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To: ggersh who wrote (176954)8/22/2021 7:01:52 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217661
 
RE <<another ($30) jab. (And notice the $3 non profit Oxford AZ jab still hasn't been approved?)>>

... I did not know the factoid. Jabs are free in HK so I paid no attention to cost and certainly did not know the cost differential. There might well be criminal case(s) to answer down the road.

In the meantime, bloomberg.com

U.S. Deaths Rise; Australia Rethinks Strategy: Virus Update

23 August 2021, 04:29 GMT+8
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U.S. average daily fatalities ticked over 1,000 on Saturday, apparently for the first time since March, at the tail of last winter’s surge. Average weekly cases now surpass 1 million as the delta variant continues to spread, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.

The expected full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of Covid-19 vaccines could allow more businesses and institutions to impose vaccine requirements, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said. Another Florida school district defied Governor Ron DeSantis’s ban on local mask mandates.

The delta variant has forced Australia and New Zealand to review their strategies of eliminating coronavirus infections. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it’s highly unlikely his country will ever return to zero cases.

Key Developments: Global Tracker: Cases top 211.7 million; deaths pass 4.4 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 4.93 billion doses administered U.S. Spotlight: Delta wave in U.S. northeast may be nearing peakBeating back delta will take extra Covid shot for privileged fewScience can’t keep up with virus, creating worry for vaccinated