▪️The Covid vaccine from Moderna, which will be sold under the name Spikevax, is fully approved by the FDA based on “data accumulated prior to the appearance of the Omicron variant.”
▪️The Chinese media claim that China has intercepted intelligence that American athletes are being paid to disrupt the Winter Olympic Games.
▪️Spotify is adding content warnings to any podcast episodes that include discussion of Covid-19 as part of a “new effort to combat disinformation.” This happened after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and musician Neil Young complained about Joe Rogan’s podcast, which was visited by Dr. Robert Malone and once again criticized the Covid-19 vaccine.
▪️The Washington Post reports on the aggravation of contradictions between the White House and Health Minister Xavier Becerra amid growing frustration among White House officials over the latest wave of Covid-19 and conflicting reports from top health officials.
▪️It is expected that today Pfizer-BioNTech will request “permission for emergency use” of the Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years.
▪️”What will the cowards who sat and did nothing say now?” – Trump publishes a statement about the upcoming premiere of the film “2,000 Mules”.
▪️India will introduce the digital rupee in 2023. It will use blockchain technology, the country’s finance minister said. In addition, India plans to introduce a 30% tax on income from the transfer of virtual digital assets.
▪️According to WHO estimates and the Global Burden of Disease study, almost 800,000 people die from suicide every year. That’s one person every 40 seconds. (Data before the pandemic / 2019). It is reported that the suicide rate during the pandemic has increased significantly, especially among young people.
▪️Disneyland obliges all its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
▪️Two killed, 38 wounded as a result of a grenade explosion at a pro-military rally in Myanmar.
▪️American truckers join Canadians in protest against the vaccination mandate.
▪️WHO warns: “It is premature to declare victory over Covid-19.” The head of the WHO said that “the virus is still dangerous and continues to develop before our eyes.”
▪️”CBS Mornings” suggests that Joe Rogan is killing people with his podcast discussing Covid-19.
▪️New Hampshire lawmakers are proposing a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe ivermectin without a prescription.
▪️On Monday, Pope Francis met with a delegation of the Italian tax service, praised them for their work and called taxation a necessary tool for redistribution.
According to the pontiff, modern tax collectors are often viewed with suspicion, as in the time of Jesus, but they provide an important service to the common good by redistributing wealth.