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“Dead or alive,” said Peretz. “Such a video can never repeat itself.” Already characterized by what is arguably the most stringent rules of engagement of any Western military, the IDF automatically opens a criminal investigation into any soldier who uses deadly force. The frequent probes of soldiers who used their weapons to defend themselves has long been controversial among Israelis, who allege that the policies make troops fearful of protecting themselves.
COVID-19 Fatalities & Preexisting Conditions A new analysis has found that the vast majority of Israelis who died after being infected with COVID-19 were suffering from other existing diseases. The data was published by the Haaretz daily and came following a Health Ministry analysis of the 3,004 victims. The overall death toll
has since risen to 3,111 as of Monday amid rising infection levels and fears that Israel is entering a third wave.
Firings for Corona Betting
working in order to ensure Americans don’t go hungry.” “On one occasion, (plant manager) Casey intercepted a sick supervisor en-route to get back to work, adding, ‘We all have symptoms. You have a job to do,’” the suit said.
Moderna Vaccine Approved According to the figures, 92% of all fatalities – or 2,778 people –had been suffering from existing chronic conditions. Overall, 1,019 people (34%) suffered from high blood pressure, 750 people (25%) had diabetes, 633 (21%) had heart disease, and 246 (8%) battled chronic lung disorders. Another 99 victims (3%) had a compromised immune system, including 31 (1%) with liver problems. Like in most countries, the main victims were primarily the elderly, with the average age of death 79 and the median 81. 1,022 deaths – 33% of the total – had been between the ages of 80-89, while 759 deaths were between 70 and 79.
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Tyson Foods fired seven managers at its Iowa pork plant after finding that they wagered on how many of their employees would become infected with COVID-19. “We value our people and expect everyone on the team, especially our leaders, to operate with integrity and care in everything we do,” Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks said in a statement. “The behavior exhibited by these individuals does not represent the Tyson core values, which is why we took immediate and appropriate action to get to the truth. “Now that the investigation has concluded, we are taking action based on the findings.” The wave of firings comes after a probe led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder found that senior managers had placed cash bets on how many of their workers would get infected by the deadly virus. The claims originally surfaced as part of a wrongful death lawsuit against the meatpacking giant, which alleges that Tyson failed to take the necessary precautions to protect employees from contracting COVID-19. According to court filings, more than 1,000 of the Iowa plant’s 2,800 employees had contracted the disease after managers refused to implement basic safety measures. Despite being fully aware of the coronavirus’s lethality, management forced meatpackers to work in crowded conditions without gloves and face masks. In addition, the site’s foreman “organized a cash buy-in, winner-takeall betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many employees would test positive for COVID-19.” Despite being warned by local law enforcement that the plant was a death trap, Tyson executives refused to shutter the factory, telling workers that they had “a responsibility to keep
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine became the second to receive U.S. approval after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized it for emergency use on Friday. After hours of deliberations, FDA’s experts committee voted unanimously to allow Moderna’s vaccine to be distributed throughout the United States. The authorization came a week after the FDA gave the go-ahead to a competing vaccine made by Pfizer and occurred as the U.S. tops 300,000 deaths from the deadly disease. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said that the approval constituted “another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic that is causing vast numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States each day.” “Congratulations, the Moderna vaccine is now available!” tweeted President Donald Trump. The U.S. will now begin a complex logistical operation to ship almost 6 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine to 64 states, territories, and urban centers. The pharmaceutical giant predicts that it will send out 20 million doses by January and another 125 million by April. Apart from Moderna’s vaccine, the federal government plans to distribute an additional 2 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine. “With the availability of two vaccines now for the prevention of COVID-19, the FDA has taken another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic that is causing vast numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States each day,” said Hahn. Moderna’s vaccine was unveiled in early November, a week after Pfiz-
