____ (2022-10-22). U.S. CDC warns of respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in children. ecns.cn Latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a common respiratory virus, are spiking in the Untied States.

WSWS (2022-10-22). New York City retirees protest attempts by Adams administration and unions to slash health benefits. wsws.org The protest is only the latest part of a year-long struggle by retired city workers against a plan that would force them to switch from Medicare to for-profit Medicare Advantage.

WSWS (2022-10-22). Australian rank-and-file groups call online public meeting: "Unite educators and health workers: Oppose the ending of COVID protection measures! Lives before profit!" wsws.org The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the Committee for Public Education call on all workers, students and professional people to register for the November 20 online public meeting.

____ (2022-10-21). China expresses support, expectations for G20 summit in Bali. ecns.cn China supports Indonesia in playing its role as the president of the Group of 20 (G20) and expects the upcoming G20 summit to contribute to global COVID-19 response, economic recovery, and food and energy security, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday.

____ (2022-10-21). WHO official warns pandemic 'not yet over'. ecns.cn "The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems."

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-21). Imperial Real-time Modelling Team receives Award for Modelling and Data Support. imperial.ac.uk The Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team received the Award for Modelling and Data Support for its exceptional contribution to the work of SPI-M-O.

____ (2022-10-21). New monkeypox research paves way for domestic vaccine. ecns.cn A Chinese research institute said on Thursday that it has successfully isolated monkeypox virus strains from clinical samples and has begun researching vaccines and drugs for fighting the infectious disease.

WSWS (2022-10-21). How global consultancy firm McKinsey helped craft Quebec's profits-before-lives pandemic policy. wsws.org Recent revelations showing that McKinsey, one of the world's largest consulting firms, helped determine essential elements of the Quebec government's disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic provide a graphic illustration of the dictatorship big business exercises over society.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-21). National Nurses United adds 42k as New York State Nurses join. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK —National Nurses United added 42,000 new members on October 20, as the independent New York State Nurses Association joined it, both unions said. The unity, approved by NYSNA convention delegates, increases NNU to more than 220,000 RNs nationwide, cementing its status as the largest union for registered nurses in the U.S. "Covid-19 has …

WSWS (2022-10-21). Dangerous new COVID-19 variants threaten massive fall-winter surge. wsws.org The growing wave of COVID-19 infections is unlike anything seen since the start of the pandemic, as multiple highly-mutated "escape variants" are forecast to become dominant throughout the world in the coming weeks.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-10-21). Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians ratify contract, ending 10-week strike. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists in northern California and the Central Valley have voted by an overwhelming 1,561 to 36 to ratify a new contract with breakthrough provisions to retain staff and reduce patients' wait times, the therapists' union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, announced in an early-morning statement Oct. 21. NUHW said …

Editor (2022-10-21). 'Political Fix' Needed for WikiLeaks' Assange—Lawyer. scheerpost.com By Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said an "urgent political fix" is needed in his case because legal appeals against his extradition to the United States could continue for another decade and his health is declining. Barrister Jennifer Robinson has been on Assange's legal team for 12 years, and during a visit …

____ (2022-10-21). Comicomment: Behind US' declining life expectancy: US 'lying flat' in COVID fight. ecns.cn

Press Associates (2022-10-21). Communications Workers: Big federal contractor Maximus breaks labor law. peoplesworld.org HATTIESBURG, Miss. (PAI)—A top federal contractor, Maximus, which runs call centers in Hattiesburg, Miss., Bogalusa, La., and elsewhere to handle customers of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's exchanges, repeatedly breaks federal labor law while trying to fend off workers at those two centers who want to organize with the Communications Workers. As a result, …

WSWS (2022-10-21). Australia: Victoria triple-zero call delays linked to 33 deaths over 18 months. wsws.org A recent report on emergency performance statistics is a damning indictment of the "let it rip" COVID-19 policy of state and federal governments.

____ (2022-10-21). Sinopharm separates monkeypox virus strains; R&D of vaccines and medicine underway. ecns.cn Sinopharm's Wuhan Institute of Biological Products has recently successfully separated monkeypox virus strains from clinical samples of infected patients to help scientific research into the epidemic prevention and control of monkeypox.

____ (2022-10-21). Scientists identify gut bacteria that can alleviate smoking hazard. ecns.cn A study by Chinese scientists and their U.S. counterparts has identified a type of bacteria in our gut that can effectively degrade nicotine, a harmful ingredient in tobacco that causes addiction and a slew of health risks including fatty liver disease.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-21). Uganda Needs Equipment and Solidarity in the Face of Ebola Outbreak. libya360.wordpress.com Denis Bukenya WHO and Ugandan health ministry officials train people in Bunyangabu and Madudu sub-counties on the risk of Ebola. Photo: WHO Uganda The health system in Uganda has faced the Ebola outbreak without enough personal protective equipment or effective vaccines, leading to concern among activists and health workers alike On October 15, the government…

WSWS (2022-10-21). Rise in sudden deaths among young people with "mild" COVID-19 points to urgent need to end the pandemic. wsws.org There has been an increase in sudden deaths from heart attacks and strokes among young people infected with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refers to as "mild" cases of COVID-19.

SP Editor (2022-10-21). Pfizer Condemned for Hiking US Covid Vaccine Price by 10,000% Above Cost. scheerpost.com

TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (2022-10-21). Casos de Covid-19 en Chile aumentan un % en la última semana. telesurtv.net La cifra de nuevos contagios, 6.201, es la mayor registrada en 48 días para sumar un total de 13.073 casos activos.