HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
http://thepostmillennial.com/spotify-covid19-content-advisories-podcast-episodes-combat-misinformation
BREAKING: Spotify will add COVID-19 content advisories to podcast
episodes to 'combat misinformation'
In an effort to "combat misinformation," Spotify will now add content
advisories to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19, following growing
criticism of Joe Rogan's popular podcast.
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BREAKING: Spotify will add COVID-19 content advisories to podcast
episodes to 'combat misinformation'
Hannah Nightingale
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January 30, 2022 1:46 PM
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Following growing criticisms of the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast and
its COVID-19 discussions, Spotify announced Sunday it will be adding
content advisories to podcast episodes that discuss the coronavirus.
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According to The Verge, the advisory would link to the platform’s
COVID-19 hub, which contains up-to-date information about the pandemic.
In an effort to "combat misinformation," the platform will also be
making its COVID-19 content policy and general platform rules publicly
available on its site, saying any content creator who breaks the rules
may have the content removed, and repeated violations could result in
account suspension or banning.
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According to the policy obtained by The Verge, Spotify prohibits content >>> that says "AIDS, COVID-19, cancer or other serious life threatening
diseases are a hoax or not real." The platform also bans content that
encourages the public "to purposely get infected with COVID-19 in order
to build immunity" and doesn’t allow content that suggests vaccines "are >>> designed to cause death."
However, a line which is present in the internal document is not there
in the version available on Spotify's website, which prohibits
"Suggesting that wearing a mask will cause the wearer imminent,
life-threatening physical harm."
"You've had a lot of questions over the last few days about our platform >>> policies and the lines we have drawn between what is acceptable and what >>> is not," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a blog post published Sunday.
"We have had rules in place for many years but admittedly, we haven’t
been transparent around the policies that guide our content more
broadly...Based on the feedback over the last several weeks, it’s become >>> clear to me that we have an obligation to do more to provide balance and >>> access to widely-accepted information from the medical and scientific
communities guiding us through this unprecedented time," the Spotify
executive added.
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The move comes after numerous singers have pulled their music from the
platform in protest of Rogan's podcast, with criticism skyrocketing
after the popular podcaster had alleged mRNA vaccine creator Dr. Robert
Malone on as a guest.
Joni Mitchell announced on her website on Friday night that she was
removing her music, writing: "Irresponsible people are spreading lies
that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil
Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue."
"I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about
vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the
disinformation being spread by them, Please act on this immediately
today and keep me informed of the time schedule," Neil Young wrote.
The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
the U.S. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://bit.ly/convince_it_forward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids that render current COVID
vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-61270786
Covid infections in record drop of nearly one million, says ONS
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There has been a record drop in the number of Covid infections in the
UK, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National
Statistics.
Around 2.87 million people would have tested positive in the week to 23
April - 900,000 fewer than the week before.
Covid levels are declining in England, Scotland and Wales but are
unchanged in Northern Ireland.
Despite the decreases in all age groups in most of the UK, the ONS said
infections remained high.
"We are yet to see if this is part of a larger trend," said Kara Steel,
senior statistician for the Covid-19 Infection Survey.
One in 23 would test positive for the virus under the latest estimates,
down from one in 17 the week before - a 24% decrease.
That equates to the largest week-on-week fall in total infections since
the ONS started its survey in July 2020.
UK infections continue to fall - ONS
The figures are an estimate, based on tests on thousands of people in
random households across the UK.
They provide the most accurate picture of Covid now that free testing
for the public in England has come to an end.
Some free testing will continue in Scotland until the end of April, and
in Wales and Northern Ireland until the end of June.
The ONS research found:
One in 25 people in England has Covid (down from one in 17)
One in 18 in Wales has Covid (down from one in 15)
One in 25 in Northern Ireland has Covid (which is little changed from
the week before)
One in 25 in Scotland has Covid (down from one in 19)
Infections fell in all regions of England. They are highest in the North >>> East (6.1% testing positive) and lowest in London (3.6%).
And infections in England are coming down among the over-70s (to 5%),
younger adults and children, with the steepest falls among the youngest
- those aged two to 10 (2%).
Official UK data shows the number of people being admitted to hospital
with Covid continues to fall.
Figures had risen from about 1,100 a day in mid-February to nearly 2,400 >>> by the end of March, but they have since dropped to about 1,455
admissions each day.
Meanwhile, the number of hospital patients with the virus in
intensive-care beds is now around 325.
Data for mid-April shows 1,150 people died during the previous week with >>> Covid-19 on their death certificate - suggesting it is very likely to be >>> the underlying cause of death.
There were 1,673 deaths a week in mid-January.
The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
the U.K. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID
vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65127635
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By Michelle Roberts
Digital health editor
Covid testing is being scaled back even further in England from April.
It is part of the "living with Covid" approach that relies on vaccines
to keep people safe.
Most staff and patients in hospitals and care homes will no longer be
given swab tests, even if they have symptoms.
Some will though, such as staff working with severely immunocompromised
patients or if there is an outbreak on a ward or in a hospice or prison, >>> for example.
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The long-running Office for National Statistics Covid infection survey
that estimated how many people in the community had the virus each week
- based on nose and throat swabs from volunteers - has already come to
an end.
The final one suggested 1.7 million people - about one out of every 35
(2.7%) - had Covid in the week ending 13 March, a14% rise on the
previous week.
But the UK Health Security Agency says thanks to the continuing success
of the vaccination programme, testing in England can now become more
like the approach used for other common respiratory infections such as flu. >>>
Covid booster jab to be offered this spring
Although, it can quickly be scaled up again if another big wave of
Covid, or a new variant, starts putting pressure on the NHS.
And scientists will keep checking some of the swabs tests that are
given, to see how the virus is mutating and whether there are fresh
concerns.
The testing that is ending includes:
routine asymptomatic testing for staff and patients being admitted to
all health and social-care settings, including hospitals and care homes
(most of this testing paused in August 2022 anyway)
routine symptomatic testing of staff and residents in care settings
routine symptomatic testing in prisons, places of detention and
homelessness, refuge and asylum settings
polymerase chain-reaction (PCR) testing outside NHS settings
Lateral-flow tests will continue for:
people in the community and residents in care or other high-risk
settings who have symptoms and are eligible for Covid treatment, to
enable rapid access to these drugs
some NHS staff who have symptoms and work on wards with severely
immunosuppressed patients
hospice staff with symptoms
all patients being discharged from hospitals into care settings
outbreak testing in the NHS, hospices, prisons, places of detention and
care, homelessness, refuge and asylum settings
some hospital patients with symptoms, where needed to inform decisions
such as ward transfers
UKHSA chief executive Dr Dame Jenny Harries said: "Fewer people now
experience severe illness due to Covid - due to vaccinations,
infection-related immunity and treatments for those who need them - and
the risk of hospitalisation has decreased overall.
"This means we are now able to further bring our testing programmes in
line with management of other viral infections whilst still maintaining
focus on those at highest risk, to protect them from the virus.
"Covid and other respiratory illnesses haven't gone away - and simple
actions like washing your hands and staying at home and avoiding
vulnerable people when unwell can make a big difference.
"For those at highest risk of severe illness, the spring booster
programme also provides an opportunity to keep immunity topped up."
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: "Testing was
crucial to our response during the height of the pandemic - and our
successful vaccination programme has protected the most vulnerable,
saved thousands of lives and has helped us all to live with Covid.
"Thankfully, we are now able to scale back our testing programme while
remaining committed to ensuring those at highest risk and more prone to
severe illness get the protection they need."
In the interim, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out at any given
moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
http://WDJW.great-site.net/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to
call their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of
stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the best while
preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations
and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu &
Delta lineage mutations combining via slip-RNA-replication to form
hybrids like http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current
COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
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