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New Zealand police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC:
The men were arrested after allegedly trying to flee from police near the Auckland border. When their car was searched, police said they found a large quantity of KFC, as well as the cash and a number of empty ounce bags.
The arrest struck a chord with New Zealanders – especially Aucklanders, who have spent a month in a strict level four lockdown that does not allow restaurants to open or residents to order takeaway food.
[...] After the KFC arrest, a police spokesperson said “officers noticed a suspicious looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road, and upon seeing the police car, the vehicle did a U-turn and sped off trying to evade police.
[...] A breach of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act can result in imprisonment for up to six months; or a fine of up to $4,000.
The men will appear in court for breaching the health order, and police said further charges were likely.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Mykl on Tuesday September 21 2021, @10:49PM (5 children)
We've also had almost 70 years of medical progress since then. Let's look at a more recent example.
Can you tell me a bit more about the horrible side-effects and disasters that befell the rollout of the HPV vaccine [wikipedia.org]? No? Ah.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 21 2021, @11:19PM (4 children)
Is human papillomavirus a coronavirus? No? Ah.
Meanwhile, dengue vaccine, as recently as 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengvaxia_controversy [wikipedia.org]
No doubt that we had 70 years of propaganda progress indeed; but as to medical progress, do understand that rising prices do NOT translate into better care.
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:56AM (1 child)
Polio's not a coronavirus either, so why are you trying to compare it to COVID while simultaneously discarding HPV?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:02PM
Because NOT A SINGLE WORKING CORONAVIRUS VACCINE before COVID. Literally nothing to base the comparison on.
Except maybe this: https://www.petmd.com/cat/care/what-fiv-and-why-fiv-vaccine-no-longer-available [petmd.com]
Satisfied now?
(Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:30AM (1 child)
Dengue also isn't a corona virus so Ah yourself. The Dengue vaccine is only authorized in the U.S. for people who have already had lab confirmed Dengue previously. That is exactly due to the issues your link talks about.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:58PM
You should not have touched THAT can of worms. Now that you have - welcome to the world of pain that is coronavirus vaccine failures.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2829570/ [nih.gov]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8830483/ [nih.gov]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19122397/ [nih.gov]
https://www.petmd.com/cat/care/what-fiv-and-why-fiv-vaccine-no-longer-available [petmd.com]
We lost two young cats to FIP, so I had quite compelling reason to research the theme to exhaustion.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7943455/ [nih.gov]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7291966/ [nih.gov]
Human coronaviruses, no more tractable that FIP.
Not a single working one before COVID, despite 3+ decades of attempts. Then COVID came, magic happened and the problem got solved in a month. Supposedly. You wish.