Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-10: News Headlines

Joris Leverink (2021-11-10). Liberian health workers organize amidst the pandemic. roarmag.org Ebola survivor Korlia Bonarwolo leads a training of health workers at a mock Ebola Treatment Unit in Monrovia, Liberia. November 2014. Photo: Morgana Wingard / Sarah Grile | This essay is published in collaboration with Public Services International | | On October 26, the Liberian government declared that the country no longer had any active COVID-19 cases. Dixon Korveh heard the news and felt good, "no active case is proof of the hard work we did, despite challenges, we did this" he says. | The challenges Dixon talks about are major. During the…

Staff (2021-11-10). Pfizer deploys meme to fight vaccine misinformation. rt.com US drug-maker Pfizer has followed up its CEO's denunciation of Covid-19 vaccine "misinformation" by tweeting a cartoon about "science" protecting humanity from "wild conspiracy theories" — and disabling the replies. | The cartoon shows a blob labeled "science" holding back a humanoid figure from embracing a bubble labeled "wild conspiracy theories." | "It's easy to get distracted by misinformation these days, but don't worry… Science has got your back," Pfizer's corporate account tweeted on Tuesday evening, along with a hashtag #ScienceWillWin. | It's easy to get distracted by misinformation these days…

Global Research News (2021-11-10). Selected Articles: Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. CDC Report. globalresearch.ca By Although Moscow and Beijing potentially stand to gain from the humiliating U.S. retreat by pushing for an inclusive government in …

WSWS (2021-11-10). New Zealand recalibrates Pacific strategy countering China. wsws.org Labour's policy shift, set against the US-drive to war, aims to push back against China's influence as the economic crisis in the Pacific intensifies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-10). COVID-19 infections continue to explode in Germany. wsws.org Germany's federal and state governments are pursuing a deliberate policy of mass infection that places the protection of profits before human lives and endangers the health and lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

WSWS (2021-11-10). Rise in US child COVID-19 cases foreshadows coming winter surge. wsws.org Across the globe, COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise as a result of the further relaxing of mitigation measures and the approach of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

WSWS (2021-11-10). Letter from a Brooklyn teacher on the conditions in New York City schools. wsws.org A Brooklyn, New York, middle school teacher and member of the New York City Educators Rank-and-File Safety wrote the following letter to the World Socialist Web Site about conditions in city schools and the fight to eliminate COVID-19.

WSWS (2021-11-10). "This party fights for a real democracy through the political organisation of the working class" wsws.org "COVID is eradicable, there is scientific evidence to be able to do so. No other political organisation adopts that position."

WSWS (2021-11-10). Immunologist Dr. Anthony Leonardi speaks on Long COVID and the dangers posed by SARS-CoV-2. wsws.org Part one of a two-part interview with the World Socialist Web Site…

jamanetwork (2021-11-09). Addition of Nonauthor Collaborator Names of the COMEBAC Study. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Four-Month Clinical Status of a Cohort of Patients After Hospitalization for COVID-19," published in the April 20, 2021, issue of JAMA, has been updated to include the nonauthor collaborator (group) names in a supplement. This article was corrected online.

Ran NA, Hedberg ML, Rosenbach M. (2021-11-09). Blue Pigmentation of the Skin, Sclera, and Teeth. jamanetwork.com A 69-year-old patient presented with progressive blue skin pigmentation. He had recurrent staphylococcus bacteremia due to infection of an ICD lead and was being treated with minocycline, 100 mg twice daily. He reported no discoloration of his sweat or urine. Laboratory tests revealed elevated creatinine and total bilirubin. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

WI Web Staff (2021-11-09). Federal Assistance for COVID Funerals Still Available. washingtoninformer.com Families dealing with the loss of a loved one due to coronavirus-related illnesses are eligible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's funeral assistance program. | The program pays families up to $9,000 in funeral costs. | Roanoke's WDBJ-TV ‚Ä¢ For deaths that occurred after May 16, 2020, the death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19. | ‚Ä¢ For deaths that occurred from Jan. 20 to May 16,…

WI Web Staff (2021-11-09). Maryland Surpasses 500K COVID Booster Shots. washingtoninformer.com Maryland now has administered 500,000 coronavirus booster shots, Gov. Larry Hogan announced this week. | The state leads the region and ranks in the top 10 in the nation in boosters for seniors, Hogan's office "Maryland has mobilized a robust network of vaccination providers, including pharmacies, primary care providers, mobile clinics, community health centers and local health depart…

WI Web Staff (2021-11-09). Thousands of Tons of COVID-Related Waste Pollutes Oceans: Study. washingtoninformer.com The earth's oceans are polluted with over 25,000 tons of coronavirus-related plastic waste, according to a study in the journal PNAS. | Since the start of the pandemic, the world has generated over 8 million tons of related waste. Hospitals generate much of this waste and it accumulates on beaches and coastal sediments, PNAS reported plastic waste poses a major threat to marine life and ecosystems. The researchers of the study said the coronavirus only increased the d…

_____ (2021-11-09). These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks. popularresistance.org In March 2020, as the first wave of coronavirus infections all but shut down the U.S. economy, Congress responded with rare speed, passing a $2.2 trillion relief package called the CARES Act. The centerpiece of the law was an emergency payment to over 150 million American households that needed help. | Congress used a simple filter to determine who was eligible for assistance: The full $1,200 was limited to single taxpayers who'd reported $75,000 a year or less in income on their previous tax return. Married couples got $2,400 if they had reported less than $150,000 in income. Money was sent automatically to thos…

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

WJFWISW (2021-11-09). Prince George's Begins COVID Vaccine Clinics for Kids 5 and Up. washingtoninformer.com With a Baby Yoda face mask covering his nose and mouth, 6-year-old Emmanuel Jones sat calmly in a chair after he received a coronavirus vaccine in his left arm Monday. | Minutes later, his 5-year-old sister Miracle Epps, wearing a pink Paw Patrol mask, blinked only once as she waited and then got her shot in the arm. | The children's guardian, Doris Jackson of Brandywine, said they earned a trip to McDonald's. | "Yes!" Miracle yelled with glee before leaving the vaccination clinic at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School in Glenarden. | Jackson and her children were one of the first to visit the clinic where chi…

Dr Aseem Malhotra FRCP (2021-11-09). BMJ Whistleblower Investigation Reveals Evidence of Falsifying Data in Pivotal Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trial. globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2021-11-09). Putting Trudeau On Notice, Our Governments are No Longer Legitimate: Throwing Off the Tyranny of Canada's Mandatory Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2021-11-09). Could Vaccine Requirements For Truck Drivers Blow Up US Supply Chain And Economy? moguldom.com A lobbying association for truckload carriers warns that the new federal covid-19 vaccine mandate requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to be fully vaccinated, wear masks and submit to tests, will be "disastrous" for the already strained supply chain and it could ruin Christmas. From manufactured goods to retail products, about 70 percent of all …

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). Flu Vaccine Candidate Elicits Enhanced Immune Response. jamanetwork.com In a pivotal head-to-head trial, a recombinant nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate was well-tolerated and induced enhanced immune responses among older adults compared with a licensed seasonal flu shot, researchers reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Global Research News (2021-11-09). Selected Articles: What You Need to Know About Pfizer's Comirnaty Vaccine. globalresearch.ca By There have now been 2,433 fetal deaths recorded in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) from pregnant …

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). "Polymutant" Spike Points Way Toward More Durable COVID-19 Vaccine. jamanetwork.com Researchers at The Rockefeller University previously found that people who recover from COVID-19 and subsequently are vaccinated appear to have protection for at least a year, including against variants of concern. In the team's latest study, participants with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection who received 2 mRNA vaccine doses produced polyclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing a spike protein engineered with a suite of antibody-resistant mutations. The findings suggest that plasma antibodies from "infected-then-vaccinated" individuals may be even more potent and broad than previously known.

Edmond B. Paré (2021-11-09). The FDA's "Intentional Malfeasance": Vaccine Injuries include "Deadly Strokes, Bizarre Rashes, Cardiac Arrest, Blood Clots, Neurological Symptoms. globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). Pfizer Launches Phase 1 mRNA Flu Vaccine Trial. jamanetwork.com Following close on the heels of Moderna Inc, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced a phase 1 trial of mRNA-based influenza vaccine candidates. The program will start with candidates encoding individual influenza virus strains, leading up to tests of multivalent combinations.

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-09). Vice President Rodríguez Announces Which Vaccines will be Given to Venezuelan Children. orinocotribune.com With the immunization campaign beginning to target a wider sector of the Venezuelan population, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez informed the public which vaccines would be authorized for children between two and eleven years old. | This Monday marked the

Rep. Ron Paul (2021-11-09). Great News: Biden's Vaccine Mandate Is Falling Apart! globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …

jamanetwork (2021-11-09). Routine Smallpox Vaccination. jamanetwork.com The Public Health Service's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics have recently recommended that the United States discontinue routine smallpox vaccination. For the first time, the risk of acquiring a major infectious disease has declined to a level where universal vaccination is no longer needed.

Lori Robertson, Jessica McDonald, Eugene Kiely, FactCheck (2021-11-09). Aaron Rodgers' Inaccurate COVID-19 Claims. washingtoninformer.com Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, made headlines when he contracted COVID-19 and then defended his decision not to get vaccinated with a string of false and misleading claims that fact-checkers have frequently debunked.

Center For Disease Control, Prevention (2021-11-09). Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. CDC Report. globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …

WSWS (2021-11-09). New Zealand emergency doctor warns of "preventable catastrophe" from COVID-19. wsws.org Northland-based emergency doctor Gary Payinda spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about the low vaccination rates for COVID-19 and warned that already overstretched hospitals will be unable to cope with a wave of severe illnesses.

_____ (2021-11-09). Farmers In Solidarity With Striking Workers. popularresistance.org It's going to be a very good year for the top dogs and shareholders at Deere & Co. The Iowa-based equipment manufacturer says it earned more in the first nine months of its fiscal year than during its best year in 2013. The corporation's third-quarter results are nearly $4.7 billion. John May, the company's CEO, made over $14.7 million in total compensation in 2020. Reports are that his salary increased 160 percent during the pandemic while laid-off manufacturing workers saw "incentive" pay cut. | On October 14, 10,000 unionized skilled manufacturing employees at Deere & Co. initiat…

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). U.S. government's data-collecting system outdated, pandemic data messy: newspaper. ecns.cn The U.S. government's data-collecting system is outdated, and the country's data on the pandemic are "messy, unreliable, incomplete and slow," the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.

David Ruccio (2021-11-09). Class conflict and economics. mronline.org A funny thing happened on the way to the recovery from the Pandemic Depression: class conflict is back at the core of economics.

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study. middleeasteye.net Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study | Report finds 'new antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the pandemic have come to the fore' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 12: 23 | The report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that antisemitic acts were consistently under-reported (AFP) | Antisemitism increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…

WSWS (2021-11-09). Three of Florida's largest school districts remove mask mandates in school. wsws.org The assertion that circumstances are now safe for the abandonment of mask requirements is dishonest and unscientific, as epidemiologists warn against premature celebrations of the pandemic being over.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Organise a fightback for higher wages! End sweatshop exploitation! wsws.org The London Bus Rank-and-File Committee is fighting for a strategy to win, linking the fight for pay with urgent health measures to stop the pandemic and reverse the decades-long attack on conditions.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Australia: Property bubble bonanza for ruling elite fuels social crisis for the working class. wsws.org Amid a pandemic and massive economic disruption, property prices have risen at a faster rate than ever before, while wages stagnate or decline.

WSWS (2021-11-09). The Astroworld festival disaster and the normalization of death. wsws.org The disaster is the latest in a series of "mass casualty events" in the United States, including the greatest of them all, the COVID-19 pandemic, that have become shockingly normalized.

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-11-09). UN turns to world leaders and the wealthy to help with world hunger. nationofchange.org "We've got conflict, climate change, and Covid-19 driving up the numbers of the acutely hungry, and there are now more than 45 million people marching towards the brink of starvation."

WSWS (2021-11-09). Australian Education Union imposes limited school work bans in Victoria. wsws.org The campaign for decent wages and working conditions must be taken out of the hands of the union bureaucracy, and connected to the fight to protect the safety of staff and students by closing schools in conditions of continued COVID-19 transmission.

Bravo PE, Cappola TP. (2021-11-09). Mental Stress—Induced Myocardial Ischemia. jamanetwork.com Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, and patients who have chronic forms of CHD experience substantial morbidity, including high rates of recurrent cardiac events and eventual onset of heart failure. Further research to identify vulnerable populations, improve risk stratification, and understand nontraditional risk factors is essential to reduce the public health burden of CHD.

WSWS (2021-11-09). French anti-lockdown professor investigated for illegal experimentation. wsws.org Raoult allegedly conducted unapproved experiments in the course of a tuberculosis treatment trial, causing serious medical complications in several patients.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests in Greece. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence in Greece, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.

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2021-11-09: News Headlines

jamanetwork (2021-11-09). Addition of Nonauthor Collaborator Names of the COMEBAC Study. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Four-Month Clinical Status of a Cohort of Patients After Hospitalization for COVID-19," published in the April 20, 2021, issue of JAMA, has been updated to include the nonauthor collaborator (group) names in a supplement. This article was corrected online.

Ran NA, Hedberg ML, Rosenbach M. (2021-11-09). Blue Pigmentation of the Skin, Sclera, and Teeth. jamanetwork.com A 69-year-old patient presented with progressive blue skin pigmentation. He had recurrent staphylococcus bacteremia due to infection of an ICD lead and was being treated with minocycline, 100 mg twice daily. He reported no discoloration of his sweat or urine. Laboratory tests revealed elevated creatinine and total bilirubin. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). "Polymutant" Spike Points Way Toward More Durable COVID-19 Vaccine. jamanetwork.com Researchers at The Rockefeller University previously found that people who recover from COVID-19 and subsequently are vaccinated appear to have protection for at least a year, including against variants of concern. In the team's latest study, participants with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection who received 2 mRNA vaccine doses produced polyclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing a spike protein engineered with a suite of antibody-resistant mutations. The findings suggest that plasma antibodies from "infected-then-vaccinated" individuals may be even more potent and broad than previously known.

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2021-11-09). Putting Trudeau On Notice, Our Governments are No Longer Legitimate: Throwing Off the Tyranny of Canada's Mandatory Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2021-11-09). Could Vaccine Requirements For Truck Drivers Blow Up US Supply Chain And Economy? moguldom.com A lobbying association for truckload carriers warns that the new federal covid-19 vaccine mandate requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to be fully vaccinated, wear masks and submit to tests, will be "disastrous" for the already strained supply chain and it could ruin Christmas. From manufactured goods to retail products, about 70 percent of all …

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). Pfizer Launches Phase 1 mRNA Flu Vaccine Trial. jamanetwork.com Following close on the heels of Moderna Inc, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced a phase 1 trial of mRNA-based influenza vaccine candidates. The program will start with candidates encoding individual influenza virus strains, leading up to tests of multivalent combinations.

Global Research News (2021-11-09). Selected Articles: What You Need to Know About Pfizer's Comirnaty Vaccine. globalresearch.ca By There have now been 2,433 fetal deaths recorded in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) from pregnant …

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-09). Vice President Rodríguez Announces Which Vaccines will be Given to Venezuelan Children. orinocotribune.com With the immunization campaign beginning to target a wider sector of the Venezuelan population, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez informed the public which vaccines would be authorized for children between two and eleven years old. | This Monday marked the

Abbasi J. (2021-11-09). Flu Vaccine Candidate Elicits Enhanced Immune Response. jamanetwork.com In a pivotal head-to-head trial, a recombinant nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate was well-tolerated and induced enhanced immune responses among older adults compared with a licensed seasonal flu shot, researchers reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

jamanetwork (2021-11-09). Routine Smallpox Vaccination. jamanetwork.com The Public Health Service's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics have recently recommended that the United States discontinue routine smallpox vaccination. For the first time, the risk of acquiring a major infectious disease has declined to a level where universal vaccination is no longer needed.

WSWS (2021-11-09). New Zealand emergency doctor warns of "preventable catastrophe" from COVID-19. wsws.org Northland-based emergency doctor Gary Payinda spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about the low vaccination rates for COVID-19 and warned that already overstretched hospitals will be unable to cope with a wave of severe illnesses.

_____ (2021-11-09). Farmers In Solidarity With Striking Workers. popularresistance.org It's going to be a very good year for the top dogs and shareholders at Deere & Co. The Iowa-based equipment manufacturer says it earned more in the first nine months of its fiscal year than during its best year in 2013. The corporation's third-quarter results are nearly $4.7 billion. John May, the company's CEO, made over $14.7 million in total compensation in 2020. Reports are that his salary increased 160 percent during the pandemic while laid-off manufacturing workers saw "incentive" pay cut. | On October 14, 10,000 unionized skilled manufacturing employees at Deere & Co. initiat…

David Ruccio (2021-11-09). Class conflict and economics. mronline.org A funny thing happened on the way to the recovery from the Pandemic Depression: class conflict is back at the core of economics.

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). U.S. government's data-collecting system outdated, pandemic data messy: newspaper. ecns.cn The U.S. government's data-collecting system is outdated, and the country's data on the pandemic are "messy, unreliable, incomplete and slow," the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.

WSWS (2021-11-09). The Astroworld festival disaster and the normalization of death. wsws.org The disaster is the latest in a series of "mass casualty events" in the United States, including the greatest of them all, the COVID-19 pandemic, that have become shockingly normalized.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Australia: Property bubble bonanza for ruling elite fuels social crisis for the working class. wsws.org Amid a pandemic and massive economic disruption, property prices have risen at a faster rate than ever before, while wages stagnate or decline.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Organise a fightback for higher wages! End sweatshop exploitation! wsws.org The London Bus Rank-and-File Committee is fighting for a strategy to win, linking the fight for pay with urgent health measures to stop the pandemic and reverse the decades-long attack on conditions.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Three of Florida's largest school districts remove mask mandates in school. wsws.org The assertion that circumstances are now safe for the abandonment of mask requirements is dishonest and unscientific, as epidemiologists warn against premature celebrations of the pandemic being over.

MEE staff (2021-11-09). Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study. middleeasteye.net Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study | Report finds 'new antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the pandemic have come to the fore' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 12: 23 | The report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that antisemitic acts were consistently under-reported (AFP) | Antisemitism increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-11-09). UN turns to world leaders and the wealthy to help with world hunger. nationofchange.org "We've got conflict, climate change, and Covid-19 driving up the numbers of the acutely hungry, and there are now more than 45 million people marching towards the brink of starvation."

WSWS (2021-11-09). Australian Education Union imposes limited school work bans in Victoria. wsws.org The campaign for decent wages and working conditions must be taken out of the hands of the union bureaucracy, and connected to the fight to protect the safety of staff and students by closing schools in conditions of continued COVID-19 transmission.

Bravo PE, Cappola TP. (2021-11-09). Mental Stress—Induced Myocardial Ischemia. jamanetwork.com Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, and patients who have chronic forms of CHD experience substantial morbidity, including high rates of recurrent cardiac events and eventual onset of heart failure. Further research to identify vulnerable populations, improve risk stratification, and understand nontraditional risk factors is essential to reduce the public health burden of CHD.

WSWS (2021-11-09). French anti-lockdown professor investigated for illegal experimentation. wsws.org Raoult allegedly conducted unapproved experiments in the course of a tuberculosis treatment trial, causing serious medical complications in several patients.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests in Greece. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence in Greece, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.

WSWS (2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.

Staff (2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…

WSWS (2021-11-08). Open Letter to the Red Pens Facebook group administrators: End censorship of articles on the COVID-19 pandemic! wsws.org The PES calls for an immediate end to the censorship of articles on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by administrators of the Red Pens teachers' Facebook group.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaraguan Elections Compliant With Laws, Russia Acknowledges. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that the general elections held in Nicaragua on Sunday complied with domestic regulations and must be respected by other countries. | RELATED: | "We sent observers… and, according to their testimony, the elections were held in an organized manner, they complied with Nicaraguan legislation and with the epidemiological rules imposed to contain CO…

Staff (2021-11-08). Russian volleyball team denies Covid claimed life of budding 21-year-old women's star. rt.com Russian sport has been mourning the loss of 21-year-old volleyball player Aliya Khambikova, whose death was confirmed by her team on Monday. Officials rejected suggestions that coronavirus may have been the cause. | Khambikova was a middle blocker for Russian second-division team Ufimochka-UGNTU from the city of Ufa, which lies around 1,165km east of Moscow. | Her team confirmed the tragic news on Monday that she had died, sharing an image on social media of Khambikova and writing: "It great tragedy has occurred. | "Aliya Khambikova has passed away. We express our condolences to family and friends. | "She was…

Staff (2021-11-08). NHS accused of 'lying' about Covid stats to promote vaccination. rt.com NHS chief Amanda Pritchard claimed that 14 times as many Covid-19 patients are in Britain's hospitals as this time last year. However, even the NHS itself has admitted that Pritchard's claim uses misleading figures. | Multiple news reports on Monday told the same story: Britain's hospitals are seeing "14 times more coronavirus patients than this time last year," and the country faces a "difficult winter," as people gather indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. | Bizarre situation where Sky and ITV are leading with Fake News

Staff (2021-11-08). WATCH: Massive crowd gathers in LA to protest strict vaccine mandates. rt.com A huge crowd of Covid-19 vaccine mandate critics, some of them city workers, protested outside City Hall in Los Angeles on Monday to voice objection to an incoming coronavirus inoculation requirement. | The protesters gathered on the same day that a proof of Covid-19 vaccination requirement in Los Angeles goes into effect, which will force patrons to show their inoculation status before entering many indoor establishments. | Speeches have started at the anti mandate demonstration in LA as the crowd grows.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic COVID-19 vaccination plan for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is preparing to vaccinate children 5‚Äí11 for COVID-19, with vaccinations to begin Friday, Nov. 5. Mayo Clinic strongly recommends that children 5‚Äí11 be vaccinated for COVID-19 and to schedule their appointment now. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. Nationally, nearly 28 million children are now eligible to be protected by a COVID-19 vaccination. In clinical trials, the Pfizer COVID-19…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Building a wall of immunity against COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In anticipation of more COVID-19 vaccine approvals this week, Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, says it's good news that younger children will now have more protection against COVID-19. "It's important that we reach a very high level of vaccination rates to achieve kind of a wall of immunity that could prevent transmission and prevent us from these repeated peaks that we've been dealing with over the last…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). White House Vaccination Mandate Challenged At Multiple Fronts. telesurenglish.net The U.S. federal government's efforts to encourage widespread vaccination against COVID-19 have been challenged by some officials and experts, particularly since its vaccine mandate was formally introduced to large-scale businesses on Thursday. | RELATED: | The vaccination rule came as many communities are still struggling with limited health care staff and resources to help those who are currently battling COVID-19…

Dana Sanchez (2021-11-08). Scientist Within US Government Agency NIH Pushes Back Against Vaccine Mandates. moguldom.com A senior researcher of infectious disease at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has come out against vaccine mandates at his workplace — the country's primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research — and has asked for an agency ethics review. Matthew Memoli, 48, runs a clinical studies unit within the NIH's National …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: High-dose flu vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 65 and had my annual physical. This year, my doctor recommended that I receive a high-dose flu vaccine. Why do I need a high-dose vaccine? ANSWER: Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach flu, which is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever….

WSWS (2021-11-08). The vaccine, COVID and other lies of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. wsws.org One of the most prominent players in the National Football League, who publicly claimed he had been "immunized," admits after testing positive for COVID-19 that he has not been vaccinated.

Global Research News (2021-11-08). Selected Articles: Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate Has Finally Been Issued. globalresearch.ca By The Mandatory Vaccine Agenda is a worldwide plan which has been picking up steam lately. Unfortunately for the causes of individual rights, medic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Understanding mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have made booster recommendations for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S., including authorizing a mix-and-match option for booster shots from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Moderna or Pfizer. For people who received Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, booster vaccinations are recommended 6 months or more after finishing the initial two-dose series for those age 65 and older and for younger adults 18 and…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-08). Video: NATO trains for urban combat — not necessarily abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Who knows? "Domestic terrorism." Protests against rising gasoline prices. Vaccine non-compliance. There are any number of pretexts for NATO to conduct operations on the territory of its member states. Video: Why Is Urban Operations Training Important How do NATO Allied forces learn to operate safely and effectively in urban environments? By training together. During exercise …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss a request from Pfizer to amend its emergency use authorization to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children 5—11."An emergency use authorization is a mechanism that exists within the Food and Drug Administration to provide accelerated availability and use of any medical device, or medication or vaccine, during emergency situations, such as during a pandemic," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious…

Staff (2021-11-08). Venezuela Begins COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Aged 2 and Up this Monday. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, November 7, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced the beginning of COVID-19 immunization for children two years of age and up, starting Monday, November 8. | "Tomorrow, Monday, in Venezuela, we are going to start vaccinating children two years of age and older," said the Venezuelan president during a speech delivered from the Teresa Carreño Theater, where he presented prizes on behalf of the Rómulo Gallegos Centre for Latin American Studies. | President Maduro stressed that according to official figures, Venezuela has vaccinated about 70% of its population already. "We have set a goal…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important for kids to be vaccinated for flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say it's the best tool for preventing the flu. And kids of almost every age are eligible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/zwAGf1V9iUw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Winter is coming. And health…

WSWS (2021-11-08). German Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht denounces COVID-19 protection measures. wsws.org Wagenknecht has emerged as the most prominent mouthpiece for vaccination opponents in Germany.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). COVID-19 rash in kids and adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial and miscellaneous infections, and grow immunity such that if you get exposed again, you hopefully will not have a true…

WSWS (2021-11-08). The winter of death: Governments slash COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge. wsws.org Capitalism is carrying out an elimination policy, not of the pandemic, but of human beings.

WSWS (2021-11-08). Former Los Angeles teacher speaks out on conditions in schools and fight to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Juanita Garcia, a former teacher and grandmother in Los Angeles, who described her bitter experiences in the district and expressed agreement with the recent WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic."

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Bolivia: Right-Wing Strike Is Rejected by Popular Organizations. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Bolivian unions, farmers federations, and Indigenous organizations rejected the call for a national strike made by right-wing organizations such as the Santa Cruz Committee and the Democracy National Council (CONADE). | Related | "We will work as usual … any stoppage attempt affects our activities at a time when we are emerging from a drastic economic crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic," Tarija…

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2021-11-08: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-11-08). Open Letter to the Red Pens Facebook group administrators: End censorship of articles on the COVID-19 pandemic! wsws.org The PES calls for an immediate end to the censorship of articles on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by administrators of the Red Pens teachers' Facebook group.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.

Staff (2021-11-08). NHS accused of 'lying' about Covid stats to promote vaccination. rt.com NHS chief Amanda Pritchard claimed that 14 times as many Covid-19 patients are in Britain's hospitals as this time last year. However, even the NHS itself has admitted that Pritchard's claim uses misleading figures. | Multiple news reports on Monday told the same story: Britain's hospitals are seeing "14 times more coronavirus patients than this time last year," and the country faces a "difficult winter," as people gather indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. | Bizarre situation where Sky and ITV are leading with Fake News

Staff (2021-11-08). Russian volleyball team denies Covid claimed life of budding 21-year-old women's star. rt.com Russian sport has been mourning the loss of 21-year-old volleyball player Aliya Khambikova, whose death was confirmed by her team on Monday. Officials rejected suggestions that coronavirus may have been the cause. | Khambikova was a middle blocker for Russian second-division team Ufimochka-UGNTU from the city of Ufa, which lies around 1,165km east of Moscow. | Her team confirmed the tragic news on Monday that she had died, sharing an image on social media of Khambikova and writing: "It great tragedy has occurred. | "Aliya Khambikova has passed away. We express our condolences to family and friends. | "She was…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Building a wall of immunity against COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In anticipation of more COVID-19 vaccine approvals this week, Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, says it's good news that younger children will now have more protection against COVID-19. "It's important that we reach a very high level of vaccination rates to achieve kind of a wall of immunity that could prevent transmission and prevent us from these repeated peaks that we've been dealing with over the last…

Global Research News (2021-11-08). Selected Articles: Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate Has Finally Been Issued. globalresearch.ca By The Mandatory Vaccine Agenda is a worldwide plan which has been picking up steam lately. Unfortunately for the causes of individual rights, medic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss a request from Pfizer to amend its emergency use authorization to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children 5—11."An emergency use authorization is a mechanism that exists within the Food and Drug Administration to provide accelerated availability and use of any medical device, or medication or vaccine, during emergency situations, such as during a pandemic," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: High-dose flu vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 65 and had my annual physical. This year, my doctor recommended that I receive a high-dose flu vaccine. Why do I need a high-dose vaccine? ANSWER: Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach flu, which is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Understanding mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have made booster recommendations for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S., including authorizing a mix-and-match option for booster shots from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Moderna or Pfizer. For people who received Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, booster vaccinations are recommended 6 months or more after finishing the initial two-dose series for those age 65 and older and for younger adults 18 and…

WSWS (2021-11-08). The vaccine, COVID and other lies of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. wsws.org One of the most prominent players in the National Football League, who publicly claimed he had been "immunized," admits after testing positive for COVID-19 that he has not been vaccinated.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic COVID-19 vaccination plan for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is preparing to vaccinate children 5‚Äí11 for COVID-19, with vaccinations to begin Friday, Nov. 5. Mayo Clinic strongly recommends that children 5‚Äí11 be vaccinated for COVID-19 and to schedule their appointment now. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. Nationally, nearly 28 million children are now eligible to be protected by a COVID-19 vaccination. In clinical trials, the Pfizer COVID-19…

Staff (2021-11-08). Vaccine mandates stance allegedly gets General Hospital soap star removed from show. rt.com Popular US soap opera General Hospital is said to be parting ways with one of its veteran actors. Ingo Rademacher is reportedly out over his rejection of vaccine mandates, and a side serving of transphobia accusations. | Rademacher, a German-born Australian actor, has been a fixture of General Hospital since 1996 — which is a long time, but not compared to the longevity of ABC's popular show, which premiered in 1963. Rumors of the actor's looming departure have been swirling for some time now and have now been confirmed by a cast member. | #IngoRademacher, is mercifully no longer a part of the

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). What to know now to plan for a safe Thanksgiving gathering. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of family and friends gathering for food and celebration. It's also one of the busiest travel seasons as people fly and drive to see their loved ones. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, planning ahead is important to ensure everyone who wants to participate in gatherings is fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Watch: What to know now for a safe Thanksgiving gathering. youtu.be/9tDmgKpMIy0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in the downloads at…

WSWS (2021-11-08). German Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht denounces COVID-19 protection measures. wsws.org Wagenknecht has emerged as the most prominent mouthpiece for vaccination opponents in Germany.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important for kids to be vaccinated for flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say it's the best tool for preventing the flu. And kids of almost every age are eligible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/zwAGf1V9iUw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Winter is coming. And health…

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). NYC Marathon returns with 33,000 runners after pandemic pause. ecns.cn The 50th running of the New York City Marathon was held on Sunday morning following cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-08). Former Los Angeles teacher speaks out on conditions in schools and fight to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Juanita Garcia, a former teacher and grandmother in Los Angeles, who described her bitter experiences in the district and expressed agreement with the recent WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic."

WSWS (2021-11-08). The winter of death: Governments slash COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge. wsws.org Capitalism is carrying out an elimination policy, not of the pandemic, but of human beings.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). COVID-19 rash in kids and adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial and miscellaneous infections, and grow immunity such that if you get exposed again, you hopefully will not have a true…

David P. Goldman (2021-11-08). US and EU economies hang on Chinese imports. asiatimes.com China's exports to the United States and the European Union now amount to nearly 30% of manufacturing GDP, after an unprecedented surge in shipments this year. US imports from China are 30% higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, and Europe's imports are 50% higher. These margins of increase have an important macroeconomic impact. The chart …

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China to step up COVID-19 control in nurseries for children under 3. ecns.cn China's National Health Commission on Monday called on nurseries that care for children below the age of three to step up their COVID-19 response measures over the winter.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 65 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.

Eric A. Gordon (2021-11-08). New vocal CDs address big social issues: Attention, stocking stuffers! peoplesworld.org In the wake of George Floyd, and still amidst the climate crisis, Covid, the lingering sulfurous odor of Trumpism, and so much more, musical artists are stepping up with new releases reflecting deep concerns about the fate of the Earth. We'll take a quick look at a few recent releases. A gathering of Americana Baritone …

TASS (2021-11-08). COVID cases among children in Russia up dramatically amid Delta strain spread — expert. tass.com According to the expert, children are now one of the main ways the infection spreads…

WSWS (2021-11-08). Why the SEP has taken up the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Launched amid the COVID-19 disaster, the Socialist Equality Party's campaign is part of the fight for the independent mobilisation of the working class against the capitalist profit system.

WSWS (2021-11-08). Australian high schools students speak out against dangerous reopenings, lack of assistance prior to exams. wsws.org "School is hard enough without the bushfires, COVID and personal problems each student faces here in Australia. The lack of support from those in power is preposterous."

WSWS (2021-11-08). Massive COVID-19 outbreaks in Germany's elderly care homes. wsws.org Once again, it is residents, who are often in poor health or have pre-existing conditions, and the nursing staff who are suffering the most due to the criminal policy of the government.

WSWS (2021-11-08). Australian governments lifting all safety restrictions as Delta outbreaks hit schools. wsws.org While governments and the media present the reckless reopening as the dawning of a new age of "freedom," tens of thousands of school students and teachers are being exposed to the deadly virus and the hospital systems remain on the precipice of collapse.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-08). Consumer Health: Pancreatic cancer risks and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the risk factors for pancreatic cancer and what you can do to keep yourself safe. More than 60,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and more than 48,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Pancreatic cancer begins…

Staff (2021-11-08). Fresh outbreaks of highly contagious bird flu confirmed in Europe. rt.com Several outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu have cropped up across Poland's poultry farms, affecting over half a million birds, animal health officials have said. An outbreak was also confirmed in England on Monday. | The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) revealed the Polish outbreaks on Monday, saying that five were documented in the eastern part of the country alone. Four of the instances were at turkey-fattening facilities, and one at a chicken broiler farm. Meanwhile in western Poland, another outbreak was discovered at a turkey and geese farm. | Nearly 650,000 fowl at the country's…

Annelise Whitley (2021-11-07). A Project for Survival in These United States. tomdispatch.com When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back Better agenda, it appeared that this country was on the path to a new war on poverty. In April, he told Congress that "trickle-down economics have never worked" and that it was time to build the economy "from the bottom-up." This came after the first reconciliation bill of the pandemic included the child tax credit that — combined with an expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and other emergency programs — reduced the poverty rate from 13.9% in 2018 to 7.7% in 2021. (Without such actions, it was…

Staff (2021-11-07). 'Dystopian nightmare': Candace Owens rages against NY child vaccination campaign. rt.com Conservative pundit and talk show host Candace Owens said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to give children $100 for Covid-19 vaccination was akin to brainwashing them. | Owens was asked by Fox News about Mayor de Blasio's announcement that children between five and 11 years old could receive $100 from the city if they get vaccinated. | "It buys a whole lot of candy," the mayor said. | Owens, who is known for her strong opposition to vaccine mandates, objected against the "sinister" idea. "There's something about this that feels like a child predator approaching your child, right?" she said, arguing that o…

Staff (2021-11-07). WATCH: People protesting vaccine mandates square off with counter-rally in Boston. rt.com Police had to intervene after people protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates and government restrictions clashed with counter-protesters over the weekend in Boston. | The organizers behind the main protest — dubbed 'Rise Against Tyranny' — said they were demonstrating NOW: Clashing rallies on…

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2021-11-07). "Herd Stupidity": The Manufactured Covid Crisis, the Gene-based mRNA "Vaccine" and "The Pinnacles of Wealth and Power" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-11-07). Biden administration 'prepared to defend' Covid-19 vaccine mandate even after appeals court freezes it. rt.com US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has said that the White House is "prepared to defend" its controversial vaccine mandate from a recent freeze imposed by an appeals court. | Asked if the mandate, which was set to be in place on January 4, could "survive" the recent court-ordered stop from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Murthy told ABC on Sunday that the mandate remains "appropriate and necessary" and will be defended in court. | "The president and the administration wouldn't have put these requirements in place if they didn't think they were appropriate and necessary," Murthy said, "and the administration i…

Makia Freeman (2021-11-07). Mandatory Vaccine Agenda Is Step-by-Step Repealing Religious and Philosophical Exemptions. globalresearch.ca In this article published in early September 2019 (several months prior to the Covid crisis), Makia Freeman reviews (with foresight) various initiatives to introduce mandatory vaccination. This happened in the months leading up to the so-called pandemic. The …

Lee Hieb, M.D. (2021-11-07). How Vaccine Hysteria Could Spark A Totalitarian Nightmare. globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully documented article (with foresight) by Dr. Lee Hieb, focussing on fundamental issues pertaining to the vaccine, first published by Global Research in early 2015. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been vilified for making a …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-07). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. mronline.org Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-07). Video: Covid-19 Criminality. globalresearch.ca First published on June 13, 2021 | Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | SARS-2 is upheld as the "killer virus". And now the Covid …

Prof. John Meeker (2021-11-07). We Are Guinea Pigs in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Important article first published in 2018. | A dramatic increase in the environmental impacts of plastics has occurred in the course of the 2020-21 Covid Crisis. According to the

William I. Robinson (2021-11-07). The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization. truthout.org A log-jam of container ships waiting to dock and unload in Los Angeles ports. Semiconductor shortages generating a backlog of orders around the world for computers and electronic devices. A massive container ship beached in the Suez Canal clogging up global merchant sea traffic. Rising energy prices due to delivery delays in oil and natural gas. Shortages of food and consumer items in stores. The global economy's transportation and logistical infrastructure appears to have broken down in recent…

Dave Lindorff (2021-11-07). F35A approved to carry nukes: US is Set to Make Nuclear War More Likely. warisacrime.org By Dave Lindorff The US is about to move towards a far more likely first use of nuclear weapons, with word that the Air Force has "completed flight testing" of the cost-and-performance-plagued F35A Lightning fighter, all units of which are being "upgraded" to carry thermonuclear weapons. What this means, as explained in a new article in Popular Mechanics, …

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2021-11-07: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-11-07). 52% Of Nicaraguans Aged Two Years and Older Has a Vaccine. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Nicaragua's Vice President Rosario Murillo reported that 52 percent of the population aged two years and older have already received a COVID-19 vaccine. | RELATED: | She highlighted that the vaccination process would be intensified as of Monday due to the application of booster doses to control the disease. | On Friday, the Central American nation received a shipment of Cuban -developed Soberana 02 vaccine to comple…

teleSUR (2021-11-07). Nicaragua to Record an Economic Growth Over 6% This Year. telesurenglish.net In Nicaragua, Representatives from the government of President Daniel Ortega held a meeting with international electoral observers to present advances in health, education, and economic fields. | RELATED: | Health Minister Martha Reyes reported that over 95 percent coverage had been achieved to protect against 16 diseases nationwide. She recalled that the Central American nation had only 209 health units in 1977, the…

_____ (2021-11-07). St. Vincent Nurses Strike Sadly Reaches Eight Months. popularresistance.org The historic St. Vincent Hospital nurses strike will reach the eight-month mark, another sad milestone in their struggle against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, a for-profit corporation that has spent more than $100 million and engaged in a number of unfair labor practices to retaliate against the nurses for exercising their right to advocate for safer patient care. The strike is the longest nurses strike in state history, and one of the longest of several strikes by workers across the nation, who are standing up to corporate greed and the devaluation of essential workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Annual COVID-19 booster vaccines likely in Australia for "foreseeable future": pharmacists. ecns.cn Australians will require annual coronavirus vaccines for years, according to the nation's peak pharmacists body.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-11-07). Iran hosts 2nd group of foreign tourists from France. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) — French tourists — the second foreign tourists from the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran — are scheduled to visit Iranian tourist attractions while observing all health protocols.

Staff (2021-11-07). Get booster jabs so we can 'enjoy Christmas' — UK health secretary. rt.com UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid has strongly urged the public to get Covid-19 booster jabs as soon as they can so restrictions don't return for Christmas. | "And if you haven't yet had your first and second vaccines, it is not too late," Javid said. "The NHS will always be there to welcome you with open arms." | If we all come together and play our part, we can get through this challenging winter, avoid a return to restrictions, and enjoy Christmas. | Javid warned that immunity against Covid-19 begins to wane after six months, especially for older and vulnerable people. | The health secretary said 9 million bo…

| Namesara Sawyer, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder (2021-11-07). Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic. Sara Sawyer, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss a request from Pfizer to amend its emergency use authorization to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children 5—11."An emergency use authorization is a mechanism that exists within the Food and Drug Administration to provide accelerated availability and use of any medical device, or medication or vaccine, during emergency situations, such as during a pandemic," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious…

Staff (2021-11-07). 'Dystopian nightmare': Candace Owens rages against NY child vaccination campaign. rt.com Conservative pundit and talk show host Candace Owens said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to give children $100 for Covid-19 vaccination was akin to brainwashing them. | Owens was asked by Fox News about Mayor de Blasio's announcement that children between five and 11 years old could receive $100 from the city if they get vaccinated. | "It buys a whole lot of candy," the mayor said. | Owens, who is known for her strong opposition to vaccine mandates, objected against the "sinister" idea. "There's something about this that feels like a child predator approaching your child, right?" she said, arguing that o…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Building a wall of immunity against COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In anticipation of more COVID-19 vaccine approvals this week, Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, says it's good news that younger children will now have more protection against COVID-19. "It's important that we reach a very high level of vaccination rates to achieve kind of a wall of immunity that could prevent transmission and prevent us from these repeated peaks that we've been dealing with over the last…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Understanding mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have made booster recommendations for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S., including authorizing a mix-and-match option for booster shots from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Moderna or Pfizer. For people who received Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, booster vaccinations are recommended 6 months or more after finishing the initial two-dose series for those age 65 and older and for younger adults 18 and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: High-dose flu vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 65 and had my annual physical. This year, my doctor recommended that I receive a high-dose flu vaccine. Why do I need a high-dose vaccine? ANSWER: Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach flu, which is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever….

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-11-07). Total vaccine jabs in Iran hit 94.2m. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) — According to the latest figures released by the Health Ministry on Sunday, a total of 94,201,273 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been so far administered in Iran.

| Namemayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California (2021-11-07). Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Over 2.32 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn More than 2.32 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday. Enditem…

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). U.S. court temporarily halts Biden's vaccine mandate for companies. ecns.cn Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit who were appointed by Republican presidents, the order reasoned that "there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate" and suspended the mandate "pending further action by this court."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic COVID-19 vaccination plan for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is preparing to vaccinate children 5‚Äí11 for COVID-19, with vaccinations to begin Friday, Nov. 5. Mayo Clinic strongly recommends that children 5‚Äí11 be vaccinated for COVID-19 and to schedule their appointment now. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. Nationally, nearly 28 million children are now eligible to be protected by a COVID-19 vaccination. In clinical trials, the Pfizer COVID-19…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-07). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. mronline.org Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19…

sputniknews (2021-11-07). French Medical Union Chief Hopes Macron to Encourage Revaccination in Upcoming Address. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French Medical Trade Union head Jacques Battistoni told Franceinfo he hopes that French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming national address will give "a push forth to booster vaccination."

news.un (2021-11-07). Vaccinating refugees in Indonesia, for the benefit of all. news.un.org Refugees in Indonesia, many of whom have fled Afghanistan's mounting crises, have lagged far behind the rest of the population when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. The UN is helping to reverse this trend.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important for kids to be vaccinated for flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say it's the best tool for preventing the flu. And kids of almost every age are eligible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/zwAGf1V9iUw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Winter is coming. And health…

sputniknews (2021-11-07). House GOPers Express Concern as Intelligence Agencies May Dismiss Thousands of Unvaccinated Officers. sputniknews.com Mandatory vaccination for many categories of employees across the United States has raised concerns over lack of qualified personnel, especially in some crucial services, including firefighters and police, as many workers fail to meet vaccination deadlines.

sputniknews (2021-11-07). American Federation of Teachers President Faces Criticism for Removing Mask at SOMOS Conference. sputniknews.com In August, Weingarten spoke in favor of children wearing face masks at school, saying that "universal masking" is the safest way to keep schools open.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-07). Video: Covid-19 Criminality. globalresearch.ca First published on June 13, 2021 | Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | SARS-2 is upheld as the "killer virus". And now the Covid …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). COVID-19 rash in kids and adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial and miscellaneous infections, and grow immunity such that if you get exposed again, you hopefully will not have a true…

| Namedeborah Kochevar, Professor of Comparative Pathobiology, Dean Emerita, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Senior Fellow, the Fletcher School, Tufts University (2021-11-07). Preventing future pandemics starts with recognizing links between human and animal health. Deborah Kochevar, Professor of Comparative Pathobiology and Dean Emerita, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Senior Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

| Nameelanah Uretsky, Associate Professor of International, Global Studies, Brandeis University (2021-11-07). The US was not prepared for a pandemic — free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame. Elanah Uretsky, Associate Professor of International and Global Studies, Brandeis University

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Hong Kong records first COVID-19 case with Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4.2. ecns.cn Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed on Friday that the virus strain of a recent imported COVID-19 case matched the Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4.2, a newly designated sub-lineage of the Delta strain.

Staff (2021-11-07). Cuba inicia nuevo protocolo sanitario para viajeros internacionales. cubadebate.cu Desde hoy, quienes lleguen a la nación caribeña no tendrán que aislarse por un periodo de tiempo en espera de los resultados del diagnóstico de la Covid-19, un paso previo a otras medidas que se implementarán desde el próximo 15 de noviembre. En esa fecha el país volverá a recibir pasajeros en todas sus terminales aéreas.

Staff (2021-11-07). Cuba reporta 483 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y solo un fallecido. cubadebate.cu Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 21 mil 695 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando 483 positivas. El país acumula 10 millones 668 mil 223 muestras realizadas y 955 mil 981 positivas.

Staff (2021-11-07). Thousands across Italy want Covid Green Pass scrapped (VIDEOS). rt.com Thousands-strong protests against Covid-19 immunity passes took place in several Italian cities. In Trieste, the demonstration was marred by minor clashes between some protesters and riot police. | The weekly rally in the northern Italian port city drew around 8,000 people, according to police estimates. The event was mostly peaceful, but some violence occurred in the evening when a group of around 200 activists tried to break through police barriers and enter the Piazza Unita d'Italia. The police pushed back, forcing the crowd to retreat and disperse, local media reported. | In Milano, an anti-Green Pass m…

sputniknews (2021-11-07). UK Health Service Must Cope With COVID-19 Issues Without Tough Lockdowns, Union Head Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The CEO of the UK National Health Service (NHS) Providers, Chris Hopson, told Times Radio on Sunday that the NHS must find a way to settle COVID-19 related issues without imposing "draconian lockdowns."

Prof. John Meeker (2021-11-07). We Are Guinea Pigs in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Important article first published in 2018. | A dramatic increase in the environmental impacts of plastics has occurred in the course of the 2020-21 Covid Crisis. According to the

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-11-07). Consumer Health: Pancreatic cancer risks and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the risk factors for pancreatic cancer and what you can do to keep yourself safe. More than 60,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and more than 48,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Pancreatic cancer begins…

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Staff (2021-11-06). FILVEN 2021: Ignacio Ramonet Expresses Admiration for Over 100 Books Published in Times of Pandemic — Book on Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 4, at the inauguration of the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), the Spanish journalist and political analyst Ignacio Ramonet expressed his admiration for Venezuela for having achieved the publication of more than 100 books in times of the pandemic and in the background of the ever-present blockade. | "This is a feat that should be applauded, and I express my admiration," stressed Ramonet, and praised the choice of venue for the book fair, because "it is worth recalling what is at stake here in Venezuela, which is precisely democracy." The official venue for the 17th edition…
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Jean Lee (2021-11-06). San Francisco Will Require Children 5 to 11 to Show Proof of COVID Injection for Indoor Activities. anti-empire.com The city, which has a proof-of-vaccination mandate for everyone 12 and older to access indoor activities, like restaurants, gyms and sporting events, said that San Franciscans should start preparing to show immunization cards for children 5 to 11 in the coming months. | dummyvar2

Staff (2021-11-06). All children will have to take Covid-19 jab in Costa Rica. rt.com Costa Rica has become the first nation in the world to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for children. Parents face sanctions — and potentially, forced jabbing of their kids — if they don't comply. | The coronavirus jab has been added to a list of childhood vaccinations, obligatory under the law, the nation's Health Ministry announced on Friday. The National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission (CNVE) has declared immunization against the virus to be mandatory for all minors under 18. | Parents in Costa Rica might now face unspecified sanctions if they do not vaccinate their children against C…
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sputniknews (2021-11-06). Protest Against COVID-19 Restrictions Takes Place in Leipzig. sputniknews.com The government of the German state of Saxony prompted unrest by announcing that it will tighten restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases, allowing only vaccinated people or those who have recovered from coronavirus to enter restaurants or big events.
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Steep rise in coronavirus cases in Germany portends a second deadly winter of the pandemic. wsws.org On Thursday, Germany recorded a new high of 34,000 C OVID infection in one day. Despite this, the new "traffic light" federal coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Liberal Democrats (FDP) and Greens wants to lift the "emergency epidemic situation" at the end of November.
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sputniknews (2021-11-06). US Appeals Court Freezes Biden's Vaccine Requirement for Businesses. sputniknews.com Under Joe Biden's plan, businesses with 100 or more employees are supposed to require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.
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Staff (2021-11-06). Federal court FREEZES Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses. rt.com A US federal appeals court has issued a stay on President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates for employers, freezing the requirement over constitutional concerns. | Biden's mandate says companies with 100 or more employees must require their workers to either get the Covid-19 vaccine or be tested weekly. Numerous Republican states and companies, such as conservative outlet Daily Wire, had already presented legal challenges to Biden's controversial mandate before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stepped in. | The court put a hold on the mandate on Saturday before its January deadline over "gra…
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TASS (2021-11-06). Expertise of COVID-19 vaccine for kids nearing completion. tass.com The drug was developed on the Sputnik V platform…
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Marzieh Rahmani (2021-11-06). Over 93 mn doses of COVID vaccine injected in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry said that more than 93 million jabs of COVID-19 vaccines have been injected across the country.
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Children's Health Defense (2021-11-06). FDA Lets Pfizer Test Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine on U.S. Children. globalresearch.ca Important article published in October 2020, shortly prior to launching of the mRNA vaccine one year ago in early November 2020. Americans have been following COVID-19 vaccine trial developments for weeks, watching companies jockey for frontrunner status like contestants …
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Staff (2021-11-06). CNN deploys 'Sesame Street' muppets to promote vaccines to children. rt.com CNN has stirred controversy and been accused of pushing "propaganda" by critics for once again deploying the 'Sesame Street' puppets to promote Covid-19 vaccines, this time to children. | On Saturday, CNN aired 'The ABCs of COVID Vaccines: A CNN/Sesame Street Townhall for Families', hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Erica Hill, in which numerous recognizable children's characters like Elmo and Big Bird recommended children get their Covid-19 jabs now that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Pfizer vaccine for children five to 11. | #COVID19 vaccines. pic.tw…
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Dr. Peter McCullough (2021-11-06). Video: The Vaccine is More Dangerous than COVID-19: Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca
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Seth Galinsky (2021-11-06). Cuban Revolution vs. US capitalism. themilitant.com There is no COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Cuba. Yet by the time you read this some 73% of the population will be fully vaccinated and over 90% will have at least one dose, one of the highest rates in the world. | Leaders of the socialist revolution there act on the capacities of working people to join together and mobilize to advance our interests. That approach is well captured in the words of Thomas Sankara, the communist leader of the 1983-87 popular revolution in Burkina Faso, West Africa. A real revolution, Sankara said, is based on "a convinced people, not a conquered people." | In the United States, the most…
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Staff (2021-11-06). 'He is not a Covid denier': Germany boss insists controversial star 'does not belong to lateral thinkers and conspiracy theorists'. rt.com German national team manager Hansi Flick has rushed to defend his controversial star Joshua Kimmich, who has received backlash at home and abroad for recent comments on his refusal to receive a Covid vaccine. | Multifunctional defender and midfielder Kimmich spoke to Sky Sports following a 4-0 Bundesliga win over Hoffenheim. | Before kick-off, a
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Gérard Delépine (2021-11-06). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality compared to the Non-vaccinated. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Science summit warns of escalating pandemic disaster. wsws.org The two-day summit consisted of 22 different sessions on the pandemic, including on airborne transmission, inequities in global vaccine distribution, the effects of Long COVID and the development of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

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2021-11-06: News Headlines

Jean Lee (2021-11-06). San Francisco Will Require Children 5 to 11 to Show Proof of COVID Injection for Indoor Activities. anti-empire.com The city, which has a proof-of-vaccination mandate for everyone 12 and older to access indoor activities, like restaurants, gyms and sporting events, said that San Franciscans should start preparing to show immunization cards for children 5 to 11 in the coming months. |

WSWS (2021-11-06). Steep rise in coronavirus cases in Germany portends a second deadly winter of the pandemic. wsws.org On Thursday, Germany recorded a new high of 34,000 C OVID infection in one day. Despite this, the new "traffic light" federal coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Liberal Democrats (FDP) and Greens wants to lift the "emergency epidemic situation" at the end of November.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Science summit warns of escalating pandemic disaster. wsws.org The two-day summit consisted of 22 different sessions on the pandemic, including on airborne transmission, inequities in global vaccine distribution, the effects of Long COVID and the development of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Colorado governor issues health orders as COVID-19 cases hit new peak. wsws.org With the Delta variant surging across the state, Democratic Governor Jared Polis issued a number of executive orders aimed at keeping schools and businesses open.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Open letter exposes difficult conditions imposed on final year Australian high school students amid pandemic. wsws.org The letter gives voice to the sentiments of students and young people, especially year 12 students, who are being forced to sit major exams as COVID continues to spread, with students being provided no additional support.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Spanish Constitutional Court rules country's second lockdown was illegal. wsws.org The ruling comes as the PSOE-Podemos government continues to play down the impact of the pandemic, trying to force the Spanish population to "live with the virus."

WSWS (2021-11-06). Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education gathered educators and parents from around Brazil in critical online meeting. wsws.org The event presented a comprehensive analysis of the situation of the pandemic and the class struggle in Brazil and around the world.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Experts oppose "reckless" easing of COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand. wsws.org Auckland University associate professor of public health Collin Tukuitonga told the World Socialist Web Site the decision to reopen retail in Auckland next week, while COVID-19 numbers continue to soar, is "reckless."

WSWS (2021-11-06). "People are getting killed and the government is indifferent"—SEP (Australia) electoral members support campaign to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org "It is critical for the Socialist Equality Party to be registered, to be able to discuss the political situation with the working class."

Editor (2021-11-05). Manufacturing ignorance: keeping the public away from power. mronline.org Significant public activism and opposition to state-corporate power need to be rooted in widespread shared public knowledge.

Special to People's World (2021-11-05). Connecticut group home workers strike Sunrise for wages, pensions, dignity. peoplesworld.org HARTFORD, Conn.—From the moment over 100 courageous caregivers walked onto the picket line against group home company Sunrise Inc., they had the support of the community and the labor movement behind them. Part of the national post-pandemic strike wave and racial justice uprisings, these working-class Black, Latino, and white women are standing up for living …

Staff (2021-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2021. democracynow.org World's Biggest Polluters Remain on Sidelines as Over 40 Nations Pledge to Phase Out Coal, House Schedules Votes on Infrastructure Bill & Build Back Better Act, "We Want to Live!": Climate Activists Confront Sen. Joe Manchin over Climate Emergency, White House Announces Vaccine Mandate for Over 100 Million U.S. Workers by January 4, U.S. to Cancel Contract with COVID-19 Vaccine Maker That Ruined Millions of Doses, Moderna Reports $3.3B Third-Quarter Profit; Protesters Demand It Share Vaccine Recipe, U.S. Proposes New $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia, Despite Yemen War Crimes, Two Indigenous Mapuche Leade…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-11-05). Workers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn't. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Workers facing the fear and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus plague welcomed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new emergency temporary standard ordering all firms that employ at least 100 people mandate anti-virus vaccinations for workers or weekly testing for the unvaccinated. And if workers contract the virus, the firms must give them paid sick …

Joe Glenton (2021-11-05). Military honours for Ireland veteran who died while on trial for killing disabled man. thecanary.co Serving soldiers will carry the coffin of a former soldier who died while on trial for the killing of a disabled man. Dennis Hutchings was on trial in Belfast for the 1974 murder of John Pat Cunningham, but he contracted coronavirus (Covid-19) and died in hospital. He denied the charges. | Hutchings' supporters argued for full military honours, but the MOD refused this. In a U-turn, the department has reportedly announced his coffin will now be carried by personnel from his old unit. Hutchings served in the Household Cavalry for 26 years. | Fans: | Hutchings became a cause célèbre among some sections of t…

_____ (2021-11-05). Big Pharma Lies About Vaccine Patents to Protect Profits. commondreams.org At COP26, some US newsrooms are finally stepping up—but will it last?

The Global Research Team (2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …

_____ (2021-11-05). We Can't Defuse the Climate Crisis Without Tougher, Louder News Coverage. commondreams.org "While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies accountable."

WSWS (2021-11-05). CDC approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children is portrayed as the last threshold to "normalcy" wsws.org While vaccination of children is entirely welcome, this breakthrough is being used to disguise the reactionary character of the campaign to reopen schools and businesses and further spread the pandemic.

_____ (2021-11-05). Study Warns 'Luxury' Pollution by the Global Mega-Rich Is Imperiling the Planet. commondreams.org Companies say that sharing vaccine recipes wouldn't boost manufacturing soon enough, but now we know that's not true.

Global Research News (2021-11-05). Selected Articles: An Australian Horror Story. globalresearch.ca By Can you imagin…

_____ (2021-11-05). 'Unprecedented' Shareholder Resolutions Call on Pfizer, Moderna to Share Vaccine Tech. commondreams.org "Our voices are not being heard, our voices are being left behind," said Ugandan advocate Evelyn Acham.

Ann Brown (2021-11-05). Pfizer Says Covid-19 Pill Cuts Hospital, Death Risk By 90 Percent. moguldom.com Is a covid-19 pill on the way? Covid-19 vaccine maker Pfizer said its antiviral pill cuts hospitalization rates and deaths by nearly 90 percent in high-risk adults. Pfizer is not the only pharmaceutical company making progress with an easy-to-use covid-19 medication. After showing strong initial results, Merck's covid-19 pill is already under review at the …

Natasha Anderson (2021-11-05). Pfizer Has Secret Government Contracts for COVID Vaccines: Advocacy Group Says Company Puts Profits over Public Health and Reveals Seven of Its Contracts Are Worth $5 Billion. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous Contributor (2021-11-05). Community Begins Eviction Resistance to Combat Wave of Displacement in Asheville, NC. itsgoingdown.org Report from Asheville Solidarity Network about resistance to an eviction in the midst of a housing crisis and ongoing pandemic. Community members, including tenants and precariously housed people, have come together on November 4th to resist an eviction in support of a multi-generational family experiencing forced displacement by Buncombe County. A number of people have…

Editor2 (2021-11-05). OPEC+ Rebuffs US Calls for Speedier Oil Output Increases. orinocotribune.com OPEC and its allies agreed at a meeting on Thursday to stick to plans to raise oil output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) from December, despite calls from the United States for extra supply to cool rising prices. | The White House said Washington would consider a full range of tools at its disposal to guarantee access to affordable energy. | All oil producers suffered a drop in income during the COVID-19 pandemic and as demand recovers with the global economy it has allowed them to rebuild their balance sheets. OPEC+ supply restraint has underpinned a rally that has pushed global benchmark Brent crude to a thre…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-05). The Covid-19 Timeline. No Evidence of a "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-11-05). Michigan educators endorse October 24 webinar and the fight to eradicate COVID-19. wsws.org At the latest meeting of our committee on Sunday, parents and educators from across Michigan discussed the October 24 webinar hosted by the WSWS, "How to end the pandemic," which advanced a global strategy to eliminate COVID-19.

WSWS (2021-11-05). Philadelphia transit workers: oppose the TWU's sellout contract! Form independent rank-and-file committees! wsws.org Workers in Philadelphia's transit system occupy a powerful position as workers throughout the United States and globally take strike action to oppose decades of wage stagnation, poor working conditions and the continuation of the pandemic.

_____ (2021-11-05). Indonesia Walks Back Deforestation Commitment Days After Signing Global Pledge. commondreams.org Across the nation, elected Republicans at every level of government display a callous disregard for the health and lives of the American people, sowing disinformation and resistance to public health efforts to contain and defeat the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-05). WHO warns of 500,000 new COVID-19 deaths in Europe by February. wsws.org As nearly 4,000 people die of COVID-19 daily in Europe, this warning is a political indictment of the ruling elite's policy of mass infection…

MEE correspondent (2021-11-05). Iranian press review: Air pollution 'kills more' than Covid-19 in Tehran. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: Air pollution 'kills more' than Covid-19 in Tehran | Elsewhere, a conservative politician says atomic bomb best response to US sanctions, three workers die of suffocation in Abhar, and newspaper demands end to sanctions | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 15: 37 | An Iranian woman looks towards Tehran from the Saad Abad mountain north of the Iranian capital as smog engulfs the cit…

WSWS (2021-11-05). Tonga's first COVID-19 case enters from New Zealand. wsws.org New Zealand's Labour-led government, having "transitioned" from its COVID-19 elimination strategy, is facilitating the export of the deadly virus into the Pacific.

WSWS (2021-11-05). Latest school strike by parents as COVID deaths of UK children reach 108. wsws.org The school strikes are giving voice to many parents internationally who feel they have no choice, out of for fear of prosecution, losing their jobs, or other reasons, but to send their children to school.

Paul Haeder (2021-11-05). Quitting is a Mental Health Decision. dissidentvoice.org Well well, some of us try-try. We end up having to take pittance jobs, with pitiful nonprofits, where the bottom line is, well, poverty pimping. So in a time of Covid Capitalism, in a time of quick silver circling the drain, quitting after 5 weeks on the job may appear rash, or self-defeating. But here …

WSWS (2021-11-05). Teachers must form rank-and-file committees to fight Australia's dangerous school reopenings. wsws.org "The unions' modus operandi on school reopenings is to say as little as possible, post nothing on social media about the issue, present COVID safety as a matter for individual schools and teachers and attempt to silence and intimidate opposition."

WSWS (2021-11-05). "JobKeeper" billions boosted Australian corporate profits while casual workers axed. wsws.org The wage subsidy scheme, like all the COVID-19 "stimulus" packages in Australia and around the world, has been another historic transfer of wealth to big business.

WSWS (2021-11-05). UK Corbynite's Zero Covid campaign: "Zero" in name only. wsws.org The campaign exists solely to provide an apologia for the refusal of the Labour Party and trade unions to do anything that genuinely opposes the Conservative government's policy of allowing the virus to rip through workplaces and schools.

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2021-11-05: News Headlines

Editor (2021-11-05). Manufacturing ignorance: keeping the public away from power. mronline.org Significant public activism and opposition to state-corporate power need to be rooted in widespread shared public knowledge.

Staff (2021-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2021. democracynow.org World's Biggest Polluters Remain on Sidelines as Over 40 Nations Pledge to Phase Out Coal, House Schedules Votes on Infrastructure Bill & Build Back Better Act, "We Want to Live!": Climate Activists Confront Sen. Joe Manchin over Climate Emergency, White House Announces Vaccine Mandate for Over 100 Million U.S. Workers by January 4, U.S. to Cancel Contract with COVID-19 Vaccine Maker That Ruined Millions of Doses, Moderna Reports $3.3B Third-Quarter Profit; Protesters Demand It Share Vaccine Recipe, U.S. Proposes New $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia, Despite Yemen War Crimes, Two Indigenous Mapuche Leade…

Joe Glenton (2021-11-05). Military honours for Ireland veteran who died while on trial for killing disabled man. thecanary.co Serving soldiers will carry the coffin of a former soldier who died while on trial for the killing of a disabled man. Dennis Hutchings was on trial in Belfast for the 1974 murder of John Pat Cunningham, but he contracted coronavirus (Covid-19) and died in hospital. He denied the charges. | Hutchings' supporters argued for full military honours, but the MOD refused this. In a U-turn, the department has reportedly announced his coffin will now be carried by personnel from his old unit. Hutchings served in the Household Cavalry for 26 years. | Fans: | Hutchings became a cause célèbre among some sections of t…

WSWS (2021-11-05). CDC approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children is portrayed as the last threshold to "normalcy" wsws.org While vaccination of children is entirely welcome, this breakthrough is being used to disguise the reactionary character of the campaign to reopen schools and businesses and further spread the pandemic.

The Global Research Team (2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …

Natasha Anderson (2021-11-05). Pfizer Has Secret Government Contracts for COVID Vaccines: Advocacy Group Says Company Puts Profits over Public Health and Reveals Seven of Its Contracts Are Worth $5 Billion. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2021-11-05). Selected Articles: An Australian Horror Story. globalresearch.ca By Can you imagin…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-11-05). Community Begins Eviction Resistance to Combat Wave of Displacement in Asheville, NC. itsgoingdown.org Report from Asheville Solidarity Network about resistance to an eviction in the midst of a housing crisis and ongoing pandemic. Community members, including tenants and precariously housed people, have come together on November 4th to resist an eviction in support of a multi-generational family experiencing forced displacement by Buncombe County. A number of people have…

Editor2 (2021-11-05). OPEC+ Rebuffs US Calls for Speedier Oil Output Increases. orinocotribune.com OPEC and its allies agreed at a meeting on Thursday to stick to plans to raise oil output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) from December, despite calls from the United States for extra supply to cool rising prices. | The White House said Washington would consider a full range of tools at its disposal to guarantee access to affordable energy. | All oil producers suffered a drop in income during the COVID-19 pandemic and as demand recovers with the global economy it has allowed them to rebuild their balance sheets. OPEC+ supply restraint has underpinned a rally that has pushed global benchmark Brent crude to a thre…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-05). The Covid-19 Timeline. No Evidence of a "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-11-05). Michigan educators endorse October 24 webinar and the fight to eradicate COVID-19. wsws.org At the latest meeting of our committee on Sunday, parents and educators from across Michigan discussed the October 24 webinar hosted by the WSWS, "How to end the pandemic," which advanced a global strategy to eliminate COVID-19.

WSWS (2021-11-05). Philadelphia transit workers: oppose the TWU's sellout contract! Form independent rank-and-file committees! wsws.org Workers in Philadelphia's transit system occupy a powerful position as workers throughout the United States and globally take strike action to oppose decades of wage stagnation, poor working conditions and the continuation of the pandemic.

Paul Haeder (2021-11-05). Quitting is a Mental Health Decision. dissidentvoice.org Well well, some of us try-try. We end up having to take pittance jobs, with pitiful nonprofits, where the bottom line is, well, poverty pimping. So in a time of Covid Capitalism, in a time of quick silver circling the drain, quitting after 5 weeks on the job may appear rash, or self-defeating. But here …

WSWS (2021-11-05). Tonga's first COVID-19 case enters from New Zealand. wsws.org New Zealand's Labour-led government, having "transitioned" from its COVID-19 elimination strategy, is facilitating the export of the deadly virus into the Pacific.

WSWS (2021-11-05). Teachers must form rank-and-file committees to fight Australia's dangerous school reopenings. wsws.org "The unions' modus operandi on school reopenings is to say as little as possible, post nothing on social media about the issue, present COVID safety as a matter for individual schools and teachers and attempt to silence and intimidate opposition."

WSWS (2021-11-05). "JobKeeper" billions boosted Australian corporate profits while casual workers axed. wsws.org The wage subsidy scheme, like all the COVID-19 "stimulus" packages in Australia and around the world, has been another historic transfer of wealth to big business.

WSWS (2021-11-05). WHO warns of 500,000 new COVID-19 deaths in Europe by February. wsws.org As nearly 4,000 people die of COVID-19 daily in Europe, this warning is a political indictment of the ruling elite's policy of mass infection…

Staff (2021-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2021. democracynow.org Global Carbon Emissions Near Record High as Nations Meet for Crucial Climate Summit, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Narrowly Wins Reelection, in Ominous Sign for Democrats Ahead of 2022 Midterms, Socialist Candidate India Walton Concedes Hard-Fought Mayoral Race in Buffalo, NY, Senate Republicans Filibuster Voting Rights Legislation Again, U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 750,000, White House Warns of Vaccine Misinformation, Urges Parents to Get Children Vaccinated, Russia Records Another Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, WHO Approves Emergency Use of India's 2-Shot Coronavirus Vaccine Covaxin, U.S. Blacklists Israel's NSO G…

WSWS (2021-11-04). Fourth coronavirus wave leads to massive outbreaks at German schools and universities. wsws.org The seven-day incidence rate in Germany now stands nearly as high as at the peak of the deadly third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The rise is substantially higher than at the same time last year.

It's Going Down (2021-11-04). The Fascist Wing Solidifies: Anti-Vaxx Cops & Pardons for Paramilitaries. itsgoingdown.org photo: @nycantifa On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we discuss the continuing anti-democratic turn of Trumpism into an authoritarian, paramilitary movement. We touch on two key stories: first, the embrace of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories by some sections of the police and other public employees, which has manifested in continued coalition building with…

Global Research News (2021-11-04). Selected Articles: "New Normal" Winter Is Coming: Social Purge on "The Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca By An economic downturn during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses. Governments …

teleSUR (2021-11-04). Europe Goes Through A New Outbreak Of COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that insufficient vaccine coverage and relaxation of epidemiological restrictions is prompting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Europe. | RELATED: | "Today every single country in Europe and Central Asia is facing a real threat of COVID-19 resurgence or already fighting it… Europe is again at the epicenter of the pandemic, whe…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-11-04). Jameel Institute: Global experts discuss the role of data analytics during COVID. imperial.ac.uk Scientists, journalists and global health leaders discussed the role of data analytics during a pandemic at the Jameel Institute's annual symposium.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-04). Delayed diagnostics, poor treatment: The plight of tuberculosis patients during COVID. peoplesdispatch.org Treatment and care for TB patients was sidelined in this period of the pandemic causing the number of deaths from to rise again after many years, and years of progress to be reversed…

Zoi Parcharidi (2021-11-04). Public healthcare workers in Greece go on strike seeking greater investment, pay hikes. peoplesdispatch.org The Greek government has been taking advantage of the pandemic to reinforce the privatization of the healthcare sector by promoting public-private partnerships, contractual agreements and merging of healthcare units…

WSWS (2021-11-04). Ohio and Pennsylvania educators speak on October 24 webinar, "How to end the pandemic" wsws.org Educators, retirees and parents from Ohio and Pennsylvania, who are members of the Pennsylvania Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, met last week and discussed the October 24 webinar.

WSWS (2021-11-04). Moscow mayor rules out extension of COVID-19 restrictions amidst surge in cases and deaths. wsws.org Russia is reporting near-records in deaths and cases almost every day, along with alarming levels of mass infection among children.

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2021-11-04). The Sex Traffickers on America's Police Forces. dissidentvoice.org Sexual predation by police officers happens far more often than people in the business are willing to admit. — former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper We are a nation on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Undeniably, the blowback from COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates continues to reverberate around the country, impacting the nation's struggling workplaces, …

WSWS (2021-11-04). New Zealand COVID-19 cases surge as government plans to lift more restrictions. wsws.org Public health experts have warned that the Labour Party-led government's decision to open more businesses in Auckland, while case numbers are surging, will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths.

Indranil (2021-11-04). Healthcare financing in the post-COVID world. peoplesdispatch.org The way health systems are financed has a lot to do with the distribution of health inequities around the world. If rich countries were to change their approach to health financing, everyone would benefit…

Tracy Keeling (2021-11-04). One burning issue is getting short shrift at COP26. thecanary.co COP26, the UN climate conference in Glasgow, isn't short on promises to tackle various elements of climate and biodiversity crises. The UN event has featured a number of pledges to deliver on But there's one burning issue that's getting short shrift in the official discourse at COP26. It appears that leaders are largely avoiding…

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2021-11-04: News Headlines

Global Research News (2021-11-04). Selected Articles: "New Normal" Winter Is Coming: Social Purge on "The Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca By An economic downturn during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses. Governments …

It's Going Down (2021-11-04). The Fascist Wing Solidifies: Anti-Vaxx Cops & Pardons for Paramilitaries. itsgoingdown.org photo: @nycantifa On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we discuss the continuing anti-democratic turn of Trumpism into an authoritarian, paramilitary movement. We touch on two key stories: first, the embrace of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories by some sections of the police and other public employees, which has manifested in continued coalition building with…

WSWS (2021-11-04). Ohio and Pennsylvania educators speak on October 24 webinar, "How to end the pandemic" wsws.org Educators, retirees and parents from Ohio and Pennsylvania, who are members of the Pennsylvania Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, met last week and discussed the October 24 webinar.

WSWS (2021-11-04). New Zealand COVID-19 cases surge as government plans to lift more restrictions. wsws.org Public health experts have warned that the Labour Party-led government's decision to open more businesses in Auckland, while case numbers are surging, will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths.

WSWS (2021-11-04). Moscow mayor rules out extension of COVID-19 restrictions amidst surge in cases and deaths. wsws.org Russia is reporting near-records in deaths and cases almost every day, along with alarming levels of mass infection among children.

WSWS (2021-11-03). New studies show mood disorders heighten risk of severe COVID illness and death. wsws.org Individuals suffering from mood disorders are more likely to be poor and to have limited access to preventative healthcare.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Hunger strike by New York City taxi drivers against crushing debt nearing the end of its second week. wsws.org New York City taxi drivers are suffering under horrendous debt loads due to predatory lending practices compounded by the effects of the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to "open up" China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China's COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.

WSWS (2021-11-03). COVID-19 must not be the "new normal" wsws.org The perspective set forth by McKinsey & Company, speaking on behalf of the corporate-financial oligarchy, is that the coronavirus pandemic should be allowed to become "endemic."

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Wider vaccination helps China build immune barrier against coronavirus. ecns.cn China has been expanding vaccine inoculation, booster shots in particular, to combat COVID-19 and build an immune barrier as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide.

Staff (2021-11-03). Headlines for November 3, 2021. democracynow.org Youngkin Beats McAuliffe in VA Gov. Race; India Walton Trails Write-in Primary Loser Byron Brown in Buffalo, Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Race; Michelle Wu Is 1st Woman, BIPOC Elected as Boston Mayor, Ohio Special House Races Go to Republican Mike Carey and Democrat Shontel Brown, Minneapolis Rejects Police Overhaul Measure, COP26: U.S. Joins 90 Nations in Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions; South Africa Coal Deal Announced, CDC Approves Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds, Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Tigrayan Forces Advance; U.N. Report Details Mass Atrocities, Sheikh Jarrah Families Reject Israe…

Staff (2021-11-03). The Nation's John Nichols: Democrats Must Deliver on Promises or Voters Will Punish the Party. democracynow.org We speak with The Nation's John Nichols about key outcomes from Tuesday's election night. In a major blow for Democrats, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who President Biden warned is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump, won the Virginia governor's race against former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin campaigned for so-called parents' rights — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Tuesday's elections also saw closely watched races in New Jersey, New York City, Buffalo and Boston, where Michelle Wu made history…

Ike Nahem (2021-11-03). Turning Points, Contradictions, and Dynamics. dissidentvoice.org Cuba will always remember your expressions of support, your permanent call for the lifting of the embargo…[My invitation to attend the Independence Day celebrations] has an immeasurably greater value in times in which we are suffering the ravages of a multidimensional war, with a criminal blockade opportunistically intensified in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Final Straw (2021-11-03). Final Straw: Asheville Survival Program. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show, Final Straw, presents a interview with the autonomous mutual aid project, Asheville Survival Program. Listen and Download HERE Asheville Survival Program is an autonomous mutual aid network formed in early 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in so-called Asheville, NC. They are building mutual aid with oppressed…

WSWS (2021-11-03). Corbyn, Covid and school reopenings: A record of silence and political betrayal. wsws.org UK parent Lisa Diaz is the driving force behind the Friday school strikes, encouraging parents to, when possible, keep their children off school to protest schools being made unsafe by the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Wellcome Trust director Jeremy Farrar quits science advisory committee over UK government's handling of pandemic. wsws.org That Farrar believes his position as a government advisor is no longer tenable speaks volumes about the dangerous situation, Johnson's intentions and the impossibility of swaying the ruling class to take up any serious scientific policy against the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Rank-and-file Canadian educators discuss "How to end the pandemic" webinar, vow support for John Deere strike. wsws.org At the latest meeting of the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, education workers drew the connection between the fight to stop the pandemic and the need to unify their struggles with other sections of workers battling low wages and punishing working conditions.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Six hundred children have been killed by COVID-19 in the US. wsws.org Despite the growing death toll among US children, which directly coincides with the reopening of schools, masking and other mitigation policies are being curtailed or entirely scrapped.

Anonymous669 (2021-11-03). Algeria Accuses Morocco Of Deadly Drone Strike On Western Sahara, Vows To Respond. southfront.org Illustrative image | Algeria has held Morocco responsible for a recent drone strike on the disputed region of Western Sahara that claimed the lives of three Algerian truck drivers. | In a statement released on November 3, the Algerian Presidency described the unpresented incident as a "cowardly murder with sophisticated weaponry.""On November 1, 2021, while the Algerian people celebrate in joy and serenity the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the glorious Revolution, three (03) Algerian nationals were c…

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2021-11-03: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-11-03). New studies show mood disorders heighten risk of severe COVID illness and death. wsws.org Individuals suffering from mood disorders are more likely to be poor and to have limited access to preventative healthcare.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Hunger strike by New York City taxi drivers against crushing debt nearing the end of its second week. wsws.org New York City taxi drivers are suffering under horrendous debt loads due to predatory lending practices compounded by the effects of the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to "open up" China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China's COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.

WSWS (2021-11-03). COVID-19 must not be the "new normal" wsws.org The perspective set forth by McKinsey & Company, speaking on behalf of the corporate-financial oligarchy, is that the coronavirus pandemic should be allowed to become "endemic."

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Wider vaccination helps China build immune barrier against coronavirus. ecns.cn China has been expanding vaccine inoculation, booster shots in particular, to combat COVID-19 and build an immune barrier as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide.

Staff (2021-11-03). Headlines for November 3, 2021. democracynow.org Youngkin Beats McAuliffe in VA Gov. Race; India Walton Trails Write-in Primary Loser Byron Brown in Buffalo, Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Race; Michelle Wu Is 1st Woman, BIPOC Elected as Boston Mayor, Ohio Special House Races Go to Republican Mike Carey and Democrat Shontel Brown, Minneapolis Rejects Police Overhaul Measure; Oregon Legalizes "Magic Mushrooms" for Medical Use, COP26: U.S. Joins 90 Nations in Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions; South Africa Coal Deal Announced, CDC Approves Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds, Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Tigrayan Forces Advance; U.N. Report Details…

Staff (2021-11-03). The Nation's John Nichols: Democrats Must Deliver on Promises or Voters Will Punish the Party. democracynow.org We speak with The Nation's John Nichols about key outcomes from Tuesday's election night. In a major blow for Democrats, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who President Biden warned is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump, won the Virginia governor's race against former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin campaigned for so-called parents' rights — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Tuesday's elections also saw closely watched races in New Jersey, New York City, Buffalo and Boston, where Michelle Wu made history…

Final Straw (2021-11-03). Final Straw: Asheville Survival Program. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show, Final Straw, presents a interview with the autonomous mutual aid project, Asheville Survival Program. Listen and Download HERE Asheville Survival Program is an autonomous mutual aid network formed in early 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in so-called Asheville, NC. They are building mutual aid with oppressed…

WSWS (2021-11-03). Rank-and-file Canadian educators discuss "How to end the pandemic" webinar, vow support for John Deere strike. wsws.org At the latest meeting of the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, education workers drew the connection between the fight to stop the pandemic and the need to unify their struggles with other sections of workers battling low wages and punishing working conditions.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Wellcome Trust director Jeremy Farrar quits science advisory committee over UK government's handling of pandemic. wsws.org That Farrar believes his position as a government advisor is no longer tenable speaks volumes about the dangerous situation, Johnson's intentions and the impossibility of swaying the ruling class to take up any serious scientific policy against the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Corbyn, Covid and school reopenings: A record of silence and political betrayal. wsws.org UK parent Lisa Diaz is the driving force behind the Friday school strikes, encouraging parents to, when possible, keep their children off school to protest schools being made unsafe by the pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-03). Six hundred children have been killed by COVID-19 in the US. wsws.org Despite the growing death toll among US children, which directly coincides with the reopening of schools, masking and other mitigation policies are being curtailed or entirely scrapped.

Anonymous669 (2021-11-03). Algeria Accuses Morocco Of Deadly Drone Strike On Western Sahara, Vows To Respond. southfront.org Illustrative image | Algeria has held Morocco responsible for a recent drone strike on the disputed region of Western Sahara that claimed the lives of three Algerian truck drivers. | In a statement released on November 3, the Algerian Presidency described the unpresented incident as a "cowardly murder with sophisticated weaponry.""On November 1, 2021, while the Algerian people celebrate in joy and serenity the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the glorious Revolution, three (03) Algerian nationals were c…

Editor2 (2021-11-02). Documents Show How the US Government Used Social Media to Intervene in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com BY Tim Gill and Christian Lewelling — Oct 30, 2021 | Outrage over alleged Russian intervention in US elections has been widespread. But documents obtained by Jacobin reveal that the US has intervened in Venezuelan elections by training opposition forces to use Facebook against President Nicolás Maduro's party. | In recent months, US lawmakers have condemned Facebook for harming children's health, amplifying violence from Washington to India, and disseminating misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and its vaccine. The criticisms follow a leak of thousands of internal company documents known as the Facebook Pape…

Staff (2021-11-02). Headlines for November 2, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Gather in Glasgow for Start of Crucial COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Sen. Joe Manchin Won't Commit to Build Back Better Act, Imperiling Biden's Domestic Agenda, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Texas's Near-Total Abortion Ban, Virginia Governor's Race Takes Center Stage on Election Day, Kids as Young as 5 Set to Be Vaccinated Within Days as Pediatric Doses Begin Shipping, Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Chicago Police Officers, U.N. Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mandate in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara, Burmese Military Forces Accused of Torture and Attacks on Civilians, U.N. Warns Afg…

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Expert says tough anti-virus policy not too expensive. ecns.cn China will continue to pursue a zero-transmission policy against the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, as the global fatality rate of 2 percent is still too high, a leading Chinese respiratory disease expert said.

WSWS (2021-11-02). FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5—11. wsws.org Pending confirmation by the CDC and the director's approval, school children could begin receiving vaccines as soon as Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). G20 urged to provide more COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations: report. ecns.cn Group of 20 (G20) nations faces growing pressure on offering poor nations more COVID-19 vaccines, said a news report on India's Wion News' online portal Sunday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China. ecns.cn Tanzania on Monday received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation's drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-02). FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11. wsws.org Pending confirmation by the CDC and the director's approval, school children could begin receiving vaccines as soon as Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Over 2.279 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn More than 2.279 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-02). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodríguez, on October 31, reported that the country had successfully vaccinated 67% of its population against COVID-19. Rodríguez further reported that in some states, the figure had exceeded 70%, the country's initial target set to be achieved by the end of the year. | "Together we are advancing in the mass immunization of the people. To date, Venezuela reaches 67% vaccination rate of the population, and 9 states, such as Táchira, Caracas and La Guaira, have exceeded the goal of 70% of immunized people. We are on track to achieve the (new) goal of vaccinating 95% of Venezuelans in…

Mickey Z. (2021-11-02). Covid-19 Fallout: "There is something terribly wrong with this country" dissidentvoice.org As November 5 neared, I did something cliché but nonetheless powerful. I re-watched the film, V for Vendetta. It always resonated with me in a variety of ways. During Occupy, it felt omnipresent due to the endless sea of masks. But in 2021, it plays like a documentary. Another cliché perhaps but I challenge you …

Johanna Kichton (2021-11-02). People's Action: Electoral Tests Today Prove Tenant Power and Potential. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement by Homes Guarantee Campaign Director Tara Raghuveer on the same day as voters head to the polls and put the tenant movement to the electoral test: "Around the country, tenants have established themselves as a political force, especially in local elections. The pandemic illuminated …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Worsening economic data coming out of China. wsws.org Figures on factory production fall for second month in a row after something of a pandemic recovery boom.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). TCM helps with China's Gansu COVID-19 treatment. ecns.cn Benefitting from the combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 have turned to moderate from severe as of Sunday in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Monday.

The Jimmy Dore Show (2021-11-02). Vaxxed Just as Likely to Spread Covid as Unvaxxed — New Study. dissidentvoice.org

Voelker R. (2021-11-02). COVID-19 Didn't Stop Millions of Youth From Continuing to Vape. jamanetwork.com Researchers from the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that 2 million middle school and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, and most prefer the flavored varieties.

WSWS (2021-11-02). Colorado considers emergency "crisis standards of care" in hospitals as COVID-19 spreads rapidly. wsws.org The COVID-19 infection rate has been steadily growing for months as government officials have done nothing to stop the spread of the virus. State officials are now considering emergency triage in hospitals as they reach maximum capacity…

WSWS (2021-11-02). UAW and Mack Trucks allowing COVID to spread at Macungie, Pennsylvania plant. wsws.org COVID-19 infections continue to increase at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania, as the UAW and company keep workers on the job.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-02). Nature of the COVID Era Public Health Disaster In The USA: From All-Cause Mortality And Socio-Geo-Economic And Climatic Data. southfront.org Written by by Prof Denis Rancourt, Dr. Marine Baudin, and Dr. Jérémie Mercier. Originally published on GlobalResearch Abstract We investigate why the USA,…

Global Research News (2021-11-02). Selected Articles: "The Official Covid Narrative": When Doctors Attack Doctors, Who Wins? globalresearch.ca By Get off the crazy train. I know, it is scary, it …

C.J. Hopkins (2021-11-02). (New Normal) Winter is Coming. dissidentvoice.org Winter is coming … and you know what that means. That's right, it's nearly time once again for the global-capitalist ruling classes to whip the New Normal masses into a state of mindless mass hysteria over an imaginary apocalyptic virus. the same imaginary apocalyptic virus that they have whipped the New Normal masses into a …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Chilean government slashes health staff, critical beds as Delta becomes dominant strain. wsws.org These socially criminal policies are in line with demands from international capital that the working class "learn to live"—in fact, die—with the virus for the sake of profits.

WSWS (2021-11-02). SEP holds online meeting to fight Australia's new anti-democratic election laws. wsws.org Speakers called on workers and youth to join and build the Socialist Equality Party in order to reject government dictates to "live with the virus" and embrace the promotion of militarism and war.

Hahn SR. (2021-11-02). Depressive Symptom Assessment in Medically Ill Patients. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent article about diagnosis of depression in patients with comorbid medical conditions failed to make 3 important points. First, in their discussion of screening tools for diagnosing depression, the authors briefly mentioned the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) in conjunction with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and contrasted these with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID). This catalog of tools does not do jus…

jamanetwork (2021-11-02). Author Surname Correction. jamanetwork.com In the Letter to the Editor titled "Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases," published in the September 21, 2021, issue of JAMA, the first author's surname should have been listed as "Papamichael." This article was corrected online.

Wenger HC, Cifu AS, Lee CT. (2021-11-02). Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults With COPD and Interstitial Lung Disease. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) regarding the home use of oxygen for adults with COPD and interstitial lung disease.

Robert S. Becker (2021-11-02). Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification? nationofchange.org Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.

Bielicki JA, Stà∂hr W, Barratt S, et al. (2021-11-02). Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial compares the need for re-treatment of respiratory infection following hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia among children receiving amoxicillin at high doses vs low doses and at 3-days vs 7-days duration.

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2021-11-02: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Expert says tough anti-virus policy not too expensive. ecns.cn China will continue to pursue a zero-transmission policy against the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, as the global fatality rate of 2 percent is still too high, a leading Chinese respiratory disease expert said.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). G20 urged to provide more COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations: report. ecns.cn Group of 20 (G20) nations faces growing pressure on offering poor nations more COVID-19 vaccines, said a news report on India's Wion News' online portal Sunday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China. ecns.cn Tanzania on Monday received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation's drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2021-11-02). FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11. wsws.org Pending confirmation by the CDC and the director's approval, school children could begin receiving vaccines as soon as Wednesday.

WSWS (2021-11-02). FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5—11. wsws.org Pending confirmation by the CDC and the director's approval, school children could begin receiving vaccines as soon as Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Over 2.279 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn More than 2.279 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-02). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodríguez, on October 31, reported that the country had successfully vaccinated 67% of its population against COVID-19. Rodríguez further reported that in some states, the figure had exceeded 70%, the country's initial target set to be achieved by the end of the year. | "Together we are advancing in the mass immunization of the people. To date, Venezuela reaches 67% vaccination rate of the population, and 9 states, such as Táchira, Caracas and La Guaira, have exceeded the goal of 70% of immunized people. We are on track to achieve the (new) goal of vaccinating 95% of Venezuelans in…

Mickey Z. (2021-11-02). Covid-19 Fallout: "There is something terribly wrong with this country" dissidentvoice.org As November 5 neared, I did something cliché but nonetheless powerful. I re-watched the film, V for Vendetta. It always resonated with me in a variety of ways. During Occupy, it felt omnipresent due to the endless sea of masks. But in 2021, it plays like a documentary. Another cliché perhaps but I challenge you …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Worsening economic data coming out of China. wsws.org Figures on factory production fall for the second month in a row after something of a pandemic recovery boom.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). TCM helps with China's Gansu COVID-19 treatment. ecns.cn Benefitting from the combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 have turned to moderate from severe as of Sunday in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Monday.

WSWS (2021-11-02). UAW and Mack Trucks allowing COVID to spread at Macungie, Pennsylvania plant. wsws.org COVID-19 infections continue to increase at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania, as the UAW and company keep workers on the job.

Global Research News (2021-11-02). Selected Articles: "The Official Covid Narrative": When Doctors Attack Doctors, Who Wins? globalresearch.ca By Get off the crazy train. I know, it is scary, it …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Colorado considers emergency "crisis standards of care" in hospitals as COVID-19 spreads rapidly. wsws.org The COVID-19 infection rate has been steadily growing for months as government officials have done nothing to stop the spread of the virus. State officials are now considering emergency triage in hospitals as they reach maximum capacity…

C.J. Hopkins (2021-11-02). (New Normal) Winter is Coming. dissidentvoice.org Winter is coming … and you know what that means. That's right, it's nearly time once again for the global-capitalist ruling classes to whip the New Normal masses into a state of mindless mass hysteria over an imaginary apocalyptic virus. the same imaginary apocalyptic virus that they have whipped the New Normal masses into a …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Chilean government slashes health staff, critical beds as Delta becomes dominant strain. wsws.org These socially criminal policies are in line with demands from international capital that the working class "learn to live"—in fact, die—with the virus for the sake of profits.

WSWS (2021-11-02). SEP holds online meeting to fight Australia's new anti-democratic election laws. wsws.org Speakers called on workers and youth to join and build the Socialist Equality Party in order to reject government dictates to "live with the virus" and embrace the promotion of militarism and war.

Robert S. Becker (2021-11-02). Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification? nationofchange.org Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.

WSWS (2021-11-01). Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 5 million: Government policies promote mass death. wsws.org Amid the ongoing wave of mass death, governments worldwide are scrapping all remaining measures to contain or slow the spread of COVID-19, with the grotesque mantra that society must "learn to live with the virus."

Editor (2021-11-01). Cuba-Vietnam: on the road to vaccine self-reliance. mronline.org Unlike the agreements entered into by Western multinational corporations such as Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, the Cuba-Vietnam agreement sets a precedent of solidarity and prioritizes people's health over business profits.

Moderator (2021-11-01). G20 Summit Deemed 'Abysmal and Total Failure' on Vaccine Equity, Climate Action. scheerpost.com By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Leaders of the world's richest nations wrapped up the Group of 20 Summit in Rome on Sunday after taking virtually no concrete action to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and the intensifying climate crisis, drawing condemnation from human rights advocates who deemed the gathering's outcome an "abysmal and total failure." "G20 …

_____ (2021-11-01). Malfeasance Behind the FDA Vax OK for Children. journal-neo.org On October 27 the US Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel on Vaccines recommended the agency allow Pfizer to amend its Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID vaccine to include children 5 through 11 years old. Two days later the FDA officially approved the rollout. Major media are treating this as a positive development to …

teleSUR (2021-11-01). G20 Summit Ends With Emphasis On Climate, Global Corporate Tax. telesurenglish.net The Group of 20 summit drew to a close on Sunday, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi saying that progress on key issues including climate change, COVID-19 vaccines distribution, and global tax reform made him "profoundly optimistic" about the role multilateralism can play in global affairs. | RELATED: | Leaders from the world's major economies met, virtually or in person, in Rome on Saturday and Sunday to forma…

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2021-11-01). The Lord of "Vaccines" and the "Health Terrorist Ideology". Where Do You Think this Is Going? Get Off that Crazy Train. globalresearch.ca "A tyrant needs above all a tyrant-state, so he will use a million little civil servant tyrants who each have a trivial task to perform, and each will perform that task competently, and without remorse"

Staff (2021-11-01). Many Voices from Global South Shut Out of U.N. Climate Summit as Vaccine Apartheid Limits Travel to U.K. democracynow.org This year's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow may be the whitest and most privileged one ever, with thousands from the Global South unable to attend because of lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines and travel restrictions. The global inequity in vaccine access mirrors the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis that has fallen mostly on poor countries least responsible for emissions, says climate activist Dipti Bhatnagar in Mozambique. "The people who need to be there, who need to hold people accountable, are not going to be there," says Bhatnagar, climate justice and energy coordinator at Friends of…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Latest barrage of anti-vaccine protests in New York City aimed at building a far-right movement. wsws.org The wave of protests is backed by elements within the highest levels of the state, with support from the trade union bureaucracies, disaffected middle class layers and certain disoriented and destitute elements of the working class.

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-11-01). No Jab, No Job: Ice Cube Forced Off Popular Sony Movie For Refusing Covid Vaccine. moguldom.com "Oh Hell No" seems to be in line with the sentiments of Ice Cube, who has walked away from the film, a $9-million dollar payday and a co-starring role opposite Jack Black because Cube refuses to give in to producers who have mandated covid-19 vaccines for the cast. Ice Cube departed the upcoming Sony comedy …

Staff (2021-11-01). Headlines for November 1, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders, Activists Descend on Glasgow for COP26 as Future of Humanity Hangs in the Balance, G20 Members Agree to Minimum Corporate Tax Rate, Vaccines Push, Make Little Progress on Climate, Global COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million; FDA Approves Vaccines for 5- to 11-Year-Olds, SCOTUS Rejects Religious Objection to Vaccine for Maine Health Workers; NYC Mandate Takes Effect, Biden Admin Issues New Memo to End "Remain in Mexico" as Migrant Caravan Takes Break on Trek to U.S., Veteran Reporter Fredy López Arévalo Is at Least the Ninth Murdered Journalist in Mexico This Year, 10 People Killed in Marib Fighting as 2…

Dr. Angela Durante (2021-11-01). A Letter to the Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-01). Millions head to the polls amid socio-economic crisis in South Africa and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the local elections held in South Africa amid worsening conditions of poverty and unemployment; renewed protests in Thailand to demand a repeal of Section 112 or the royal defamation laws and other reforms to the monarchy; the start of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Scotland after the G20 Summit; and the 67% COVID-19 vaccination rate achieved by Venezuela despite U.S. sanctions.

teleSUR (2021-11-01). 67 Percent of the Venezuelans Are Already Vaccinated. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that the Bolivarian government has already vaccinated 67 percent of the country's population and hopes to immunize 80 percent of the eligible citizens by the end of November. | Related | At least seven states have already surpassed 70 percent of vaccinated population: Tachira, Caracas, La Guaira, Miranda, Carabobo, Cojedes and Merida. | Despite the U.S. blockade, this South American nation has been a…

_____ (2021-11-01). Dear President Biden: Release Leonard Peltier. popularresistance.org We write to request the expedited release of American Indian elder Leonard Peltier, who is 77 years old and who has served more than 44 years in federal prison, some in solitary confinement, in numerous prisons across the United States. | He suffers from severe health conditions, such as diabetes and an abdominal aortic aneurysm that can be lethal if ruptured. The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a national response to the COVID-19 pandemic authorizing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release elderly inmates and those with underlying health conditions from federal prisons. | Mr. Peltier is currently impri…

Clarfield A. (2021-11-01). A Tale of 2 Epidemics—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply I thank Dr Sutton very much for her kind words about my article. It is interesting that early in the COVID-19 pandemic her grandmother found COVID-19 less frightening than the polio pandemics she had lived through in that, as she pointed out, the former does not tend to attack children. In my view, she was expressing an admirable level of altruism still common among many older persons. Given her age, Dr Sutton's grandmother was herself at high risk for illness, admission to hospital, and death from COVID-19. Yet she was concerned much more for the younger generations than for her own. Furthermore, Sutton…

Luis Feliz León (2021-11-01). Beneath Striketober Fanfare, The Lower Frequencies of Class Struggle. zcomm.org As the rich and comfortable stayed indoors and rode out the worst months of the pandemic on their Peloton bikes, workers around the country shifted into a different gear…

teleSUR (2021-11-01). COP26 Begins As Countries Plan Future Actions On Climate Change. telesurenglish.net The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. | RELATED: | "We postponed COP26 by a year. But during that year, climate change did not take time off… And we know that the window to keep 1.5 degrees within reach is closing… We know that our shared planet is changing for the worse. And we can o…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Big Three automakers release earnings reports for third quarter of 2021. wsws.org In spite of overall year-over-year declines, the Big Three US automakers' earnings reflect a ramping up of the exploitation of the global working class in the face of a global pandemic and supply chain crisis.

Tom Conway (2021-11-01). Hospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 — 16 hour shifts. peoplesworld.org So many people with COVID-19 sought treatment at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in recent months that the hospital triaged patients outside the facility and set up a makeshift ward in the main lobby. Many workers put in 14 and 16-hour shifts to keep the Southern California facility operating during the crisis, with some comforting the …

Staff (2021-11-01). Venezuela Reports 794 New COVID-19 Cases on Saturday. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, October 30, Venezuela recorded 794 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of them, 792 were of community transmission and 2 were imported from Panama with entry through the state of La Guaira. This was reported by Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | Through her Twitter account, Rodríguez, the head of the Presidential Commission for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, reported that the community cases of the day were registered in 20 states: Carabobo (184), Lara (144), Yaracuy (101), Miranda (84), La Guaira (76), Caracas (64), Zulia (55), Trujillo (22), Sucre (15), Aragua (14), Barinas (…

Eric Nepomuceno (2021-11-01). Un Brasil espectacular, el de Jair Bolsonaro. globalizacion.ca Brasil se mostró un país modelo en el enfrentamiento de la pandemia de Covid-19. La distribución masiva de inmunizantes lo sitúa en segundo lugar entre las naciones. Existen, por cierto, problemas en la economía. El precio de los combustibles aumentó,…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Ukraine's daily COVID-19 cases and deaths hit record highs. wsws.org The reckless policies of the Ukrainian ruling class have led to a health disaster that shows no signs of ending.

WSWS (2021-11-01). Papua New Guinea morgues overflow as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org The mass burial highlights the social catastrophe being exacerbated by the homicidal pro-business policies of the PNG ruling elite, in the face of the ongoing Delta outbreak.

WSWS (2021-11-01). SEP electoral members speak out on Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws and the socialist program to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org "The virus has been used for the most enormous shift from the poor to the rich in the history of capitalism."

WSWS (2021-11-01). Australia's reckless pro-business reopening proceeding apace as international travel resumes. wsws.org In the space of less than a month, lockdowns have been overturned and most safety restrictions lifted in the two most populous states, even though they continue to be hit by COVID outbreaks.

WSWS (2021-11-01). US and international media demand China end "zero-COVID" strategy. wsws.org The real question is not why China is the "Last 'Zero Covid' holdout," but why other governments have pursued murderous policies that continue to cause infections and deaths on a mass scale.

Cao Y, Liang L, Wu H. (2021-11-01). ST-Segment Elevation With Peritoneal Dialysis. jamanetwork.com This case report examines echocardiogram findings in a man with a history of chronic kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis, and myocardial infarction who presented with heart palpitations and severe weakness of the upper and lower extremities.

Gupta S, Yadav A, Gupta A. (2021-11-01). A Young Man With Wide Complex Tachycardia. jamanetwork.com This case report describes a man in his 20s who presented to the emergency department with intermittent palpitations for 2 days and no history of chest pain, dyspnea, congestion, or fever. What is your diagnosis?

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Editor (2021-11-01). Cuba-Vietnam: on the road to vaccine self-reliance. mronline.org Unlike the agreements entered into by Western multinational corporations such as Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, the Cuba-Vietnam agreement sets a precedent of solidarity and prioritizes people's health over business profits.

WSWS (2021-11-01). Latest barrage of anti-vaccine protests in New York City aimed at building a far-right movement. wsws.org The wave of protests is backed by elements within the highest levels of the state, with support from the trade union bureaucracies, disaffected middle class layers and certain disoriented and destitute elements of the working class.

teleSUR (2021-11-01). G20 Summit Ends With Emphasis On Climate, Global Corporate Tax. telesurenglish.net The Group of 20 summit drew to a close on Sunday, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi saying that progress on key issues including climate change, COVID-19 vaccines distribution, and global tax reform made him "profoundly optimistic" about the role multilateralism can play in global affairs. | RELATED: | Leaders from the world's major economies met, virtually or in person, in Rome on Saturday and Sunday to forma…

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-11-01). No Jab, No Job: Ice Cube Forced Off Popular Sony Movie For Refusing Covid Vaccine. moguldom.com Ice Cube has walked away from co-starring opposite Jack Black and a $9 million dollar payday because producers have mandated the cast get the covid-19 vaccine. The film "Oh Hell No," seems to be in line with Cube's sentiments. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), Ice Cube departed the upcoming Sony comedy last week. Cube, …

teleSUR (2021-11-01). 67 Percent of the Venezuelans Are Already Vaccinated. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that the Bolivarian government has already vaccinated 67 percent of the country's population and hopes to immunize 80 percent of the eligible citizens by the end of November. | Related | At least seven states have already surpassed 70 percent of vaccinated population: Tachira, Caracas, La Guaira, Miranda, Carabobo, Cojedes and Merida. | Despite the U.S. blockade, this South American nation has been a…

teleSUR (2021-11-01). COP26 Begins As Countries Plan Future Actions On Climate Change. telesurenglish.net The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. | RELATED: | "We postponed COP26 by a year. But during that year, climate change did not take time off… And we know that the window to keep 1.5 degrees within reach is closing… We know that our shared planet is changing for the worse. And we can o…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Big Three automakers release earnings reports for third quarter of 2021. wsws.org In spite of overall year-over-year declines, the Big Three US automakers' earnings reflect a ramping up of the exploitation of the global working class in the face of a global pandemic and supply chain crisis.

Tom Conway (2021-11-01). Hospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 — 16 hour shifts. peoplesworld.org So many people with COVID-19 sought treatment at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in recent months that the hospital triaged patients outside the facility and set up a makeshift ward in the main lobby. Many workers put in 14 and 16-hour shifts to keep the Southern California facility operating during the crisis, with some comforting the …

Staff (2021-11-01). Venezuela Reports 794 New COVID-19 Cases on Saturday. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, October 30, Venezuela recorded 794 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of them, 792 were of community transmission and 2 were imported from Panama with entry through the state of La Guaira. This was reported by Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | Through her Twitter account, Rodríguez, the head of the Presidential Commission for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, reported that the community cases of the day were registered in 20 states: Carabobo (184), Lara (144), Yaracuy (101), Miranda (84), La Guaira (76), Caracas (64), Zulia (55), Trujillo (22), Sucre (15), Aragua (14), Barinas (…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Ukraine's daily COVID-19 cases and deaths hit record highs. wsws.org The reckless policies of the Ukrainian ruling class have led to a health disaster that shows no signs of ending.

WSWS (2021-11-01). US and international media demand China end "zero-COVID" strategy. wsws.org The real question is not why China is the "Last 'Zero Covid' holdout," but why other governments have pursued murderous policies that continue to cause infections and deaths on a mass scale.

WSWS (2021-11-01). Australia's reckless pro-business reopening proceeding apace as international travel resumes. wsws.org In the space of less than a month, lockdowns have been overturned and most safety restrictions lifted in the two most populous states, even though they continue to be hit by COVID outbreaks.

WSWS (2021-11-01). Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 5 million: Government policies promote mass death. wsws.org Amid the ongoing wave of mass death, governments worldwide are scrapping all remaining measures to contain or slow the spread of COVID-19, with the grotesque mantra that society must "learn to live with the virus."

WSWS (2021-11-01). SEP electoral members speak out on Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws and the socialist program to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org "The virus has been used for the most enormous shift from the poor to the rich in the history of capitalism."

WSWS (2021-11-01). Papua New Guinea morgues overflow as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org The mass burial highlights the social catastrophe being exacerbated by the homicidal pro-business policies of the PNG ruling elite, in the face of the ongoing Delta outbreak.

_____ (2021-10-31). Rainbow Warrior To Defy Glasgow Port By Sailing To COP26. popularresistance.org If the voyage is successful, the four youth activists on the Rainbow Warrior plan to meet fellow members of the Fridays for Future climate strike movement on 1 November outside the summit to deliver their message. They're warning that the climate talks should not go ahead without the people who are most affected. But they say many activists have been shut out by a failure to distribute vaccines equally between countries and travel restrictions. Meanwhile major nations have big delegations attending. | The Rainbow Warrior set sail from Liverpool on 30 October. It contacted the Clyde port authority to request permi…

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). China provides 1.6 billion vaccine doses for int'l community: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said China has provided over 1.6 billion doses of vaccines for more than 100 countries and international organizations to date.

Jubilee USA Network (2021-10-31). G20 Focuses on Vaccines, Health, Economy and Climate During Rome Summit. indybay.org President Biden joins G20 heads of state in Rome to discuss COVID response, vaccines, debt, economic crisis and climate policies. This is the first in-person meeting of the leaders since before the onset of the pandemic.

One America News Network (2021-10-31). Video: Fauci, HHS Officials and the Rockefellers Discuss How a "New Virus from China" Could be Used to Enforce A Universal Vaccine: IT HAPPENED IN 2019 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. globalresearch.ca Important video | A meeting was held at the Milken …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-31). The Covid "Vaccine" and "Herd Immunity": Changing the Definitions. globalresearch.ca The …

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). Xi proposes global vaccine cooperation action initiative. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday proposed a six-point Global Vaccine Cooperation Action Initiative while addressing the 16th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit via video link.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-31). Mayo Clinic Q and A: High-dose flu vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 65 and had my annual physical. This year, my doctor recommended that I receive a high-dose flu vaccine. Why do I need a high-dose vaccine? ANSWER: Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach flu, which is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever….

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). Putin urges mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines among G20 members. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) countries should solve as soon as possible the problem of mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination certificates.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important for kids to be vaccinated for flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say it's the best tool for preventing the flu. And kids of almost every age are eligible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/zwAGf1V9iUw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Winter is coming. And health…

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). Xi denounces stigmatization of COVID-19 virus, politicization of origins tracing. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said that stigmatization of the COVID-19 virus and politicization of origins tracing run counter to the spirit of solidarity against the pandemic.

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-31). Conviasa to Reactivate its Caracas-Madrid Air Route. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 29, the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) announced the reopening of its Caracas-Madrid air route, as several international airlines that had closed operations due to the pandemic have been gradually reactivating their flight schedules. | This information was provided by the deputy minister of air transport and president of Venezuela's national airline, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, in an interview with Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | However, Velásquez Araguayán pointed out that the reopening depends on the Presidential Commission for the Prevention…

Muhammed Shabeer (2021-10-31). 'Landlord, Landlord, My roof has sprung a leak'. peoplesdispatch.org The COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic crisis worsened by it has affected people from all walks of lives across the world, with the working class being forced to bear the burden of the ongoing crisis. In most parts of the world, the common peoples' tax money has been used by governments to save big businesses, while small-scale enterprises and the livelihoods of millions of people have been ruined in this period due to lockdowns and other rotating restrictions to contain the pandemic. | Many sections of society have adapted to this 'new normalcy' and slowly started reconfiguring their lives, especially as d…

WSWS (2021-10-31). BBC rejects David Hare's play about COVID: Ensuring there is nothing to see here. wsws.org The BBC's refusal to take Beat the Devil confirms that the failure to address the pandemic is not only an artistic failure, but a refusal to challenge an undeclared policy of the major producers and broadcasters.

sputniknews (2021-10-31). China Accuses US of Politicization of COVID-19 Origin After Report of Intelligence Service. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The report made by the US intelligence community on the origins of COVID-19 is politicized, unscientific, and unreliable, and Washington is obsessed with political manipulations that can damage the global efforts in fighting the pandemic, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Sunday.

sputniknews (2021-10-31). Second Day of G20 Leaders' Summit 2021 in Rome. sputniknews.com The leaders of the world's 20 largest economies gathered for a two-day in-person summit on in Rome in a bid to work out steps to end the COVID-19 pandemic, shore up the struggling global economy and discuss climate change.

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). Xi urges G20 inclusiveness, solidarity amid COVID-19 at Rome summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday addressed the Group of 20 (G20) leaders' summit via video link, calling on its members to shoulder due responsibilities and uphold openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation for forging a community with a shared future for mankind.

_____ (2021-10-31). COVID Hit The Working Class Hardest, But The Traditional Left Is Deaf To Them. popularresistance.org The ruling class across Europe and in the US would rather see people divided than united against oligarchy, that's why Left populism coupled with the working-class outlook represents a greater threat to the establishment. | In the aftermath of the recent German Federal election many people were wondering how Die Linke (The Left) had become so relegated to the sidelines as to lose 30 seats and become the smallest party in Germany's parliament. | Many liberal publications were quick to place blame on Sahra Wagenknecht, one of Die Linke's most prolific politicians, for the release of her book "The Self Righteous." I…

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