Australia Has Gone Two Years Without The Flu.

By the end of 2021, Australia has officially missed the last two flu seasons, with an average of 163,015 cases of influenza every year dropping to just 598 cases and zero deaths. In the year leading up to the arrival of the CCP virus in Australia, the country’s National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System recorded 313,033 laboratory-confirmed influenza infections and 953 deaths. In 2020, however, there were 21,266 cases and 37 deaths, over eight times the five-year norm. By the end of winter 2021, the number of cases had dropped to 484, with zero deaths. “Notifications of influenza have remained low since April 2020,” according to Australia’s newest influenza surveillance report, and “continue at historically low levels in 2021.” Despite the fact that there is no evidence of flu spreading in the community or severe cases resulting in hospitalizations, the Australian…

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Member of Legislative Assembly In Alberta Calls For The Release Of Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich.

An Alberta MLA is advocating for the release of Tamara Lich, a constituent who was arrested for organizing the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest against federal COVID-19 rules. Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, published a statement on Twitter on Feb. 27 headlined “Free Tamara,” calling Lich’s continued detention a “miscarriage of justice” now that the Ottawa demonstration has finished. “In her position with the freedom convoy to Ottawa, she freely admits to participating in nonviolent civil disobedience.” “She is charged with mischief and nothing else,” Barnes said. “Despite this, an Ontario judge has denied her bail, refusing to accept her promise to return to Alberta peacefully.” On February 17, Lich was arrested and charged with inciting to conduct mischief. On Feb. 22, Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois denied her bail, stating that her detention is “essential for the protection and…

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Parents Of Disabled Child Claim Repeal Of School Mask Mandate Is Discriminatory; Litigation Follows.

The parents of a medically vulnerable 6-year-old kid have filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, requesting that the Cumberland Valley School District change its masking policy from optional to mandatory for all students. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the school board forces parents of medically fragile children with disabilities to make an unfair choice between keeping their children at home and safe or sending them to school and risking exposure to COVID-19. The state health agency implemented universal masking in Pennsylvania schools in 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but a judge ruled in December 2021 that the health department lacked the right to continue imposing masked without a continuing state emergency order. School boards were now in charge of making choices. The Cumberland Valley School…

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Navy Seals Granted Religious Exemption To Mandatory COVID-19 Inoculations. What About The Rest Of Service Members?

On Feb. 28, a federal appeals court dismissed President Joe Biden’s administration’s effort to partially lift the moratorium on the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for a subset of Navy SEALs. A federal judge stopped the mandate’s implementation for 35 Navy members, many of whom are SEALs, in January, stating that the Navy created a procedure for adjudicating religious exemption applications, “but by all accounts, it is theater,” according to the judge. The Navy has given no religious exemptions at the time of the judgement. It has still not given any as of Feb. 23. Officials urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to let the military to consider the 35 members’ lack of vaccinations when deciding “deployment, assignment, and other operational decisions.” “Forcing the Navy to deploy plaintiffs while they are unvaccinated endangers the success of…

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Constitutional Rights Group Is Suing Canadian Federal Government For Unlawful Invocation Of Emergencies Act.

A constitutional rights organization has filed a lawsuit against Ottawa for invoking the Emergencies Act and blocking the financial accounts of many people who took part in recent rallies against the government COVID-19 regulations. In a news release dated February 25, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) announced it had launched a constitutional challenge against the federal government on behalf of four Canadians, including two decorated military veterans and a former police officer. On Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau activated the act, giving police broad new powers to expel protestors from downtown Ottawa and demonstrators who were blocking multiple Canada-US border crossings in solidarity with those in the national capital. Financial institutions were also empowered to freeze the accounts of individuals and corporations suspected of being involved in the protests without requiring a court order under the public order…

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NYC Public Schools Repeal Outdoor Mask Mandate; Indoor Masking Remains In Effect.

  Students in New York City public schools will be able to remove their masks outside starting next week, but must keep them on inside for the time being, according to Schools Chancellor David Banks. “I am overjoyed that we are able to make this exciting announcement and securely allow children and employees at NYC public schools to remove their masks when outside,” Banks said in a statement. The action comes as COVID-19 infections in New York continue to fall following a December-January increase fueled by the Omicron variant’s appearance. In many TV and radio interviews on Friday, Mayor Eric Adams praised the amended mask requirements, but specified no timetable for abolishing the indoor mask necessity in schools. “Eventually, we’re going to get to the point where we can loosen up on a lot of these mandates so we can…

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Canadian Freedom Convoy Organizer Pat King Charged Without Bail.

Pat King, a vociferous protester who took part in the large-scale “Freedom Convoy” protest in downtown Ottawa in recent weeks in opposition to government COVID-19 regulations and limitations, has been denied bail by an Ontario court. King, who was arrested in Ottawa on Feb. 18, is charged with mischief, assisting in the conduct of mischief, assisting in the commission of the offence of violating a court order, and assisting in the obstructing of police. He is frequently mentioned in the media as one of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy demonstration, and his Facebook profile has over 350,000 followers. At a news conference on Feb. 6, Keith Wilson, a lawyer from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms who represents the organizers, made it clear that King is not one of them. Wilson acknowledged that “we have numerous persons in the…

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Two Edmonton Officers Terminated Without Pay For Publicly Supporting Canadian Freedom Convoy.

Two Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers have been suspended without pay for publicly supporting the trucker protest against COVID-19 regulations and restrictions. According to an emailed statement from EPS spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard to The Epoch Times on Feb. 26, Constable Elena Golysheva and Staff Sergeant Rick Abbott were both “relieved of duty without pay following a preliminary internal inquiry” as of Feb. 23. “An investigation under the Police Service Regulation is being conducted by the EPS Professional Standards Branch. As a result, I’m unable to share any other details.” Both Golysheva and Abbott spoke at a convoy demonstration outside the Canada-US border crossing in Coutts, Alta., on Feb. 12, praising truckers and their supporters, and a video of their statements was shared on Facebook. Abbott addressed the gathering, “We’re on a little bit of thin ice up here doing this,…

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Almost 40 Trucking Businesses Were Shut Down For Participation In The Freedom Convoy.

During the crackdown on Freedom Convoy demonstrators contesting COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced that approximately 40 businesses were shut down. Dakota Brasier, a spokesperson for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, said in an email to Global News on Feb. 23 that the ministry has issued 12 seizure orders to Ontario-based heavy truck operators, suspending their ability to operate throughout Canada. According to Brasier, the government also issued an order to seize any plates registered to them. According to Brasier, the ministry also issued 27 seizure orders to out-of-province heavy truck operators, effectively prohibiting them from operating any commercial motor vehicles in Ontario. When requested by Truck News for comment, the MTO refused to provide the names of the businesses that were served with seizure warrants. “At this moment, the government will not divulge the…

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Seasonal COVID Boosters Are On Standby From Moderna.

Executives at Moderna Inc. stated on Thursday that they think a fourth COVID-19 vaccine injection will be required later this year due to fading protection from previous doses, which could boost sales in the second half of 2022. The company’s latest sales expectations for its Spikevax COVID-19 shot—$19 billion in 2022, up from its previous estimate of $18.5 billion—do not include any further sales to the United States this year, according to CEO Stephane Bancel. “What isn’t apparent right now is what the US government will do in 2022.” “Will it be a private market or a combination of private and public vaccines,” Bancel speculated. More vaccine orders are being discussed with countries this year, according to the business. Moderna’s stock rose 11% to $150.80 on Thursday, despite the broader market’s decline. Lackluster flu vaccine statistics and worries about the…

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