(2022-01-19). Nearly 1 million US children were infected with COVID-19 last week. wsws.org In the wake of school reopenings following the winter break in the US, child COVID-19 cases have risen dramatically, while the cumulative child deaths now stand at 1,127.
(2022-01-19). COVID-positive health care workers in Washington state told to work while symptomatic. wsws.org A memo by MultiCare Health Systems modified its COVID-19 safety protocols to state that "some staff may return to work even if they are experiencing mild symptoms."
(2022-01-19). Did WHO chief Tedros violate UN rules to advance TPLF interests in Ethiopia? thegrayzone.com In leaked audio, UN staffers accuse World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of violating UN code to further the objectives of his political allies in Ethiopia's conflict Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General and overseer of the UN's global coronavirus response, has established a shadow relief operation that sidesteps the authority of Ethiopia's sovereign government and directly coordinates with his political allies in the country's civil war. The alleged actions by Tedros, which have come to light …
(2022-01-19). Omicron: As inequalities grow unions must fight back. greenleft.org.au Workers have been forced to bear the cost of the COVID-19 recession while corporations have raked in huge profits. Sarah Hathway argues that unions are in a good position to make demands on the state and bosses for protections.
(2022-01-19). Amid record deaths Australian prime minister declares "we should not fear" Omicron. wsws.org The country has recorded 604 deaths from the virus, more than 21 percent of the total since the start of the pandemic, in just the first 19 days of this year.
(2022-01-19). Michigan K-12 schools see 74 new COVID-19 outbreaks as opposition to in-person learning builds. wsws.org Just weeks into a new school semester, the return to in-person learning K-12 is fostering an explosive surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the state of Michigan.
(2022-01-19). Tuesday 1/18: Opportunities and Dangers for Medicare and Guaranteed Healthcare in California. indybay.org Zoom info: us02web.zoom.us/j/2880330680?pwd=VXlSdVB…. ID 288 033 0680 Password 131457. Phone in at 1-669 900 9128, then punch in 288 033 0680 and #, then 131457 and punch # again.
(2022-01-19). Australian unions appeal to business for "COVID-safe plans" to keep a lid on working-class opposition. wsws.org Contrary to the presentation in the press, the unions are not seeking to organise strikes to demand proper health and safety measures, but to prevent the working class taking such action independently.
(2022-01-19). The Last Days of the Covidian Cult. dissidentvoice.org This isn't going to be pretty, folks. The downfall of a death cult rarely is. There is going to be wailing and gnashing of teeth, incoherent fanatical jabbering, mass deleting of embarrassing tweets. There's going to be a veritable tsunami of desperate rationalizing, strenuous denying, shameless blame-shifting, and other forms of ass-covering, as suddenly former …
(2022-01-19). Las 3 del día: Resumen noticioso de este 18 de enero (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Como en cada jornada estamos en el podcast "Las 3 del día" con un resumen de lo que ha sucedido en las últimas 24 horas. Conecta tus audífonos o escúchanos en altavoz. Hoy hablamos del frente frío que afecta al país, de cuándo estamos en presencia de una tormenta local severa, del aumento de casos positivos a la COVID-19 en Cuba y de la venidera consulta popular del Código de las Familias.
(2022-01-19). Cuba podría estar en el pico de la actual ola de contagios. cubadebate.cu Expertos cubanos consideran que el país está controlando la epidemia de la COVID-19 y que ha entrado en una meseta de casos diarios para empezar a descender en las próximas semanas, según se dio a conocer en reunión con el Presidente de la República.
(2022-01-19). Australian teacher unions collaborate with school reopening drive amid record COVID infections. wsws.org The refusal of the union bureaucracy to defend the basic rights of teachers and school workers has never been as stark as it is now.
(2022-01-19). U.S. COVID-19 POLICY: PRISONERS OF FEAR—THE ELDERLY, THE SICK, AND VULNERAB. indybay.org The only way out of the Covid pandemic prison is by fighting for ZERO-COVID…
(2022-01-19). SEIU Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota,Chicago Teachers/ Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SEIU 1021 Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota, Chicago Teachers & Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid 19, Vermont AFL-CIO On Rise Of Fascism, Journalist Jeremy Portjo's Assault & Argentina General Strike Against A Mining Company.
(2022-01-19). Workers reveal COVID-19 infections at Australia Post. wsws.org "The week before I tested positive, four drivers in my team were out sick or were covering for sick workers in other areas."
(2022-01-19). Anger, grief among autoworkers following COVID death of young Chicago Ford worker. wsws.org Workers who spoke out placed the blame of Caleb Dye's death on the unions, the auto companies and the profit system.
(2022-01-19). Coronavirus infection rates in Germany reach all-time high. wsws.org The coronavirus incidence rates in Germany are higher than ever. On Monday, the seven-day incidence—cases per 100,000 people—reached a new all-time high of 553.2.
(2022-01-18). Japanese PM Kishida Delivers Speech on Second Day of Davos 2022 WEF Virtual Event. sputniknews.com The World Economic Forum had previously postponed its annual in-person meeting in Davos due to the omicron coronavirus strain. A face-to-face meeting in Switzerland is expected to take place this summer.
(2022-01-18). Quebec's public health director forced to resign as Omicron infections overwhelm health care system. wsws.org The forced resignation of Horacio Arruda, until now a close associate of Premier Legault, is being used to distract attention from the CAQ government's homicidal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-01-18). This Is America #157: Protests in NYC as Eviction Moratorium Ends; Student Walkouts Spread Across US. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, January 18th, 2022. On this episode, we speak with a student involved in organizing ongoing strikes in the Oakland Unified School District. We talk about the spread of Omicron throughout schools, the impact of sickout actions by teachers, and how students began to self-organize to issue their own demands and…
(2022-01-18). World Oil Consumption To Rise Despite Omicron: OPEC. telesurenglish.net In a monthly market analysis, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) assured that the Omicron strain expansion will not alter its forecast of a 4.3 percent increase in world crude oil consumption by 2022. | RELATED: | "Although the omicron variant may have an impact in the first half of 2022 due to containment measures and rising levels of hospitalization that affect the workforce, the world eco…
(2022-01-18). U.S. growth outlook in first quarter down to 3 pct amid inflation, Omicron concerns: WSJ. ecns.cn The outlook for U.S. economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 has been lowered to an annual rate of 3 percent amid concerns over inflation, Omicron and supply-chain constraints in the country, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
(2022-01-18). Incorrect Equivalent Dose and P Values in Figure 3. jamanetwork.com In the Original Investigation titled "Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of Dexamethasone on the Number of Days Alive Without Life Support in Adults With COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxemia: The COVID STEROID 2 Randomized Trial," published in the November 9, 2021, issue of JAMA, there was an incorrect equivalent dose listed and incorrect P values in Figure 3. In the second paragraph of the article, the last sentence should have been "Pharmacodynamic studies suggest dose-dependent activation of the corticosteroid receptor with increasing doses up to 60 mg of prednisone (equivalent to 9 mg of dexamethasone).10" In Figure 3, a codin…
(2022-01-18). Elizabeth Fowler Defending Trump Program To Privatize Medicare. popularresistance.org Put aside Democrat versus Republican. | Let's just look at corporations versus people. | Elizabeth (Liz) Fowler has a stellar corporate resume. | For seven years, she worked at Johnson & Johnson, as vice president for global health policy. | Before joining Johnson & Johnson, she was chief health counsel to Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus, who banned single payer advocates from the deliberations that led to the insurance company dominated Affordable Care Act. | In her off time, Fowler is a runner. | She runs marathons and triathlons around the world. | During work hours, she carries the torch f…
(2022-01-18). Consumer Health: What is Hashimoto's disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about Hashimoto's disease. Hashimoto's disease, also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disorder where your immune system creates antibodies that damage your thyroid gland. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck. Your thyroid produces hormones that regulate your heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight. Hashimoto's disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive…
(2022-01-18). Developing Drugs for Life-threatening Genetic Diseases. jamanetwork.com The FDA recently issued 2 draft guidances related to the development of individualized new drugs for the treatment of severely debilitating or life-threatening genetic diseases. Usually, patients with these diseases have no other treatment options, and their illness progresses rapidly without treatment, according to the FDA.
(2022-01-18). WHO says 'no evidence' for boosting children & teens. rt.com 
The World Health Organization says Covid-19 boosters should be a priority for the highest-risk populations instead | There is currently no evidence that Covid-19 booster shots should be administered to healthy children and adolescents, the WHO's top scientists said. The organization is still trying to work out the appropriate booster schedule. | "The aim is to protect the most vulnerable, to protect those at highest risk of severe disease and dying, those are our elderly population, immunocompromised with underlying conditions and also health care workers," WHO chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said at a…
(2022-01-18). China's power use surges 10.3 pct in 2021. ecns.cn China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, went up 10.3 percent year on year in 2021, as the country's economy ended the year with a strong rebound despite sporadic epidemic resurgences.
(2022-01-18). Macao tightens epidemic control due to COVID-19 outbreak in neighboring cities. ecns.cn China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has tightened epidemic control due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the neighboring mainland cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan.
(2022-01-18). Oahu Water Protectors Demand Navy Stop Poisoning Their Community. popularresistance.org A World War II Era underground storage tank containing over 100 million gallons of jet fuel at the Red Hill Fuel Facility has been leaking into the aquifer that provides water to the people of Oahu. Until recently, the Navy denied there were leaks or that the water was unsafe despite multiple complaints of health problems and an oil sheen found in the tap water. Now, the Oahu Water Protectors have gained the Navy's attention and that of local and state elected officials. Wayne Tanaka of the Sierra Club of Hawaii speaks with Clearing the FOG about the fuel facility, what is at stake and how they are organizing to…
(2022-01-18). Aafia Siddiqui, Political Prisoner. dissidentvoice.org 
The media coverage of the hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas has been predictably hysterical, Islamophobic and inaccurate about Aafia Siddiqui, the apparent political cause of the hostage-taker Malik Faisad Akram. According to his family in England he has "mental health issues." He was "said to have" weapons and explosives. He was "said to have" …
(2022-01-18). California legislators launch new proposal for single-payer healthcare system called CalCare. peoplesworld.org 
As the California legislature reconvened earlier this month to launch its 2022 session, some 20 California legislators led by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, launched a new campaign to win comprehensive, universal single-payer healthcare coverage for all Californians. On Jan. 6, Kalra and Democratic joint- and co-authors introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 11, Taxation to Fund …
(2022-01-18). Workers at Austin pizzeria protest dangerous conditions as COVID ravages staff. liberationnews.org 
Employees of Austin, Texas-based pizzeria Via 313 and their supporters protested on Jan. 8 for better sick pay, better COVID-19 protocols and transparency in the company's management of worker health.
(2022-01-18). Australian pathology worker warns about dangerous conditions facing frontline health staff. wsws.org "Up until a few months ago, collectors were having to work in COVID wards, and then later work in the general population, which obviously increased the risk of infection."
(2022-01-18). America's COVID-19 nightmare. wsws.org As the media and political establishment works tirelessly to downplay the dangers of COVID-19, America's health care system is buckling under the weight of mass infection and death.
(2022-01-18). Tuesday 1/18: Opportunities and Dangers for Medicare and Guaranteed Healthcare in California. indybay.org Zoom info: us02web.zoom.us/j/2880330680?pwd=VXlSdVB…. ID 288 033 0680 Password 131457. Phone in at 1-669 900 9128, then punch in 288 033 0680 and #, then 131457 and punch # again.
(2022-01-18). Los Angeles County's daily new cases increase by nearly 10 times in one month. ecns.cn U.S. Los Angeles County on Monday reported 31,576 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 10 times the 3,360 new daily cases reported on Dec. 17, 2021, said the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
(2022-01-18). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2022-01-18). Regulation of 3D Printing at Health Care Facilities. jamanetwork.com Pandemic-related medical device shortages due to supply chain disruption have spurred hospitals, physicians' offices, and other health care facilities to rely on 3-dimensional (3D) printing to produce face shields, face mask holders, nasopharyngeal swabs, and ventilator parts from locally available materials.
(2022-01-18). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Insights outlines the diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), strategies for treatment, and other considerations such as fertility, cardiometabolic risk, and mental health.
(2022-01-18). Excellent Xinjiang Health Statistics vs US Alliance Lies. dissidentvoice.org 
The US and its allies are countering the re-emergence of China with a Sinophobic confection of new alliances (the AUKUS and the Quad), military threats, jingoism and false propaganda about a falsely claimed Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang. The UK Uyghur Tribunal admits that there have been no mass killings in Xinjiang but absurdly asserts that …
(2022-01-18). Australian prime minister demands schools reopen to maintain workforce for corporations. wsws.org Children, teachers, and school workers are being told to accept the risk of infection and serious health consequences in the interests of big business and finance capital.
(2022-01-18). Pfizer Inc. "Fraudulent Marketing": "Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History" (2009). US Department of Justice. globalresearch.ca First posted on Global Research on July 19, 2021 | . | Introductory …
(2022-01-18). Most Covid jab 'side effects' are not caused by vaccines — study. rt.com 
Many people are so worried about Covid vaccine 'side effects' they actually feel them even if they get placebo, new research claims | Vast majority of Covid vaccine 'side effects' are caused by people's expectations rather than by the vaccine, Harvard Medical School researchers say, after analyzing the reports of more than 45,000 trial participants. | Various "systemic" side effects, such as headaches, tiredness, and joint pain were reported in both halves of the focus group: among those who received various Covid vaccines, as well as those who unknowingly received placebo. | After analyzing the reports, scien…
(2022-01-18). Vaccination rate in HK may pass 80% before Feb 24. ecns.cn Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said Tuesday the overall vaccination rate is expected to exceed 80 percent before the start of the city's planned vaccine bubble on Feb 24.
(2022-01-18). SEIU Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota,Chicago Teachers/ Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SEIU 1021 Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota, Chicago Teachers & Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid 19, Vermont AFL-CIO On Rise Of Fascism, Journalist Jeremy Portjo's Assault & Argentina General Strike Against A Mining Company.
(2022-01-18). Venezuela recibe 3.1 millones de vacunas anticovid a través de Covax. telesurtv.net Las vacunas que arribaron al país serán destinadas a fortalecer el Plan de Refuerzo de la Inmunización contra el Coronavirus.
(2022-01-18). Students strike for safe schools: Teachers, parents back walkout in Oakland, California. wsws.org The students join thousands of other educators and young people throughout the country fighting for the emergency closure of schools to stop the spread of COVID-19.
(2022-01-18). Dominic Cummings Ready to 'Swear Under Oath' BoJo 'Lied' About No 10 Lockdown-Busting 'Boozy Party'. sputniknews.com Senior civil servant Sue Gray is currently leading a probe into a series of alleged parties that took place on Downing Street and at other government departments at a time when the UK was under strict COVID-19 restrictions, with the event on 20 May 2020 the most contentious of them, implicating Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
(2022-01-18). Autocracies more trusted than democracies — study. rt.com 
Public confidence in democratic governments has fallen amid the pandemic | A global survey has found that autocracies have become increasingly trusted, while confidence in democracies has fallen. One of the reasons given is the alleged poor management of the Covid-19 pandemic in democratic states. | In a study published this week, the Edelman Trust Barometer, a communications group that has polled thousands of people over two decades,