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Social Media Swirls With Unsupported Claims About Cause of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Medical Conditions – FactCheck.org

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend the Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images.

Other studies have reported a small number of people who have had VZV reactivations following vaccination, including a set of 10 patients with rheumatic diseases in Taiwan.

But case reports are not proof of anything.

Its purely speculative when you look at a single case report and try to conclude causation or even an association, Dr. Maria Nagel, a neurologist and neurovirologist who studies VZV at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, told us. Saying theres a link would be like a few people reporting that they stubbed their toe after vaccination and we conclude that [the] vaccine causes stubbed toes.

The fact that somebodys gotten the vaccine and then gotten Ramsay Hunt, what youd have to do is demonstrate not only a temporal relationship, but the fact that it occurs at a higher rate in that population than in the population in general, Berger said. You cant use anecdote as data.

The results from larger epidemiological studies about COVID-19 vaccination and shingles or VZV reactivations have been mixed. A few, including an analysis of data from a health care organization in Israel, have identified an association, but others have not.

Data from safety monitoring systems in the U.S. do not suggest a connection.

CDC has detected no unusual or unexpected patterns of Ramsay Hunt syndrome following immunization that would indicate COVID-19 vaccines are causing or contributing to this condition, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson told us in an email. Evidence at this time does not support a causal association between COVID-19 vaccination and the development of Ramsay Hunt syndrome or herpes zoster (shingles). Safety monitoring for these outcomes is ongoing.

The evidence is pretty thin, Berger said, adding that he was skeptical of a meaningful association between vaccination and Ramsay Hunt.

The available evidence also does not support a connection between COVID-19 vaccination and Bells palsy, a more common and less severe form of facial paralysis than Ramsey Hunt that is sometimes thought to be due to VZV reactivation, although more often is thought to be due to reactivation of herpes simplex virus. In the vaccine trials for the two COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, there were a few more people who developed Bells palsy in the vaccinated versus the placebo groups, but the frequency was similar to what would be expected in the general population. Subsequent monitoring has not revealed safety concerns.

Given that large-scale studies are inconclusive about a possible link between COVID-19 vaccination and VZV reactivation and the lack of such a safety signal in the U.S., the claim that there is a link or that the vaccine is responsible for Biebers condition is unsupported.

Even if vaccination does increase a persons risk of VZV reactivation, the risk would likely be low, and would not mean the risks of the vaccine would outweigh the benefits, contrary to posts that attempt to use Biebers case to argue against vaccination. Indeed, even many of the published papers that propose a possible link to Ramsay Hunt or shingles are careful to note this.

Its not fully understood what causes VZV reactivations, such as with shingles and Ramsay Hunt syndrome, but is thought to primarily be the result of the immune systems inability control the virus.

Older people and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk, and medications, infections and stress are possible triggers.

But sometimes there is no obvious cause.

We also see it in individuals that are otherwise perfectly healthy, immunologically, who are young, Berger said of shingles. It just is one of those things that can occur without there being a known precipitant or a good explanation.

Nagel said that if she saw a younger patient, such as 28-year-old Bieber, with Ramsay Hunt, she would first ask when he had chickenpox as a child.

If youre four years old or under, you dont have good immune memory. And those kids tend to flare up virus at a younger age, she said. They might get shingles, also known as herpes zoster, when theyre 12 years old, or in their 20s.

She said shed also ask about recent infections and other medical conditions or medications that weaken the immune system.

Bieber, notably, had a mild case of COVID-19 in mid-February.

Multiple case reports have suggested that COVID-19 increases the risk of VZV reactivation, but as with the case reports of events following vaccination, these reports do not mean anything on their own. One large study found that among adults 50 years of age and older, those who had had COVID-19 were 15% more likely to develop shingles than those who had not been sick with the coronavirus. But another large study the Israeli one that found an association between the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and shingles did not observe an increased risk of shingles with COVID-19.

Berger, who said he usually sees a couple of cases of Ramsay Hunt a year, said he has not seen an uptick in cases during the pandemic or with the rollout of vaccines.

Regardless of the cause, if someone is experiencing facial paralysis or other symptoms of Ramsay Hunt, Berger and Nagel both said to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

The longer you wait, the more likely there is to be permanent damage to the nerve, Berger said. Ramsay Hunt is typically treated with antiviral medications and steroids to reduce swelling, he said, and about half of patients fully recover, but it can take months.

There are chickenpox and shingles vaccines that can reduce the risk of VZV infection or reactivation, and thereby lower the risk of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

The chickenpox vaccine is a two-dose vaccine made from weakened, or attenuated, varicella-zoster virus, which is around 90% effective in preventing the disease. While some people who are vaccinated get shingles later, the CDC says this is much less common after vaccination than after chickenpox disease.

The chickenpox vaccine was first used in the U.S. in 1995 as a single-dose vaccine. Bieber, who is Canadian, likely was never vaccinated, as the vaccine wasnt licensed there until 1998 and was not part of routine childhood immunization programs until 2000 or later, when he was 6.

Older people 50 and above and immunocompromised adults 19 years of age and older are eligible to receive the shingles vaccine, which prevents shingles and long-term nerve pain due to shingles called postherpetic neuralgia. The vaccine, known by its brand name Shingrix, is a two-dose vaccine that does not contain live virus and is 85% effective or more, depending on age, in healthy people.

In addition to Justins Ramsay Hunt syndrome, social media posts have without evidence blamed Hailey Biebers transient ischemic attack, or TIA, on COVID-19 vaccination.

As we have written, only one of the FDA-authorized vaccines, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, has been linked to blood clots, but it is a very particular and rare problem known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS. In the condition, which has occurred in about 4 cases per million doses of vaccine administered, blood clotting occurs together with low levels of platelets.

Haileys description of her clinical case, however, bears no suggestion that she suffered from TTS, nor is there evidence that she was even vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

In an April 27 YouTube video, Hailey described her experience in detail, never mentioning COVID-19 vaccination and in fact giving other reasons why doctors suspect she had a blood clot in her brain.

According to her account, her doctors attributed the clot to a perfect storm of three factors.

One was that I had just recently started birth control pills, which I should have never been on because I am somebody who suffered from migraines anyway, and I just did not talk to my doctor about this, she said.

The second thing was I had recently had COVID, and that was something that they thought was a contributing factor, she continued. And the third thing was that I had recently gone on a really long flight I had flown to Paris and back in a very short amount of time and I slept through the whole flight both ways, didnt get up and move around, never thought about wearing compression socks.

Haileys doctors also discovered she had a natural opening between the two chambers of her heart called a patent foramen ovale, which she had been born with and had likely allowed the clot to travel to her brain and cause the TIA. She has since had surgery to close the hole.

Its unclear when she had COVID-19, but numerous studies have now shown there is an increased risk of clotting and cardiovascular problems after infection with the coronavirus.

Dr. Adam Cuker, a hematologist with expertise in blood clots at Penn Medicine, told us that her case did not raise any concerns about the vaccines.

It sounds like she developed a DVT and then a piece broke off, traveled through the hole in her heart and into her brain, he said, referring to the deep vein thrombosis, the technical term for a blood clot. This process is called paradoxical embolism.

If she did have TTS as a result of the J&J vaccine, Cuker said, her platelets would have been low something that he thought was highly likely to have been checked and anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies would also be elevated. Bieber mentions neither, but does say in her video that while at the hospital her doctors ran a lot of tests, including blood tests to see if I had a clotting disorder.

Much more likely, she developed a garden variety DVT with the risk factors of hormonal contraception, long-haul travel, and possibly recent COVID, he said. There is nothing here that suggests a link with this event and vaccination.

Editors note:SciChecks COVID-19/Vaccination Projectis made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation hasno controlover FactCheck.orgs editorial decisions, and the views expressed in our articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation. The goal of the project is to increase exposure to accurate information about COVID-19 and vaccines, while decreasing the impact of misinformation.

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Justice Tour Updates (@JusticeTourNews). In the interest of the health and safety of all Justin Bieber Justice World Tour guests, multiple Justice Tour dates will now be requiring proof of full vaccination in order to enter the event. Please check your emails and plan accordingly! Twitter. 31 Dec 2021.

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Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Courts abortion ruling and worry about other rights – Houston Public Media

Protesters fill the street in front of the Supreme Court after the courts decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, June 24, 2022. Public opinion on abortion is nuanced, but polling shows broad support for Roe and for abortion rights.

Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights, and are more likely to vote for a candidate this fall who would restore the right to an abortion, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Still, a majority opposes expanding the number of justices who could sit on the Supreme Court.

In overturning Roe on Friday, the Supreme Court reversed 50 years of precedent that had made abortion a right in this country. The right to regulate abortion now is in states hands, and about half the states have already moved to severely curtail access to an abortion or ban the procedure outright.

The issue is personal to most Americans. Two-thirds of people responding to the poll say they or someone they know has had an abortion. That was true of three-quarters of independents, 7-in-10 Democrats and 55% of Republicans.

Surveys have for years shown consistently that most Americans wanted to keep Roe in place and to see restrictions on when abortions could take place. What the court did is clearly outside the mainstream of public opinion, and that is reflected again in the NPR poll.

The survey of 941 respondents, conducted Friday after the decision through Saturday, has a margin of error of +/-4.9 percentage points.

By a 56%-to-40% margin, respondents oppose the courts decision, including 45% who strongly oppose it.

Almost 9-in-10 Democrats and a slim majority of independents (53%) are against the decision. Three-quarters of Republicans, on the other hand, support it.

There is a massive split by education 69% of college graduates oppose the decision while those without degrees are split. Half of whites without degrees support the decision, while two-thirds of whites with college degrees oppose it.

A majority of men and women are against the decision, though a slightly higher percentage of women oppose it (59% vs. 54%).

Along racial lines, 60% of non-whites and 54% of whites oppose the decision. (There were too few people surveyed to break out individual racial groups any further without margins of error getting too high.)

By a 57%-to-36% margin, respondents said the decision was mostly based on politics as opposed to the law. And by a 56%-to-41% margin are concerned that the overturning of Roe will be used by the Supreme Court to reconsider past rulings that protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

Just 39% said they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the Supreme Court; 58% said they have not very much or no confidence at all in the institution. Thats a low in the poll.

But few want to change the size of the court in the wake of the decision. Only a third of respondents said they were in favor of expanding the Supreme Court; 54% percent said they oppose that move.

Sixty-two percent of Democrats said they are in favor of doing so, but 57% of independents and nearly 9-in-10 Republicans were opposed.

This issue presents volatility into the 2022 midterms, because 78% of Democrats say the courts decision makes them more likely to vote this fall, 24 points higher than Republicans.

A bare majority of 51% say they would definitely vote for a candidate who would support a federal law to restore the right to an abortion, while 36% would definitely vote against such a candidate.

That could be a shot in the arm for Democrats if they mobilize around this issue, though Republicans are still favored at this point to take back the House this fall because of high inflation and gas prices.

Democrats have regained the favor of voters to control Congress, with 48% saying they are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate in the fall and 41% more likely to vote for a Republican. In April, Republicans led on that question in the poll 47% to 44%, which was within the margin of error. However, the lead for Democrats may not translate into maintaining control due to the way voters are geographically distributed and how boundaries of congressional districts are drawn.

President Biden gets a 40% approval rating, while 53% disapprove of the job he is doing.

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The Mental Health Acts significant provisions, which provide patients greater control over their care and treatment, will benefit those who are…

The Mental Health Acts significant provisions, which provide patients greater control over their care and treatment, will benefit those who are imprisoned under the act by increasing access to care in the community, such as through crisis houses and safe havens.

A three-year, 150 million investment will strengthen NHS mental health services, improve crisis help outside of A&E, and raise patient safety in mental health facilities.

All of these suggestions came from Professor Sir Simon Wesselys impartial assessment of the Mental Health Act and will now be put into practice to enhance patient treatment.

The investment includes 7 million for specialized mental health ambulances around the nation to cut down on general ambulance call outs for those having a mental health crisis and avoid the inadvertent use of police cars to transport people to the hospital.

This will relieve burden on services, enhance response times and outcomes for those in need, perhaps saving lives, and guaranteeing that patients going through a crisis are handled with respect and dignity.

Additionally, the government today released its draft Mental Health Bill, which proposes extensive changes to the Mental Health Act in order to give people more autonomy and choice during a mental health crisis.

Additionally, they will work to address the racial gaps in access to mental health care, better serve the needs of those with learning disabilities and autism, and guarantee that those with significant mental illnesses receive the proper care within the criminal justice system.

Currently, a parliamentary select committee will thoroughly review the draft bill as part of pre-legislative review before the government releases a final version.

Sajid Javid, secretary of health and social services, said:

Supporting those who are struggling with severe mental health concerns at this time is important.

Were spending more money to make sure NHS patients receive specialized services and support, ensuring that those who have a mental health emergency receive the best care possible at the appropriate moment.

Another significant step toward better assisting people with serious mental health disorders and providing people more control over their care are our amendments to the antiquated Mental Health Act, especially for those from racial and ethnic minorities who are disproportionately imprisoned under the Act.

The money will also help local governments invest in crisis houses run by the nonprofit sector so that people can get the therapy they need close to home as an alternative to being admitted to the hospital for a mental health crisis.

Reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and ineffective out-of-area hospital placements will result from expanding local capacity.

Because patients in crisis will be able to obtain specialized care in setting that are suitable, there will be an improvement in patient outcomes and a decrease in the likelihood of readmission to the hospital.

Hospital beds will be freed up if patients are given the proper care right away, supporting the governments ongoing effort to clear the Covid backlogs.

Gillian Keegan, the minister for mental health, said:

The NHSs mental health care and treatment must be effective for people.

I have personally witnessed the distress that patients and their families experience when they receive poor care.

If someone is detained under the Act, improving the mental health care services accessible to them in times of need will guarantee that the patients are at the center of decisions for their own treatment.

So that we can update the Act and make it relevant to todays society, I am forward to hear the committees comments on the draft Bill.

Claire Murdoch, director of the NHS Mental Health, stated:

This is an important and much-needed step toward the reform of the Mental Health Act, and I am looking forward to working with the government to create a strategy for putting these improvements into action.

This much-needed funding will modernize facilities and, more importantly, guarantee that patients with mental health conditions have access to the best and most appropriate care when they need it.

The NHS Long Term Plan is expanding and improving mental health services across the country, including opening new buildings and renovating older ones.

The Mental Health Act should be revised to address long-standing health inequalities, ensure that everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and permanently remove the stigma associated with mental illness.

Included in this is the disproportionately high number of members of black, Asian, and other ethnic minority communities who are held in detention under the Mental Health Act.

Over four times as many black persons are imprisoned under the act, and over ten times as many are given a community treatment order.

Improved culturally sensitive advocacy services are currently being tested in four English regions so that people from ethnic minority backgrounds can receive better support from those who understand their needs.

NHS England is also developing a Patient and Carer Race Equalities Framework to give mental health trusts concrete steps to improve the experience of care for people from ethnic minority communities within mental health services.

By stating that neither a learning disability nor autism should be taken into account as justifications for someone being detained for treatment under Section 3 of the Act, the amendments would also alter how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are regarded in the law.

Learning disabled or autistic individuals could only be kept in a facility for treatment if a mental health condition was detected by clinicians.

Serious mental illness patients in the criminal justice system will also benefit from change. The outdated practice of using prisons as places of safety for defendants with acute mental illness will come to an end with a 28-day time limit, which will hasten the transfer of prisoners to hospitals, put an end to needless delays, and ensure they receive the proper care at the appropriate time.

Judges will instead collaborate with medical experts to guarantee that defendants can always be transported straight from court to a healthcare facility.

Victoria Atkins, the minister of prisons, said:

In order to keep the public safe and reduce crime, it is crucial that persons involved in the criminal justice system receive the proper mental health care.

The new Mental Health Bill will hasten access to care, solidify crucial safeguards for the weak, and make sure jails are not exploited as a substitute for hospital care.

Additionally, measures will be taken to guarantee equity between the services provided for physical and mental health.

As part of its reaction to Sir Simons suggestions, the government has already committed more than 400 million to the elimination of dorms in mental health facilities, enabling patients to receive care in a contemporary and genuinely therapeutic setting.

The government is also investing an additional 2.3 billion annually to expand and transform mental health services in England, which will enable 2 million more people to access mental health services by 20232024.

These efforts are being made in order to satisfy the growing demand for these services.

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DEWA launches Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System to enhance its innovative power grid management – Government of Dubai Media Office

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System, the first of its kind in the MENA region, to increase the control, management, and monitoring of its power network. The system works around the clock without any human intervention. It uses a smart, innovative, and central system that locates the fault in the power network, isolates it, and automatically restores the service. This improves grid automation, fault detection and retrieval of connections. It also supports DEWAs efforts to maintain supplies according to the highest standards of reliability, accountability, and efficiency.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, stressed that DEWA spares no effort to increase the capacity, efficiency, and readiness of electricity networks in Dubai. This will meet the future needs of customers, developers and the business sector, by using the latest tools and the best smart and digital technologies. This is part of DEWAs efforts to digitally transform all its operations and services.

We work in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide a state-of-the-art integrated infrastructure for electricity and water to meet growing demand and keep pace with sustainable development needs in Dubai. The Smart Grid is an integral part of DEWAs strategy to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure for managing facilities and services using disruptive technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution applications. DEWAs Smart Grid programme with investments totaling AED 7 billion, aligns with the directives of His Highness to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world. It also supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.

DEWAs adoption of the latest international technologies in power generation, transmission and distribution, has made it one of the best utilities worldwide. In 2021, DEWA achieved a new world record in electricity Customer Minutes Lost (CML) per year. Dubai recorded 1.43 minutes per customer, compared to around 15 minutes by leading utility companies in the European Union. This highlights DEWAs ability to restore power during faults or unplanned outages. The percentage of losses in the electricity transmission and distribution networks in Dubai was 3.3%, compared to 6-7 % in Europe and the US, said Al Tayer.

Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA, said that the Smart Grid is a reinvention of how energy is transmitted, distributed and measured. It is becoming the new standard for utilities and consumers. Grid automation is one of the main governance themes that ensure the smooth, quick, and effective functioning of DEWAs Smart Grid. Lootah noted that the total value of DEWAs investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024 is AED 10 billion. This includes AED 2 billion for 400 kV transmission projects and AED 8 billion for 132 kV projects.

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