(2021-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Climate Change Is "The Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity", Heavy Flooding in China Kills 15, Destroys 20,000 Homes, 135 Arrested in Indigenous Peoples' Day Climate Action Outside White House, Greenpeace Installs Statue of Boris Johnson Splattered in Oil Outside 10 Downing St., Wealthy Nations Denounced for Hoarding COVID-19 Vaccines, Parliamentary Report: COVID-19 Response Was One of Biggest Public Health Failures in U.K. History, Gov. Greg Abbott Bans All Entities in Texas from Enforcing Vaccine Mandates, Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Sees Biggest Gains in Parliamentary Election, U.N. Urges World…
(2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Vaccines and kids — what you need to know about COVID-19, flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With flu season approaching, Mayo Clinic experts remind parents of the importance of vaccinating children for influenza and COVID-19 when possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated for flu each year. The CDC also says people who are eligible can be vaccinated for flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Currently, children ages 12 and older are permitted to get vaccinated for COVID-19 using the…
(2021-10-12). HPV Vaccination Coverage Has Increased Among Adolescents. jamanetwork.com Three-quarters of US adolescents were protected by at least 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2020, an increase of more than 3% compared with coverage in 2019, according to data from the CDC's National Immunization Survey—Teen (NIS-Teen).
(2021-10-12). Drug to calm cytokine storm: Life-saving Russian discovery could be key to stopping body's 'suicide attack' in severe Covid cases. rt.com 
A group of Russian scientists have created a drug that may potentially revolutionize the treatment of Covid-19 by defusing the most catastrophic reaction the disease causes in patients, while not destroying their immune response. | The drug, called Leitragin, was developed by the Biomedical Technology Research Center of the Russian Federal Medical and Biology Agency (FMBA), and is currently undergoing clinical trials in Russia. Although its base substance was previously known and used in ulcer treatment medicine by Soviet and Russian doctors, it was the FMBA team that discovered how to apply it for the treatme…
(2021-10-12). Delta Variant Linked With Spike in Youth Hospitalizations. jamanetwork.com Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization rates among US children and adolescents increased 5-fold this past summer as the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant became the dominant circulating strain, according to data from the Coronavirus Disease 2019—Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET).
(2021-10-12). Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Inflammatory Diseases. jamanetwork.com The good news: about 9 out of 10 patients with a chronic inflammatory disease (CID) produced antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after full vaccination in a recent study. The not-so-good news: their antibody levels were about a third as strong as those observed in a group of volunteers without CIDs.
(2021-10-12). The best medicine for COVID-19 is prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals have worked hard to develop treatments for patients, and they have learned to manage the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.From protective measures to monoclonal antibody therapy and other treatments, Dr. Raymund Razonable, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, discusses the current treatments for COVID-19 and explains why prevention is the best medicine. Watch: Dr. Razonable discusses current COVID-19 therapies and treatments. youtu.be/TE0nH1u9kXo Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in…
(2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of stretching during your workday. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more challenging for some people to get in their daily workout. Sedentary behavior, including sitting for long periods of time, can contribute to adverse health effects, including something referred to as "sitting disease." In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dani P. Johnson, a wellness physical therapist with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, demonstrates how to integrate more movement into your daily life. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/XOIqLNElikI Journalists: …
(2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The case for continuing COVID-19 precautions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. are reportedly dropping. While the news headlines are encouraging, the country is in its fourth surge heading into flu season and winter holidays. That is why medical experts are keeping their predictions and recommendations fluid. How the virus spreads depends on human behavior. "What happens is that people read the news and say: 'We're done. We're free. It's over,'" says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's…
(2021-10-12). Immunity for Sackler opioid kingpins exposes sentencing disparities in opioid epidemic. indybay.org The mass murder of hundreds of thousands of people from the opioid epidemic, and immunity for the Sackler opioid drug kingpins exposes sentencing disparities in opioid epidemic!
(2021-10-12). Conspiracy to shield Sackler family opioid drug kingpins with immunity. indybay.org The Sackler Family Seeks Immunity For Their Involvement In The Opioid Epidemic That Resulted In Over 500,000 Deaths!
(2021-10-12). A call to look beyond prescription opioid supply-side restrictions and include health equity when predicting opioid policy effectiveness. mronline.org 
We read with interest the study by Rao and colleagues on opioid policy effectiveness, which extends their previous modeling efforts to predict opioid-related overdose, life-years, and QALYs. This work presents a useful framework from which to investigate policy effectiveness.
(2021-10-12). Sunday Report from Venezuela's Battle Against COVID-19: 1,110 New Cases, 11 Deaths & 95% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com 
A total of 1,110 new COVID-19 cases, all by community transmission, were detected in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities, bringing the country's total to 383,376 accumulated cases to date. The rate of recovery stands at 95%, with a total of 363,122 healed patients, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Venezuelan revolutionary government. | This was announced this Sunday, October 10, by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, during the customary daily balance offered by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, through her Twitter account, @delcyrodriguezv. | <...
(2021-10-12). 24,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California authorize strike action by 96 percent. wsws.org The vote is a major development in the growing push by US workers for nationwide strike action against unbearable working hours, the erosion of wages and the continued spread of COVID-19 in workplaces.
(2021-10-12). Learning to Fear Free Speech: How Politicians Are Moving to Protect Us from Our Unhealthy Reading Choices. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-12). Treatment of Women After Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy Performed Prior to Natural Menopause. jamanetwork.com This Insight reviews adverse health effects of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in women prior to the age of natural menopause, and details treatment of such women.
(2021-10-12). Reliving Terror and Fascist Violence in Italy: Assault on the Headquarters of the Workers' Union CGIL and the Umberto I Polyclinic in Rome. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara This weekend in Rome, moments of violence and terror were experienced when numerous demonstrators against the "health passport or green pass (vaccination card against Covid-19)" attacked emblematic sites of the Italian capital, in an operation coordinated by the openly fascist Forza Nuova movement. On Saturday, October 9, a group of the "no vac"…
(2021-10-12). The Pandemic Is a Consequence of the War Against Life. libya360.wordpress.com Vandana Shiva ITT Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from Vandana Shiva's book %: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom (Chelsea Green Publishing, August 2020) and was originally published by Independent Science News. The health emergency of the coronavirus is inseparable from the health emergency of extinction, biodiversity loss and climate change In March 2015, Bill Gates…
(2021-10-12). Expert Alert: Advancing individualized medicine through genomics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The virtual 10th Annual Individualizing Medicine Conference on Oct. 8—9 will highlight the latest discoveries, diagnostics, therapeutics and emerging approaches in the field of genomics. Attendees will hear from renowned experts and learn first-hand how individualized medicine is transforming clinical practice, research and education. Highlighted topics will include artificial intelligence, health disparities, precision oncology, microbiome, genomic clinical applications and challenges, and many others. Taking the virtual center stage will be keynote speakers Gianrico…
(2021-10-12). Consumer Health: What is mental health? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Mental Health Day will be observed on Sunday, Oct. 10, to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilize efforts in support of mental health. This is a good time to consider the differences between normal mental health and mental health disorders. Mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and behave. Sometimes the difference between normal mental health and mental disorders is clear, but often the…
(2021-10-12). Expert Alert: Back and neck pain treatments cover self-care to surgery; prevention is key. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Spine Day is Oct. 16 ROCHESTER, Minn. — When back or neck pain strikes, normal activity is disrupted. Seeking relief for back or neck pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their health care provider or miss work. "The spinal column of the back and neck is made up of many joints, and each of those joints can degenerate and cause pain," says Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon…
(2021-10-12). Wednesday 10/13: CalCare Now! California Health Care for All Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org Online town hall…
(2021-10-12). Saturday 11/6: "Hacer Pueblo": a narrative of community health from Mexico. indybay.org online meeting, see website for details…
(2021-10-12). Sharing Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 setback right before brain surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Julie Berg's life revolves around three things: family, friends and faith. The 79-year-old has a large extended family that enjoys celebrating large and small milestones together, and she has a wide network of close-knit friends across two states. Through it all, her strong Catholic faith has been the foundation of her life. When Julie's health was tested, she leaned on her family, friends and faith for support. For 10 years, Julie and her husband, Jim…
(2021-10-12). Moderna's mRNA Vaccine for Seasonal Flu Enters Clinical Trials. jamanetwork.com Moderna Inc, maker of the COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273, is betting that its genetic platform will translate to the seasonal flu. In July, the company announced that the first participants had been dosed in a phase 1 and 2 clinical trial of its quadrivalent influenza candidate, mRNA-1010. The study involving approximately 180 healthy US adults was fully enrolled as of early September.
(2021-10-12). 2,000 California CWA Members Strike. zcomm.org Outstanding issues in negotiations include wages, the company's refusal to put a cap on its use of subcontractors, and its attempts to cut retiree health care and eliminate the "no-layoffs" clause…
(2021-10-12). Wednesday 10/20: Doubling Down for Passing the Women's Health Protection Act w/ NARAL. indybay.org Online teach-in and call to action…
(2021-10-12). The Final Solution. Full Digitization. "The QR Codification of the World" globalresearch.ca You have no idea what is or what will eventually be put on this QR-code. The goal is all your personal information, your complete health record, your bank accounts — just everything. But you wouldn't know. You cannot read what is on the QR-code.
(2021-10-12). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the September Consumer Price Index. cepr.net (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, October 13th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) | The monthly inflation readings had been trending down the last two months, with August showing a 0.3 percent rise in the overall inflation rate and just a 0.1 percent rise in the core index. These numbers were held down in large part by some anomalous price declines at least partly connected to the resurgence of the pandemic. | Airfares dropped 9.1 percent, hotel prices fell 3.3 percent, and the car insurance index declined 2.8 percent. These declines will not b…
(2021-10-12). COVID Queries: The speed of vaccine development. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: How can I be expected to trust the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine when it was developed so rapidly? A: We hear this question frequently, and we can understand how it may seem like the development of the vaccine was quick. The speed was a result of many pharmaceutical companies simultaneously investing significant resources into quickly developing a vaccine because of the world-wide impact of the pandemic. The emergency situation warranted an emergency response,…
(2021-10-12). Selected Articles: Will Vaccine-Linked Deaths Rise Sharply this Winter? globalresearch.ca 
By Naturally, the media is going to blame the surge in illness on the pandemic or "delayed treatments", but people can draw their own conclusions. What the …
(2021-10-12). India's New COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Is a First. jamanetwork.com In August, the government of India granted Emergency Use Authorization to a COVID-19 DNA vaccine. Pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila, in partnership with India's Department of Biotechnology, developed the 3-dose intradermal vaccine, called ZyCov-D, which is authorized there for use in people aged 12 years or older. The endorsement marks the first clinical use of a DNA vaccine in humans.
(2021-10-12). Pfizer Scientist Nick Karl Confronted with His Admission on Video that Natural Immunity Is Better than Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-12). U.S Air Transportation in Crisis: Pilots Taking a Bold Stand against "Killer Vaccine" globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-12). Investigative Journalist Exposes Pentagon-funded Study that Can Prove COVID-19 Vaccines Do More Harm than Good. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-12). Behind the far-right, anti-vaccine demonstrations in New York City. wsws.org Rupert Murdoch and other right-wing billionaires are backing demonstrations against vaccine mandates.
(2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Learn where you can get initial and booster vaccinations, and third doses, Oct. 4-22 Mayo Clinic in Rochester will offer COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics for patients, visitors and community members the week of Monday, Oct. 4. Pfizer booster vaccinations Pfizer booster vaccinations will be offered to people who received the Pfizer COVID-19 initial vaccination series, as directed by the Food and Drug Administration. A booster vaccination is recommended six months after the initial vaccination series…
(2021-10-12). Moving COVID-19 Testing Out of the Clinic and Into the Home. jamanetwork.com This Medical News feature examines the growing use of over-the-counter rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
(2021-10-12). Havana's Response to COVID-19: Has Socialist Cuba Fallen for Big Pharma's "False Narrative"? globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-12). CPS Sickout leader and mother of three speaks on efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Chicago Public Schools. wsws.org Cortney Ritsema, a mother of three, formed CPS Sickout with other parents to raise awareness about the dangers of COVID-19 and keep kids out of school during the pandemic to protect them from the deadly virus.
(2021-10-12). Redditor who exposed manipulation of COVID-19 case graph by the University of Texas at Dallas speaks out. wsws.org The University of Texas at Dallas has been caught manipulating the active case graph on its COVID-19 dashboard in an attempt to downplay the number of infections on campus.
(2021-10-12). UK parent Lisa Diaz speaks about her call for a second school strike. wsws.org "COVID is ripping through the schools, and I think they have a deliberate plan now to get children infected. So that's why I proposed another strike, this coming Friday, October 15."
(2021-10-12). New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak grows after restrictions eased. wsws.org Infections have more than doubled in the past fortnight, after the government reduced restrictions in Auckland, with experts warning that cases could explode.
(2021-10-12). The Emerging Totalitarian Dystopia. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: In addition to the following interview, I highly recommend the recent interview conducted by Max Blumenthal, "Foreign Agents #10 — Covid and Mass Hypnosis with Dr. Mattias Desmet". — A.V. An Interview with Professor Mattias Desmet Totalitarianism and mass formation have one main characteristic: that it is always self-destructive… the masses and the…
(2021-10-12). COVIDSafe: The Failure of an App. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-10-12). Canadian parent speaks out against devastating impact of COVID-19 open schools policy. wsws.org Angel, a mother of two children in British Columbia, was especially angered by the provincial New Democratic Party government's efforts to conceal the extent of the virus' spread in schools.
(2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Medications in use and being tested for treatment of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard several drugs mentioned as possible treatments for COVID-19. What are they, and how do they work? ANSWER: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, finding an effective drug to combat COVID-19 has been on the minds of many. While many medications are being tested to treat COVID-19, only one has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has approved remdesivir (Veklury) to treat COVID-19 in adults and children who are age…
(2021-10-12). Philippines overwhelmed by COVID-19 onslaught. indybay.org Amid a devastating COVID surge, and with fewer than 22 million people fully vaccinated in a population of 110 million, the Duterte government is overseeing a social disaster.