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- US agency offers legal immunity to Ebola vaccine makers http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/09/us-health-ebola-vaccine-idUSKBN0JN1S920141209 5 comments
- Immune activation in pregnant women can occur due to metabolic diseases, affecting fetal brain immune cells (microglia). Monitoring microglia in the fetal brain isn't feasible, but recent research claims testing immune cells in the placenta can indicate their health. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(24)00654-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124724006545%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 2 comments science
- ‘There is nothing to be gained here — other than delay’: Trump can’t dodge Jan. 6 lawsuits as he pursues SCOTUS immunity fight, plaintiffs argue https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/there-is-nothing-to-be-gained-here-other-than-delay-trump-cant-dodge-jan-6-civil-lawsuits-as-he-pursues-scotus-immunity-fight-plaintiffs-argue/ 12 comments politics
- Trump Makes Last-Ditch Immunity Claim in All-Caps Rant on Truth Social https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-last-ditch-immunity-claim-in-rant-on-truth-social?ref=wrap 42 comments politics
- In Bid for Immunity, Trump Distorts the History of His Second Impeachment https://time.com/6553711/donald-trump-immunity-hearing-impeachment/ 43 comments politics
- Trump Claims Near Limitless Power in D.C. Immunity Hearing | Trump's lawyers literally argued the president could use Seal Team Six to assassinate a political rival and not face criminal prosecution. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-claims-near-limitless-power-in-dc-immunity-hearing 563 comments politics
- Judge dismisses Trump's 'immunity' claim in Jan. 6 lawsuits https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-dismisses-trumps-immunity-claim-jan-6-lawsuits-rcna41171 270 comments politics
- Cancer patients carrying generalist HLA molecules have worse survival after immunotherapy because their immune system is unable to distinguish cancer cells from healthy ones. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-021-00226-4 4 comments science
- The Trump administration is mulling immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed, who is accused of sending a hit squad to kill an exiled spy chief https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-considering-immunity-saudi-mbs-report-2020-12 45 comments politics
- Manhattan's top prosecutor says Trump doesn't deserve immunity and must turn over tax returns https://www.businessinsider.com/manhattan-prosecutor-says-trump-must-turn-over-tax-returns-2020-8 30 comments politics
- 18 Crore Indians May Already Have COVID Immunity: Thyrocare Data https://www.thequint.com/news/india/18-crore-indians-may-already-have-covid-immunity-thyrocare-data?fbclid=iwar0dxgx-nighbthnqgdut_gd5mtaqhdsxv-epcdyn_wvk1ekb-fte_vb9le 7 comments india
- Taiwan builds 'nerd immunity' to resist Chinese disinformation campaigns https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/13/taiwan-builds-nerd-immunity-resist-chinese-disinformation-campaigns/ 23 comments worldnews
- “Qualified Immunity” Gives Abusive Cops a Free Pass. Will the Supreme Court End It? https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/06/qualified-immunity-police-congress-supreme-court/ 18 comments politics
- U.S. embassy official denies mandatory PCR test when entering Sri Lanka and uses diplomatic immunity to deny it https://www.newsfirst.lk/2020/06/04/us-embassy-official-refuses-airport-pcr-test-but-allowed-to-enter-sl/ 19 comments nottheonion
- Diamond and Silk suspended from Twitter after saying that 'quitting quarantine will make people immune' https://www.indy100.com/article/diamond-silk-coronavirus-suspended-twitter-quit-quarantine-9456941 1343 comments technology
- A century-old TB vaccine could rev up the immune system against the new coronavirus https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/can-century-old-tb-vaccine-steel-immune-system-against-new-coronavirus# 19 comments science
- Analysing 30 previous studies researchers have found that social isolation could be linked to increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation is the body's way of signalling the immune system to heal and repair damaged tissue, as well as defending itself against viruses and bacteria https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/social-isolation-could-cause-physical-inflammation 29 comments science
- “The accumulation of microplastic particles in humans has potential health risks such as cytotoxicity, hypersensitivity, unwanted immune response, and acute response like hemolysis.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0048969719320832 17 comments science
- Israel Unity Government talks stalled over Netanyahu's demand for immunity from corruption indictments https://www.timesofisrael.com/unity-talks-stalled-over-netanyahu-immunity-demand-report/ 11 comments worldnews
- US diplomats wife drove down the wrong side of the road, killed a cyclist then fled the country claiming diplomatic immunity. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/us-diplomat-wife-car-crash-killed-teenager-harry-dunn-leaves-uk-immunity-a9144051.html 33 comments politics
- Flu vaccine patch ditches needles and side effects. A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revs up the immune system much like a traditional flu shot without any negative side effects, a study with mice shows. https://www.futurity.org/flu-vaccine-patch-immune-systems-2161352/ 4 comments technology
- Trump: Israelis should be immune from Int'l Criminal Court prosecution https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/trump-israelis-should-be-immune-from-intl-criminal-court-prosecution-586713 23 comments politics
- World Bank’s Legal Immunity Stripped, Opening Door for Lawsuits - ICIJ https://www.icij.org/investigations/world-bank/world-banks-legal-immunity-stripped-opening-door-for-lawsuits/ 99 comments worldnews
- Top Trump Organization official, Weisselberg, granted immunity in Cohen investigation https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/allen-weisselberg-immunity-cohen-investigation/index.html 4 comments worldnews
- Trump ORG CFO Granted Immunity in Cohen Probe http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403443-trump-org-cfo-granted-immunity-in-cohen-investigation-report 4 comments politics
- An Extremely Consequential Supreme Court Decision Slipped Under The Radar - Ohio v. American Express - a broad immunity cloak for Silicon Valley giants https://theintercept.com/2018/06/27/american-express-supreme-court-ruling/ 6 comments technology
- NM Governor Wants Full Legal Immunity for Police https://www.courthousenews.com/nm-governor-wants-full-legal-immunity-for-police/ 19 comments politics
- Equifax, SEC And Deloitte Cyber Breaches: Is It Time To Remove Executive Immunity From Prosecutions? https://www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2017/10/03/equifax-sec-and-deloitte-cyber-breaches-is-it-time-to-remove-executive-immunity-from-prosecutions/#8b6f21b727f2 5 comments technology
- Al Gore: We need to restore American democracy's immunity to blatant falsehoods http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/al-gore-need-restore-american-democracys-immunity-blatant-falsehoods/ 201 comments politics
- Georgia contends its laws are immune to court challenges http://www.myajc.com/news/local/state-contends-its-laws-are-immune-court-challenges/awczos3lh7m11ajcgipe2h/ 3 comments politics
- In unprecedented move, Israel grants local banks immunity and indemnity for deals with Palestinian banks http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-grants-local-banks-immunity-from-terror-financing-lawsuits-report/ 116 comments worldnews
- Low social status 'damages immune function' http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/11november/pages/low-social-status-damages-immune-function.aspx 4 comments science
- The most-checked-out book at the UN library is called "Immunity of Heads of State and State Officials for International Crimes" http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/the-mostcheckedout-book-at-the-un-library-is-actually-quite-worrying--byej4xlg7hg 38 comments nottheonion
- Scientists discover that certain kinds of untreatable Asthma are actually caused by vitamin D deficiency, due to the immunomodulating effects of the vitamin. A lack of Vitamin D reduces control of the immune system, and can be treated with certain supplements, or even sunlight. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141028122631.htm 8 comments science
- If you could immunize your children against meth, would you do it? Would you immunize yourself? Should meth be viewed as a sickness or social problem? You decide. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-vaccine-methamphetamine-abuse.html 11 comments reddit.com
- Time to give up on the Democrats? 70 of them voted for BOTH the war funding bill and immunity for spying telecoms in the last 36 hours. http://www.openleft.com/showdiary.do?diaryid=6490 8 comments politics
- Obama on Telecom Immunity: I will work to remove [retroactive immunity] so that we can seek full accountability for past offenses. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/201032.php?? 4 comments politics
- Why didn't Ron Paul vote against telecom immunity? http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll437.xml? 7 comments politics
- Obama Adviser: I ‘Strongly’ Believe Telecoms ‘Should Be Granted Immunity’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/07/obama-brennan/ 9 comments politics
- Bush on Blackwater immunity...back in 2006. That's how I work. http://cliffschecter.bravenewfilms.org/blog/17352-bush-on-blackwater-immunity-back-in-2006-that-s-how-i-work 9 comments reddit.com