Daily Archives: April 6, 2021

2021-04-06: News Headlines

orinocotribune (2021-04-06). Elections in Peru: Strength of the Left Not Reflected by Polls. orinocotribune.com The progressive parties stressed the need to hold a Constituent Assembly that includes all social sectors of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed shortcomings that need to be addressed in the healthcare and education systems. | Six days before the presidential elections in Peru, the picture is not clear. Out of 20 candidates to occupy the House of Pizarro, half have a chance to go to the second round. According to polls, no one exceeds 15% of the intention to vote. | But when walking the streets of Lima, the Peruvian capital, it is perceived that the left-wing parties, represented by Verónika Mendoza, from…

Fontanarosa PB, Bauchner H, Golub R. (2021-04-06). To JAMA Authors, Reviewers, and Especially Physician Readers—A Profound Thank You. jamanetwork.com The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to permeate virtually every aspect of society and daily life, including government, business, travel, education, and especially the health care system. With more than 120 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide, including nearly 30 million cases in the US, and with more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide, including more than 500‚ÄØ000 deaths in the US, health care systems, hospitals, physicians, other health care professionals, and researchers worldwide have been challenged like never before, not only to care for overwhelming numbers of severely ill…

Voelker R. (2021-04-06). Thermal Imaging Systems May Pose Public Health Risks. jamanetwork.com Thermal imaging systems used to measure human body temperature in airports, workplaces, and other venues where COVID-19 may spread aren't accurate if used improperly and shouldn't be considered a tool to diagnose the disease, according to an FDA safety communication.

McDermott MM, Spring B, Tian L, et al. (2021-04-06). Low- vs High-Intensity Walking Exercise and Walk Distance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. jamanetwork.com This randomized trial compares the effects of comfortable low-intensity home-based walking exercise vs high-intensity exercise sufficient to elicit ischemic symptoms vs nonexercise control on 6-minute walk distance among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Appiah D, Nwabuo CC, Ebong IA, et al. (2021-04-06). Trends in Age at Natural Menopause and Reproductive Life Span Among US Women, 1959-2018. jamanetwork.com This national survey study uses the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to describe trends in age at natural menopause, age at menarche, and reproductive life span, and variables associated with shorter and longer spans, among US women between 1959-1962 and 2015-2018.

Laura Packard (2021-04-06). It's Time to Junk "Junk Insurance" commondreams.org We should be working to strengthen the protections of the Affordable Care Act and expand health care to all, not punch holes in the foundation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

RT (2021-04-06). UK govt loses bid to delay court case brought by hospitality sector over prolonged Covid closure of pubs & restaurants. rt.com A judge has sided with Britain's hospitality sector as the government failed in its effort to delay a High Court challenge to its Covid-19 restrictions, which forbid pubs and restaurants from fully reopening for another 6 weeks. | Mrs Justice Eady ruled on Tuesday that the case needed to be "expedited" in order for the challenge to the government's lockdown exit plan to be heard in time. In February, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out the government's four-step "roadmap" to ease health restrictions, which allows non-essential retailers to reopen on April 12, but obliges indoor hospitality to wait until at…

RT (2021-04-06). UK pauses AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study on children as drug regulator investigates blood clot risk among adults. rt.com A trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children has been suspended while the UK's drug regulator investigates a potential link to rare blood clots in the brain reported among some adults who have received the jab. | The vaccine, which was developed in partnership with Oxford University, is awaiting approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use among children. It was greenlit by British regulators for use in adults at the end of 2020. | "Whilst there are no safety concerns in the paediatric clinical trial, we await additional information from the MHRA on its…

Michael Richardson, reposted by Jamal Journal (2021-04-06). 50 yrs ago: Confessed bomber names Raleigh House as provocateur at Ed Poindexter's trial. indybay.org Reprinted below with permission from the author is the second in a series of articles marking the 50th anniversary of Black Panther political prisoner Ed Poindexter's trial. Ed is currently in very poor health. We will continue to feature Michael Richardson's important series of articles this month. The Jamal Journal's April 1 interview with author Michael Richardson marked the first article in Richardson's critical series. The second article in the series is reprinted here in full.

Editor2 (2021-04-06). Some Standard Cynical CIA-Style Cuba COVID Reporting at The Washington Post. orinocotribune.com By Paul Street — Apr 2, 2021 | Never underestimate the cynicism of American corporate media. As the Scotland-based historian Helen Yaffe recently observed on Counterpunch, the socialist state of Cuba currently has five COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials "and is set to be among the first nations to vaccinate its entire population." Further: "Cuba has gone on the offensive against COVID-19, mobilizing the prevention-focused, community based public healthcare system to carry out daily house visits to actively detect and treat cases and channeling the medical science sector to adapt and produce new treatments…

Achal Prabhala (2021-04-06). World's Poorest Nations Face Setback over Patent Rights. zcomm.org We look at the urgent push to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for all nations, rich and poor, and growing calls for Big Pharma to waive their patent rights, as COVID-19 cases soar…

Anonymous765 (2021-04-06). Mozambique's Cabo Delgado has been plagued by ISIS for years. southfront.org | | | southfront@internet.ru : donationalerts.com/r/southfront : gumroad.com/southfront http: //southfront.org/donate/ or via: www.patreon.com/southfront, 3Gbs4rjcVUtQd8p3CiFUCxPLZwRqurezRZ, qpf2cphc5dkuclkqur7lhj2yuqq9pk3hmukle77vhq, 0x9f4cda013e354b8fc285bf4b9a60460cee7f7ea9 In recent mon…

Andrew Korybko (2021-04-06). Are Vaccines the Real Driving Force Behind the Latest Donbass Destabilization? globalresearch.ca Observers are in a passionate debate over what's really driving the …

teleSUR (2021-04-06). AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots Link Is 'Clear', EMA Says. telesurenglish.net Marco Cavaleri, the head of the Office Biological Health Threats and Vaccine Strategy at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), confirmed that there is a "clear" link between vaccination with AstraZeneca and cases of thrombosis. The cause of this reaction, however, remains unknown. | RELATED: | "We can now say that it is clear that there is a connection with the vaccine… We are trying to get an accurate picture of…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-04-06). Vaccines Are the New 'Purity Test'. globalresearch.ca As predicted last year, vaccine passports are being rolled out across …

Steve Watson (2021-04-06). UK Government Has Planned for Vaccine Passports All Along. globalresearch.ca Despite consistently denying it, the UK government has planned for the …

Staff (2021-04-06). Pandemic Profiteers: Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical Debt While Getting Billions in Relief Aid. democracynow.org We look at pandemic profiteering in the medical system as a new report by Kaiser Health News reveals some of the nation's richest hospitals recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus over the past year after accepting federal healthcare bailout grants. This comes as hospitals in New York have sued thousands of patients during the pandemic, and Northwell — which is run by a close ally of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — has faced intense criticism for practices like billing patients at its Lenox Hill Hospital over $3,000 for COVID tests — more than 30 times the typical cost. "There's a l…

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Mexico Braces for a Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. telesurenglish.net Mexico could face a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as the Social Security Institute (IMSS) on Monday warned that the country had seen an upsurge in the recent weeks amid the Easter holidays. | RELATED: | The IMSS reported that it is arranging more beds to expand general and intensive care units' capacity. This as the virus is spreading alarmingly fast. On Monday, the Ministry of Health reported a rate of virus incidence of 174…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2021-04-05). Russia Making Headway In Mobilizing Domestic Resources In Fight Against Coronavirus Pandemic — OpEd. .com With a strong structured plan and that includes President Vladimir Putin weekly meetings with regional governors and related ministry officials, Russia is indeed making headway in mobilizing first its own domestic resources in fighting and controlling the coronavirus pandemic. | Under these time-testing conditions, the Russian government also ponders on the necessity to adopt a concerted approach to the economic sectors related to public health system, efforts to strengthen fundamental research in all health disciplines and close the pitfalls in its policy. | Arguably, Russia is really moving with innovative o…

Michael Berkowitz (2021-04-05). "Coastal Elites": Diary of the Plague Year. peoplesworld.org Form follows function in Paul Rudnick's lively new theater piece "Coastal Elites". Rudnick ("Sister Acts", "In and Out", "Stepford Wives", "Addams Family Values"), one of our most clever and amusing writers, digs a little deeper this time with a well-crafted theater piece consisting of five monologues which forcefully break the fourth dramatic wall, speaking directly …

Michael Berkowitz (2021-04-05). 'Coastal Elites': Diary of the Plague Year. peoplesworld.org Form follows function in Paul Rudnick's lively new theater piece "Coastal Elites". Rudnick ("Sister Acts", "In and Out", "Stepford Wives", "Addams Family Values"), one of our most clever and amusing writers, digs a little deeper this time with a well-crafted theater piece consisting of five monologues which forcefully break the fourth dramatic wall, speaking directly …

Henry Giroux (2021-04-05). The Plague of Historical Amnesia in the Age of Fascist Politics. counterpunch.org As the boundaries of the unthinkable become normalized, historical consciousness is replaced by manufactured forms of historical amnesia and ignorance. As white supremacy becomes entrenched at the highest levels of power and in the public imagination, the past becomes a burden that must be shed.[1] Disparaging, suppressing or forgetting the horrors of history has become

_____ (2021-04-05). Thousands Take To The Streets Saying 'Kill The Bill'. popularresistance.org Thousands took part in a weekend of action against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The size and passion of the demos shows that people are willing to fight to stop this bill, which the Conservative government tried to sneak through under the cover of the coronavirus (Covid-19) health crisis. | 50 demonstrations were called across the UK. | The proposed Police Bill is arguably the biggest attack on our freedoms since the Public Order Acts of the '80s and '90s. The controversial bill passed its second reading in parliament during March. The bill will give the police unprecedented draconian powers to…

WSWS (2021-04-05). More reports highlight undercounting of Florida COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org Last month, an investigative report released by the American Journal of Public Health found that Florida is dramatically undercounting the number of people who are dying from COVID-19.

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Peru: New COVID Deaths Record Just Before Elections. telesurenglish.net Peru just registered a record single-day death toll, while the country is heading towards an election next weekend to determine a new president and Congress. 294 deaths were recorded on Saturday, up from a previous record of 277 deaths reported in August, said the Peruvian health minister. | RELATED: | New Covid-19 cases reached 5,600 putting Peru among several Latin American countries, struggling to contain a rece…

Philip Doe (2021-04-05). A Friday Night Massacre in Colorado. counterpunch.org Last Friday night I listened to the state of Colorado and the Suncor Corporation vote as one against independent monitoring and public health analysis of the Suncor refinery's massive air pollution. The Suncor refinery's nay vote was cast by its public relations flak, Brandy Radey. It was her opinion that since the corporation was already monitoring

WSWS (2021-04-05). The CDC guidelines for social distancing in schools are based on distorted science: neither three feet nor six feet distancing is safe. wsws.org The recent CDC guidelines claiming that social distancing measures can be curtailed to three feet are based on erroneous studies. Their primary aim is to provide a pseudoscientific cover for attempts to reopen schools.

WSWS (2021-04-05). St. Vincent nurses in Massachusetts in fourth week of strike for safe staffing. wsws.org The Massachusetts Nurses Association, with more than 23,000 members at 85 health care facilities, has not mobilized its membership in defense of the striking St. Vincent nurses and does not provide them guaranteed strike pay.

lombardi (2021-04-05). A Plague on For-profit "Homes" dsausa.org Much of both the revenues and the business model of the nursing home industry is attributable to private equity (PE) penetration of the industry. PE investment in nursing homes skyrocketed from $5 billion in 2000 to over $100 billion today, with PE firms acquiring four of the top ten nursing home operators. The most extensive study of the industry found that, after being acquired by a PE firm, the home's performance declined on patient care measures, but the enterprise brought in more occupants and increased revenue.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-04-05). Fauci Says Federal Government Won't Mandate Vaccine Passports. commondreams.org The administration's chief medical adviser also urged people not to "declare victory prematurely" against the coronavirus by forgoing public health measures like physical distancing. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

RT (2021-04-05). 'Vaccination does not prevent 3rd wave': German health minister warns new lockdown might be necessary. rt.com The ongoing vaccination campaign in Germany will not be enough to stop the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Jens Spahn has warned, urging the regions to return to lockdown measures if necessary. | "Vaccination does not prevent the third wave, the third wave is growing," the minister said as he visited one of the vaccination centers in Berlin on Monday, following the Easter holidays. Spahn also described the situation in Germany's intensive care units as "worrying" and said that the number of people treated there increased to more than 4,000 over the Easter weekend. More than half of them ar…

RT (2021-04-05). Vladimir Putin signs law enabling him to serve two more terms as Russian president, could potentially stay in office until 2036. rt.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which allows him to run for a fifth term as the country's head of state in 2024. Under the previous legislation, he would have had to leave the Kremlin at the next election.

RT (2021-04-05). Italian politician, tired of waiting for his turn at home amid slow EU rollout, comes to Moscow to get Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. rt.com It's better to come and get a Covid-19 shot in Russia than to endlessly wait for it in the European Union, Italian politician Alessandro Ravaglioli has told RT after he received his second dose of Sputnik V in Moscow, this week.

Staff (2021-04-05). Being "Anti-Racist" Isn't Enough. The Violence of Whiteness Must Be Exposed. truthout.org Even if the movement for reparations someday transforms the profound economic disparities that fall along racial lines in this country — addressing income disparities, the wealth gap, housing and health care inequities, and unemployment disparities — a fundamental problem of anti-Black racism still won't be solved. | What remains is a fundamentally ontological problem: the reality of the being of whiteness, and its denial of Black humanity within white racist America. | White privilege…

Staff (2021-04-05). India Suspends Vaccine Exports as Calls Grow to Waive Big Pharma's Patent Rights. truthout.org We look at the urgent push to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for all nations, rich and poor, and growing calls for Big Pharma to waive their patent rights, as COVID-19 cases soar in India and the Modi government has suspended exports of coronavirus vaccines to many of the world's poorest countries that depend on AstraZeneca vaccines it produces. "These are not India's vaccines," says Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, which campaigns for equitable access to medic…

MEE staff (2021-04-05). Covid-19: Saudi Arabia to allow only 'immunised' pilgrims for Umrah. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: Saudi Arabia to allow only 'immunised' pilgrims for Umrah | Individuals who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine or have previously recovered from virus will be granted permit to perform pilgrimage | Mon, 04/05/2021 – 19: 45 | Nearly two million people had performed Umrah since it had reopened last October when restrictions were eased (AFP) | Saudi Arabia said on Monday that only pilgr…

Fight Back (2021-04-05). Philippines: Duterte's lockdown brings more hardships and abuse against the people. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 1 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Without health and economic measures, the resort to another anti-poor and draconian lockdown in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent provinces four days ago to stop the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases will only lead to another grand failure. | The Duterte government remains deaf to the demands made a year ago for it to carry out free mass testing and rapid and systematic contact-tracing as key measures to detect and contain the spread of the virus. It has also ignored fre…

Dr. Mike Yeadon (2021-04-05). The PCR False Positive Pseudo-Epidemic. Dr. Mike Yeadon. globalresearch.ca This important article by Dr. Mike Yeadon was first published in November …

Staff (2021-04-05). Headlines for April 5, 2021. democracynow.org India Hits 100,000 Daily COVID Cases; More Nations Enter Lockdown; Pope Calls for Vaccine Equality, U.S. Vaccinations Pick Up Speed, But Health Experts Say Country Is Still at Risk for New Wave, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed After Man Rams Car into Security Checkpoint, Veteran Minneapolis Police Officer Calls Chauvin Kneeling on Floyd's Neck "Totally Unnecessary", U.S. and Iran Holding Talks Via Nuclear Deal Signatories in Attempt to Revive 2015 Accord, Jordan Arrests Ex-Crown Prince, Other Top Figures Accused of Plotting Coup Against King, Demonstrations Continue Against New U.K. Bill That Would Empower Pol…

Staff (2021-04-05). World's Poorest Nations Face Setback as India Suspends Vaccine Exports Amid Fight over Patent Rights. democracynow.org We look at the urgent push to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for all nations, rich and poor, and growing calls for Big Pharma to waive their patent rights, as COVID-19 cases soar in India and the Modi government has suspended exports of coronavirus vaccines to many of the world's poorest countries that depend on AstraZeneca vaccines it produces. "These are not India's vaccines," says Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, which campaigns for equitable access to medicines. "The number of vaccine doses that have gone out to a third of humanity — 91 poor countries — is 18 millio…

The Conversation (2021-04-05). How Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in the Global South. juancole.com By Cyrus Sinai and Rob Fetter | — There's hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against COVID-19 in the coming months. Yet the effort to vaccinate even the most essential workers in developing countries has only just begun. By current estimates, achieving herd immunity (to current strains) will require at least 75% …

teleSUR (2021-04-05). AstraZeneca "Particularly Vulnerable" To South African Variant. telesurenglish.net Epidemiologist and advisor from the U.K. Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) Professor Neil Ferguson warned on Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine is "particularly vulnerable" to the B.1.351 mutation, also known as the South African variant of the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Last February, South Africa suspended the acquisition of AstraZeneca's vaccines after a study on health workers indicated…

teleSUR (2021-04-05). China to Donate 150,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to El Salvador. telesurenglish.net China's Ambassador to El Salvador Ou Jianhong Sunday confirmed that her country will donate 150,000 Sinovac vaccines to this Latin American nation. | RELATED: | "China seeks to support El Salvador in its fight against the pandemic as it aims to protect the people's health," Jianhong tweeted and informed that the donation will arrive on Tuesday night. | The 150,000 doses, which are in addition to the 2 million Sinovac…

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Haiti's Crisis Worsens: No COVID Vaccines Yet, Violence Rampant. telesurenglish.net Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that Haitians' wellbeing is being pushed aside as violence and political instability across the country deepen. | RELATED: | So far, Haiti is slated to receive only 756,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the UN Covax program designed to secure a more equita…

Dean Baker (2021-04-05). Inside the Economic Bounce. counterpunch.org The March employment reports show the economy bouncing back sharply due to the spread of vaccines and the first effects of the Biden recovery package. The establishment survey showed the economy adding 916,000 jobs in the month. The household survey was also encouraging, with the unemployment rate dropping 0.2 percentage points to 6.0 percent, a

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Fernandez Asks Russia to Guarantee Vaccines for Argentina. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Monday asked Russia's President Vladimir Putin to guarantee the regular shipment of vaccines to his country. | RELATED: | The request came after Putin called Fernandez to check on his health condition, since the Argentine president tested positive for COVID-19 on April 2. | Fernandez, who received the first dose of Sputnik V on January 21 and the second one on February 11,…

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Putin Calls Alberto Fernandez Who Tested Positive for COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Russia's President Vladimir Putin called on Monday his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez, who tested positive to COVID-19 after being vaccinated with Sputnik V. | RELATED: | "The two presidents had an in-depth discussion on cooperation in countering the spread of the coronavirus infection. Alberto Fernandez expressed his gratitude for the shipments to Argentina of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which is being actively used…

Owen Dyer (2021-04-05). COVID-19: EMA Defends AstraZeneca Vaccine as Germany and Canada Halt Rollouts. globalresearch.ca The Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine is facing a further wave of …

teleSUR (2021-04-05). Baby With COVID-19 Antibodies Is Born in Spain. telesurenglish.net A boy born last week on the Ibiza island has become the first newborn in Spain with COVID-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pregnancy. | RELATED: | A sample from the baby's umbilical cord analyzed at the Hospital Son Espases in Mallorca confirmed that he had developed antibodies against COVID-19, the Spanish newspaper ABC reported. | Manuel Grandal Martin, deputy…

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