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[kosanin kosher salt]

Sure, if he’s innocent and doesn’t have to pay any fines I win
If he’s guilty, you win

How’s a friendly bet $20 or $50 ? I don’t want to take too much of your money

[IronNoggin]

He's already been fined several times, and paid them off repeatedly.
Track record thus established.
Go for the 20 clams.   

Cheers,
Nog

[kosanin kosher salt]

Sent you a PM buddy 

[cutthroat22]

Bernier’s case will get tossed out fast, cause the judge knows it’s a joke

True.  Like him or not this is all silly and a waste of everyone's money, time and resources.  He also recently visited Vancouver's "Corduroy Restaurant" which has been flaunting regs since beginning.  They are open doing business as normal despite no masks etc.  It's Canada eh.

It is a good distraction from other current events.  Also creates another division among people who normally would be aligned on most things.  I'm curious how your bet works out 

[Roderick]

Good interview with Pieter Cullis, the UBC prof that developed the delivery system for the mRNA vaccines. 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jun-12-missions-to-venus-learning-instant-replay-wrens-spectacular-duet-and-more-1.6061094/meet-the-canadian-scientist-who-paved-the-way-for-for-groundbreaking-mrna-covid-vaccines-1.6061099

[typhoon]

Taser and jail time are warranted. He is a Covidiot who is killing people.

[IronNoggin]

Recreational travel allowed in B.C. as of Tuesday as province's restart plan moves ahead

Officials announced Step 2 will begin Tuesday, as hoped, since case counts and hospitalizations have steadily dropped in recent weeks while vaccinations rose.

Under Step 2, the following will be allowed

    Recreational travel across B.C.
    Outdoor gatherings of up to 50 people.
    Organized indoor gatherings of up to 50 people, in places like movie theatres or banquet halls.
    Indoor team sports and fitness classes.
    Indoor faith gatherings with up to 50 people, or 10 per cent of the building's total capacity, whichever is greater.
    Alcohol service at restaurants, bars and pubs until midnight.

As of Sunday, the rolling averages for cases and hospitalizations were down 56 per cent and 46 per cent, respectively. Vaccination rates were also well past the benchmark, with more than three-quarters of adults having had one dose.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6064731

[IronNoggin]

BC Ferries website goes down within hours of province announcing end of travel ban

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/bc-ferries-website-goes-down-within-hours-of-province-announcing-end-of-travel-ban-1.5469884

The Hordes are upon us!!

[cutthroat22]

Spent a few days in Victoria last week and that city needs tourism dollars desperately.  Glad to hear things are opening up.

[Hike_and_fish]

Spent a few days in Victoria last week and that city needs tourism dollars desperately.  Glad to hear things are opening up.

The City of Victoria is ran by a set of clowns. #CancelCanadaday is a disgrace. It never ends with that council. The Christmas light fiasco, the homeless debacle, ripping down statues, lawsuits on oil companies, it never ends. I have family in the DT with a retail business. They get ripped off almost daily. The police do nothing and the council does nothing for their safety. This is the "Woke" culture of today. Joke joke joke.

[big_fish]

Yes, Nog, it's pretty obvious 2 shots are better then 1, but given limited supply it's better to have 100 people with 70% chance of immunity then 50 people with 90% and 50 with none. 

Moderna is trialing a modified mRNA that specifically targets the variants.  They are even talking about a third shot being better then just 2. 

If we could vaccinate the whole world right now, there would be far less chance of new variants spreading but, again, limited supply.

Sounds like you need to run for the Mayor of Vic.

[IronNoggin]

How conspiracy theorists are using a CDC database to spread misinformation and fear

“Whenever you have transparency, you have the opportunity for that information to be used and twisted in ways that you didn’t intend,” Sell says. “We have a whole spinning narrative of misinformation that’s based on tiny kernels of truth.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/7957771/covid-19-vaccine-misinformation/amp/

[Roderick]

Yep, they get it mostly right. 

[IronNoggin]

First Cancer Patient Receives mRNA Melanoma Vaccine In New Clinical Trial

When research into mRNA vaccines was ramped up and they were thrust into the spotlight in the relentless fight against COVID-19, speculation began as to how the innovations could impact other areas of medicine.

Now, another large milestone has been reached to that end, with the first patient in the Phase II trial of the BioNTech mRNA cancer vaccine receiving their first dose. The BNT111 treatment will be combined with an existing immunotherapy drug and aims to combat a specific type of advanced melanoma.

“Our vision is to harness the power of the immune system against cancer and infectious diseases. We were able to demonstrate the potential of mRNA vaccines in addressing COVID-19. We must not forget, that cancer is also a global health threat, even worse than the current pandemic,“ said Özlem Türeci, M.D., Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of BioNTech, in a statement.

https://www.iflscience.com/health-a...-mrna-melanoma-vaccine-in-new-clinical-trial/

[IronNoggin]

Antisense, RNAi And MicroRNA Explained

Make Way For RNA Based Therapies

The up hill battle of RNA therapeutics to the clinic continues despite extensive use in research. Recall from high school biology that RNA translates DNA code into a language ribosomes can understand in order to make proteins required by the cell.

Fighting the good fight are antisense, RNAi, and microRNA. With their high specificity and relative low manufacturing cost, these technologies may be tomorrow’s biotech sweetheart. In fact, chances are good that previously “undruggable” targets (that cannot be accessed by small or large molecule drugs) are within arm’s reach. However, the main hurdle continues to be delivery—getting the RNA drug where it needs to be, in high enough concentrations, to be effective.

This WEEKLY examines the similarities and differences between the RNA therapeutics winding their way through the clinic and into the marketplace.

https://weekly.biotechprimer.com/antisense-rnai-and-microrna-explained/