Brooklyn subway shooting not being investigated as 'act of terrorism' - The Straits Times

NEW YORK (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, AFP) - A rush-hour shooting on Tuesday (April 12) in the New York City subway is not being investigated as an act of terror, authorities said, adding that 10 people were shot, but none were in “life threatening” condition.

“This is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time,” New York City police commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters. “Reportedly we have no one with life-threatening injuries as a result of this case.”

Fire Department commissioner Laura Kavanagh said 10 of the 16 people injured had suffered gunshot wounds in morning-rush hour incident at the subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Authorities initially responded to reports of smoke at about 8.30am at the 36th Street station, which serves the D, N and R lines. First responders encountered wounded commuters along with several undetonated devices, according to a spokesman for New York City Fire Department (FDNY).

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was on the scene along with the FBI. There are no active explosive devices, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said on Twitter shortly before 10am.

The police said they are searching for a Black man with an orange construction vest and a gas mask who is about 173cm tall and weighs about 79kg to 82kg.

The NYPD warned people to stay away from the area, which is known for its thriving Chinatown, views of the Statue of Liberty and Industry City, a sprawling warehouse district that has become home to many creative businesses.

Public schools in the area entered “shelter-in” mode, according to Nathaniel Styer, spokesman for the city’s Department of Education. Students sheltering-in are still in class as usual, unlike lockdowns, which require them to move out of sight and keep silent while teachers lock classroom doors and turn off lights.

District 15 schools, which are mostly east of Prospect Park, are all sheltering-in, according to an email from the principal of P.S. 321 in Park Slope. School officials are discouraging parents from picking up their children in an effort to limit movement in and out of the building.

Commuters were told to expect major delays on the D, F, M, N, Q and R trains, and urged to take alternate lines or buses. Officers were inspecting all stations and trains as part of its investigation, the NYPD said on Twitter. 

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Risk of heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination low, say Singapore researchers in new study - CNA

SINGAPORE: The overall risk of developing heart inflammation, or myopericarditis, following COVID-19 vaccination is "very low", affecting just 18 people per million vaccine doses, according to a team of researchers from Singapore.

Their study, published in the medical journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found no statistically significant difference between the incidence of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination and other vaccinations.

Other vaccinations affected 56 cases per million doses.

Myopericarditis is a condition that causes inflammation of the heart muscle and, in some cases, severe permanent heart damage. It is most often caused by viruses but can also occur after vaccination in rare instances.

The study was conducted by researchers from the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS), the National University Hospital (NUH) and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine).

According to a joint press release on Tuesday (Apr 12), the researchers looked at more than 400 million vaccination doses, to compare the risk of myopericarditis following vaccination against COVID-19 and other diseases such as influenza and smallpox.

“Our research suggests that the overall risk of myopericarditis appears to be no different for this newly approved group of vaccines against COVID- 19, compared to vaccines against other diseases," said Dr Kollengode Ramanathan, senior consultant in the department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery at NUHCS and one of the authors of the study.

There have been reports of myopericarditis following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination, especially in adolescents and young adults.

The researchers found that among people who received COVID-19 vaccines, the incidence of myopericarditis was significantly higher in males (vs females), in people younger than 30 years (vs 30 years or older), those receiving an mRNA vaccine (vs non-MRNA vaccine), and after a second dose of vaccine (vs a first or third dose).

The study suggested that policies like preferentially offering a non-mRNA vaccine to males, particularly those younger than 18 years could be considered to manage the risk of myopericarditis, while considering the overall benefits and harms of the vaccines. 

“The occurrence of myopericarditis following non-COVID-19 vaccination could suggest that myopericarditis is a side effect of the inflammatory processes induced by any vaccination and is not unique to the SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins in COVID-19 vaccines or infection,” said Dr Jyoti Somani, an infectious diseases specialist at NUH and a co-author of the study.

This highlights that the risk of the adverse events should be offset by the benefits of vaccination, such as "a lower risk of infection, hospitalisation, severe disease, and death from COVID-19", added Dr Somani.

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2022-04-12 11:34:17Z
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Risk of heart inflammation after Covid-19 vaccination found to be very low, says new study - The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - The overall risk of heart inflammation following Covid-19 vaccination has been found to be very low, affecting just 18 people per million vaccine doses.

A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine confirms that the risk of myopericarditis - a condition that causes inflammation of the heart muscle - following Covid-19 vaccination is comparable to or lower than the risk following non-Covid-19 vaccinations.

The study was led by researchers in Singapore, namely Dr Kollengode Ramanathan, a senior consultant from the department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore.

Other authors include Dr Jyoti Somani and Professor Dale Fisher from the division of infectious diseases at the National University Hospital.

Myopericarditis, in some cases, can result in severe permanent heart damage. It is most often caused by viruses but can also occur after vaccination in rare instances. There have been reports of myopericarditis following mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccination, especially in adolescents and young adults.

The researchers examined international databases, looking at more than 400 million vaccination doses, to compare the risk of myopericarditis following vaccination against Covid-19 and other diseases such as influenza and smallpox.

They found no statistically significant difference between the incidence of myopericarditis following Covid-19 vaccination, at 18 cases per million doses, and other vaccinations, at 56 cases per million doses.

Among Covid-19 vaccinations, the risk of myopericarditis was higher for those who received mRNA vaccines (22.6 cases per million doses) compared with non-mRNA vaccines (7.9 cases per million doses).

Reported myopericarditis cases were also higher in people below the age of 30 (40.9 cases per million doses), males (23 cases per million doses), and following the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine (31.1 cases per million doses).

"The occurrence of myopericarditis following non-Covid-19 vaccination could suggest that myopericarditis is a side effect of the inflammatory processes induced by any vaccination and is not unique to the Sars-CoV-2 spike proteins in Covid-19 vaccines or infection," said Dr Somani.

Dr Ramanathan said: "Our research suggests that the overall risk of myopericarditis appears to be no different for this newly approved group of vaccines against Covid- 19, compared to vaccines against other diseases.

"The risk of such rare events should be balanced against the risk of myopericarditis from infection and these findings should bolster public confidence in the safety of Covid-19 vaccinations."

There were some limitations to this study. For instance, the findings include only a small proportion of children under the age of 12 who have only recently been eligible for vaccination, and results of this study cannot be generalised to this age group.

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2022-04-12 01:00:00Z
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China’s foreign firms decry ‘rapidly mounting’ costs of zero-Covid measures - South China Morning Post

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China Stocks Caught in Fresh Rout on Covid, Regulation Worries - Bloomberg

Chinese stocks tumbled on Monday as mounting concern over a Covid outbreak at home and rising global interest rates added to persistent regulatory headwinds.

The tech sector was once again at the forefront of losses, with the Hang Seng Tech Index closing 5.2% lower in Hong Kong. The broader Hang Seng Index as well as China’s benchmark CSI 300 Index each slumped about 3%.

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2022-04-11 06:04:00Z
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Perception that US is on the wane as the East rises likely to be proven wrong: PM Lee - The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - There is a strong perception in some parts of the world, including China, that the East is rising and the West declining, and that the United States no longer has a bright future as the world is changing too fast for its system - a democracy with checks and balances.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong does not believe this at all, he said in a recent dialogue with the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

While the US is preoccupied with many problems for which it does not see a ready solution, to conclude that America is a country with no future is a "very, very rash assumption to make", he said.

"It is a bet which if proven wrong - which is very likely - is going to cost; cost in overly ambitious plans, cost in overly complacent assumptions, cost in being aggressive in ways which are going to cause a problem, not just to the US but with the rest of the world."

Even if the US is no longer the hyperpower, he added, it will still be close to the biggest economy and one of the most advanced, vibrant and dynamic economies and societies in the world, able to attract talent, generate new ideas and reinvent itself.

But he noted that this was not a universal view.

And there is not much the US can do about that perception by arguing about it.

"You can only solve that problem by progressively being seen to overcome your problems. And to be looking outwards and to be playing the part which so many countries in the Asia-Pacific would like you to play," he added.

The transcript of the dialogue on April 1, during PM Lee's visit to Washington and New York, was released by the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday (April 10).

For a long time, PM Lee said, the US had held itself out as a beacon for the world and saw that it was in its own interest to be open and to carry the obligations of being a policeman in the region.

And the stability of the region turned out to be a boon, with many US multinational corporations and citizens benefiting from being in the region and many from the region developing links and a fondness for the US, he added.

But over time, as the balance shifted with the rise of China and the development of South Korea and South-east Asian countries, a counter-narrative developed in the US questioning why it should still bear the burden of security when its share of the gains is now smaller than it used to be, he said.

While the current US administration under President Joe Biden takes a broader approach, the strategic and economic balance has shifted, and adjustments do need to be made in terms of what the other countries in the region will do, PM Lee added.

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Locked down Shanghai residents risk punishment, sneaking out to barter for food - South China Morning Post

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