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Why WHO Chief Called Covid Booster Shots Programme A "Scandal"

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WHO chief said it was vital to ensure the jabs were going to those who needed them most. (File)
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Geneva:
As Covid-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization called Friday for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs.
The UN health agency said Europe, once again at the epicentre of the pandemic, registered nearly two million Covid cases last week.
That is "the most in a single week in the region since the pandemic started," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.
But as countries scramble to rein in transmission by reimposing restrictions or rolling out more vaccines and boosters, WHO said it was vital to ensure the jabs were going to those who needed them most, on the continent and beyond.
"It is not just about how many people are vaccinated. It is about who is vaccinated," Tedros said.
"It makes no sense to give boosters to healthy adults, or to vaccinate children, when health workers, older people and other high-risk groups around the world are still waiting for their first dose," he said.
More and more countries have been rolling out additional doses for their already vaccinated populations, despite repeated calls from the WHO for a moratorium on boosters until the end of the year to free up jabs for poorer nations.
"Every day, there are six times more boosters administered globally than primary doses in low-income countries," Tedros said, insisting that "this is a scandal that must stop now."
More targeted efforts were also needed within the wealthy countries that have access to enough doses, but where many refuse to get the jabs, WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said.
He pointed out that in nations with broad and high vaccination coverage, increasing Covid cases will not translate into many more hospitalisations and deaths, since the jabs are very effective at protecting against severe illness.
But he warned that even in countries where overall vaccination numbers are high, health systems could quickly come under pressure if significant pockets of vulnerable populations remained unvaccinated.
"If you're in Europe right now, where we've got that intense transmission, and you're in a high risk of vulnerable group or an older person and you're not vaccinated, your best bet is to get vaccinated," he told reporters.
He pointed to a recent British study that showed a non-vaccinated person has a 32-fold greater risk of dying in this pandemic than a vaccinated person.
"That's very good odds if you want to look at that in terms of something that enhances your chance of life."
 
 
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WHO chief said it was vital to ensure the jabs were going to those who needed them most. (File) Geneva: As Covid-19 cases balloon again...

UN Climate Deal "A Big Step Forward": UK's Boris Johnson

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Boris Johnson today called the deal struck at the UN COP26 climate change summit "a big step forward".
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London, United Kingdom:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called the deal struck at the UN COP26 climate change summit "a big step forward" but warned there was "a huge amount more to do".
"There is still a huge amount more to do in the coming years," Johnson said after the Glasgow summit.
"But today's agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first ever international agreement to phase down coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees," he added.
Nearly 200 nations came together on the global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiation, but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous temperature rises.
British leader Johnson, whose government hosted the event, said "we asked nations to come together for our planet at COP26, and they have answered that call.
"I hope that we will look back on COP26 in Glasgow as the beginning of the end of climate change, and I will continue to work tirelessly towards that goal," he added.
Britain's COP26 president Alok Sharma rounded up the marathon negotiations telling delegates: "It is now decision time. And the choices you are set to make are vitally important."
But China and India insisted that language on fossil fuels be weakened in the final summit decision text.
 
 
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"Urgent: Threat Actor...": Fake Hacking Warnings Sent From Secure FBI Server

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Some of the emails were headlined: "Urgent: threat actor in systems."
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Fake emails purportedly from the US Department of Homeland Security warning of cyberattacks were sent out Saturday from a secure FBI computer server, computer security experts said.
The FBI confirmed independent security group Spamhaus's report that a large number of fake emails were sent in two waves early Saturday from an address on the government's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, which is used by multiple government agencies.
Some of the emails, sent in the name of the Homeland Security cyber threat detection group, were headlined: "Urgent: threat actor in systems."
They warned recipients that they were the target of a "sophisticated" hacking attack from a known extortion gang, according to Spamhaus.
Independent cyber security expert Brian Krebs said he, too, had received a fake email from the FBI address, though with a different message.
In a statement, the FBI and the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency confirmed the incident, without offering details.
"The FBI and CISA are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an @ic.fbi.gov email account," they said in a statement.
"This is an ongoing situation and we are not able to provide any additional information at this time. The impacted hardware was taken offline quickly upon discovery of the issue. We continue to encourage the public to be cautious of unknown senders and urge you to report suspicious activity," it added.
There was no indication of how the emails were sent -- whether by someone using legitimate access to the server or a hacker from outside.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
 
 
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Factbox: What's In The Glasgow UN Climate Pact?

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Nearly 200 nations have adopted Glasgow climate pact.
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Glasgow, United Kingdom:
Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks of intense negotiations, with the UK host of the talks saying the deal would keep alive international hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming.
Here are the biggest achievements of the deal:
Ratcheting Up Ambition
The agreement acknowledges that commitments made by countries so far to cut emissions of planet-heating greenhouse gases are nowhere near enough to prevent planetary warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures.
To attempt to solve this, it asks governments to strengthen those targets by the end of next year, rather than every five years, as previously required.
Failure to set, and meet, tougher emissions-cutting goals would have huge consequences. Scientists say that to go beyond a rise of 1.5C would unleash extreme sea level rise and catastrophes including crippling droughts, monstrous storms and wildfires far worse than those the world is already suffering.
"I think today we can say with credibility that we've kept 1.5 (degrees Celsius) within reach," said Alok Sharma, the president of the COP26 summit. "But its pulse is weak, and we will only survive if we keep our promises."
Targeting Fossil Fuels
The pact for the first time includes language that asks countries to reduce their reliance on coal and roll back fossil fuel subsidies, moves that would target the energy sources that scientists say are the primary drivers of manmade climate change.
The wording was contentious, though.
Just before the Glasgow deal was adopted, India requested that the deal call on countries to "phase down", instead of "phase out" unabated coal. That minor word change triggered a lot of angst in the plenary hall, but delegations agreed to the request to save the deal.
The deal's wording on "inefficient subsidies", meanwhile, kept the "phase out" phrasing.
Questions remain about how to define "unabated" and "inefficient".
Payments To Poor And Vulnerable Nations
The deal made some headway on the demands of poor and vulnerable countries that wealthy countries responsible for most emissions pay up.
The deal, for example "urges developed country Parties to at least double their collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing country Parties from 2019 levels by 2025."
It also, for the first time, made mention of so-called "loss and damage" in the cover section of the agreement. Loss and damage refers to the costs that some countries are already facing from climate change, and these countries have for years wanted payment to help deal with it.
Under the deal, though, developed countries have essentially just agreed to continue discussions on the topic. We will see where that leads.
Rules For Global Carbon Markets
Negotiators also closed a deal setting rules for carbon markets, potentially unlocking trillions of dollars for protecting forests, building renewable energy facilities and other projects to combat climate change.
Companies as well as countries with vast forest cover had pushed for a robust deal on government-led carbon markets in Glasgow, in the hope of also legitimising the fast-growing global voluntary offset markets.
Under the accord, some measures would be implemented to ensure credits are not double-counted under national emissions targets, but bilateral trades between countries would not be taxed to help fund climate adaptation - that had been a core demand for less developed countries.
Negotiators also reached a compromise that sets a cut-off date, with credits issued before 2013 not being carried forward. That is intended to ensure too many old credits don't flood the market and encourage purchases instead of new emissions cuts.
Side Deals
There were a number of notable side deals too. The United States and the European Union spearheaded a global methane cutting initiative in which around 100 countries have promised to reduce methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030.
The United States and China, the world's two biggest carbon emitters, also announced a join declaration to cooperate on climate change measures, a deal that reassured observers of Beijing's intention to accelerate its efforts to combat global warming after a long quiet period.
Companies and investors also made a slew of voluntary pledges that would phase out gasoline-powered cars, decarbonize air travel, protect forests, and ensure more sustainable investing.
 
 
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COP26 "Kept Paris Targets Alive": EU

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Biden’s Communist Treasury Nominee Says The Federal Reserve Should Control All U.S. Bank Accounts

Joe Biden’s comptroller of the currency nominee Saule Omarova called for the private Federal Reserve bank to take over virtually all U.S. bank accounts.
“Imagine what it would be like instead of just a public option for deposit banking, this would be actually the full transition. In other words, there would be no more private bank deposit accounts and all of the deposit accounts will be held directly at the fed,” Omarova said during recent remarks. “How is it politically feasible for the central bank to take money away from people’s accounts.”
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Proposal by Biden’s Treasury nominee Saule Omarova:
"There will be no more private bank deposit accounts and all of the deposit accounts will be held directly at the fed" <a href="https://t.co/ojQviX74Bz">pic.twitter.com/ojQviX74Bz</a>
— Jewish Deplorable (@TrumpJew2) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpJew2/status/1459213417764556812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2021</a></blockquote>
This comes after Omarova admitted that the left’s goal is to bankrupt the oil, gas, and coal industries to “tackle climate change.”
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Biden nominee Saule Omarova saying the quiet part out loud. On the oil, coal and gas industries:
"We want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change." <a href="https://t.co/luMR2HEMK9">pic.twitter.com/luMR2HEMK9</a>
— BidenNoms, A Project of AAF (@bidennoms) <a href="https://twitter.com/bidennoms/status/1458180110872457216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
This also comes after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed for Congress to include a provision in Biden’s multi-trillion dollar “infrastructure” bills that would <a href="https://www.infowars.com/posts/house-build-back-better-bill-includes-600-irs-reporting-provision/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">allow the IRS to monitor bank transactions of Americans with over $600</a> in their bank accounts.
If confirmed by the Senate, Omarova would head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at the Treasury Department, which “charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks.”
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