CDC director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday in a white house briefing that the CDC recommends pregnant women get the Covid-19 shot. Walensky cited a CDC analysis of more than 35,000 women vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna’s shot, who saw no increases in the risk of complications, premature delivery, miscarriage, or other issues.

Despite Walensky’s comments, the CDC’s online guidelines for pregnant women getting the vaccine remains as follows:

Based on how these vaccines work in the body, experts believe they are unlikely to pose a risk for people who are pregnant. However, there are currently limited data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people.

Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

Pregnant women are eligible to receive the vaccine despite pregnant women not being included in any trials for any of the three available vaccines.

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In the new beyond meat national ad for the “We Are Meat” campaign advertisers say “You’ll find this meat wherever you buy meat”. The impossible burger is made from soy protein, coconut oil, and other plant-based ingredients and it’s one of the best imitation meat substitutes on the market, according to consumers.

Of course, it’s not real meat. So, should advertisers really refer to it as such? When asked if the company felt that the Impossible Burger qualified as meat, Rachel Konrad, chief communications officer said “Yes we do. Anatomically, molecule for molecule our product and our product uniquely has the secret sauce of what makes meat, meat.”

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It’s a compelling argument. If a food looks just like meat at the molecular level—a claim The Counter can’t independently confirm, by the way—can’t it simply be called “meat,” regardless of its origin?

In a new ad campaign, Impossible Foods calls its plant-based burger “meat.” Can it do that?

This is in reference to soy leghemoglobin, the company’s soy-based hemoglobin, which makes blood red, giving the Impossible’s ground beef the ability to “bleed” like real meat.

The FTC says in their “Deception Statement” that a product can be deceptive if it contains a “material omission or misrepresentation” that may mislead consumers “to their detriment”. There are currently no FDA regulations for plant-based meat advertising language.

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Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has said he believes it’s time to do away with outdoor mask mandates at this time. “People could choose to wear a mask if they want to. I think there shouldn’t be requirements that they have to wear masks outdoors,” said Gottlieb on Monday. Gottlieb currently serves on the board of Pfizer.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has agreed with Gottlieb’s statements, saying “What I believe… the country is going to be hearing soon if updated guidelines from the CDC”. President Biden is expected to announce new CDC guidelines as early as this week. The CDC currently says the following about masks outdoors:

Masks may not be necessary when you are outside by yourself away from others, or with people who live in your household. However, some areas may have mask mandates while out in public, so please check the rules in your local area (such as in your city, county, or state). Additionally, check whether any

Guidance for Wearing Masks

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Current coronavirus infection rates are down 14% from one week ago. The risk of transmitting coronavirus outdoors is extremely low. Additionally, vitamin D has been shown to help prevent the coronavirus, so the more fresh air we can all get, the better.

The FDA has called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after reports of severe blood clotting.

There have been six cases of severe blood clotting in 6.8 million doses of the vaccine. This comes after similar reports of blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The FDA and the CDC have said they were reviewing the six cases of blood clots and recommending a pause out of “an abundance of caution”. Johnson & Johnson has said the following:

We are aware that thromboembolic events including those with thrombocytopenia have been reported with Covid-19 vaccines. At present, no clear causal relationship has been established between these rare events and the Janssen (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine

At OLM we recommend prioritizing a healthy diet and lifestyle for coronavirus prevention.

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A new study conducted by UC Riverside suggests that exercise and healthy diet in childhood lead to adults with bigger brains and less anxiety. The study aimed to examine the long term benefits of a healthy diet and exercise as the two are usually examined separately, or short term.

Researchers divided young mice into four groups, those with access to exercise, those without, and those with a standard healthy diet, and those with a standard western diet.

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Mice were put on their assigned diet as soon as they were done weaning and stayed on the same diet for three weeks until sexual maturity. The mice then went through an additional eight weeks of “washout” where they were kept with out wheels on the standard healthy diet. Researchers then measured aerobic capacity, did behavioral analysis, and testes different levels of hormones.

Previously, the research team found that eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter the microbiome for life, even if they later eat healthier. Going forward, the team plans to investigate whether fat or sugar is more responsible for the negative effects they measured in Western-diet-fed mice.

Childhood diet and exercise creates healthier, less anxious adults

Researchers concluded that early life exercise resulted in less anxious behaviors in adult mice and led to increases in adult muscle and brain mass. When fed standard western-style diets the mice became fatter and grew into adults with a preference for unhealthy foods.

Research has shown high levels of forever chemicals, arsenic, and lead in water samples across the U.S. This data comes from a nine-month investigation by Consumer Reports and The Guardian.

The passage of Clean Water Act in 1972 has made access to clean water a Government priority but millions of people are without safe drinking water. Contamination, deteriorating infrastructure, and inadequate treatment of water plants are all to blame for the lack of safe water. Inadequate drinking water is more common in lower-income areas across the country.

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Consumer Reports and The Guardian looked at water from 120 people across the U.S and tested for arsenic, lead, PFAS, and other contaminants. The samples collected come from water systems that service more than 19 million people. The data collected showed that 118 of the 120 samples had PFAS, arsenic levels above Consumer Report’s recommended maximum, or detectable levels of lead.

In response to the findings, Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson Andrea Drinkard says that 93% of the population supplied by community water systems gets water that meets “all health-based standards all of the time” and that the agency has set standards for more than 90 contaminants. That includes arsenic and lead but does not include PFAS.

We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals

The Guardian breaks down all the data collected and goes into the health concerns the findings bring up. You can read that article here.

With the coronavirus vaccine’s initial rollout at the end of last year, I wasn’t sure how vaccine administration would go. If I had to guess, I would have assumed that front-line workers would have started to get vaccinated, and then vaccines wouldn’t be widely available for those who wanted it beyond essential workers.

From what I’ve seen, that hasn’t been the case. The majority of the people I know have been able to get the vaccine if they wanted it. That being said, the group of people I’ve talked to is not necessarily representative of the whole population, so I can’t speak for everyone.

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As many people begin to get vaccinated, the Biden administration has begun discussing how to set standards for proof of vaccination. There are as many as 17 different initiatives in the works to develop their own “vaccine passport” namely, The World Health Organization, the International Air Transport Association, and a tech company called the Vaccination Credential Initiative.

New York recently started using a digital pass developed by IBM that shows both vaccination status and COVID-19 test results. Madison square garden has displayed interest in implementing the digital pass for admissions to events.

While not ‘mandated,’ governments appear to be pulling off a bait and switch, easing public tensions with verbiage that makes them feel they have a choice, when in reality their freedom to do almost anything in life will be hindered unless they roll up their sleeve and take a new, experimental vaccine that still hasn’t been fully approved by the FDA. The FDA has only provided approval via the Emergency Use Authorization.

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Proof of vaccination will likely be required to travel internationally. While there is talk of vaccination being required for major gatherings it is currently unknown how far the vaccine passport concept will extend.

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