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Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all eligible residents

Source: The Hill

The Ecuadorian government on Thursday issued a vaccine mandate for all eligible residents, making Ecuador the most recent country to issue this strict measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exceptions to the far-reaching vaccine mandate will be made for people who cannot safely receive the vaccine, the government said. All other Ecuadorians ages five and above will be required to get the shot.

Ecuador's Minister of Public Health Ximena Garzón cited the spread of new variants of concern, such as omicron, for the new requirement. To encourage vaccinations, 24-hour health centers will be kept open over the Christmas holiday, the health ministry said in the announcement.

The ministry stated that the country has enough vaccines in stock to immunize all its residents and stressed that the vaccines are considered to be safe and effective.








Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/587228-ecuador-makes-covid-19-vaccine-mandatory-for-all-eligible

Molecular analysis of Omicron variant shows it's 'highly evasive of immunity': UBC

Source: Coast Mountain News (British Columbia)

Molecular analysis of Omicron variant shows it’s ‘highly evasive of immunity’: UBC

Vaccines remain the best defence, researchers found

KATYA SLEPIANDec. 22, 2021 8:50 a.m.NEWS

A group of University of B.C. scientists have unveiled a molecular-level analysis of the Omicron variant that is swiftly becoming the dominant strain of COVID-19.

The analysis, which was done at “near atomic resolution” using a cryo-electron microscope, showed how the heavily mutated variant infects cells and is “highly evasive of immunity.”

Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, said that the Omicron variant had 37 spike protein mutations, much more than any previous variants.

According to Subramaniam, that has big implications for how the variant will act, because the spike protein is responsible for both how the virus attaches to and infects human cells and because its also where the antibodies attach to fight off the virus.

Read more: https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/molecular-analysis-of-omicron-variant-shows-its-highly-evasive-of-immunity-ubc/

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Capitol riot committee weighing DOJ referrals for 'a range of crimes' by Trump and his allies: NYT

A new report from the New York Times claims that House Select Committee investigating the January 6th riots at the United States Capitol is weighing whether to make criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump and some of his allies.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-capitol-riot-commitee-2656078434/

I say subpoena Ivanka Trump to ask her under oath how many times she told the toddler to call his terrorists off during his 3-hours glee while watching them ransack the Capitol, beating CPOs...

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