(2021-04-20). Arizona bans 'vaccination passports' & ends requirement to wear masks in schools, prompting backlash. rt.com 
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says the state's progress in the immunization campaign means the nearly yearlong school mask mandate can be repealed and that there is no need for people to present proof of vaccination. | The Republican governor signed an executive order prohibiting state and local officials from requiring people to provide their vaccination status in order to receive services or enter a specific area. | Arizona residents must not be required to share their private medical data, Ducey tweeted. "While we strongly recommend all Arizonans get the #COVID19 vaccine, it's not mandated in our state –…
(2021-04-20). How Artificial Feeding Grounds in Wyoming Spread "Mad Elk" Disease. counterpunch.org 
Wyoming Fish and Game Department has 22 elk feed grounds scattered around the western part of the state and feeds as many as 17,000 elk every winter. The agency currently has eight of its 22 feedgrounds on National Forest land; six on BLM land. The operation of feedgrounds has been controversial for decades. Many wildlife
(2021-04-20). Town Hall event: Confronting the Covid Economy—Women Fight Back. peoplesworld.org 
The recession caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and aggravated by corporate-centered policies has been especially devastating for women workers, particularly women of color. Women have lost jobs, income, and savings at significantly higher rates than men, and at the same time, women were burdened with hugely increased demands for their unpaid labor. On Sunday, …
(2021-04-20). Tenga cuidado con las pruebas de PCR y la implacable campaña "vacunar, vacunar, vacunar" globalizacion.ca 
La validez de la prueba de PCR ha sido cuestionada durante meses, si no desde el comienzo mismo de la plandemia declarada del covid-19, incluso últimamente también por la OMS . Sin embargo, esta prueba se nos sigue imponiendo cada…
(2021-04-20). The Heat: COVID-19 in Europe and U.S. america.cgtn.com 
Over three million people globally have now died from COVID-19, as governments work to vaccinate everyone.
(2021-04-20). Selected Articles: The Legitimacy of the WHO as a Gold Standard of Health is Dubious. globalresearch.ca 
By RNA inoculations, misnamed vaccines. People are lined up for them now as they are being told incessantly to "get your shot." The RNA inoculations are not vaccines. To call them …
(2021-04-20). Rock musician Ted Nugent mocked coronavirus…now says he got 'Chinese s**t' & gets roasted for racism. rt.com 
Conservative rock musician Ted Nugent announced in a livestream that he had tested positive for Covid-19, before calling the virus a Chinese "attack." | In a Facebook Live video on Monday, Nugent said that although "everybody told" him that he "should not announce this," he had been experiencing flu symptoms for the last ten days and felt like he was dying. | "I was tested positive today. I got the Chinese s**t," he declared. | In case there was any doubt as to what virus Nugent was referring to, he reiterated that he "officially tested positive for COVID-19." | Nugent then went on to call Covid a "Chinese vir…
(2021-04-20). Michigan's lockdown-championing Gov. Whitmer traveled to Florida after warning residents to avoid spring break trips. rt.com 
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Florida last month, according to local media, in time to warn constituents against enjoying the sun in the Covid rulebreaker's paradise. Her staff passed it off as a family visit. | Florida repealed its coronavirus dictates late last year, while Michigan's remain in full force. The mask-loving state leader continues to (publicly) warn those in her own state against travel, but her true loyalties are less border-bound than it seems. It was also revealed that at least two of Whitmer's senior advisers left Michigan for "spring break," apparently shrugging off their boss'
(2021-04-20). 1 in 3 Americans say they know someone who LIED to skip Covid-19 vaccine queue — poll. rt.com 
A new poll has found that over 30% of Americans claim to know someone who lied about their personal information in order to obtain a Covid-19 vaccine more quickly than they would have otherwise. | The survey from Axios/Ipsos found that 31% of people say they personally know someone who "claimed to have a health condition or another qualifying criteria that would allow them to get the Covid-19 vaccine sooner." | Covid-19 vaccines in the US only recently became available to the general public, with states initially prioritizing health care professionals and people with certain underlying conditions when first be…
(2021-04-20). 'Do Not Travel': Citing Covid-19, State Department updating advisory for 80% of the WORLD. rt.com 
Citing "unprecedented risk" from the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Department is urging Americans to reconsider going abroad and is updating its travel advisory to the highest, Level 4 warning for most of the planet. | On Monday, Foggy Bottom announced that it will be updating the travel advisory during the week, to "better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) science-based Travel Health Notices," which will result in the number of places at 'Level 4: Do Not Travel' increasing to "approximately 80% of countries worldwide." | The State Department just announced it will issue "Level 4: D…
(2021-04-20). Military Bases Housing Migrant Children Plagued by Serial Sexual Abuse Claims. orinocotribune.com 
By Whitney Webb — Apr 16, 2021 | The Biden administration is now housing unaccompanied migrant children on military bases in Texas and California. Some of these bases have been plagued for years by record sexual abuse claims, one with the highest in the nation. All of them suffer from dangerous environmental contamination. | Over the first few months of 2021, the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border has exploded. Due to the policies of the Obama, Trump and now Biden administrations, many of those migrants, particularly unaccompanied minors, remain housed in increasingly controversial "overflow facilities."
(2021-04-20). COVID-19 in Clinicians—More Cases in Women, More Deaths in Men. jamanetwork.com Although a greater proportion of COVID-19 cases occurred in women health care workers and nurses early in the pandemic, more male health care workers and physicians died of the disease, a global analysis reported.
(2021-04-20). How To Make A Gulf Monarchy All-American. popularresistance.org Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S., was on the hot seat. In early March 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world, oil prices collapsed and a price war broke out between Saudi Arabia and Russia, leaving American oil and gas companies feeling the pain. As oil prices plummeted, Republican senators from oil-producing states turned their ire directly on Saudi Arabia. Forget that civil war in Yemen — what about fossil-fuel profits here at home? | To address their concerns, Ambassador Bandar Al-Saud agreed to speak with a group of them in a March 18th conference call [m…
(2021-04-20). Biden's Anti-China Ambitions. tomdispatch.com Like his immediate predecessor, Joe Biden is committed to a distinctly anti-China global strategy and has sworn that China will not "become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world… on my watch." In the topsy-turvy universe created by the Covid-19 pandemic, it was, however, Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JP Morgan Chase, a banking giant with assets of $3.4 trillion, who spoke truth to Biden on the subject. While predicting an immediate boom in the U.S. economy "that could easily run into 2023," Dimon had grimmer news on the future as…
(2021-04-20). Berlin: Protests Against End Of 'Rent Cap' And Real Estate Swindlers. popularresistance.org The repeal of the Berlin "rent cap" by the Supreme Court means massive rent increases, arrears payments and poverty for hundreds of thousands of people. The ruling, which exacerbates homelessness amid the coronavirus crisis, has a signal effect for the whole of Germany and is emblematic of the inhuman enrichment policies of the ruling elites in Germany and Europe. | Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, spoke on Twitter on Thursday of a "deeply disturbing judgment" and, referring to the pandemic, warned, "The German government still has an international legal obligation to respect…
(2021-04-20). African Muslims spending 2nd Ramadan amid pandemic. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Same as all Muslims across the globe, African Muslims fast and preserve Ramadan rituals under anti-Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown this year.
(2021-04-20). Cambodian PM greatly values China's role in global fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday said he greatly valued China's leading role in helping other countries to prevent and combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-04-20). Wuhan builds pandemic treatment center. ecns.cn A provincial-level pandemic treatment center is being built at a hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by COVID-19, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year, the president of the hospital said.
(2021-04-20). President Maduro: US Escalates War, Prevents Vaccine Sales to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan president denounced threats by the US towards COVID-19 vaccine distribution companies, preventing them from trading with the Bolivarian Republic. | "They have gone so far as to threaten the companies that distribute vaccines with sanctions, if they sell vaccines to Venezuela… Washington has escalated its war against the country," said Nicolás Maduro on Sunday, April 18, during a televised speech. | However, the president said, Venezuelan authorities continue to manage the doses they've acquired to combat the pandemic, despite the illegal economic and commercial blockade by the United States and E…
(2021-04-20). Headlines for April 20, 2021. democracynow.org Jury Begins Deliberations in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial, Thousands Protest in Minnesota as Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Wraps Up, U.N. Warns Planet Is "On the Verge of the Abyss" from Relentless Climate Change, Hundreds of Climate Scientists Warn Against Criminalizing Peaceful Protests, White House Holds Virtual Climate Summit as U.S. and China Pledge Cuts to Emissions, Migrant Workers Flee India's Capital Ahead of Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Soar, Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Joins Fight for Vaccine Equity, President Biden Urges All U.S. Residents 16 and Over to Get Vaccinated, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Can…
(2021-04-20). COVID-19 in India: 'Need to strengthen public health system'. peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath analyses the current COVID-19 crisis in India with Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha. They talk about the worrying aspects of this wave, the failures of the health system, the grossly lacking political response, and the new strain of the virus which is being identified in Indian cases.
(2021-04-20). Pathway Eased for Serial COVID-19 Screening Tests. jamanetwork.com The FDA has created an expedited pathway for manufacturers seeking to obtain Emergency Use Authorization for products used in serial testing to detect SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals. Currently, most tests are authorized for diagnosing people with a suspected infection.
(2021-04-20). Molecular COVID-19 Test Gains First EAU for At-home Use. jamanetwork.com The first at-home molecular test for detecting COVID-19 has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EAU). The Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter Use is intended for use in adults and children aged 2 years or older, with or without symptoms.
(2021-04-20). When Flushing A Public Toilet Don't Linger, Because Aerosolized Droplets Do. eurasiareview.com Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet. A variety of pathogens are usually found in stagnant water as well as in urine, feces and vomit. When dispersed widely through aerosolization, these pathogens can cause Ebola, norovirus that results in violent food poisoning, as well as COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2. | Respiratory droplets are the most prominent source of transmission for COVID-19, however, alternative routes may exist given the discovery of small numbers of viable viruses in urine and stool sa…
(2021-04-20). I'm A Multicultural Teen Trying To Fit Into Our 'Melting Pot' — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Reading the latest news, I remain silent and unsurprised as my dumbfounded friends, teachers and primarily white family members gasp. | "Two Asian Women Beaten and Robbed in San Francisco." "8 Dead in Atlanta Spa Shootings, With Fears of Anti-Asian Bias." "Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety." | While COVID-19 has escalated discrimination against Asians, Asian-hate is not new to me, and it is especially not new in America. But in the wake of the recent Asian-hate crimes, I can't stop thinking about the children of the victims — many of whom are multiracial, born in Ameri…
(2021-04-20). Asian economies should brace for opportunities and handle deficits: Boao annual reports. ecns.cn Despite being hard hit by COVID-19, Asia's economies have recovered well compared to the rest of the world. However there remain challenges in maintaining sustainable development, according to two reports released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Sunday.
(2021-04-20). Russia's daily COVID-19 infections drop to lowest since late September. ecns.cn Russia logged 8,164 coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since Sept. 28, bringing the nationwide count to 4,718,854, the country's monitoring and response center said Tuesday.
(2021-04-20). 32 Taiwan compatriots vaccinated against COVID-19 in Fuzhou. ecns.cn The first batch of 32 Taiwan compatriots living in Fuzhou, south China's Fujian Province on Monday received COVID-19 vaccinations free of charge via "Tailutong," a cross-Straits app for Taiwan compatriots working or living in the mainland.
(2021-04-20). How Covid Transformed US Theater. thenation.com How Covid Transformed US Theater…
(2021-04-20). Hundreds to be moved into Napier Barracks despite previous virus outbreak. thecanary.co Hundreds more people are to be moved into Napier Barracks despite serious concerns over conditions, the PA news agency has revealed. | Health risk: | The expected increase comes after nearly 200 cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) were detected and dozens of residents had to be moved out to deal with the crisis earlier this year. An announcement on 19 April, seen by PA, informed local organisations that plans are in place to increase numbers at the controversial barracks to 337 over the coming weeks. | Around 50 people have been moved into the barracks in recent weeks, and the Home Office has declined to comm…
(2021-04-20). Climate Crisis, Freighter Stuck in Suez Canal, & Species Wounding. indybay.org How Climate Crisis is overlooked when it's an important part of headline stories like a Stuck Freighter in Suez Canal & Covid-19 Virus news.
(2021-04-20). Earthquakes Continued After COVID-19-Related Oil And Gas Recovery Shutdown. eurasiareview.com When hydraulic fracturing operations ground to a halt last spring in the Kiskatinaw area of British Columbia, researchers expected seismic quiescence in the region. Instead, hundreds of small earthquakes occurred for months after operations shut down, according to a new study. | In her presentation at the Seismological Society of America (SSA)'s 2021 Annual Meeting, Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary said about 65% of these events could not be attributed to either natural seismicity or active fluid injection from hydraulic fracturing operations. | Salvage and her colleagues instead suggest the latent…
(2021-04-20). Vaccine Makers Destroy COVID Vaccine Safety Studies. globalresearch.ca Makers of COVID-19 vaccines are now destroying long-term safety studies by …
(2021-04-20). U.S. COVID-19 cases rise as more states ease restrictions. ecns.cn Despite the country's vaccine rollout, a significant number of U.S. cities and states remain hotspots where the coronavirus continues to spread at higher rates than before, according to the Guardian.
(2021-04-20). Scientists Warn of 'Vaccine Treadmill' as Vaccine Makers Gear Up for COVID Booster Shots. globalresearch.ca Vaccine makers are
(2021-04-20). Cuba Libre to be COVID-libre: Five Vaccines and Counting. globalresearch.ca On March 23, 2021, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a …
(2021-04-20). Over 192 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn Nearly 192.13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
(2021-04-20). The Legitimacy of the WHO as a Gold Standard of Health is Dubious. Analysis and Review. globalresearch.ca The ultimate international authority for infectious diseases is the World Health …
(2021-04-20). Fractional Flow Reserve Treatment and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The concern raised by Dr Rigatelli and Mr Zuin regarding our study involves the influence of heart failure on FFR estimates due to elevated right atrial pressure (RAP), which has been a subject of debate. The FFR is the ratio of blood flow in a stenotic coronary artery to blood flow in the same artery without stenosis during maximal hyperemia. It is estimated as FFR = (Pd ‚àí RAP)/(Pa ‚àí RAP), where Pd is the coronary pressure distal to the stenosis and Pa is the aortic pressure. In clinical practice, this is simplified to FFR = Pd/Pa because the influence of RAP…
(2021-04-20). Poloxamer 188 for Sickle Cell Disease. jamanetwork.com Although effective treatments exist to prevent painful vaso-occlusive episodes in patients with sickle cell disease (ie, hydroxyurea), finding therapies to reduce the severity or duration of episodes once they have begun has proved elusive. Inhaled nitric oxide, intravenous magnesium, and intravenous sevuparin have been tried without success. In 2001, JAMA published a phase 3 multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of poloxamer 188 in 255 children and adults with sickle cell disease hospitalized with a vaso-occlusive episode. In that study, Orringer et al found a modest, statistically significa…
(2021-04-20). Fractional Flow Reserve Treatment and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The study by Dr Sud and colleagues, which measured single-vessel fractional flow reserve (FFR) in patients with coronary artery disease, demonstrated that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events for ischemic lesions on FFR but a higher rate of major adverse cardiac events for nonischemic lesions, compared with those not receiving PCI. While these findings support an FFR-based threshold for PCI procedures, we are concerned about its use in patients with heart failure. The authors do not appear to have considered the potential influence…
(2021-04-20). Effect of Poloxamer 188 vs Placebo on Painful Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. jamanetwork.com This phase 3 trial examines the effectiveness of poloxamer 188 in reducing the duration of painful vaso-occlusive episodes in children and adults with sickle cell disease compared with placebo.
(2021-04-20). New research fund to protect future generations from threat of coronaviruses. imperial.ac.uk Imperial and Community Jameel have launched a fund to drive innovative approaches to solving the global threat posed by infectious diseases.
(2021-04-20). Costly Hearing Loss Requires Greater Global Attention. jamanetwork.com Hearing loss is projected to affect 1 in 4 people globally by 2050, including at least 700 million who will require rehabilitation services, according to the World Health Organization's first World Report on Hearing.
(2021-04-20). Precision Drug Dosing—A Clinical and Public Health Imperative. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint describes the concept of precision drug dosing, which would maximize drug benefit and minimize harm for each patient, and reviews the scientific, regulatory, technical, and practical infrastructures that would need to be in place for the idea to become reality in clinical practice settings.
(2021-04-20). Despite Climate Commitments, Health Concerns, States Approve Giant Fuel Tanks. zcomm.org In the Los Angeles area alone, 11 new tank projects are underway, mainly in communities of color…
(2021-04-20). How Catholics Can Speak Up For More Ethical Vaccines. eurasiareview.com A series of letter templates released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) allows Catholic to contact vaccine makers and ask them to stop relying on cell lines from aborted babies. | The Fr. Kyle Ratuiste, a bioethicist in the Diocese of Spokane, explained that "taking practical steps to oppose the use of abo…
(2021-04-20). Video: Dr. Peter McCullough: "Warp Speed Went at Full Tilt for Vaccine Development and There Was a Silencing of Any Information on Treatment." globalresearch.ca Dr. Peter McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, and professor of Medicine …
(2021-04-20). J&J Coronavirus Vaccine Shipments Halted Due to Ingredient Mix-up During Production. globalresearch.ca Fifteen million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Wuhan coronavirus vaccine …
(2021-04-20). Anthony Fauci, Enemy Of Freedom — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Anthony Fauci, now in his second presidential administration as chief coronavirus fearmonger and coronavirus crackdown champion, offered in a Sunday interview some explanation for his continuing promotion of draconian government restrictions and pressure for