alex Jones Is Told to Stop Selling Sham Anti-Coronavirus Toothpaste (Published 2020)
Mr. Jones, who has used his radio show and website to promote conspiracy theories, is falsely claiming his products can fight the virus.
DaSleeper said:
Who is this Jonesy you keep referencing ? And why would anyone trust the New York Times ?
NEVER FORGET: Dr. Tony Fauci Killed MILLIONS when He Pushed Bogus Study that Downplayed Hydroxychloriquine Use While His Emails Prove He Knew of its Effectiveness
Published September 15, 2021 at 6:03pm
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Excellent watch!! I normally don't post youtube videos, but this one really resonated.
And one more if anyone's interested.
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Serryah said:
Yes they are talking about a forty year old healthy guy yet show an old guy , and why all the nurses and no doctors ?


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This is the place for the thirsty, the old-fashioned, and the nostalgic.
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CDI (C. difficile infection)
C. difficile infection (CDI or C. diff.) is an insidious disease which can be debilitating, characterized by watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping and may be accompanied by nausea, fever, and dehydration. C. diff. can also result in more serious disease complications, including bowel perforation (a tear in the gastrointestinal tract), sepsis, and potentially death. It necessitates patient isolation because of its highly contagious nature, making it able to be passed from one person to another either in a hospital or long-term care facility setting, as well as in the community.
C. diff is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria, Clostridioides difficile, that produces toxins causing inflammation of the colon. And the current standard of care is not solving the complete issue: broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment is a standard therapy for C. diff., but dysbiosis of the gut microbiota due to broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure is also a major risk factor for the disease. In addition, recurrence following an initial infection is a major issue, where persistent treatment-related dysbiosis predisposes the patient to subsequent recurrence.
Ridinilazole is an investigational therapy that is being studied for the treatment of and the reduction of recurrence of C. difficile infection. Ridinilazole is not approved by any regulatory authority, and commercialization of ridinilazole is subject to regulatory approvals.
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The highest threat designation by the US CDC; C. difficile is one of only four bacteria to carry that label, requiring immediate, aggressive action
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Metagenomic Analysis of the Differential Impact of Ridinilazole and Vancomycin on the Gut Microbiota in a Phase II Study
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Metagenomic Analysis of the Impact of the Precision Antibiotic Ridinilazole, Compared to Vancomycin, on the Gut Resistome in a Phase II Study


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Philips Korea said it has launched Ingenia Elition 3.0T, a new magnetic resonance imaging device in Korea.
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package com.googlecode.objectify.impl;

import com.google.cloud.datastore.Entity;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.EntityQuery;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.KeyQuery;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.QueryResults;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
import com.googlecode.objectify.Key;
import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

/**
 * Logic for dealing with queries.
 *
 * @author Jeff Schnitzer <jeff@infohazard.org>
 */
@Slf4j
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class QueryEngine
{
	/** */
	private final LoaderImpl loader;
	private final AsyncDatastoreReaderWriter ds;

	/**
	 * Perform a keys-only query.
	 */
	public <T> QueryResults<Key<T>> queryKeysOnly(final KeyQuery query) {
		log.trace("Starting keys-only query");

		return new KeyQueryResults<>(ds.run(query));
	}

	/**
	 * Perform a keys-only plus batch gets.
	 */
	public <T> QueryResults<T> queryHybrid(final KeyQuery query, final int chunkSize) {
		log.trace("Starting hybrid query");

		final QueryResults<Key<T>> results = new KeyQueryResults<>(ds.run(query));

		return new HybridQueryResults<>(loader.createLoadEngine(), results, chunkSize);
	}

	/**
	 * A normal, non-hybrid query
	 */
	public <T> QueryResults<T> queryNormal(final EntityQuery query, final int chunkSize) {
		log.trace("Starting normal query");

		// Normal queries are actually more complex than hybrid queries because we need the fetched entities to
		// be stuffed back into the engine to satisfy @Load instructions without extra fetching. Even though
		// this looks like we're doing hybrid load-by-key operations, the data is pulled from the stuffed values.

		final LoadEngine loadEngine = loader.createLoadEngine();

		final QueryResults<Entity> entityResults = ds.run(query);

		final QueryResults<com.google.cloud.datastore.Key> stuffed = new StuffingQueryResults(loadEngine, entityResults);

		final QueryResults<Key<T>> keyResults = new KeyQueryResults<>(stuffed);

		return new HybridQueryResults<>(loadEngine, keyResults, chunkSize);
	}

	/**
	 * A projection query. Bypasses the session entirely.
	 */
	public <T> QueryResults<T> queryProjection(final ProjectionEntityQuery query) {
		log.trace("Starting projection query");

		final LoadEngine loadEngine = loader.createLoadEngine();

		return new ProjectionQueryResults<>(ds.run(query), loadEngine);
	}

	/**
	 * The fundamental query count operation. This doesn't appear to be implemented in the new SDK, so we simulate
	 * with a keys-only query.
	 */
	public int queryCount(final KeyQuery query) {
		log.trace("Starting count query");

		final QueryResults<com.google.cloud.datastore.Key> results = ds.run(query);
		return Iterators.size(results);
	}
}

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Q: elseif mysql query problem i'm having a little trouble with an elseif MySQL query i'm using to search my database depending on what selections are made in a form.
It's not returning an error, but its not returning the results it should, so i'm assuming the second elseif query isn't running at all. The first one works (when the right selections are made of course).
Can anyone point out what i'm doing wrong?
<?php
$jobtype = $_POST['jobtype'];
$country = $_POST['countries'];
$city = $_POST['cities'];

if ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $city !="Whole Region")
    {
  $result = mysql_query(
  "SELECT *
   FROM jobinformation
   WHERE country = '$country' AND county = '$city'
   ORDER BY job_id DESC");

   if (!$result)
     {
      die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
     }

   $rows=mysql_num_rows($result);

   for ($j = 0; $j < $rows ; ++$j)
     {
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
    echo 'jobtitle: ' . $row[3] .'
';
    echo 'Company: ' . $row[2] .'
';
     }
}

elseif ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $jobtype=="Whole Region")

{

$result = mysql_query(
"SELECT *
FROM jobinformation
WHERE country = '$country'
ORDER BY job_id DESC");

etc etc (same as above)

}

A: looks like this:
elseif ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $jobtype=="Whole Region")

Should be this:
elseif ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $city=="Whole Region")

You're check against $jobtype in the else if when you check it against $city in the if
Also if the first 2 parts of the if statement are the same you don't need an elseif here you can just use an else

A: Despite not knowing what error you are having, please allow me to correct your code.
<?php
$jobtype = $_POST['jobtype'];
$country = $_POST['countries'];
$city = $_POST['cities'];

if ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $city !="Whole Region") {
  $sql = "SELECT *
           FROM jobinformation
          WHERE country = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($country) . "' AND county = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($city) . "'
          ORDER BY job_id DESC";
} elseif ($jobtype=="All Jobs" && (isset($_POST['countries'])) && $jobtype=="Whole Region") {
  $sql = "SELECT *
            FROM jobinformation
           WHERE country = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($country) . "'
           ORDER BY job_id DESC");
}

$result = mysql_query($sql) or die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());

while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
  echo "jobtitle: {$row['jobtitle']}
";
  echo "Company: {$row['company']
";
}

This is a much better way to structure your code.

A: In one spot you're checking $jobtype for "Whole Region", in the other you're checking $city for "Whole Region" - have you gotten the variables mixed up?


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All Four Last Tuesday Rocket Launches Postponed
If you're a space fan, Christmas comes a week early this year. There are four — count 'em, four! — launches scheduled to take place last Tuesday (Dec. 18), and you can watch them all live.
The action begins in the morning with a one-two punch. At 9:34 a.m. EST (1434 GMT), SpaceX plans to launch a next-generation GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Nineteen minutes later, at 9:30 a.m. EST (1430 GMT), Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard capsule will take to the skies from West Texas on the 10th uncrewed test flight of the reusable vehicle.
You can watch both missions live here at Space.com, or directly via SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Then, at 11:37 a.m. EST (1637 GMT), an Arianespace Soyuz rocket will loft a spy satellite for the French military called CSO-1. You can watch that liftoff, which will take place from Kourou, French Guiana, at Arianespace's website.
Another spysat launch will wrap things up tonight. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the classified NROL-71 spacecraft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 8:57 p.m. EST (5:57 p.m. local California time; 0157 GMT on Dec. 19).
You can watch that one live on Space.com as well, or directly via ULA (though it appears the weather may not cooperate for an on-time liftoff).
There will be another flurry of spaceflight activity around the new year. NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which has been flying along with the space rock Bennu since Dec. 3, will slip into orbit around that object on Dec. 31.
Just hours later, NASA's New Horizons probe will zoom past the small, distant object Ultima Thule, which lies about 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto.
That dwarf planet was New Horizons' first flyby target, you probably recall; the spacecraft cruised past Pluto in July 2015, returning stunning images of water-ice mountains, vast plains of nitrogen ice and other dramatic landscapes.
And sometime in the first few days of January, China's Chang'e 4 mission will drop onto the far side of the moon, if all goes according to plan.
Chang'e 4, which launched on Dec. 7, consists of a lander and rover, which will touch down within the huge South Pole-Aitken Basin. No probe has ever touched down on the lunar far side, which always faces away from Earth.
Update for Dec. 19: After all four launches scheduled for Tuesday were delayed, SpaceX and Blue Origin have again postponed their launches. Arianespace and United Launch Alliance are on track for a Dec. 19 launch, while the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched its GSAT-7A communications satellite into orbit.
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