(2020-12-07). Jab Me If You Can: How Political Endorsements Defeat Vaccinations. counterpunch.org 
Will they ever learn? When former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton announced that they would publicly take a vaccine against COVID-19, National Public Radio seemed impressed. "Who better to promote a product than a former president? How about three?" On SiriusXM's The Joe Madison Show, Obama held up his hand.
(2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…
(2020-12-07). Dutch socialists demand greater expenditure on municipal health services. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, the Socialist Party (SP) in the Netherlands demanded adequate funding for the Municipal Health Services (GGD) in the country to bolster preventive measures against any health crisis…
(2020-12-07). COVID-19 spikes four times higher in prisons and jails: 'This lack of concern for human lives is calculated'. therealnews.com 
As COVID-19 cases explode exponentially in the U.S., a glaring component of this public health crisis is being ignored: Prisoners are contracting the virus at four times the national rate, and these spikes will spread to the larger community.
(2020-12-07). Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions'. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions' | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia prepares for reconciliation with Qatar, Bashir's health deteriorates in jail, and video of Egyptian man throwing cash from balcony goes viral | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 16: 38 | Gamal Mubarak (seen to right of his late father Hosni) said he will sue the Council of the European Union after winning…
(2020-12-07). Mother whose child died of asthma calls for education on air pollution. thecanary.co 
The mother of a girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known the effects of dangerous levels of air pollution on her daughter's health.Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over the previous three years.An inquest at Southwark Coroner's Court is investigating whether dangerous levels of air pollution in the London Borough of Lewisham, where Ella lived with her family, may have contributed to her death.Desperate: Speaking at the in…
(2020-12-07). Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon File Application for Suspension of All SARS CoV-2 Vaccine Studies and Call for Co-signing the Petition. globalresearch.ca On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg
(2020-12-07). Political Crisis under the Guise of a Health Crisis: Face Masks, Social Distancing and Limit on Gatherings: Colorado Diner Defies Lockdown. globalresearch.ca It comes as no surprise that simultaneous with President Donald Trump's declaration that the voter fraud election of 2020 was a coordinated Democratic jihad, the next '
(2020-12-07). In sickness and health, Fresno Food Not Bombs turns 25! indybay.org January 2021 will mark the 25th anniversary of Fresno Food Not Bombs Saturday meal serving, an unbroken string of free meals over 25 years. Will that string be broken?>
(2020-12-07). Toward a 'New Normal' in Post-Covid U. S. Health Care. zcomm.org Although most medical organizations in the U. S. have long opposed national health insurance, there has been a sea change in that pattern with the endorsement of Medicare for All by the American College of Physicians in 2019…
(2020-12-07). SEIU Healthcare reaches tentative agreement with management in Illinois nursing home strike. wsws.org The union abandoned wage demands and any meaningful protections for workers in order to herd them back into facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks.
(2020-12-07). What We Know So Far About U.S. Government's Plan to Track COVID Vaccine Recipients. globalresearch.ca To track COVID vaccine recipients, Operation Warp Speed has resurrected a program devised after the September 11 attacks that was quickly defunded following public backlash over privacy concerns. | *** |
(2020-12-07). Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights. cepr.net The New York Times See article on original site As some reports would have it, this is the beginning of the end. Three coronavirus vaccines have posted excellent results, with more expected to come. But this is not the beginning of the end; it is only the beginning of an endless wait: There aren't enough …
(2020-12-07). COVID-19 Vaccination. "Coerced Consent"? globalresearch.ca A commonly heard presumption is that ……….the vaccines induce immediate or latent adverse reactions that sideline these first responders and frontline workers? It could be a catastrophe. And if for …
(2020-12-07). FAO ready to back Iran to ensure healthy biodiverse soils. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has expressed readiness to help Iran develop and adopt policies and programs to promote sustainable agricultural systems and nurture soil biodiversity.
(2020-12-07). About Those Vaccine ID Cards… globalresearch.ca An idea that's simple as an abstraction—vaccine ID cards—turns out to be extremely difficult once real-world operational realities must be dealt with. | Authorities around the world have made it clear that they will do "whatever it takes" to vaccinate their …
(2020-12-07). EPA Leaves Unsafe Health Standard for Soot Emissions in Place. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-07). Reduced working hours as a socio-economic investment. indybay.org In this Austrian article, reduced working hours is seen as a socio-economic investment, not as a cost-trap. In a 1909 study by Sidney Chapman, shorter working hours leads to higher productivity and greater output. More time sovereignty and better health of workers would be long-term gains…
(2020-12-07). New Study Claims Vaccinated Children Appear to be "Significantly Less Healthy" than Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca What Happened:
(2020-12-07). Iran's Leader in good health. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — An informed source affiliated to the office of Iran's Leader rejected the failing health rumors about the Leader of the Islamic Revolution underlining that Ayatollah Khamenei is in good health.
(2020-12-07). Climate change is resulting in profound, immediate and worsening health impacts, over 120 researchers say. zcomm.org If responses to the economic impacts of COVID-19 align with an effective response to climate change, we'll see immense benefits for human health, with cleaner air, healthier diets and more liveable cities…
(2020-12-06). Review of Hensman's 'Indefensible'. zcomm.org Defense of the Easily Defensible By Dave Markland In 2018 Haymarket Books published Rohini Hensman's Indefensible: Democracy, Counter-revolution and Anti-imperialist Rhetoric. Its focus is on left journalists and analysts like John Pilger and the late Edward S. Herman who have committed the inexcusable sin of being overly suspicious of United States foreign policy. Many readers
(2020-12-06). Uruguay's First Leftist President Tabare Vazquez Passes Away. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's former President Tabare Vazquez (2015-2020) passed away at the age of 80 this Sunday from natural causes associated with lung cancer. | RELATED: | The information was revealed by his sons in a press release. At the request of Vazquez, the wake and subsequent burial ceremony will be held in a reserved and intimate manner and in accordance with COVID-19 health protocols. | His remains will rest at the Teja Ceme…
(2020-12-06). UK First to Approve Pfizer COVID Vaccine as Former Head of Pfizer Research Says Vaccine Can Make Females Infertile. globalresearch.ca In breaking news today, the U.K. became the first country to issue emergency authorization for Pfizer's new COVID vaccine, with the first doses being delivered "immediately" and injections expected to begin in the U.K. next week. | Pfizer and BioNTech have …
(2020-12-06). D6 Parliamentary Elections in Pictures: Orderly and Calm. telesurenglish.net Strict health protocols are being observed in 14,221 polling stations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The polls close at 1900hrs and 14,400 candidates participates from 107 political organizations.
(2020-12-06). Why mRNA vaccines like those being made to treat coronavirus are a quantum leap for biotech. salon.com No mRNA vaccine has ever been mass-produced to fight a disease — coronavirus would be the first…
(2020-12-06). US to Feel Shortage of Vaccines, Despite Promises to Ship 300 Mln by January, Report Claims. sputniknews.com In May, while announcing his administration's 'Operation Warp Speed', the US president, alongside one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccine developers, affirmed confidence in attaining a goal of producing 300 million or more vaccines by the end of the year.
(2020-12-06). "Stay of Action" Filed Against FDA to Stop Approval of COVID Vaccine for Using Faulty PCR Tests in Trials. globalresearch.ca An It is widely …
(2020-12-06). COVID-19 vaccine: Rich countries might gain, poor ones might suffer. peoplesdispatch.org As trials for vaccine candidates continue, the question of which countries will gain access to it has become pressing. Low-income countries are likely to suffer in this regard…
(2020-12-06). 'Can't Wait': UK Health Secretary Says Coronavirus Restrictions Could Be Loosened by 'End of March'. sputniknews.com The United Kingdom has introduced a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions following a 4-week total lockdown which will see several areas of the country placed under different levels of constraints. However, as the commonwealth is set to implement a mass vaccination program, hopes of the restrictive measures being lifted have begun to increase.
(2020-12-06). Healthcare Workers Are Organizing Like Their Lives Depend On It. zcomm.org Faced with ongoing PPE shortages and employer obfuscation about deadly outbreaks, more hospital staff are seeing on-the-job solidarity as essential work…
(2020-12-06). Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful. popularresistance.org The coronavirus pandemic has thrown millions of Americans out of work — and over the past nine months, up to 20 million have filed for unemployment. Supplemental federal unemployment benefits of $600 per week — a lifeline for many — expired in July and more are set to go away at the end of the year if Congress doesn't act. | But beyond the economic consequences, not having that financial safety net can lead to serious health problems for those affected, according to new research. Dr. Seth Berkowitz, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine who co-authored some of that r…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela Implements Biosecurity Protocols in Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's authorities of the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday will implement the Strategic Biosafety Plan designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the elections through which the new National Assembly (AN) will be elected. Previously, the CNE held two mock votings to familiarize people with biosafety protocols. | RELATED: | "Health is our premise …. in these elections, a health audit protects us…
(2020-12-06). Covid Mideast Updates: Iran – Turkey – Morocco – Kuwait. telesurenglish.net Iran's COVID-19 cases surged to 1,040,547 on Sunday with 11,561 new infections. Meanwhile, Turkey registered 195 more deaths from the coronavirus, the highest daily record in the country. | Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, reported 294 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 50,310, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, during her daily briefing. | A total of 730,798 people have recovered from the disease and been discharged from hospitals, while 5,809 remain in intensive care units. | Followi…
(2020-12-06). America's children are facing a mental health crisis that no one is talking about. salon.com Mental health-related hospital visits for children are way up, as kids' lives are disrupted by the pandemic…
(2020-12-06). New Mysterious Disease in India's Southeast Kills 1, Infects Over 290, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – One person has died and at least 292 have been hospitalized with symptoms resembling an epilepsy attack in India's southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday as India media sounds the alarm about a new "mysterious disease."
(2020-12-05). What's Not Being Said About the Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. "Human Guinea Pigs"? globalresearch.ca The Pharma giant Pfizer use an experimental technology known as gene editing, specifically mRNA gene-editing, something never before used in vaccines. Before we rush to get jabbed in hopes of some immunity, we should know more about the radical experimental technology and its lack of precision.
(2020-12-05). The Road to a More Just Society Runs Through Congress. commondreams.org Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials worked for the big majority of Americans instead of for Big Business interests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-12-05). [Viewpoint] Certifying Guinea worm eradication: current challenges. thelancet.com The Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) is, along with polio, one of two active eradication programmes endorsed by the World Health Assembly. Currently, smallpox is the only human infection to have been eradicated.1 Guinea worm disease, or dracunculiasis, is caused by infection with Dracunculus medinensis that is acquired by the ingestion of infected copepods (of the genera Cyclops and Mesocyclops) or by consuming viable infective larvae in fish or other paratenic hosts.2,3 Polio and Guinea worm programmes have made great progress; however, both programmes face major challenges as they progress towards eradi…
(2020-12-05). Michigan educators, autoworkers and healthcare workers: Unite to stop COVID-19 and save lives now! wsws.org Urgent and far-reaching action is needed to save thousands of lives across Michigan this winter. Join our committee now!
(2020-12-05). [Obituary] Guillermo Soberón. thelancet.com Former Mexican Secretary of Health and Rector of UNAM. Born on Dec 29, 1925, in Iguala, Mexico, he died on Oct 12, 2020, of congestive heart failure in Cuernavaca, Mexico, aged 94 years.
(2020-12-05). [Correspondence] Freedom from coercion is not discrimination. thelancet.com In the World Report about LGBTQ discrimination in US health care,1 the new US Department of Health and Human Services ruling and the Texas federal court ruling from 2019 are inaccurately portrayed. The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) was one of the plaintiffs in the case.
(2020-12-05). US blocked Iran's flu vaccine consignment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Health Minister says the United States has continued its sanctions against Iran amid the pandemic, even blocking the import of a flu vaccine consignment to the country.
(2020-12-05). Cuba Tests Vaccine Candidate Abdala Against Covid-19. telesurenglish.net Cuba has begun the clinical trial of a new vaccine candidate against COVID-19, named Abdala (CIGB-66), in Santiago de Cuba province, in the east of the country. | RELATED: | The candidate was developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Cuba, an institution that is dedicated to the research, development, production and commercialization of products of this branch. | On Friday, the CI…
(2020-12-05). [Perspectives] Mona Hanna-Attisha: championing child health against the odds. thelancet.com It was mid-morning on March 16, 1988, when, after 2 days of mortar, artillery, and rocket attacks, aircraft returned to hit the people of Halabja, northern Iraq—this time, with an assault of chemical weapons. "I clearly recall, like it was yesterday, I was 11 years old, and my father showed me a picture of this beautiful baby lying on the ground", says Mona Hanna-Attisha, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development and CS Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, USA.
(2020-12-05). UK healthcare workers: "The ending of lockdown will see a massive increase in infections" wsws.org Doctors, nurses and health care assistants in the UK say hospitals are at breaking point and warn that the Conservative government's ending of the national lockdown will fuel a new wave of infections and hospital admissions.
(2020-12-05). [World Report] South Africa and India push for COVID-19 patents ban. thelancet.com They want the WTO to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights so that COVID-19 vaccines and other new technologies are accessible for poor countries. Ann Danaiya Usher reports.
(2020-12-05). US occupational safety agency fails to report hundreds of health care worker deaths. wsws.org The officially facilitated coverup of worker deaths has continued in the midst of exploding coronavirus infections and deaths over the past month.
(2020-12-05). [Seminar] Bipolar disorders. thelancet.com Bipolar disorders are a complex group of severe and chronic disorders that includes bipolar I disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, manic episode, and bipolar II disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, hypomanic episode and a major depressive episode. Bipolar disorders substantially reduce psychosocial functioning and are associated with a loss of approximately 10—20 potential years of life. The mortality gap between populations with bipolar disorders and the general population is principally a result of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease and suicide.
(2020-12-05). 1.5 million dead from the coronavirus pandemic worldwide. wsws.org More than 10,000 people are killed by this deadly disease every day, 50 percent more than the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April and more than double the daily death rate at the start of October.