(2021-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Begins Final Phase of Kabul Evacuations as Withdrawal Deadline Looms, U.S. Embassy Warns of ISIS Plot to Attack Kabul Airport, U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Top 100,000 for First Time Since January, NY Gov. Hochul Promises "Clear, Honest Picture" of COVID-19 Toll After Cuomo Cover-Up of Deaths, Pan American Health Organization Blasts COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity, House Probe Seeks Documents from Trump's Inner Circle Regarding January 6 Attack, Pro-Trump Attorneys Face Possible Disbarment After Federal Judge's Scathing Ruling, Michigan Man Gets 6-Year Sentence for Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer, Court Upholds Deat…
(2021-08-26). Afghanistan: The challenges of a health system dependent on foreign aid. peoplesdispatch.org 
The health infrastructure set up during the US occupation was already inadequate to meet people's needs, and now it faces new challenges after the Taliban seizure of power. Long distances with conflict zones along the way and even higher costs mean that healthcare remains out of reach of the majority of Afghans…
(2021-08-26). An Open Letter to President Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Mayda Mauri Pérez and Luis Herrera Martínez — Aug 24, 2021 | Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies. | Dear President Joe Biden: | You recently talked about Cuba and its COVID-19 vaccine campaign at a White House press conference, saying: "I would be prepared to give significant amounts of vaccines if … an international organisation would administer those vaccines and do it in a way that average citizens would have access to those vaccines." You also called Cuba a "failed state". | These statements surprised many, including those…
(2021-08-26). Trust the Science? CDC Counts People Dying Within 14 Days of Jab as "Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…
(2021-08-26). Medicare-For-All Will Stop Political Bosses from Playing Games with Deadly Diseases. counterpunch.org It has to be a scurrilous lie. Seriously: nobody is that evil. Although it is the sort of thing that we've come to expect because our unique-in-the-world, for-profit health insurance system leaves Americans financially vulnerable to sickness but offers huge profits to companies and CEOs in the system. Some cynical people are suggesting that the
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ask the Mayo Mom / Back-to-school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 and especially the spread of the delta variant have created a whole new set of challenges this year. And now, children across the US are returning to school during this same time, creating many questions for families. In this "Mayo Clinic Q&A" podcast, Dr. Angela Mattke, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and host of #AskTheMayoMom, is joined by two experts in pediatric infectious disease to discuss the important precautions families can take to keep their…
(2021-08-26). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips for a healthy school year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org After a year of full or partial distance learning, many students will be headed back into a physical classroom this fall. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, offers some tips for a healthy school year. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/QeFoQkM-x9U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Going…
(2021-08-26). What you need to know about COVID-19 booster shots. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials are developing a plan to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to all people in the U.S. as soon as this fall to maximize vaccine protection. But before booster shots can be offered, two things will need to happen: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will need to conduct an independent evaluation to determine the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer messenger RNA vaccines.The Centers for Disease Control…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…
(2021-08-26). Science Saturday: How disease, diet, and genomics interact with gut virome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers published a comprehensive analysis of the gut virome in Gastroenterology, showing how disease, diet and genomics interact with the gut virome in irritable bowel syndrome. This common disorder affects the intestine and manifests as abdominal pain associated with constipation, diarrhea or both. The gut virome is one component of the microbiome (bacteria, fungi, viruses). It includes viruses that specifically attack bacteria (bacteriophages/phages) or those affecting humans (eukaryotic viruses. e.g., norovirus). Hence the gut virome…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being recommended eight months after a person's second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "A vaccine booster dose is generally an additional dose above and beyond the primary series needed to achieve protective immunity," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "So the dose that was approved this past week would be better classified as an 'additional dose' for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised." Dr….
(2021-08-26). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Catching up on childhood vaccinations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students prepare to return to the classroom, it's important to ensure that they keep up with their immunization schedules. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic drop in routine childhood vaccinations. August is National Immunization Month. And Mayo Clinic experts are reminding you that a part of the back-to-school routine is making sure your kids are up to date on their shots. Jason Howland has…
(2021-08-26). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…
(2021-08-26). Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother's immune system not to attack developing fetus. Eva Gillis-Buck, Resident Physician, University of California, San Francisco 
(2021-08-26). Freedom of Information Requests: Health/ Science Institutions Worldwide "Have No Record" of SARS-COV-2 Isolation/Purification. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). As contract battle heats up, Dana workers describe working through the COVID pandemic. wsws.org Dana workers are battling poverty wages, sweatshop conditions and the sacrifice of their health and lives for corporate profit during the pandemic.
(2021-08-26). Unvaccinated people over 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles. ecns.cn The hospitalization rate among unvaccinated people was more than 29 times the rate of fully vaccinated people in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, health authorities said Wednesday.
(2021-08-26). Corporate Media Politicize WHO Investigation To Vilify China. popularresistance.org FAIR (10/6/20, 6/28/21) has previously critiqued Western news media's credulous coverage of evidence-free "lab leak" speculations. One key factor in spreading suspicion that the coronavirus might have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is media's early and ongoing politicization of the World Health Organization's investigation into the pandemic's origins. Much of this politicization weaponizes Orientalist tropes about China being especially, perhaps genetically, untrustworthy—the sort of people who would unleash Covid-19 on the world. | While no new evidence has emerged suggesting that the v…
(2021-08-26). Denmark and the Case for Optimism on the Pandemic. counterpunch.org The explosion of coronavirus infections across the country, and especially in the low vaccination states in the South, is really bad news. While it appeared that the pandemic was coming under control and no longer posed a major health risk in early July, we are now seeing rates of infections of close to 150,000 a
(2021-08-26). Consumer Health: Back to school, teens and depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Teen depression is a serious mental health problem. It affects how teenagers think, feel and behave, and it can cause emotional, functional and physical…
(2021-08-26). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Collagen and biotin supplements. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that collagen and biotin are good for the body. What are these supplements, and are they beneficial? ANSWER: Collagen and biotin supplements appear to be getting attention in the media for promoting healthy aging, along with joint and bone health. However, it is important to understand what collagen and biotin are and what research is available to support these claims. Collagen is concentrated in bones, ligaments, tendons, skin, blood vessels and internal…
(2021-08-26). Full FDA authorization of the Pfizer COVID vaccine: No panacea for the COVID catastrophe. wsws.org Mass vaccination is critical to the public health response to the pandemic, but it is only one component of a strategy that must center on the eradication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
(2021-08-26). 1.6 million Moderna Covid vaccine doses pulled in Japan after foreign material found in some vials. rt.com 
Around 1.6 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine are being pulled from circulation in Japan as a precaution after foreign material was discovered in some vials. An investigation was launched into the incident. | The Health Ministry said on Thursday that it has withdrawn doses manufactured at the same production line following consultations with drug maker Takeda, which is in charge of sales and distribution of the vaccine in the country. | Takeda asked Moderna to conduct an urgent investigation after foreign substances were found in 39 unused vials. The material in question is believed to be a few millim…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…
(2021-08-26). U.S. Should Force Pfizer to Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa. zcomm.org Doctors Without Borders is calling on Pfizer-BioNTech to immediately share the vaccine technology with manufacturers on the African continent, where less than 2% of the population is fully vaccinated…
(2021-08-26). Did FDA Really Approve the Pfizer COVID Vaccine? Wait. What? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets — they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy. Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University 
(2021-08-26). Florida teacher with leukemia dies from COVID-19 after being forced to return to class. wsws.org Fifth grade math and science teacher Kelly Peterson—who was receiving treatment for leukemia and was advised not to receive the coronavirus vaccine—died from complications due to COVID-19 on August 23, nearly two weeks after she was forced to return to in-person classes in Polk County, Florida.
(2021-08-26). Several Anti-Covid-19 Vaccine Presidents Assassinated, Mainstream Media Silent, COVID-19 Jabs "Coincidentally" Rolled Out Just Days Later. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). FDA "Stamp of Approval" for Pfizer mRNA "Vaccine" globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). Russia's COVID-19 response slowed by population reluctant to take domestic vaccine. Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University 
(2021-08-26). Wealthy Countries Weigh Boosters; Fewer Than 2% Of Africans Vaccinated. popularresistance.org The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus is sweeping Africa in a deadly third wave of the pandemic. Over the last month, there has been an 80-percent increase in cases across the continent, with South Africa alone reporting more than 14,000 new cases in a single day. Despite the fact that fewer than 2 percent of Africans have been fully vaccinated, wealthy countries such as the United States are making plans for booster shots for their populations, continuing to hoard doses in a stunning show of vaccine imperialism and capitalist irrationality. | The current wave is Africa's deadliest so far, and is…
(2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…
(2021-08-26). Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Talks About COVID Vaccine Deaths. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…
(2021-08-25). U.S. plans — sanctions and famine for Afghanistan. workers.org 
Aug. 23 — U.S. politicians and journalists are all feigning deep concern about leaving behind tens of thousands of Afghans who worked for them. Meanwhile, U.S. financial institutions are busy planning a horrendous crisis for all Afghans, including their loyal collaborators. Internally displaced people in Afghanistan at the Haji camp . . . |
(2021-08-25). Sanctions Won't Help Afghans. popularresistance.org One only has to look at ongoing U.S. sanctions on two-dozen countries to realize that they are a moral catastrophe, especially during the pandemic. From the Balkans to Zimbabwe, the United States is dealing devastating blows to nations reeling from the public health and economic impacts of a relentless Covid-19 outbreak…
(2021-08-25). This Afghanistan Vet Became a War Resister and Anti-Racist Activist. truthout.org 
In 2008 and 2009, Rory Fanning walked across the entire United States in memory of Pat Tillman, the former NFL-player-turned-Army Ranger who was killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan in 2004. Fanning had served beside Tillman during Fanning's second tour in Afghanistan, when he became a war resister by refusing to carry arms. | Fanning's first Afghanistan tour was bloody and illuminating; he realized the U.S. invasion and occupation was a human rights catastrophe that made the world a much m…
(2021-08-25). Palestinian Wounded by Israeli Forces Dies. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced that Osama Id'eih, a 32-year-old man, died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by Israeli soldiers during the protests at the Gaza separation fence. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces also injured over 40 people and shelled Gaza. Two days later, Israel carried out a second bo…
(2021-08-25). Who Is Buying My Neighborhood? ips-dc.org Invisible forces are disrupting housing markets in most metropolitan areas, fueling the most acute housing crisis in a generation. As pandemic protections are lifted, many communities are anticipating waves of evictions and foreclosures. By one estimate, the U.S. has a shortage of more than 5.5 million units of housing. | Among these invisible forces is an explosion in short-term rentals, a shift to corporate ownership of rental housing, and a plague of global billionaires looking to park money in U.S. real estate markets. Put this on top of inequality-fueled gentrification and many cities have a full-blown affor…
(2021-08-25). Video: Does the Virus Exist? Has SARS-CoV-2 Been Isolated? Interview with Christine Massey. globalresearch.ca "is there reliable evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated from an "unadulterated sample taken from a diseased patient"? | Christine Massey submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to some 90 Health /Science institutions.
(2021-08-25). 'Unprecedented': Madagascar on Verge of World's First Climate-Fueled Famine. commondreams.org "Monopoly is a threat to representative democracy—and that protecting our democracy requires effective antitrust."
(2021-08-25). US Must 'Stop Slinging Mud' at Others Over Virus Origins, Investigate own Labs: China. orinocotribune.com China has called on the United States to stop pointing the accusing finger at other countries over the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, and to investigate its own bio-labs instead. | Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the call on Monday as he stressed that the US side has ignored the conclusion of a joint research report in January by China and the World Health Organization (WHO), which said it was highly unlikely that the virus leaked from a laboratory. | Wenbin censured Washington's slandering of countries over the epidemiological crisis while the US itself…
(2021-08-25). Selected Articles: Study: Fully Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Carry 251 Times Viral Load, Pose Threat to Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-08-25). The Biggest Gamble of Nancy Pelosi's Life. zcomm.org "The American people expect us to deliver on child care, paid leave, housing, healthcare, climate action, and more — and we must."
(2021-08-25). Progressives Vow to 'Hold the Line' on Democrats' Bold Agenda. commondreams.org For the health of our democracy, we need to disarm the war on knowledge and reason that was inspired by the 'Powell Memo' and carried out by the Koch network and its right-wing army.