Daily Archives: August 2, 2021

2021-08-02: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-02). The Little Talked About Covid-19 'Variants': Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions. counterpunch.org Do you remember the United Nations Millennium Development Goals? If not, you are not alone. These ambitious goals, which included the eradication of "extreme poverty and hunger", to "combating lethal diseases" and "reducing child mortality worldwide", proved to be yet another empty gesture which, unsurprisingly, amounted to little.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-08-02). Fed Up With Democrats, Thousands March to Demand Medicare for All. counterpunch.org Activists in more than 50 cities across the United States marched and rallied on July 24 to demand a Medicare for All or single-payer health care system. With Congress and the White House more focused on passing an infrastructure bill, conducting an investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot, and reforming our immigration system, the

WSWS (2021-08-02). New Zealand nurses reject third union-backed pay deal. wsws.org The intransigence of nurses and healthcare assistants has rattled the Labour-Green Party government, with Health Minister Little denouncing foreshadowed strikes as "hugely disruptive."

Sundance (2021-08-02). CDC Study, Most People Infected with COVID During Massachusetts Outbreak Were Vaccinated, 74 Percent of Outbreak Within Vaccinated Population. globalresearch.ca The Centers …

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Swiss scientist says Chinese lab leak theory political in nature. ecns.cn The accusation that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is "more political in nature," Didier Pittet, a leading infectious diseases expert at Geneva University Hospitals, has said.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). WHO's plan on second-phase COVID-19 origin tracing politicized: Chinese embassy. ecns.cn The work plan of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the second phase of investigation into the origins of COVID-19 is politicized and lacks a spirit of cooperation, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Britain said Sunday.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-08-02). CDC: 11,940 Dead 618,648 Injuries and 1,175 Unborn Babies Dead Following COVID-19 Shots. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). COVID-19 vaccine urgency as delta variant continues to spread. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of viruses are expected to occur. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented, including a highly transmittable form of COVID-19 known as the delta variant. The delta variant, which was first seen in December 2020 in India, is spreading globally. It's more contagious than the previous strains that have been detected in the U.S. It's also causing more severe illness.Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of Mayo Clinic's…

Pam Long (2021-08-02). Pilots May Hold Key to Mobilizing Against Military COVID Vaccine Mandate. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). China's domestic vaccines still effective against Delta variant: newspaper. ecns.cn The vaccine doses currently being administered across China continue to demonstrate good preventive and protective effects against the COVID-19 Delta variant, China Daily reported Monday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this week that people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in areas of the United States where the virus is spreading. "Appropriate masking in addition to vaccination remain the best methods to help protect individuals from the Coronavirus," says Gregory Poland, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. In fact, published data from Mayo Clinic researchers have found that…

Megan Redshaw (2021-08-02). CDC Says Vaccinated May be as Likely to Spread COVID as Unvaxxed, as Reports of Serious Injuries after Vaccines Surge. globalresearch.ca

Mary Villareal (2021-08-02). Moderna Rep: Everyone Taking COVID-19 Vaccine Is "Pretty Much" Part of a Clinical Trial. globalresearch.ca

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2021-08-02). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Teodrose Fikremariam (2021-08-02). Dr. Robert Malone, Inventor of mRNA Technology, Signals the Worst-Case Scenario About COVID-19 Vaccines. globalresearch.ca This …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Telemedicine before and after orthopedic surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In health care, one of the biggest changes during the COVID-19 pandemic was the expansion of telemedicine. Virtual visits have been used in many specialties, including orthopedics and orthopedic surgery. While the use telemedicine escalated out of necessity during the pandemic, Dr. Shawn O'Driscoll, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, believes its use will continue to be used going forward. "I think that the advantages to patients are really going to be the driving forces behind…

Nayvin Gordon (2021-08-02). Fauci's Future Pandemics — Vaccines without public health infrastructure. indybay.org Pandemic, vaccines and failure of Public Health…

Staff (2021-08-02). "Inflamed": Dr. Rupa Marya & Raj Patel on Deep Medicine & How Capitalism Primes Us for Sickness. democracynow.org As much of the world struggles to cope with the pandemic and its impacts, we speak with Dr. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel, co-authors of the new book, "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice," which examines the social and environmental roots of poor health. "Inflammation is the body's appropriate response to damage, or the threat of damage," says Marya, a physician and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition. "We're learning that the social structures around us, the environmental, political structures around us, are tuning the immune system to sound out the full range of inflammation." Patel adds that "c…

Paul Joseph Watson (2021-08-02). Actor Vows to Identify as "Trans Vegan" Following Revelation Plant Eaters Could Avoid Mandatory Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2021-08-02). Selected Articles: The Specter of Vaccine Fundamentalism: Bowing Down and Serving the "God of Vaccines" globalresearch.ca By The issue, for me, is not to demonize vaccination the way fundamentalists demonize any alternative to their God, usually ..

Staff (2021-08-02). "The Ants and the Grasshopper": Raj Patel's New Film Aims to "Decolonize" Climate & Health Solutions. democracynow.org We look at a groundbreaking new documentary on the climate crisis and the global food system, "The Ants and the Grasshopper," which follows the journey of a Malawian farmer as she tries to end hunger and gender inequality in her village, and tackle climate change in the United States. "In this film, what we're trying to do is decolonize the view of how it is that we fix the climate crisis and the health crisis by foregrounding the wisdom of peasants from around the world, whether they're in the United States or from Malawi," says co-director Raj Patel.

Ralph Nader (2021-08-02). Collapsing Federal Corporate Crime Enforcement. counterpunch.org As the size and severity of the corporate crime wave surges, Congress is asleep at the switch. The mostly captive Capitol Hill Gang has sat on an antiquated federal criminal code, starved the budget of regulatory health, safety, and consumer/labor protection agencies, and let corporate crooks routinely get away with their crimes.

Dr. Peter McCullough (2021-08-02). Video: CDC Admits Vaccinated Can Transmit Delta & Dr McCullough Sued by BSW Health over Media and Meeting Appearances. globalresearch.ca Peter McCullough…

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2021-08-02). The CDC Is a Threat to Science. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-02). US officials reject further lockdowns despite 100,000 daily new infections. wsws.org One in every 39 people on the planet have contracted the disease and "things are going to get worse," according to Anthony Fauci.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Consumer Health: Are you ready to add something new to your fitness routine? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you know exercise is important and you're making time for a well-rounded fitness routine, good for you! But you may become bored with the same routine day after day. And if you're bored, you may be more apt to lose interest after a while. If it's time to add a new spark to your fitness routine, here are three ideas to consider: Aquatic exerciseSwimming pools are not just for swimming laps. Aquatic fitness options also include aerobics…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Science Saturday: How geologic rock formations inform novel treatments for kidney stones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Human kidney stones are at least as old as the Giza pyramids. The oldest known kidney stone was found in Egyptian burial satin from 4400 B.C. In 2020, Mayo Clinic processed and analyzed some 90,000 kidney stones from all over the world. That number increases each year, reflecting a global uptick in kidney stone disease. But new research has unlocked how kidney stones actually form, which could be the key to treating or even eliminating…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). 20-year Mayo Clinic study suggests return to play is manageable for athletes with most genetic heart diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Receiving the diagnosis of a genetic heart disease such as long QT syndrome, which can cause sudden cardiac death, has long been a game-ender for young athletes. But a 20-year study at Mayo Clinic following such athletes who were allowed to return to play suggests that the risks can be managed through a shared decision-making process. The retrospective study findings will be presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society…

WSWS (2021-08-02). Australian "National Cabinet" pushes reopening "roadmap" as Delta crisis worsens. wsws.org The bipartisan blueprint adopted by the federal, state and territory government leaders amounts to a declaration that the profit-crazed demands of the corporate elite must take priority over the health and lives of millions of people.

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-08-02). Protesters Demand Newsom Keep Health Care Promise. indybay.org Signs, slogan and local politicians at Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Consumer Health: Balance training — easy, fun and important. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A well-rounded fitness routine contains several elements, including aerobic fitness, strength training, core exercises, and flexibility and stretching. The fifth element is balance training. Balance refers to the ability to stay upright and steady, whether you're standing, kneeling, sitting or squatting. Several sensory systems in your body contribute to good balance. Your vision, inner ear and joint receptors provide a sense of where your body is in space. The neuromuscular system synthesizes this information to give…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Consumer Health: 10 ways aerobic exercise can help you live longer and healthier. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A well-rounded fitness routine contains several elements, including strength training, core exercises, balance training, and flexibility and stretching. The fifth element is aerobic fitness. Aerobic activity causes you to breathe faster and more deeply, which maximizes the amount of oxygen in your blood. Your heart will beat faster, which increases blood flow to your muscles and back to your lungs. The better your aerobic fitness, the more efficiently your heart, lungs and blood vessels transport oxygen throughout…

Aviva Levine (2021-08-01). Chicago hosts Lollapalooza music festival, prioritizing profit over public health. liberationnews.org The festival is happening amid a stark increase in COVID-19 spread across Chicago and Cook County.

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). WHO's 2nd COVID-19 origins probe seen as Tedros's reelection move: media. ecns.cn The second phase of investigation into the origins of COVID-19 planned by the World Health Organization (WHO) is seen as a potential campaign move by its current Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is running for a second five-year term, according to an article published in the U.S. newspaper Politico.

Global Research News (2021-08-01). Act of Censorship Directed against Prominent Physician Dr. Peter A. MuCullough. globalresearch.ca One of America's leading physicians on the early treatment of COVID-19, his protocols and scientific works are relied upon to help millions around the globe. Along with half of Americans, Dr. McCullough has appropriate concerns over COVID-19 vaccine safety and …

Global Research News (2021-08-01). Act of Censorship Directed against Prominent Physician Dr. Peter A. McCullough. globalresearch.ca One of America's leading physicians on the early treatment of COVID-19, his protocols and scientific works are relied upon to help millions around the globe. Along with half of Americans, Dr. McCullough has appropriate concerns over COVID-19 vaccine safety and …

sputniknews (2021-08-01). 'Nasty Disease': UK May Face Annual COVID Death Tolls of 'Tens of Thousands', Scientists Warn. sputniknews.com According to the latest coronavirus data released by the UK government, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county has soared to 5.8 million, with 129,654 fatalities as of Saturday.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-08-01). COVID-19 Vaccines are Killing "Huge Numbers" of People: Government Scrubs Stats on Vaccine-Related Deaths. globalresearch.ca First published on …

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Domestic vaccines can offer Delta protection. ecns.cn Amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant's spread in China, virus experts and vaccine developers reaffirmed that domestic vaccines can provide protection against the highly transmissible strain.

The Conversation (2021-08-01). Refugees and Asylum-Seekers are at high risk of COVID-19 infection, but low priority for vaccines. juancole.com By Yvonne Su | — ( The Conversation ) — In June, the G7 pledged 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, or COVAX, to help it meet its two billion vaccine goal for lower- and middle- income countries by the end of 2021. The global vaccine-sharing initiative is pooling funds and …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2021-08-01). The Specter of Vaccine Fundamentalism: Bowing Down and Serving the "God of Vaccines" globalresearch.ca Behind this specter of vaccine fundamentalism are cynical people, who go so far as to pretend that they are concerned about your well-being. If people want trustworthy rulers, honest politicians, they should always judge rulers, financial elites, politicians by their actions rather than by their words.

_____ (2021-08-01). There's No 'Vaccine Mandate'—But That Doesn't Stop WaPo From Asking People How They Feel About It. commondreams.org Stimulus packages are not enough. Only practices of deep democracy and shared ownership can end our cycle of economic disaster.

_____ (2021-08-01). Craig Murray's Jailing Is the Latest Move in a Battle to Snuff Out Independent Journalism. strategic-culture.org Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. He becomes the first person ever to be imprisoned on the obscure and vaguely defined charge of "jigsaw identification".

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). CDC study shows Delta variant produces similar viral loads in vaccinated, unvaccinated. ecns.cn A new study of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the Delta variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected.

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Nine questions: What has happened in Fort Detrick?>. ecns.cn Why was Fort Detrick suddenly shut down in July 2019? What happened before Fort Detrick was closed? Was the virus leak from Fort Detrick the cause of vaping-related disease outbreak around Fort Detrick? Why hasn't the U.S. investigated Fort Detrick itself, or invited a third party to do so?

Fight Back (2021-08-01). California protest slams end to federal unemployment benefits. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Saturday, July 31 members and supporters of the Northern California Unemployed Committee or NCUC rallied to protest the coming end of federal unemployment benefits set for September 6. Speakers pointed out how 9 million unemployed people will be losing their benefits and the rest will have their payments cut in half. | John Root spoke about his troubles with the California unemployment insurance system, stating, "I got no benefits for four months and had to depend on family to survive. I was calling up to 30 or 40 times a day without a response. The unemployment system is broken." Root pointed o…

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