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NEW YORK -- Daisuke Matsuzaka pinched his eyelids, clenched his teeth and thought back. Zack Britton Jersey . He couldnt remember all the details of the first save of his professional career. After 123 starts during seven seasons in Major League Baseball, the 33-year-old right-hander was turned into a reliever by the New York Mets when they brought him up from the minor leagues on April 16. Eight days later, manager Terry Collins took a chance -- a roll of the Dice-K? -- and Matsuzaka responded with a perfect ninth inning Thursday to cap a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He hadnt saved a game since May 2000, his second season with the Seibu Lions of Japans Pacific League, when he struck out four during the final three innings of a 9-0 win at the Chiba Lotte Marines. "Its definitely different," he said through a translator, "but I think Im starting to get used to going from the bullpen." Chris Young homered to start New Yorks comeback from a 1-0, fifth-inning deficit, slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter and Daniel Murphy drove in two runs. Bartolo Colon (2-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none, sending Lance Lynn to his first career loss in April. Matsuzaka, who completed a four-pitcher, four-hitter, was a rookie of the year in Japan in 1999, MVP as his national team won the first World Baseball Classic in 2006 and was given a $52 million, six-year contract by the Boston Red Sox after they paid Seibu $51,111,111.11 for his rights. Matsuzaka went 15-12 in his first season with the Red Sox and 18-3 in his second, but he injured a hip during the 2009 WBC and was never the same, hurting his arm and eventually needing elbow ligament-replacement surgery. He was just 50-37 for the Red Sox and signed a minor league contract in February 2013 with Cleveland, which released him in August. Then he joined the Mets, started seven games and signed a minor league deal with New York, which initially sent him to Triple-A Las Vegas this spring. But when Bobby Parnells season ended with a torn elbow ligament on opening day, the Mets had to scramble to restock their bullpen. Jose Valverde struggled as the closer and Kyle Farnsworth took over the role. Manager Terry Collins wanted to give the 38-year-old Farnsworth a rest after three appearances in four days. "I just said this is a good opportunity to see how Dice handles it," Collins explained, "and he did well." In a 15-pitch outing, Matsuzaka retired Allen Craig on a lineout to right after falling behind 3-1, struck out Daniel Descalso in an eight-pitch at-bat and got Peter Bourjos on a game-ending foulout to the catcher. "Before, I never really thought I would be able to pitch out of the bullpen because I just take so long to prepare," Matsuzaka said. "I think I just have to keep pitching well to gain full confidence from the team, but I think having had a few opportunities in tight situations definitely is encouraging." Collins said Farnsworth, who has two saves, remains his first-choice closer but Matsuzuka may receive more ninth-inning opportunities. His preparation, which includes lengthy stretching, will have to change. "If hes going to pitch the back end of the game, be it the eighth, the ninth, somewhere in there," the manager said, "I dont want him to wear himself out in the fifth inning, at 8:15. I want him to kind of save something." Dice-K said its as much mental as physical. "Just to comfort myself, I think I throw more than I probably have to," he said. New York also gave 40-year-old right fielder Bobby Abreu hit first big league start since July 25, 2012. Abreu went 1 for 3 with an opposite-field double to left in the fifth -- his first hit with the Mets. "Its been a long time," he said. "It was kind of exciting. At first I had to calm down my emotions and just go out there and play the game." New York took three of four from the defending NL champions and has won four of five overall. St. Louis lost for the sixth time in nine games and has gone 291 at-bats without a home run since Allen Craig connected at Milwaukee off Wily Peralta on April 16. Lynn (4-1) had been 12-0 through April in his big league career, including one March victory. But given a fifth-inning lead, he allowed the Mets to tie the score in the bottom half and go ahead 2-1 on Murphys RBI double in the sixth, a ball that dropped just in front of diving centerfielder Jon Jay. Lynn was chased in a two-run seventh after Eric Young Jr. bunted and reached on a two-base error when the pitcher threw off first baseman Matt Adams glove and into right field. Granderson had been 2 for 20 against left-handers this year before he greeted Kevin Siegrist with an RBI single, and Murphy singled in the final run. "Weve been home six days in the past 2 1/2 months," Lynn said. "I think a lot of people are looking forward to getting home and sleeping in their own beds." NOTES: With hitters on both teams complaining about plate umpire Alan Porters wide strike zone on a blustery afternoon, New York batters struck out 10 times, raising their total to 213 and passing Miami (203) for the major league lead. ... Zack Wheeler (1-2) starts Fridays series opener at home against Miamis Henderson Alvarez (1-2). Adam Ottavino Jersey . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Duck Calling With several marquee centres available via trade and expected to be available via free agency, the Anaheim Ducks could be primed to be big players in the coming days. Albert Abreu Jersey . "The shootout, theres nothing wrong with it, I think its an exciting part of the game but its just one small aspect," said Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman. "Its a skill exhibition. 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"Everybody wants to be the hero," said Sanchez, who was spelling Buster Posey in a day game following a night contest. "Everybody wants to do well." Catching the entire game, Sanchez was starting to feel his legs cramp in the late innings. It certainly didnt affect his swing, as he fouled off quite a few pitches from Bettis before connecting. He almost instantly raised his hand because, "I knew it was out of the park," he said. So did Bettis. But the reliever had no other choice than to try to blow a fastball by him with the count full and bases loaded. "I put myself in a bad spot and got hurt for it," Bettis said. Michael Morse also hit two homers -- a solo shot in the second and a three-run homer the following inning -- as two Giants hit multiple homers in the same game for the first time since May 25, 2005. Brandon Hicks and Brandon Belt also went deep for the Giants, who rallied from a 5-1, second-inning deficit. "I mean, were down 5-1, looking at getting swept here and they fought hard, found a way to win a game here," said manager Bruce Bochy, who was ejected in the fourth for arguing balls and strikes. "It makes for a better flight home." Jean Machi (4-0) got one out in the 10th to earn the win. Sergio Romo struggled in a non-save situation, surrendering a two-run homer to Justin Morneau but retiring Brandon Barnes on a game-ending 5-4-3 double play. Hunter Pence led off the 11th with a single and Belt followed with a walk. After a sacrifice, Joaquin Arias was intentionally walked to get to Sanchez, who delivered his first career slam. Sanchez finished with a career-higgh five RBIs. Wholesale Custom Yankees Shirts. "We got the victory, and thats the best part," he said. With him playing a central role, too, on a day when starter Matt Cain struggled. The righty allowed seven runs, 10 hits and three walks in six innings and is 0-3 with a 4.35 ERA in five starts. Charlie Blackmon finished 2 for 5 with a homer and four runs -- lowering his batting average to .410. Troy Tulowitzki added a two-run homer and Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI double in the seventh. Belts two-run homer in the seventh gave the Giants a 7-6 lead and came off Rex Brothers. The hard-throwing lefty surrendered a game-ending, 10th-inning homer to Brandon Crawford on April 13. Arenado tied the game with an RBI double off Cain. With two on and no outs, reliever Jeremy Affeldt was summoned into the game and got the Giants out of the predicament. "We had Cain on the ropes early, but weve seen him do that before, where he battles and competes and somehow finds a way to stick around until late in the game," manager Walt Weiss said. "Hes done that a handful of times against us. We had opportunities to really put that game away." Still, it was a productive homestand for the Rockies as they wound up 4-2. "We are a team with confidence," Weiss said. 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One-On-One Tough Chat With Former SEAL Commander
I recently had the opportunity to sit and listen as a retired Navy SEAL reflected on a long career in the Navy. As he spoke of his early days in Basic Underwater Demolition/Swimming (BUD/S), "hell week," two tours in Vietnam, and other experiences comprising 23 years as a Navy SEAL, even now after twenty-plus years of post-Navy life, I could still hear the pride and fervor in his voice. As the amazing stories came to life through his words, I could hear evidence of certain characteristics that seemed to exist between members of SEAL teams.
These things became imprinted in my mind in bold ink and in all capital letters: COMMITMENT, COURAGE, UNITY, UNDAUNTING SPIRIT, DETERMINATION. No word, however, seemed to stand out as boldly as the word PASSION. As retired Commander Aubrey Davis spoke, I heard it in his voice and I saw it reflected in his eyes. It was clearly evident that so many years later, the same passion that drew him into the Navy SEALs was still just as strong.
Cdr. Davis proudly talked of his time in BUD/S, his experiences in drownproofing, the misery of hell week, and the cold, cold water. He laughed remembering light-hearted moments with teammates, and he recalled challenges, hard challenges during training, that formed within the team an unbreakable unity and commitment. In fact, many of the friendships developed during this time still exist today.
As Davis recounted stories from Vietnam involving gunships, the VietCong, places known as Snoopy's Nose, dealing with Vietnamese interpreters, and close encounters with phosphorous grenades, my mind reeled. He heralded the Navy Sea Wolves and remembered the flat bottomed boats in the cover of darkness and the quiet of night. He spoke of teammates and friends lost in battle, and humbly wondered why he had survived.
Following Vietnam, he participated in SEAL endeavors in the Philippines, Cuba, Korea, Australia, the Middle East, Alaska, and Central America. He openly shared the demands of the job and the difficulty the extensive travel placed on his family. Being a husband and father coupled with being a Navy SEAL was often a difficult mix, like oil and water. In another family vein, however, he remembered the privilege of sharing the title Navy SEAL with his brother as they served our country together on different teams. He recalled warmly one particular occasion when their paths unexpectedly crossed on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Davis recognized his brother, Jim, from behind and went up to him and said, "Boy, does your mama know where you are?"
His tales of adventures under the sea left me feeling short of breath. I heard him talk of squeezing into a torpedo tube and could not imagine how that must have felt. I listened to stories of encounters with whale sharks and was amazed. Hearing of parachute drops in the middle of the ocean and rendezvous with submarines were unfathomable to me, as were exercises involving night navigation in the open sea. Yet, when Cdr. Davis spoke of these things, his voice portrayed energy, focus, passion, and an eagerness and willingness to do it all again in a heartbeat.
In all of his words, and written clearly on his face, I saw pride and passion. Davis clearly considers it a privilege to have served his country and to be called a retired Navy SEAL. He is proud of the role that he and all SEAL teams have played in the past, and he is passionately supportive of the SEAL teams presently at war. He speaks of those serving now with great honor and deep gratitude. He prays for their safety.
I recently read the Navy SEAL creed and I saw it embodied in this retired Navy SEAL. In his reflections and voice, I heard the truth of the words comprising the creed. Not having met an active duty Navy SEAL, I can only imagine that they must have this same passion fueling their service. It clearly runs deep in Cdr. Davis, and I know that to commit to this creed, it must also run deep in these incredibly faithful warriors. May God bless them, their families, and their service to our country. We are deeply grateful.
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Cdr. Aubrey Davis currently resides in Florida where on the first Wednesday of every month, he meets with other retired Navy SEALs for lunch and fellowship. The bond they share obviously remains strong.
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I have a degree and various other marketing qualifications and have over time tried to merge the two disciplines together, taking the best from both.
It really depends on the industry that you are in. I have found that managed services and IT have changed greatly especially as the industry has evolved. Selling 'tin' has been replaced by selling solutions which now appears to be also evolving around value and real business outcomes. Certain training techniques have developed well over time others are showing their age. I am finding that solutions based around content, key account planning and value are gaining real interest.
There are too many applications, and because there are no real standards you are finding that a lot of people will just stick with what they know. Some applications are just too complex and really can have an adverse effect on sales, however it really does depend on what you are selling.
They have to add value, they have to be adaptable and start to have a deeper understanding of how business operates. The role of the traveling sales person is declining…….I think the challenge that most face is that they do not take the roles seriously, like any other discipline you need to be as professional as possible and build you the brand as a person that continually adds value to your clients.
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Mexico's monopolies
Breaking an overmighty union
The AmericasOct 17th 2009 edition
Hoping for light from a black hole
WHEN Felipe Calderón declared in his annual report to Congress last month that Mexico needed to pursue "fundamental" change, the country's political establishment yawned. Almost all of the reforms he proposed during the first three years of his presidency were diluted in the legislature, and his conservative National Action Party (PAN) has just lost a midterm election. But on the evening of October 10th, while Mexicans were celebrating their football team's qualification for the World Cup finals, Mr Calderón began to make good on his word.
Without warning, he dispatched over 1,000 federal policemen in riot gear to occupy the offices of Luz y Fuerza del Centro, the state-owned electricity distributor for Mexico City and its surroundings. He issued a decree closing the company and transferring its responsibilities to the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), another state firm that supplies electricity to the rest of the country.
Luz y Fuerza has been a scandal for decades, run in the interests not of its customers but of the electricians' union. It was one of the more egregious examples of the corporatist privileges that flourished in Mexico under the seven decades of rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), in which unions and private businesses gained monopoly power and protection from the state. Although the PRI lost the presidency in 2000, many corporatist vestiges have survived.
The government was pumping $3 billion a year into Luz y Fuerza. Most of this went on fat salaries and even fatter pensions for its 44,000 employees and 22,000 pensioners. The company managed to lose 30% of its electricity through illicit connections and technical failures. Because it was unable to supply big new customers, companies have tended to set up new factories outside its catchment area. By contrast, the CFE loses just 11% of its power and costs the government nothing.
The electricians' alliances with other, bigger unions and the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) have hitherto deterred reform. The union has been weakened by a disputed leadership election, and the PRD did even worse than the PAN in the mid-term election. But if Mr Calderón, whose government is trying to plug a $22 billion budget shortfall next year, chose to act against Luz y Fuerza it was mainly because he could. Since the company was established in 1994 by presidential decree, it could be legally wound up by decree.
The take over by CFE went smoothly, with only a few scattered power cuts. It is running the business with many fewer staff than Luz y Fuerza required. The government reckons the measure will save $1.3 billion next year. But first it must face the electricians' ire. The union has vowed to seek thousands of legal injunctions. To try to dampen opposition, the government offered additional severance pay provided workers accept their dismissal within a month. It hopes that an average lump sum of 33 months salary (costing a total of $1.5 billion) will overcome loyalty to the union.
The takeover of Luz y Fuerza looks like a coup for Mr Calderón. But it may be an isolated one. The teachers' union exercises a similar grip on schools, for example, but its leader is a political ally of the president. Business monopolies have political protection too. If fundamental reform were easy in Mexico, more of it would have happened by now.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline "Power to the people"


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One of the objectives of this group is to establish recognizable labeling for manufacturers to use on their packaging. While it's still early days for HD Connect, the logo shown here is what they've settled upon as indicating 100% genuine wideband capable, HD Connect certified, good stuff inside.
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Multiple site replication is the ability to replicate state between different deployed spaces, where each space can be also physically located in a different geographical location (also termed a different deployment site).
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- [Overview](./multi-site-replication-over-the-wan.html){%wbr%}
Establish data synchronization between multiple sites (spaces), usually used over the WAN.

- [Communication Filter](./communication-filter-over-the-wan-(ssl,zip).html){%wbr%}
Creating filters over the network communication which goes across the WAN.

- [Gateway Components](./replication-gateway-components.html){%wbr%}
Replication gateway components.

- [Configuration](./configuring-space-gateway-targets.html){%wbr%}
Configure replication gateway targets of a space.

- [Bootstrapping](./replication-gateway-bootstrapping-process.html){%wbr%}
Bootstrapping a site from another site across gateways.

- [Conflict Resolution](./multi-site-conflict-resolution.html){%wbr%}
Multi-site replication conflict resolution and how to customize its functionality.

- [Changing deployment during runtime](./changing-multi-site-deployment-during-runtime.html){%wbr%}
Configuring replication gateway targets of a space.

- [Filtering](./replication-gateway-filtering.html){%wbr%}
Filtering specific data from being replicated through a gateway to another site.

- [Intercepting Events](./intercepting-replication-events-at-the-gateway.html){%wbr%}
Custom interceptors at the gateway which can be used to implement custom logic upon incoming replication events in a target gateway

- [Known Limitations](./multi-site-replication-limitations.html){%wbr%}
Known issues and limitations

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Frequently asked questions.

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A 12th League title win for the incredible Alec McNair, 99 years ago today…
David Potter will next month publish his latest book Alec McNair – Celtic's Icicle via Celtic Star Books and you will be able to order directly from next week. This brilliant new Celtic book on one of the most significant players in our club's long and unbroken history, will also be available from all the Celtic Stores.
The Celtic stores incidentally re-opened this week after the lockdown and as the photograph below – taken today – illustrates, the shelves are well stocked with both of the earlier books published by The Celtic Star, Matt Corr's Invincible and also Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys which has three authors, Liam Kelly, Matt Corr and of course David Potter. Liam's Take Me to Your Paradise is also well stocked on the shelves. Great to see…
ALEC McNAIR – CELTIC'S ICICLE…AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM DAVID POTTER'S NEW BOOK PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH ON CELTIC STAR BOOKS….
No Celtic player in history has won more League titles than the incredible Alec McNair, Celtic's Icicle.
Having appeared as a youngster in the 'winner takes all' play-off victory over Rangers in 1905, Eck would go on to become a key part of Willie Maley's first truly great sides, winning six-in-a-row by 1910 then adding another sequence of four successive Scottish League championships by the spring of 1917. Number 11 would duly follow for the Bould Bhoys two years later.
On this day in 1922, an incredible 17 years after winning his first medal as a Celt, Alec and his team were locked in a titanic struggle for the Scottish title with arch-rivals Rangers.
No-one describes these events from Celtic's long unbroken history quite like David Potter, and the following is an extract from his latest book, which covers the fabulous career of Alec McNair….
AN EXTRACT FROM ALEC McNAIR – CELTIC'S ICICLE by David Potter…
McNair was in fine fettle the next Saturday, when Celtic took the short trip to Coatbridge to beat Albion Rovers 2-0, the day made even better by the news that Morton had won the Scottish Cup for the first time ever by beating Rangers 1-0 in what The Dundee Courier describes candidly as the "roughest Cup final on record."
Celtic now had 64 points and two games to play, Rangers having 59 with four to play. Willie Maley's Bhoys simply had to win both those games, against Partick Thistle at home 48 hours later and Morton away on the last Saturday of the month. Thistle, even with Jimmy McColl now playing for them, could make little impression on Shaw, McNair & Dodds, as Celtic won 3-0, however, Rangers also won their game that day and their two matches in hand. Thus, we approached the last day of the season with Celtic, one point ahead, going to Morton and Rangers playing at Clyde. Saturday, 29 April 1922 would turn out to be one of the most dramatic days of Alec McNair's lengthy career, but once again it brought out the best in him.
Eck needed to be at his calmest and coolest that afternoon for several reasons. One was the sheer size of the crowd – 23,500 packed inside Cappielow, a record which stands to this day. Cappielow is a ground where the crowd is almost on top of the players.
Another factor was the sheer passion of Morton and their fans, now on a high after their Scottish Cup victory two weeks previously, and yet another was the fanaticism of the Celtic crowd desperate to win the Scottish League flag. There were several disruptions to the play, some caused by overcrowding but others caused by missiles – including rivets stolen from the shipyard – being thrown from one section of the crowd to the other.
The situation was not helped by what was going on in Ireland at this time, nor by the ongoing Labour unrest in shipyards, mines and railways.
If ever there was a time for Rudyard Kipling's quotation "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you…" this was it for Alec McNair. With several of the players clearly overawed by all this, and showing every sign of 'losing it,' Eck had to remain calm. He had to be The Icicle today, and he was. Morton, for long spells in the game, were on top, with their midfield predominant. The Greenock side scored through Alf Brown before half-time, and things looked grim for Celtic, for it was still 0-0 at Shawfield, and that combination of results would have given Rangers the title on goal average.
Celtic had to score, but it was difficult to concentrate on the job in hand with the constant babble of noise and the very real fear that at any point the crowd might erupt into serious violence. Nor was there any real way of knowing what was happening at Shawfield. People shouted "1-0 for Rangers," or "1-0 for Clyde," however, Alec McNair would know that was rubbish.
In 1922, the only people who had any chance of knowing the score would be the men from the Press, who had a telephone link to their newspaper offices, but they were at the moment far too intent on watching this game, in which Morton were pressing for a second goal.
"McNair was the epitome of coolness, allowing nothing to disturb him. The uproar of the crowd on the terracing or their proximity on the track, the speed of his opponents the realisation that a Championship was at stake…he continued to play his normal game, totally alert, utterly competent." Rhapsody in Green, (Tom Campbell and Pat Woods, 1990).
More than once, Eck saved Celtic from going further behind, however, the need was now for a goal, as time was slipping away. Celtic did not really look like scoring, but eventually with six minutes to go, a high aimless cross was sent into the penalty box by Johnny Gilchrist and goalkeeper Edwards rose to collect it. Unaccountably, when under no pressure, Edwards dropped it and Andy McAtee, lurking more in hope than expectation, managed to get an undignified head on the ball (it was more like his face!) and Celtic equalised to the accompaniment of mayhem on the terracing.
Now, as often happens, Celtic took command and for the last few minutes came close to getting the goal which would have definitely given them the League title. But full-time came, and as Eck McNair shook hands with his opponents (the game itself had been a good clean one in spite of all that was going on in the surrounds), he would not have been human if he had not looked up into the Press Box to see if there were any indication of what had happened between Clyde and Rangers at Shawfield.
The absence of any animation led Alec to believe that that game had indeed finished 0-0 and that, therefore, Celtic had won their 16th League flag and he personally had now won 12 League-winner's medals. A smiling Willie Maley duly confirmed that as being the full-time result at Shawfield.
The day did not, however, end there. Outside the ground were scenes of reckless disorder, with windows smashed, ongoing fights, broken windows and many injuries, proving perhaps that so many young men had, sadly, learned only too well how to be violent from their years in khaki, or worse still, were seeking a return to it.
McNair was sad at all that, of course, although by the time that the Celtic charabanc departed, the crowd had begun to disperse. It was, in spite of all that had happened, a proud moment for the club and for her seemingly immortal Alec McNair, who had played such a large part in the triumph.
David Potter
* An extract from Alec McNair – Celtic's Icicle by David Potter, with a foreword from Lisbon Lion John Fallon, published by Celtic Star Books next month.
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Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Declines After 6 Months Without Boosters
By Jill Murphy, Associate Editor
COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing severe infection resulting in hospitalization, but protection wanes after 6 months.
A new study from clinicians and scientists at the Providence Research Network found that the overall efficacy of vaccines in preventing severe infection resulting in hospitalization from COVID-19 is positive, but it also shows a substantial decline in protection after 6 months.
The study analyzed data from nearly 50,000 hospital admissions between April and November 2021, which highlighted vaccines were 94% effective at preventing hospitalization 50 to 100 days after receiving the shot but fell to 80.4% 200 to 250 days later, with even more rapid declines after 250 days.
Additionally, the study identified the factors linked with reducing vaccine efficacy. The key risk factors that qualified for a severe breakthrough infection included advance age, comorbidities, transplants, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, or heart failure, the amount of time that had elapsed since being vaccinated, and the type of vaccine an individual received.
Although the Moderna vaccine offered the best overall protection over the course of the study, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered initial protection equivalent to the Moderna vaccine but declined faster over time. Those who received the Janssen vaccine also had higher odds of experiencing a severe breakthrough infection compared to Moderna, according to the study.
"This data helps us understand differences in waning protection by vaccine type and identify the key risk factors for severe breakthrough infections to help inform the targeting of potential vaccine booster programs," said Amy Compton-Phillips, MD, Providence chief clinical officer, in a press release. "Unlike most other studies, our data stretched beyond 6 months, where we found evidence of rapidly waning protection, especially for patients 80 or older. We were also able to identify important differences by vaccine type and patient characteristics that should help inform potential booster programs."
The recent data are intended to support the importance of vaccinations for protection against hospitalization and the need to boost protection after 200 days, specifically for patients who are 80 years of age and older or who have certain medical conditions that increase their risk of severe infection.
"Additional protection may be warranted for everyone, but especially for these populations," said Ari Robiscek, MD, Providence chief medical analytics officer, in a press release. "In addition to promoting general vaccine uptake, clinicians and policy makers should consider prioritizing booster shots toward those most at risk for severe COVID-19."
Another study shows that vaccinated patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to the hospital during the Omicron variant surge were found to have less severe illness than unvaccinated patients and were also less likely to be admitted to intensive care.
An evaluation of clinical information from electronic health records showed that a greater portion of the patients hospitalized when Omicron was dominant were vaccinated compared to patients hospitalized during summer 2021, when the Delta variant was dominant. This likely reflected the higher percentage of the populations who were vaccinated during the Omicron wave, according to the study.
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19, including a booster dose for those who are fully vaccinated, remains critical for mitigating the risk of severe illness associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the researchers.
Providence study: COVID vaccine effectiveness declines after 6 months without boosters. EurekAlert! February 25, 2022. Accessed February 28, 2022. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944741
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Military spouses face major employment challenges
By Barrie Barber
Report: 90 percent of female military spouses underemployed
Alex Masick lives in Virginia but was in the Dayton area Thursday hunting for job leads.
The future military spouse plans to marry his Air Force fiancee, a second lieutenant assigned to the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson, and wants to move here with a job in hand to be with her.
"It's very challenging to communicate remotely with an employer because you don't want to mess up your first impression," said Masick, 32, of Falls Church, Va., and who has experience in sales and training. "I spent hours agonizing over the phrasing of an introduction email to make sure someone just doesn't click delete within the first couple of seconds."
Military spouses often face not only higher rates of unemployment but underemployment, one study found, as they search for a job when their husband or wife in uniform is transferred to a new and different base every few years.
"They quite often will come to somewhere that the job opportunities are quite limited and companies find it difficult to see the value of somebody who's only going to be here for a couple of years," said Gillian Russell, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation associate with the Hiring Our Heroes program, which connects employers with military job seekers and their spouses.
In a 2013 review, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University found 90 percent of female spouses of active-duty service members reported they were underemployed, or had more education and experience than the jobs they had required.
"That was the biggest finding and probably gave a broader picture of the employment situation of a military spouse," said Rosalinda Maury, IVMF director of applied research and analytics. "It's not just unemployment, it's underemployment."
The analysis, conducted with the Military Officers Association of America, cited 2012 American Community Survey data that showed military spouses earned 38 percent less on average and were 30 percent more likely to be unemployed compared to their civilian counterparts.
Courtney R. Taylor, 26, who is married to an Air Force staff sergeant at Wright-Patterson, knows the difficulty of a civilian job search in a new community.
She's searched for weeks, hoping to find a job in financial management that would coincide with her studies at Wright State University.
"It's very, very difficult," she said. "… I haven't been able to find a job. I'm just trying to get my foot in the door somewhere and it's a little difficult to find that opportunity."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes initiative held a job fair Thursday at Wright-Patt. Some 50 companies and agencies were represented — from Starbucks to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
The goal is to show employers the skills spouses can bring to the workplace, Russell said. "They might not be working, they might have flaws in their resume, but what they are doing is they are volunteering, they are helping to run the bases, they're helping to make sure that families are looked after while service members are away, and all of these skills make them absolutely fantastic employees.
"We work with our national sponsors and local partners to make sure that those military spouses are being recognized and they're getting meaningful jobs," she said.
Chris Phillips, a PNC Bank diversity specialist who recruits military spouses, said they have organizational and leadership skills useful to employers.
"It's not just the veteran, it's the spouse," she said. "They're the caregiver, they're the ones that manage the household so they've very loyal to an employer and it makes good business sense to us."
Resume boosting
Explaining gaps in work history to employers and finding a job in their career field are the most common complaints from military spouses, said Shonte Gonzalez, an Airmen and Family Readiness Center community readiness specialist who counsels job-hunting spouses at Wright-Patterson. The center offers tips on resumes and preps spouses with mock job interviews.
"Their gaps in employment are probably one of the biggest things that are stressful to them," Gonzalez said. Many Dayton area employers understand the work history gaps that may accompany military life as a spouse, Gonzalez said.
Unemployed spouses can boost their resume by stressing their volunteer work, she said.
"It's not paid, but it's a job," Gonzalez said. "People like to see that people are busy.
"We encourage them to volunteer," she added. "We try to get them out in the market because the only way you're going to meet people is to network."
Kendra Mustain, a recruiting coordinator at Comfort Keepers, a business that offers home care to the elderly, said she's a former military spouse who understands the challenge of moving frequently.
"I personally think that military spouses would make excellent caregivers because they are by nature supportive people," she said.
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