Peter Todd @pete@petertodd.org

Looks like you get this useless message automatically via SMS when entering Switzerland. It applies to no-one right now as no countries are on that list.

#CovidTheater

I probably could have convinced the security guard to let me stay with Canadian and maybe US (CDC) "proof" of vaccination. But pretty lol that the staff don't know the rules at an airport.

At the airport I just sat down anyway. Someone called security and I eventually convinced them to go away by showing the receipt for the antigen test I had done an hour prior (flying to Switzerland).

I spent a bit over a week in Italy, and got asked for a green pass (Italy's vax passport) in three types of locations: McDonald's, Starbucks, and the dining are at Rome airport.

The latter was particularly funny as you're still allowed to eat without one. You just have to stand up at tables provided for that purpose, located in tbe same area.

In all three cases the staff said _only_ green pass was accepted. _Not_ proof of vaccination from non-EU countries. Which is supposed to be accepted!

"Deakin University epidemiology chair Catherine Bennett said she could not fathom why people would use such an app. She said data was only accessed by authorities in the event of an outbreak."

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Australia already has given track and trace data to police.

https://theconversation.com/police-debacle-leaves-the-mcgowan-government-battling-to-rebuild-public-trust-in-the-safewa-app-162850

"The [fake] app passes no information to government"

Sounds like a feature!

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3897733&s=09

"Neutralizing antibody levels after vaccination and at diagnosis of the cases were lower than those in the matched uninfected controls. There was no correlation between vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody levels and viral loads or the development of symptoms."

Paper on the failure of vaccines to prevent transmission among healthcare workers in Vietnam.

Vietnam was doing well until their vaccination program started. Possible it even made things worse w/ delta.

Outside Milano Central Train station.

Interesting they just evaded the riot police who had been in front the whole time.

Press guy was on a bike share bike! 😂

At the Milan anti-vax passport right now.

COVID-19 in Iceland: Vaccination Has Not Led to Herd Immunity, Says Chief Epidemiologist
https://www.icelandreview.com/society/covid-19-in-iceland-vaccination-has-not-led-to-herd-immunity-says-chief-epidemiologist/

AKA compliance has not lead to freedom.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-says-it-will-lock-in-returning-citizens-who-permanently-live-abroad-20210805-p58gb9.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-06/covid-rules-australians-overseas-visit-home-change-exemption/100356366

tl;dr: If you're an Australian citizen who lives outside Australia, and visit Australia, the authorities might not let you leave the country again.

Most Useless Citizenship Ever

"The largest decrease in hesitancy between January and May by education group was in those with a high school education or less. Hesitancy held constant in the most educated group (those with a Ph.D.); by May Ph.D.’s were the most hesitant group."

https://www.upmc.com/media/news/072621-king-mejia-vaccine-hesitancy?s=09

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/566367-boston-mayor-compares-vaccine-passports-to-documentation-required-during

"There's a long history in this country of people needing to show their papers," Janey said during an interview "During slavery, post-slavery, as recent as you know what immigrant population has to go through here. We heard Trump with the birth certificate nonsense. Here we want to make sure that we are not doing anything that would further create a barrier for residents of Boston or disproportionally impact [Black, Indigenous or people of color] communities."

Toronto man does all the right things when crossing the Canada/U.S. border — but still gets stung with a $6,200 fine! - Rebel News
https://www.rebelnews.com/toronto_man_ari_kleiman_crossed_canada_u_s_border_6200_dollar_fine

tl;dr: he was in the US for less than four hours to get a medically necessary MRI. But even though he got a COVID-19 test in Canada, they wanted him to do a second one in those four hours to come back. Even though he's double vaxxed.

That makes _zero_ sense scientifically.

Australians Getting Ready To Overthrow Tyrannical Government—Wait, Nevermind, Seems They Gave Up All Their Guns | The Babylon Bee
https://babylonbee.com/news/australians-getting-ready-to-overthrow-tyrannical-government-oh-wait-they-gave-up-all-their-guns

Accurate.