By Tyler Durden Now that Pfizer and Moderna have demonstrated just how profitable a vaccine business can be during a global pandemic, drug companies around the world are rushing to prepare for either a resurgence of mutant COVID-19, or perhaps some new virus, as Dr….
By Tyler Durden Beekeeping is an ancient cultural practice that dates back 9,000 years and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity over concerns about biodiversity and food security. Taking a long-term look at beekeeping trends in world regions, however, as Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes,…
By Tyler Durden For much of the past month national media has been replete with headlines decrying “vaccine hesitancy” as coronavirus infection rates continue on the decline. Amid dire “warnings” this may “hinder” herd immunity goals, local and federal health agencies are busy pouring vast…
By Tyler Durden This week’s solar activity report shows a geomagnetic storm watch is in effect between May 18-19. Two Earth-facing sunspots have been identified by NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) satellite and could produce storms as early as Tuesday. NASA designated the sunspots as…
By Tyler Durden In another horrifyingly Orwellian example of the media world powers-that-be — in this case, dictionary impresario Merriam-Webster, struggling for relevance in the digital age – the official definition of the word “anti-vaxxer” (a recent edition to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary) has been changed to…
By Tyler Durden A Wisconsin-based startup is developing lobster and other seafood meat in a lab for a more sustainable approach for future food. Cultured Decadence is creating cell-cultured seafood products that are nutritious, animal-friendly, and, most importantly, eco-friendly, according to Wisconsin State Journal. A…
By Tyler Durden The best way to decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease could be a Mediterranean diet that is rich in fish, vegetables, and olive oil, according to a new study. The research, titled “Mediterranean Diet, Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and Brain Atrophy in Old…
By Tyler Durden Something fishy is happening in Miami as thousands of pricy koi fish have turned up dead at several homes and a city park. It’s more than fish — birds, plants, and wild raccoons are mysteriously dying, according to local news WPLG Local…
By Tyler Durden By now, Americans are pretty used to living in a third-world country where supply chain disruptions have produced soaring prices for certain foods or even created shortages. It seems like every week, another company is complaining about surging prices for raw materials…
By Tyler Durden Since achieving the ambitious emissions-reduction targets laid out in the Paris Accords will require developed nations to revive their nuclear plans (something that climate activists have increasingly supported despite the continuing fallout from the disaster at Fukushima) Japan on Wednesday decided to…
By Tyler Durden The American Lung Association has released its 22nd annual State of the Air Report. Statista’s Niall McCarthy details that it found that 135 million Americans live with polluted air that is putting their health and lives at risk. It also found that the…
By Tyler Durden While American lawmakers have taken steps to shield US pharma companies from any legal blowback caused by COVID vaccines, drugmakers in Europe haven’t been so lucky. And after widespread skepticism of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, what was supposed to be the workhorse of…
By Tyler Durden As the US’s decision to discontinue the Johnson & Johnson vaccine provokes a new scrutiny for all vaccines based on adenovirus-vector platform, Denmark, one of the most critical countries in Europe when it comes to vaccine safety, has just declared that it…
By Tyler Durden As we have reported numerous times, the reality of COVID-19 passports becoming an individual’s “passport to life” seems like a foregone conclusion. The UK intends to roll out “Covid passports” within weeks for high-profile sporting and music events. Those who are wealthy and/or fortunate…
By Tyler Durden Vaccination passports are being called the new “golden ticket” needed for global travel – and the hospitality industries that benefit – now that the recovery is on its way. Countries like Greece, who get a sizeable share of their country’s GDP from…
By Tyler Durden For the first time since the pandemic, a COVID vaccine in pill form is set to enter the first phases of clinical trials within months. The company working on the drug (a JV of Israeli-American Oramed Pharmaceuticals and India-based Premas Biotech), announced in…
By Tyler Durden Purdue Pharmaceuticals admitted last year that it knowingly conspired with doctors to over-prescribe OxyContin and other dangerously addictive opioid painkillers in order to bolster profits. And as it desperately seeks an exit from bankruptcy protection (which the company only invoked to avoid…
By Tyler Durden After law-enforcement authorities in Sicily and Piedmont seized batches of the AstraZeneca COVID jab, prosecutors in the EU’s third-largest economy have launched a manslaughter investigation after a music teacher died just hours after receiving the jab. According to Italian-language media outlets, 57-year-old…
By Tyler Durden Natural Blaze Editor’s Note: A cautionary tale about being aware of what private property is. Nevertheless, the treatment was over the top in typical police state fashion. Early on in the pandemic “lockdowns” it was sadly an all too familiar scene to…
By Tyler Durden Update (0954ET): Iceland has become the latest European nation to suspend the AstraZeneca jab. ICELAND HAS ALSO SUSPENDED USE OF THE OXFORD/ASTRAZENECA COVID VACCINE The tiny island nation has confirmed roughly 6K COVID cases since the start of the pandemic, which is…
