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Shots – Health News : NPR

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FDA Panel Supports Emergency Authorization For Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine : Shots – Health News : NPR

The FDA's pre-meeting analysis found "no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA," or emergency use authorization. That conclusion was affirmed in agency presentations during the meeting.

And in the end, the panel agreed to recommend that an EUA be granted

Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of what was the most crazy and different of years where a lot of people would die, the Trumpster was lead out back to the dumpster kicking and screaming and a 78 year old man was elected to the White House promising to appoint all the old favorites to top positions, much like the oldies stations play Gary Puckett and the Union Gap five times an hour. 

Deciding between a vaccine and…an infection? – Science-Based Medicine

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Deciding between a vaccine and…an infection? – Science-Based Medicine

Evidence that has emerged on the Pfizer-BioNTech and also the Moderna vaccine give us good reason to be cautiously optimistic, perhaps for the first time in this pandemic. The fact that both of these vaccines show such high rates of efficacy is reassuring: Immunization of populations against this disease appears possible. These are the earliest days with these vaccines, however and there is a long road ahead of safety monitoring and follow-up as these vaccines are offered to thousands, and then millions of people. We will also see additional trials report and additional vaccines move forward for regulatory approval. It is absolutely possible that there will be some adverse events identified that we haven’t seen yet. It is also very likely that vaccines will be blamed for events that are completely unrelated to the vaccine itself. But the alternative is killing thousands of people per day and injuring countless others, just in the United States alone, in a trend that continues to worsen with no end in sight. This is the largest logistical and immunization event of its kind in history. And we need it now.

Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves – The New York Times

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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves – The New York Times

But the latest drone technology — mirroring technology that powers self-driving cars — has the power to transform everyday policing, just as it can transform package delivery, building inspections and military reconnaissance. Rather than spending tens of millions of dollars on large helicopters and pilots, even small police forces could operate tiny autonomous drones for a relative pittance.

That newfound automation, however, raises civil liberties concerns, especially as drones gain the power to track vehicles and people automatically. As the police use more drones, they could collect and store more video of life in the city, which could remove any expectation of privacy once you leave the home.