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Dr. Dan Barouch, who runs the virology center at Beth Israel and led the study, presented the data to the FDA’s 
Antibody responses from the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna messenger RNA vaccines peaked after full vaccination, and then began to decline six months later.

The researchers found the decline continued after eight months. While Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine produced a much lower initial antibody response, it remained “relatively stable” for the eight months observed, with “minimal-to-no evidence of decline,” according to the study.

Two to four weeks after vaccination, the researchers found the median live-neutralizing antibody titer for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be about 1,790 and 5,850, respectively. But after eight months, those figures declined by 34- and 44-fold, and the trend was similar with other antibody measures.
Barouch’s lab also looked at T cell responses and found those responses were stable over time, for all three vaccines.

The median levels of virus-fighting antibodies for the Johnson & Johnson shot were initially about 150 — much lower than the mRNA vaccines — but then it jumped to about 630 after eight months.

Beth Israel codeveloped the Johnson & Johnson vaccine alongside the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant.

So what to choose for the most vulnerable?   Just a thought.

Backed Up...

 

Bido...

 

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A new plan for a sky scraper, two hotels and a street-level promenade could be built on a lot near the Javits Center that is being redeveloped after sitting empty for years, according to a newly unveiled proposal.

In March, the state announced it was seeking proposals to build on the site, which it called "one of the last remaining vacant parcels on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan."
The entire development team is majority-Black, including Peebles' leadership. The construction firm, the McKissack Group, is the oldest minority/women-owned design and construction company in the U.S.

In addition to the skyscraper, the project will include a new headquarters for the mid-Manhattan branch of the NAACP, two hotels, an observation deck and a skating rink, as well as commercial office space, the developers say.

The development materials make no mention of residential units, however — an omission that could run up against the preferences of Community Board 4, which has asked for affordable housing to be built there. The state acknowledged that request when it issued the RFP in March.

*The State haven't listen to the Scientists unless want to get out of a jam.
*Covid-19 cause death of more than 60,000 people in a few months and the Governor said NYC is condensed. But yet it is the State that want to do more of the same.
* A great tower to come up on the same Sewer system that was built in 1900 where a rain for four hours cause death, flood and death and massive destruction.
* Climate change that every politician declare where no action was taken as if they are blaming the common people lack of action.

 

Haven't we ruin the quality of life already in the city.   Just a towering thought.

Fire...

 

Although psychologists haven't defined a textbook definition of egotistical, the traits are similar to someone who would be deemed a narcissist. ...

The easiest way to remedy an egotistical personality is by expressing curiosity in others. “Ask more questions and challenge yourself to learn something new,” Dierickx says

Patient...

 

The rule of thumb: Blame someone else. Blame the Republicans, or if we couldn't just blame any one.

A good plan will be loved by everyone. Just a thought.

High Rise...

 

At least 46 people were killed in a fire overnight Wednesday at a high-rise apartment building in southern Taiwan and dozens of others were injured, local officials said Thursday. 

The "extremely fierce" blaze started around 3 a.m. on Thursday, engulfing the entire building in the city of Kaohsiung and destroying many floors. Witnesses said they heard an explosion around the same time. 

Orange flames lit up the night sky as firefighters worked to cut down the blaze, leaving the building smoldering hours later. 

NYC has so many high rise buildings, and continue to build them up for a reason. Donation to political future to catch a high paid position? May be.

Sewer system, Climate change, transportation system, roads, garages, services, parks, Hospitals, etc. are not available to serve this condense city of 9 million people in a tiny piece of land. Quality of life, Covid-19, Businesses running away but we are looking for the green. Just a thought.

Backsliding...

 

Joe Biden has had a rough few months. Polling has his approval falling below 40 percent and Friday's jobs report won't do anything to prop it up. The Afghanistan catastrophe, COVID-19 deaths surpassing those during Donald Trump's tenure, and the increasing crisis at the southern border all will be secondary compared to the coming recession. Unlike many other economic events, this one will be the direct cause of policies promulgated by the White House.

Americans have noticed increasing prices everywhere from the gas pump to grocery store aisles. Inflation has hit a 30-year high. Economists and political pundits are shifting their tone, away from denying its existence to preparing the public for the current and coming pain. Media narratives now reflect that price hikes aren't "going away very soon" to full risk of "runaway" inflation. Inflated prices already have hit double digits overseas and cost the average household more than $2,000 annually.

Reckless federal spending and money printing are only accelerating inflation. The last year and a half's policies are effectively "baked in" to what is coming next. However, passing Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure package would have a sapping effect on the economy. 

The massive spending binge will face a reckoning in December's fight over raising the debt limit. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) already has signaled that he won't pull the Democrats' chestnuts out of the fire in two months. 

Mistrust...

 

A new article appearing in Frontiers in Psychology provides convincing evidence of a tendency among borderline personalities to expect the worst of people. Naturally, this is not a recipe for psychological health and happiness.

“Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show intense reactions to perceived abandonment, a high degree of mistrust, and a distorted, negative perception of others,” report the authors of the research led by Evelyn Levay of Simmelweis University in Hungary. 

“They misinterpret social cues with a pronounced negative bias, or fail to accurately perceive positive and neutral cues.

With borderline personality disorder, you have an intense fear of abandonment or instability, and you may have difficulty tolerating being alone. Yet inappropriate anger, impulsiveness and frequent mood swings may push others away, even though you want to have loving and lasting relationships.

Reception...

 

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio faced a negative reception from New Yorkers at the Columbus Day parade on Monday.

Several crowd members yelled obscenities at the mayor as he walked down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in the parade.

“F*** you, you piece of s***,” a man yelled at De Blasio, followed by clapping from the crowd, according to a report.

“F*** you, De Blasio. You piece of garbage ... Get out of here, you piece of s***. You’re garbage," another crowd member shouted.

“I love my New York people. I love my blue. I’m tired of the crime. I’m tired of him dividing people,” resident Suzan Miller told the New York Post. “He can go to goddamn hell.”

Show some love people. He isn't that .....  Just a thought.