COVID Vaccines: Protection or Biohazard?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
All vaccines are hazardous to human health. | Annually, the US Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS) reports thousands of serious adverse vaccine reactions, including many deaths and disabling disabilities. | Instead of highlighting the danger, corporate-controlled establishment media suppress what's vital for …
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China's global vaccines — a game changer
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2020-12-09
In the U.S., with less than 5% of the world's people, there is little concern for the fate of the globe's other 95% who are facing the pandemic. When, how and under what conditions a vaccine will be distributed in the U.S. is the overwhelming U.S. concern. Rates of COVID-19 . . . | Continue reading China's global vaccines — a game changer at Workers.org…
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People's Vaccine: Calls Grow for Equal Access to Coronavirus Vaccine as Rich Countries Hoard Supply
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-09
While the United States, Britain and other wealthy countries race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, a new report finds that as much as 90% of the population in dozens of poorer countries could be forced to wait until at least 2022 because wealthy countries are hoarding so much of the vaccine supply. A growing movement is calling for the development of a people's vaccine and the suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access. We speak with Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni, a policy adviser to the People's Vaccine Alliance, and Achal Prabhala, a public health advocate and coordinator of the…
www.democracynow.org/2020/12/9/coronavir…

Coronavirus vaccines weren't tested on pregnant women — here's why that's a problem
Nicole Karlis | salon.com | 2020-12-09
"Pregnant immune systems are a little different … we don't have any direct data on whether it's safe," one doc said…
salon.com/2020/12/09/coronavirus-vaccine…

Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa
news.un.org | 2020-12-09
Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security Council on Wednesday, highlighting concern for cross-border violence.
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Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors
Areeb Ullah | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors | Human Rights Watch calls on the World Bank to condemn Egypt's arrest of medical workers who criticised Cairo's Covid-19 response | Areeb Ullah | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 10: 58 | Data collected by the Doctors' Syndicate shows Egypt to have one of the highest numbers of Covid-19 deaths among health workers in the world (AFP) | The World Bank was urge…
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Saturday 12/12: Virtual Vigil Supporting Healthcare Workers & Abolishing Healthcare Profiteering
Put People First and partners | indybay.org | 2020-12-09
Online livestream…
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UK's Covid Vaccine, and a Fake Competition With the EU
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-12-09
Kenneth SURIN | As the UK stumbles towards a no deal Brexit, the Tory government becomes increasingly desperate in its attempts to show that the UK is much better than the EU, whether as a collective or with respect to its individual members. | Claims made by Tories on this issue border on the delusional. | The education secretary, Gavin Williamson–whose career peaked when he was Fireplace Salesman of the Year in 2006 and 2007 (before he entered politics) — has claimed the UK is the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine for clinical use because the country has "much better" scien…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/12/09/uk…

Florida state agents raid home of COVID-19 whistleblower
Sameena Rahman | liberationnews.org | 2020-12-09
This raid comes at a time when the most recent CDC data indicates that Florida surpassed 19,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, and last week, Florida became the third state in the United States to exceed 1 million cases.
liberationnews.org/florida-state-agents-…

Tibetan Delek Children's Foundation
Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney | indybay.org | 2020-12-09
Non Profit helps Tibetan children with health care & education…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/08/1883884…

Iran COVID-19 update: 10,223 infections, 295 deaths
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 10,223 COVID-19 infections and 295 deaths due to the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours.
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We cannot allow corruption to infest COVID-19 recovery, UN chief says
news.un.org | 2020-12-09
Corruption has thrived under the coronavirus pandemic and anyone involved in graft must be prevented from exploiting the rollout of new vaccines, the UN Secretary-General has said.
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Low sick pay is stopping workers from self-isolating
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-09