Tunisian political activists condemn US sanctions on Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)
Phase 2 Chikungunya Virus–Like Particle Vaccine: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Chen GL, Coates EE, Plummer SH, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
This clinical trial tested whether the chikungunya virus–like particle vaccince was safe for participants living in chikungunya endemic areas.
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Preemptive Therapy vs Antiviral Prophylaxis and CMV in Seronegative Liver Transplant Recipients With Seropositive Donors
Singh N, Winston DJ, Razonable RR, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
This randomized trial compares preemptive therapy vs antiviral prophylaxis with valganciclovir in cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative liver transplant recipients with seropositive donors for the prevention of CMV disease.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
How One of Big Pharma's Most Corrupt Companies Plans to Corner the COVID-19 Cure Market
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-14
One of the most politically-connected yet scandal ridden vaccine companies in the united states, with troubling ties to the 2001 anthrax attacks and opioid crisis, is set to profit handsomely from the current coronavirus crisis.
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The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point
James ONeill | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
The onset of the coronavirus has had a number of consequences in the health and livelihoods of millions of people. There has however, been another consequence that is little remarked upon, and that is the almost total disappearance from the …
globalresearch.ca/illegal-united-states-allied-invasion-iraq-syria-reaches-crisis-point/5709595
Connecting Community: Protecting Mental Health & Well Being hosted by Women's March
Women's March | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
Online…
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Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for 1st time in month
rt.com | 2020-04-14
Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month. Health experts have noted Taiwan's efforts, including introducing –as early as December 31– checks on passengers arriving from China's Wuhan city, where the first cases were reported late last year. | The island has reported 393 cases to date, and six deaths, Reuters said. A total of 338 were 'imported cases,' where people were suspected of getting infected overseas. "Of course, we hope it has passed," Health Minister Chen Shih-chung told reporters. "But we still need to be on our guard." | The last ti…
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California's COVID-19 Cases Higher Than Reported: Official
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
There might be up to 25,000 cases of COVID-19 in Northern California's San Mateo County (SMC), far more than the three-digit cases that are officially confirmed, the county's health officer said in a statement on Monday. | RELATED: | China Rejects US Accusation of 'Xenophobia' Against Africans | Scott Morrow said that the data currently shared on the county's website is simply very limited as many characteristics of the coronavirus are unknown and the testing remains very constrain…
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COVID-19 in Brazil: Favela Residents and Indigenous Communities Among Those Most at Risk
Alexander Main | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
As of noon on April 8th the total number of Covid-19 positive cases reported by Brazil's health ministry exceeded 14,000 and the number of deaths exceeded 700. This is, by far, the highest number of reported cases in Latin America (though Ecuador has a greater number of reported cases and deaths on a per capita…
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Health Ministry confirms 1,574 new COVID-19 infections
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)
Stop The Murder! Workers, Covid-19, The Attack On Labor, Our Unions & The Fightback
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
WorkWeek hosts a national panel on transit, health and shipping and they talk about the failure of the agencies and companies to protect their health and safety. They also discuss the failure of their union officials in many cases to fight management to educate and protect their members from the virus and pandemic…
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Reporting Your Neighbors for Violating Stay-At-Home Orders
MICK | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
David Cole, national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) stated: "All kinds of constitutional liberties are being constrained right now. They are restricted because there's a reason to restrict them. In a time like this, you have to defer substantially to public health experts." But does this mean that we should be ratting-out our neighbors for violating COVID-19 stay-at-home orders?>…
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Boris Johnson's praise for the National Health Service: Hypocrisy without limit
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
It will not be long before Johnson's words of praise for the NHS will be nothing but a bitter memory, cited by angry doctors and nurses as the Tories resume their efforts to destroy it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/john…
Covid-19 vaccine could take '12 months or longer,' WHO warns as almost 2mn people infected with deadly virus
rt.com | 2020-04-14
An effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus is unlikely to be available until the spring of 2021, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson, Dr. Margaret Harris, has warned. | Dr. Harris told a briefing in Geneva that "We really shouldn't be expecting to see the vaccine at least for 12 months or longer." | Vaccinations take a long time to become available due to stringent regulations surrounding clinical trials. While there has been speculation about the effectiveness of some existing medications
China to Launch Clinical Trials for Two COVID-19 Vaccines
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
China's health authorities approved human clinical trials of two experimental vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. | RELATED: | China Rejects US Accusation of 'Xenophobia' Against Africans | These are two "inactivated" vaccines consisting of microorganisms that have been killed through physical or chemical processes. | One of them was developed by the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Sinopharm. Their vaccine will be tested on 1,396 voluntee…
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Germany's drop in Covid-19 cases may only be due to lack of testing at Easter, public health chief warns, amid lockdown debate
rt.com | 2020-04-14
Germany's top health official has cautioned that a recent slowdown in new coronavirus infections is likely the result of a temporary decrease in testing. The warning comes as Berlin considers lifting containment measures. | Daily tallies of new coronavirus cases have begun to gradually decline, but the recent figures may be the result of less testing over the Easter holiday, Lothar Wieler, the head of the Robert Koch health institute, noted. | "We can therefore not yet conclusively assess whether the number of cases is actually falling," the public health chief argued, adding that Germans should not think that…
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As COVID-19 pandemic surges across India, business presses for quick return to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Due to the criminal negligence of the Modi government and the Indian elite, the country's workers and toilers face a combined health and socio-economic catastrophe.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/inco…
Combatting COVID-19 through solidarity
Federico Fuentes | mronline.org | 2020-04-14
Despite a deep economic recession, a profound political crisis and international sanctions that have ravaged its health sector, the South American nation of Venezuela is demonstrating that prioritising lives is possible in the battle against COVID-19.
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A Perspective on the Pacifica Bylaws Referendum
Akio Tanaka | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
Pacifica still need a functional Board that can ensure the financial health of the Foundation.
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China Predicts New Wave of COVID-19 by the End of 2020
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
By the end of 2020, a new COVID-19 outbreak could hit the world, according to predictions by a Chinese health specialist. | RELATED: | China to Launch Clinical Trials for Two COVID-19 Vaccines | "Contrary to what many think, the COVID-19 pandemic will not be over in a couple of months," Dr. Zhang Wenhong, who is leading the fight against the coronavirus in Shanghai city, in China, said recently. | The disease "could re-emerge in the late autumn. A new outbreak is very likely," the…
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US COVID-19 Response Was Set to Fail Even Before Trump
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
Primitive labor system far behind those of other countries has national health impact…
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Democrats join with Trump in bipartisan push for rapid return to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
The ruling class in the United States is preparing to reopen the economy despite a complete lack of a public health infrastructure to address the deadly risk of a second surge.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/covi…
Polish govt prepares to begin lifting some restrictions from April 19
rt.com | 2020-04-14
Poland will gradually lift lockdown measures imposed to contain the novel coronavirus from April 19, starting with restrictions on convenience stores, the government said on Tuesday. It is also preparing to hold presidential elections by post on May 10. | "From the 19th we will slowly start unfreezing the economy," Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski told Polish radio station RMF FM. Poland's government spokesman Piotr Muller told public radio that restrictions on shops are likely to be lifted first. The government in Warsaw will decide on the lifting of further curbs on Wednesday or Thursday, Muller added. | As…
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Trump threatens consequences for Beijing as Senate launches China-centered probe into Covid-19 origins
rt.com | 2020-04-14
China will have to answer for allegedly misleading the world about coronavirus, President Donald Trump has signaled. His thinly-veiled threat comes as the US Senate begins an investigation into the causes of the health crisis. | The US president took a swipe at China
Resistance growing to covid-capitalism
Glen Ford | mronline.org | 2020-04-14
Covid-19 has laid bare a fundamental truth: that capitalist healthcare is a contradiction in terms, since capital–like the killer virus–cares for nothing but reproducing itself.
mronline.org/2020/04/14/resistance-growi…
U.S. company buys ventilator suppliers and then cancels shipments to Cuba
Walkiria Juanes Sánchez, Ronald Suárez Rivas | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-14
HAVANA (Granma)–While Cuban medical collaboration is extended around the world to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the blockade imposed by the United States on that country has just denied its public health system access to two regular suppliers of ventilators, key to the care of the most serious cases of the disease. Manufacturers IMTMedical AG …
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UK NHS workers speak to the WSWS: "Is it worth clapping the NHS without ensuring the safety of frontline workers?"
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Several NHS workers have contacted the WSWS following the attacks by Conservative Health Minister Matt Hancock, who accused NHS staff of wasting personal protective equipment resources.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/inuk…
Over 100k infections in, France becomes 4th country to surpass 15,000 coronavirus deaths
rt.com | 2020-04-14
The death toll from Covid-19 has reached 15,729 in France, making it the fourth country after the US, Italy and Spain to cross the unsettling threshold. The number of confirmed cases of the disease also went beyond 100,000. | There were 762 new deaths in the past 24 hours, Jerome Salomon, the head of the public health authority, said. The figure indicated a slight increase in the rate of fatalities, which remained stable for the few previous days. | The number of the infected in the country has also risen by almost 5,500 since Monday, reaching 103,573 people. | Despite the somber figures, the French health chi…
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Southeast Asian leaders hold video conference summit, vow to cooperate in Covid-19 fight
rt.com | 2020-04-14
Leaders of Southeast Asian states agreed at their first video conference summit on Tuesday to fight together against the "gravest public health crisis" in 100 years. Coronavirus cases in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past month have soared to more than 20,000 from fewer than 840. | The death toll has grown to 866 from 14, Reuters said. Due to limited testing in some countries, medical professionals suspect the real numbers may be much higher. "It's critical for us and ASEAN to mount a united response because of how connected and interdependent our countries are," Sing…
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IMF Approves Debt Relief for 25 Countries Due to COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
To help address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved immediate debt service relief for 25 countries on Monday. | RELATED: | EU Supports Iran, Venezuela Bids for IMF COVID-19 Funds | The decision will allow "a greater share of scarce financial resources to be channeled to the health sector in these times of pandemic," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement. | It is expected that the immediate debt service relief will…
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COVID-Meals Supports Restaurants, Healthcare Workers in Santa Cruz County
COVID-Meals | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
COVID-Meals was created to provide an easy way for anyone to help support our local restaurants while saying thank you to local healthcare workers.
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No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All
Vale Disamistade | thenation.com | 2020-04-14
No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All…
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Czech govt to gradually reopen stores & services by June 8, but 'masks remain obligatory'
rt.com | 2020-04-14
The Czech government has approved a plan to gradually reopen stores and restaurants between April 20 and June 8. Its official presentation on Tuesday signaled the restart of an economy in standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak. | Under the plan, small stores would reopen on April 20, with larger ones to follow on May 11, while restaurants and shopping malls should resume business on June 8. | Czechs will continue to be required to wear masks for the time being, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said. His deputy, Roman Prymula, added that now "a person with the virus infects less than one person on average" and…
rt.com/newsline/485800-czech-open-shops-…
Guilt and Impunity: Gaza and COVID-19
Judith Deutsch | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
Plague has entered the Holy Land. During the week of Easter and Passover there is an uncanny conjuncture of dire threat and insouciance. Easter in the West is a cheery time of pastel eggs, chocolate, and death denial, of not grappling with Jesus' last cry to God-the-Father: "Why hast thou forsaken me?" Nor is there…
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Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-04-14
Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague…
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Covid-19 isolation could lead to DIVORCE EPIDEMIC, according to Russian expert
rt.com | 2020-04-14
It's only April, but 2020 is certain to be remembered for more than just the fact that its first two digits match its second pair of digits. It has been one of those years in which, to paraphrase Vladimir Lenin, "decades happen." | …
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Sweden's flawed coronavirus battle plan hits the poor & elderly, resulting in worst death count among Nordic countries
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-14
In only three days, the total fatalities in Sweden due to the current epidemic rose from 477 to 881. While the problem started roughly about the same time in all the Scandinavian countries, Sweden's stats are among the worst.
mronline.org/2020/04/14/swedens-flawed-c…
The Prevailing Pandemic of Influenza
jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
During the past two weeks, August 28 to September 11, there has begun a severe and rapidly spreading epidemic of influenza in the First Naval District. More than 2,000 cases have been reported in these two weeks, and there are indications of a rapid spread of the infection. This is undoubtedly the same disease which, first heard of in Spain last spring, and hence called Spanish influenza, has in recent months spread over nearly all of Europe, including Germany, Italy, France, England and Ireland, attacking from 30 to 40 per cent. of the people. The outstanding feature of this epidemic is its high degree of commun…
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Turkey's COVID-19 prison amnesty excludes political prisoners, journalists
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Turkey has one of the world's fastest-spreading coronavirus epidemics, with over 52,000 cases and 1,100 deaths since the first case was diagnosed on March 10.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/turk…
Suicides Among Opioid Overdose Deaths
Nestadt PS. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
To the Editor Dr Olfson and colleagues examined trends in the rates of opioid-related mortality, stratified by intentionality. Concerns about whether a significant proportion of opioid overdose suicides have been misclassified, and therefore that the suicide component of the opioid epidemic is underestimated, cannot be answered with death certificate data.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
US-Acquired Chagas Disease Case Found After Blood Donation
Kuehn BM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
A Missouri woman whose Chagas disease was diagnosed through screening when she donated blood is likely the state's first autochthonous case, according to a CDC report.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Legionnaires Disease Death Linked to Home Water Contamination
Kuehn BM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
An immunocompromised Wisconsin man in his 70s died from an infection with a strain of Legionella bacteria traced to water supplies in his home, according to a CDC report.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
A New Vaccine for Chikungunya Virus
Stapleford KA, Mulligan MJ. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
Arboviruses (arthropod-borne) are a group of viruses that encompass hundreds of members and span multiple viral families making it one of the most genetically diverse, widespread, and dangerous groups of viruses on earth. Arboviruses are transmitted to humans by a variety of geographically widespread arthropod vectors (most commonly, mosquitoes and ticks) so that these viruses can change location with human hosts or arthropod vectors, with potential for rapid spread wherever these vectors are present. Past outbreaks of West Nile virus and recent outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus, and chik…
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Cuba Is Developing a Vaccine to Activate the Immune System
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
Cuba applies a clinical trial for a vaccine aimed at activating the innate immune system to combat COVID-19. This experimental vaccine has been developed with Cuban technology and scientists amid the U.S. blockade against the Island. | RELATED: | Cuba is Willing to Send More Medical Brigades to the World | The drug called CIGB 2020 is undergoing clinical trials at Havana's Luis Diaz Soto hospital with volunteer patients suspected of being carriers of the disease, the director of re…
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Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Advances
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
A broad-spectrum influenza vaccine candidate is poised for larger phase 3 trials after demonstrating immunogenicity and safety in a recent phase 2b study. The findings could bring a long-awaited universal influenza vaccine one step closer to reality.
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Survivor tells of friendship with British soldier after Bergen-Belsen liberation
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-14
A Holocaust survivor has paid tribute to the "remarkable" British soldier who came to liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp 75 years ago.Mady Gerrard, 90, has a picture of Lieutenant John Randall
Searching for Truth in What We Are Being Told About Covid-19
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
Following the news regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) we'd be led to believe humanity faces an unprecedented crisis
Europe's 'mixed picture': Optimism fading in UK as lockdown may be extended, while some European nations ease restrictions
rt.com | 2020-04-14
The UK Foreign Secretary has said the restrictions to slow the spread of Covid-19 in Britain will remain in place until at least May 7, as other European nations re-open small businesses and non-essential stores. | Dominic Raab, who is deputizing for Boris Johnson while the latter continues his recovery, said on Monday that the UK still has a "long way to go" in its battle against the disease. | Read more | | Austria, Denmark & Italy tentatively emerge from coronavirus lockdown | Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Valance also warned that the…
rt.com/uk/485774-uk-extends-coronavirus-…
Choosing a Parkinson Disease Treatment
Armstrong MJ, Okun MS. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
This JAMA Patient Page describes treatment options for individuals with Parkinson disease.
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Alzheimer Disease Blood Test in Development
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
Two recent studies suggest that a simple blood test can distinguish Alzheimer disease (AD) from other neurodegenerative diseases and predict which patients may develop AD regardless of their cognitive status when they're tested.
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