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2022-01-11: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-11). More than half a million children infected with COVID-19 in the US last week, shattering previous records. wsws.org Educators and students across the US are fighting for remote instruction as the Omicron surge leads to record infections and thousand of school closures.

UFCLP (2022-01-11). SEIU1021 Leaders "Ludwig Did Not Have To Die" STOP Privatization & Zero Covid NOW! indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 local leaders reported on the death of SEIU 1021 CCSF worker Ludwig Leota who was coerced back to the job where he contacted covid and passed away. They also talk about the privatization, union busting and fight for democracy in the union.

Ernst Wolff (2022-01-11). Descubriendo la narrativa alrededor del coronavirus: øSe planeó todo cuidadosamente? Análisis de Ernst Wolff. globalizacion.ca ‚Å£‚Å£Explicación magnífica de una gran razón por la que el mundo se volvió psicótico corona. Conferencia de Ernst Wolff, reconocido economista y periodista alemán. Su enfoque está en el sistema financiero y monetario global, especialmente el papel del FMI, el…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-11). Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 305 million: WHO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The overall number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 305 million, while the number of fatalities has topped 5.48 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said late on Monday.

Staff (2022-01-11). Pope weighs in on morality of Covid vaccination. rt.com The head of the Catholic Church reiterated his support for the Covid jab during an annual speech to ambassadors at the Vatican | The Pope has given his strongest backing yet to the Covid vaccine, siding with the Vatican's coronavirus advisory board and calling it a "moral obligation," urging people to show "respect for the health" of others. | Speaking on Monday, Pope Francis used his yearly speech to representatives from 183 countries accredited to the Holy See to address what he sees as important international issues and outline the Vatican's stance. | The 85-year-old head of the Catholic Church has previous…

Editor (2022-01-11). Cuba shows an alternative to Big Pharma hegemony through global solidarity. mronline.org Cuba puts people before profits — showing the world an alternative to the monopolistic practices of Big Pharma. It promotes a public health system, state-funded research and shows global solidarity through tech transfer and vaccine delivery to developing countries.

Gérard Delépine (2022-01-11). 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.

Sasha Abramsky (2022-01-11). Republicans Only Extend Unemployment When It Protects Anti-Vaxxers. truthout.org U.S. politics these days is all too often an Alice-through-the-looking-glass absurdity. | Over the last few weeks, at least

Staff (2022-01-11). Country shatters records with 1.35 million daily Covid cases. rt.com The Omicron variant has sent US Covid cases hurtling through the roof despite the vaccination push | The US shattered all records on Monday with a whopping 1.35 million new Covid-19 cases recorded. The news comes as hospitalizations with the infection also broke records. | The troubling figures come courtesy of a fresh Reuters tally. Mondays typically yield particularly high numbers, as many states do not report cases over the weekend, leaving some figures to pile up. Last Monday also saw the setting of a grim record, with over 1.03 million infections being reported across America. | The number of Covid-relate…

WSWS (2022-01-11). With world's highest COVID-19 death rate, Peru confronts third wave of pandemic. wsws.org "It isn't a curve, it's a straight vertical line heading up," Peruvian health official warns.

Editor (2022-01-11). Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face 'Vicious Cycle': Their Jobs or COVID Safety. scheerpost.com A waiter serves food to customers dining indoors at Langer's Deli in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2021. (Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) | By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams | As U.S. workers ill with Covid-19 during the Omicron surge face the stark choice of staying home without pay at the risk of losing their jobs or reporting to work and possibly infecting colleagues and customers, progressives on Monday renewed calls for the implementation of paid sick leave at the national level. | "In the midst of a horrific pandemic, two-thirds of low-wage workers still lack access to paid sick leav…

WSWS (2022-01-11). Hospitals in Massachusetts exceeding capacity, threatening collapse of the state's health care system. wsws.org Hospitals in Massachusetts are experiencing an explosive increase of new patients in the first weeks of 2022, threatening the collapse of a system which has been strained by the pandemic for two years.

Staff (2022-01-11). International travel to recover soon — forecast. rt.com Border reopenings may start in March, AirAsia CEO says | AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has said worldwide travel is likely to rebound strongly despite progress being slowed by the Covid-19 Omicron variant. | "I do believe that we're at the beginning of the end," he told CNBC on Monday, adding that recovery has already begun in earnest and demand has been "very, very robust." | Fernandes said, "The good thing is, this time last year, we had no planes flying. Now, we've got a large chunk of our fleet flying domestic Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia." | The AirAsia CEO believes international travel will return to pr…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-01-11). Djovokic versus the Australian Commonwealth. greenleft.org.au Binoy Kampmark writes that the federal government has done its bit to conjure up a monster of its own making and that the Novak Djokovic episode of pandemic bureaucracy ranks high among its inglorious achievements.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Winter of death: Two deadly housing fires in less than a week expose the reality of American capitalism. wsws.org New York City and Philadelphia saw their deadliest housing fires in decades amid a climate of official indifference to death as the COVID-19 pandemic has been allowed to rage out of control.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Acclaimed Australian respiratory scientist Guy Marks calls for global action to end the pandemic. wsws.org Professor Marks's work centres on chronic respiratory diseases and has been dedicated to the global eradication of tuberculosis, with a particular focus on the Asia and South East Asia regions, including India, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Staff (2022-01-11). AMLO contagiado nuevamente de covid-19, reporta "síntomas leves" cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmó este lunes que ha contraído la covid-19 por segunda ocasión. "Informo a ustedes que estoy contagiado de #COVID19 y aunque los síntomas son leves, permaneceré en aislamiento y solo realizaré trabajo de oficina y me comunicaré de manera virtual hasta salir adelante", publicó en Twitter.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Vote "No" on the CTU-CPS deal to reopen infected schools and spread COVID-19! Educators must launch a walkout now to save lives! wsws.org The move by the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union to end the remote work action is an utter surrender to Mayor Lightfoot and the homicidal campaign by the Biden administration to send educators and students back into infected schools.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Social and indigenous groups have called protests against the right-wing government of Lenin Moreno while the courts handed a partial victory to families suing US food Giant Tyson over worker deaths due to COVID.

Eric Nepomuceno (2022-01-11). Brasil: øAño nuevo? globalizacion.ca Llevamos nueve días de 2022, pero la verdad es que, al menos en este Brasil destrozado, seguimos como en los peores momentos de 2021, el año maldito que parece no terminar nunca. La pandemia de covid enfrenta un nuevo brote,…

WSWS (2022-01-11). New York City universities plan to reopen for in-person instruction amid Omicron surge. wsws.org Over the last month, major universities in New York City have experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19, including NYU, Columbia and CUNY.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-11). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. The Lockdown Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca One year later the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". It's carefully formulated. While they do not officially deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they recommend RT-PCR "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).

Staff (2022-01-11). UK govt's lockdown-breaching party sparks 'WTF?' reaction. rt.com Around 100 people were invited to a "bring your own booze" event in Downing Street's garden during the first Covid lockdown | Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has blasted the UK government for holding a drinks event in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown, declaring, "what tf were any of these people thinking?" | The prime minister's principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds, sent an email to over 100 employees at Downing Street, inviting them to a gathering in Number 10's garden during the first lockdown, according to an email reported by ITV News. | The message to staff, m…

WSWS (2022-01-11). Another autoworker denounces conditions at Warren Truck Plant. wsws.org A worker at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant describes the impossible situation workers face as they battle both COVID and increasingly intolerable working conditions.

WSWS (2022-01-11). New York students initiate mass "Walkout for COVID Safety" wsws.org The mass walkout by thousands of student youth takes place as Chicago teachers are mobilizing to oppose an effort to reopen schools to in-person learning.

WSWS (2022-01-11). UK schools kept open as child infections soar above 3 million. wsws.org A horrifying 1,294 UK children were admitted to hospital with COVID over the 12-day Christmas period…

WSWS (2022-01-11). Omicron variant drives COVID surge to record levels in the Philippines. wsws.org The paramount concern of the Duterte administration, like capitalist governments around the globe, is not public health but keeping the economy open.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Australia records eighth-highest weekly COVID-19 infection total globally. wsws.org More infections were recorded in the last seven days than in the 707 days since the country's first case.

WSWS (2022-01-11). "There are zero safety protocols to keep us safe from COVID": Autoworker denounces conditions at Warren Truck Plant. wsws.org A worker at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant describes the impossible situation workers face as they battle both COVID and increasingly intolerable working conditions.

Kite Line (2022-01-11). Kite Line: We Understand How They'll Play with Our Lives in Here. itsgoingdown.org Long-running abolitionist radio show and podcast Kite Line looks at the explosive spread of the Omicorn variant within the prison system. Listen and Download HERE The explosive spread of the Omicron variant has brought our focus back to the COVID-vulnerability the prison system imposes on its captives. This week, we speak to two people —…

WSWS (2022-01-11). UK campaigner Lisa Diaz subject to concerted media attack for demanding COVID safe schools. wsws.org Lisa was invited onto ITV's Good Morning Britain to detail the health concerns that led her to keep her young daughter Helena out of school. Her hosts set out to rubbish those concerns.

Carlos Fazio (2022-01-11). El corona totalitarismo y las masas. globalizacion.ca La aceptación masiva de las reglas draconianas impuestas por varios gobiernos a raíz de la pandemia del covid-19, podría conducir a un nuevo sistema totalitario tecnocrático de ideología transhumanista, con la eventual deriva de atrocidades que serían justificadas bajo la…

WSWS (2022-01-11). Australia Post workers oppose criminal "let it rip" COVID-19 policies. wsws.org The PWRFC calls on postal workers to reject the "opening up" drive by governments, both Coalition and Labor, backed by the unions, which puts working people at risk of infection every day.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-01-11). Por qué las pruebas de Covid-19 se han convertido en una máquina de hacer dinero. El fraude de la prueba PCR. globalizacion.ca No hay duda de que el modelo de negocios de hoy está impulsado por una campaña de miedo cuando se trata de la estafa de Covid-19. La histeria del virus corona lleva a las personas que están muertas de miedo…

Fred Fuentes (2022-01-11). If COVID-19 is here to stay, how can we best protect peoples' health? greenleft.org.au Public anger at government failings over mitigating the virus spread is justifiable. The challenge for progressives is to work out how to organise this anger into a fight for measures that can offer lasting protections, argues Fred Fuentes.

WSWS (2022-01-11). New California guidelines push COVID-infected health care workers back to work. wsws.org Updated emergency guidelines by the California Department of Public Health state that asymptomatic COVID-19-positive workers or those exposed to COVID-19 must return to work immediately without quarantine or repeat testing.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Auto factories are not safe! Stop production to halt spread of Omicron! wsws.org The Autoworkers Rank-and-File Committee calls for the shutdown of auto plants and nonessential production, with full compensation to workers, until the virus is contained and workers aided by scientists determine it safe to return.

WSWS (2022-01-11). China implements stringent measures to suppress Omicron outbreak in Tianjin. wsws.org The response of Chinese authorities is in stark contrast to that of governments around the world, which have allowed and even encouraged the Omicron variant to spread unchecked.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Chicago Teachers Union attempts to ram through agreement to reopen schools as Omicron surges. wsws.org The deal reached with Chicago Public Schools and Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot would send over 300,000 students back into overcrowded, poorly-ventilated classrooms, setting the stage for a massive surge of infections.

WSWS (2022-01-11). Paradigm shift in Austria: Government openly advocates deliberate mass infection. wsws.org The coalition of the conservative Austrian Peoples Party (àñVP) and the Greens is now openly promoting mass infection.

Staff (2022-01-10). Breaking Point: Ed Yong Says Omicron Is Straining Hospitals & Schools Amid Vaccine Mandate Pushback. democracynow.org The Omicron variant's transmission rate is exponentially higher than Delta, leaving healthcare workers across the U.S. in dire straits. Waves of doctors, nurses and other health professionals are unionizing, and some have quit the profession over exploitative conditions. The staffing shortage has added on to the strains of increasing hospitalizations due to COVID-19, limited availability of necessary equipment and lack of federal support for preventative measures such as paid medical leave. "This is the cost of two years spent pushing prematurely for a return to normal," says Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning repor…

Staff (2022-01-10). As Djokovic Leaves Australian Detention Hotel, Refugees Held There Urge World Not to Forget Them. democracynow.org As an Australian judge allows unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic to be released from immigration detention amid controversy over his COVID vaccine exemption, we look at how his case has intensified international scrutiny over Australia's inhumane treatment of refugees jailed in the same rundown hotel. "No one is telling us when we get out of this indefinite detention," says Mehdi Ali, an Iranian refugee currently detained by the Australian government at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. We also speak with former Australian soccer player Craig Foster, who advocates for asylum seekers.

Ann Brown (2022-01-10). Hip-Hop DJ's Kay Slay And Kid Capri Fighting Covid, Kay Slay Taken Off Ventilator. moguldom.com The hip-hop world continues to be hit by covid including two legendary personalities in the culture — Kid Capri, 54, and DJ Kay Slay, 55. DJ Kid Capri, a New York City hip-hop icon, recently announced he had tested positive for the virus and was battling major symptoms. On Jan. 6, the disc jockey and …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-01-10). GOP-named Supreme Court majority cements its role as a pro-corporate fiefdom. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Recalling the 1930s, when the "Nine Old Men" scrapped key New Deal legislation, the GOP-named U.S. Supreme Court majority may again show its implementation of the right-wing pro-corporate agenda, this time by nullifying OSHA's anti-coronavirus Emergency Temporary Standard. It is clearer than ever now that rather than being legitimate justices members of the Court are …

WSWS (2022-01-10). Response to Bronx apartment fire which killed 19 hampered by massive surge of coronavirus infections. wsws.org The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association said that the response to the fire was handicapped by the vast numbers of firefighters who are sick with COVID-19.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-01-10). T cells from common colds cross-protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2. imperial.ac.uk People with higher levels of T cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). EE.UU. supera los 60 millones de casos de coronavirus. telesurtv.net Según la Universidad Johns Hopkins, EE.UU. promedio en la última semana 700.000 casos diarios de coronavirus.

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Record-High Infection Cases And Long Queues: is Israel Losing Control Over COVID-19? sputniknews.com On Sunday, Israel registered more than 17,000 new cases of coronavirus. According to estimates, the current wave of the pandemic will see two to four million Israelis infected.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Cruise ship doctor exposes shipboard conditions amid Omicron crisis. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has closely followed the crisis facing thousands of cruise ship workers and passengers across the world in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Netizens Troll AOC for Catching COVID-19 After Partying Maskless in Florida. sputniknews.com Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has triggered a furor online after she was seen several times breaching coronavirus guidance during the Christmas holidays.

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2022-01-10: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-10). Healthy double-vaccinated 23-year-old dies from COVID in Sydney. wsws.org A close friend of James Kondilios said his death "was a reminder that this battle with Covid is not something to be taken lightly as even the healthiest people can be taken far too young."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-10). FDA authorizes COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended its emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to expand the use of a single booster dose to 12- to 15-year-olds. The FDA also shortened the time needed before receiving a booster from at least six months after completion of the initial series to at least five months for everyone 12 and older. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention will review this recommendation. The CDC…

Staff (2022-01-10). WATCH: Arrests at massive anti-lockdown protest. rt.com Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Belgian capital of Brussels to protest the government's Covid-19 restrictions | A massive crowd flooded the streets of the Belgian capital, with demonstrators calling for "freedom" and demanding that authorities abolish the Covid-19 health pass required to enter various venues. | The large-scale protest, which was joined by thousands of people, was organized by an umbrella group, "Samen Voor Vrijheid" ('Together for Freedom'). The crowd, chanting "Liberty!" and "Freedom!" and holding placards denouncing what they called the government's "vaccine dictatorship…

Staff (2022-01-10). WATCH: Anti-vaccine passport protesters pelt MP with seaweed. rt.com French islands' lawmaker was accosted in front of his home by people furious over vaccine enforcement | Protesters from the French overseas constituency of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon threw fistfuls of seaweed at their representative of the national parliament, angry over the vaccine mandate. The attack was condemned by politicians. | The heated confrontation took place on Sunday in France's islands of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the western Atlantic. People unhappy with the government's anti-Covid-19 policies and the introduction of the vaccine mandate gathered outside the home of Stephane Claireaux. The MP has…

sputniknews (2022-01-10). India to Administer 'Precautionary Dose' to Frontline Workers, Senior Citizens as COVID Cases Rise. sputniknews.com As of now, India has administered 1.51 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to people, of whom 627 million have been fully vaccinated. In his address to the nation on 25 December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the need for booster doses for healthcare and frontline workers and people aged above 60 with comorbidities.

Global Research News (2022-01-10). Selected Articles: 20 Facts About Vaccination Your Doctor Forgot to Tell You. globalresearch.ca By Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul correctly identified President Putin's fears of NATO's ongoing …

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Twitter Swamped by #BareShelvesBiden Amid Supply Chain Crisis — Again. sputniknews.com Since the pandemic and supply-chain crisis began, grocery shop shortages have been nothing new in the US. But shelves appeared particularly bare this week, when the country's north was hit by the first snowstorm of the season, and the threat of additional snow in the nearest future.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Week two of forced in-person school begins in Massachusetts amid record COVID case counts. wsws.org After record COVID-19 cases, teacher absences and disrupted classes, students and teachers faced an unprecedented surge of the pandemic in schools across Massachusetts in the first week of classes in 2022. Governor Charlie Baker and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have mandated that K-12 schools remain open for in-person learning despite these dangerous conditions.

Sue Bolton (2022-01-10). Djokovic, distractions and blame shifting. greenleft.org.au The reason Scott Morrison stopped Novak Djokovic entry visa to play in the Australian Open championships is because he needs a distraction from their ongoing disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, argues Sue Bolton.

Editor (2022-01-10). Instead of More Support, Schools Have Upped Demands on Teachers During Pandemic. scheerpost.com A parent decorates her car while gathering at the Leona Canyon Trail Head before participating in a car caravan demonstration in Oakland, California, on January 7, 2022. Some Oakland Unified teachers called a sickout on that day, saying they don't feel safe teaching. They're calling for two weeks of remote learning during the latest Omicron surge. JESSICA CHRISTIAN / THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE VIA GETTY IMAGES | By Jen Roesch / In June 2020, when schools across the U.S. remain…

WSWS (2022-01-10). Deadliest fire disaster in decades kills 19, including 9 children, in New York City. wsws.org The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association said that the response to the fire was handicapped by the vast numbers of firefighters who are sick with COVID-19.

Staff (2022-01-10). Covid-19, apartheid sanitario en la "aldea global" cubadebate.cu Publicamos un fragmento del último libro de Alain Bih, Face au Covid-19: nos exigences, leurs incohérences (Syllepse, 2021). En él, Bihr analiza la doble crisis revelada por la pandemia de Covid-19, la del sistema capitalista, pero también la de las fuerzas de la alternativa, y plantea algunas vías para salir del letargo.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Ciudad china de Tianjin inicia pruebas masivas para la Covid-19. telesurtv.net China ha redoblado su estrategia de tolerancia cero con la Covid-19 en la recta final hacia los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing.

ecns.cn (2022-01-10). Virus-hit Tianjin ensures necessity supply amid control of Omicron spread. ecns.cn North China's Tianjin Municipality which has witnessed the latest COVID-19 resurgence has launched an emergency response mechanism to guarantee the supply of daily necessities.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Chicago teachers in forefront of nationwide fight to close schools as COVID-19 infections reach record levels. wsws.org Chicago educators are entering their second week of struggle to demand virtual-only classes as teachers, parents and students across the country demand protection from the spread of COVID infections.

WSWS (2022-01-10). New Zealand government to reopen schools despite Omicron threat. wsws.org With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 threatening, the Labour-led government is ignoring the advice of scientific experts and preparing to fully re-open schools.

teleSUR, HIM, JCM (2022-01-10). Reino Unido notifica más de 140.000 nuevos contagios de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta este 8 de enero, un total de 35.499.486 dosis de refuerzo se habían aplicado en el país europeo.

Staff (2022-01-10). BoJo accused of 'ignoring science' on Covid. rt.com Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has claimed the prime minister is failing to protect England | Wales' first minister has doubled down on comments in which he accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of "ignoring the science" on Covid-19 by refusing to introduce new measures to prevent the spread of Omicron. | Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, First Minister Mark Drakeford reiterated claims that England was a "global outlier" and was not protecting its people from the current wave of Covid-19. | Drakeford said he is constantly asked why Wales is not doing the same thing as England. "My answer was to point out tha…

ecns.cn (2022-01-10). Travel discouraged between Beijing, Tianjin. ecns.cn Residents in Beijing should avoid going to Tianjin, as 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases were found there over the weekend, capital officials said on Sunday.

WSWS (2022-01-10). The stench of eugenics at the White House. wsws.org Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Friday that the fact that COVID-19 predominantly kills people who are "unwell to begin with" is "encouraging news."

teleSUR, HIM, JL (2022-01-10). Cuba supera el 86% de su población vacunada contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta el 7 de enero las autoridades del Minsap señalaron que se han aplicado 31.344.582 dosis de los fármacos Soberana 02, Soberana Plus y Abdala.

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Golden Globe Organizers Refute Rumors About Causes of Ceremony's Scaled-Down Format. sputniknews.com This year's Golden Globes will be held without star guests, red carpet, press and accompanying parties. The decision to have a pared-down event has been rumored to be based not solely on the recent spike in COVID-19, as the ceremony, which has been surrounded by scandal for almost the entire past year, is now being tacitly boycotted by Hollywood.

Staff (2022-01-10). Anti-vax group decries new restrictions warning (VIDEO). rt.com Anti-lockdown protesters march through Copenhagen, Denmark | Black-clad activists marched through Denmark's capital Copenhagen on Sunday, decrying anti-Covid rules. The protest took place after the prime minister warned of new restrictions. | Protesters from the activist group Men in Black marched through central Copenhagen exactly one year after they held their first official demonstration in the city. The group promoted the march on social media as "democratic resistance to the epidemic law and the government's attack on our freedoms." | The activists carried a large banner reading "No to the epidemic law,"

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). EE.UU. reabre centros de vacunación por variante àìmicron. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades sanitarias de EE.UU. el 95 por ciento de los nuevos casos de Covid-19 corresponden a la variante Ómicron.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Over 3,000 high school students sign petition demanding remote option for Massachusetts schools. wsws.org A change.org petition by a high school student at Boston Latin School under the heading "Staying safe should be a right, not something that government dictates," has gained over 3,000 signatures from students, educators and parents concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases across Massachusetts.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-10). Consumer Health: Treating glaucoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and it's the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to abnormally high pressure in your eye. Elevated eye pressure is due to…

WSWS (2022-01-10). Amid warnings of an Omicron surge, Sri Lankan government maintains criminal "opening up" policy. wsws.org Despite the high Omicron infection rate in the Katunayake Airport area, the country's main international airport, there are no restrictions on the flow of foreign tourists entering the country.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Profits before lives: Germany's federal and state governments shorten quarantine time despite massive Omicron wave. wsws.org The ruling class is reacting to the explosive spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant not with the necessary protective measures but with an escalation of its herd immunity policy.

TASS (2022-01-09). Kazakh health ministry denies reports about seizure of military biological lab near Almaty. tass.com Social media reports maintained that specialists in chemical protection suits were working near the lab, so, a leak of dangerous pathogens could have occurred…

ecns.cn (2022-01-09). U.S. battles COVID-19 on fronts of justice, test, vaccine. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Friday on the legality of two initiatives at the heart of the Biden administration's efforts to address the coronavirus in the workplace.

Staff (2022-01-09). Millions told to stay home while mass Covid testing underway. rt.com The Chinese government is testing around 14 million people to avoid another coronavirus outbreak | All residents in Tianjin, China have been advised to not leave their homes until they receive a negative result in the latest city-wide testing for Covid. The decision comes after 20 cases were detected. | China's 'zero tolerance' approach to Covid-19 is now being applied in the northern city of Tianjin, which borders Beijing. On Sunday, its entire population of nearly 14 million was told to stay home while the authorities conduct mass testing for the virus. | Until a 'green health code' (for negative tests) is r…

sputniknews (2022-01-09). 'Year of Freedom' Protest Against COVID-19 Pass Held in Brussels. sputniknews.com In December, tougher new measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic came into effect in Belgium.

Staff (2022-01-09). Thousands rally against vaccination of children (VIDEOS). rt.com A huge crowd marched through Melbourne to protest the vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds | Thousands of maskless demonstrators took to the streets of Melbourne on Saturday to decry the Australian government's decision to greenlight Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as five. | Despite the rainy weather, the 'Save Our Children' protest attracted a huge crowd in the central business district in the capital of the state of Victoria. | People arrived outside the heavily guarded Parliament House to express their outrage over the vaccination of children, which kicks off across Australia on Monday. | &uuml…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-09). As France's vaccine pass proposal passes in National Assembly, left decries technocratic logic. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, the French National Assembly passed a bill calling for making vaccine passes mandatory with 214 votes in favor, 93 against and 27 abstentions. The Senate will vote on the bill early next week…

Andreas Knobloch (2022-01-09). Cuba now exporting Covid vaccines. zcomm.org After immunizing its own population, Cuba's own developed vaccines are to be marketed internationally…

sputniknews (2022-01-09). Man in India Booked for Allegedly Taking 11 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine. sputniknews.com While the doctors at the Primary Health Care (PHC) centre in the Indian state of Bihar are looking into the records to verify if Brahamdev Mandal's claims are true or false, the police are also investigating a case filed against him for breaking the rules of vaccination.

sputniknews (2022-01-09). Anti-Vax Protesters Vow to 'Piss Off' Macron After French Lawmakers Approve COVID-19 'Vaccine Pass'. sputniknews.com Under a controversial bill approved by France's National Assembly in the first reading on 6 January, a "vaccine pass" will be needed to attend public places or travel between regions on public transport. The government of President Emmanuel Macron seeks to start implementing the new measures as of 15 January.

_____ (2022-01-09). Germany's Priorities Are a Queer Commissioner and Female Crash Test Dummies. strategic-culture.org How did Germany manage to exist for more than 70 years without a queer commissioner? Many may be forgiven for not having pondered this question, especially during a pandemic which has decimated the civil rights of a third of the population. | Free West Media | Sven Lehmann, Member of the Green Party, has announced that he wants to make Germany a pioneer in the fight against discrimination against transgender, homosexual and other sexual minorities. "Everyone should be able to live freely, safely and with equal rights," he declared on Wednesday. Except of course the unvaccinated. | The federal government appoin…

ecns.cn (2022-01-09). U.S. reopens mass vaccination sites, suspends cruises amid COVID-19 surge. ecns.cn Temporary mass vaccination sites that were wound down months ago across the United States are being reopened to get more people vaccinated and boosted in the latest surge of COVID-19 fueled by the Omicron variant.

Staff (2022-01-09). Protest grows bigger after president vows to 'piss off' the unvaxxed. rt.com Macron's words may have backfired after huge crowds took to the streets of France promising to piss him off instead | At least 100,000 people took to the streets of France in protest against Covid-19 restrictions and mandates, after President Macron promised to make the lives of the unvaccinated increasingly hard until they accept the jab. | The huge crowds on Saturday were roughly four times larger than back on December 18,

_____ (2022-01-09). US Public School Teachers Fight For COVID Safety. popularresistance.org In New York City, around 200 public school teachers and community members rallied outside the Barclays Center on January 5 to demand safety measures as the COVID-19 positivity rate skyrockets. Organized by the MORE (Movement of Rank and File Educators) caucus of the NYC teacher's union United Federation of Teachers (UFT), protestors demanded KN95 or N95 masks for all students, faculty and staff, weekly testing of all staff and students, repair or replacement of ventilation systems, excused student absences due to COVID surges and remote-learning options. | "All of my students know that I'm here right now," said A…

_____ (2022-01-09). Inaction On Tax Credit Condemns Millions Of Children To Poverty. popularresistance.org Working-class families are faced with an extra burden as the new year begins — the expiration of the expanded child tax credit. The expansion provided support for families struggling during the pandemic by changing some key factors of the already existing credit. Namely, the expansion increased the annual amount per child from $2,000 to between $3,000 and $3,600, it paid the credit in monthly installments rather than in one lump sum, and it expanded the full benefits of the credit to families who previously had been ruled ineligible due to their income being too low. | On the same day that the CTC expansion…

teleSUR (2022-01-09). US Hospitals Strained With Omicron Patients, Staffing Shortage. telesurenglish.net As the highly infectious Omicron variant takes command amid the lingering pandemic, the most significant infection surge of COVID-19 to date is emerging in the United States, putting additional pressure on an overtaxed health care system. | RELATED: | "We have seen an incredible proliferation of the virus in hospitals, such that we went from a place where virtually no county in the country was at risk of exceeding its capacity t…

WSWS (2022-01-09). Sudan's prime minister resigns amid lethal military crackdown on protests. wsws.org The political crisis takes place as the economy faces collapse under the impact of the pandemic, with growing unemployment, 360 percent inflation and soaring food prices.

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Staff (2022-01-08). Mom brings child to Covid-testing site in car trunk. rt.com A high-school teacher has been accused of felony child endangerment after taking drastic measures to avoid catching the coronavirus from her son | Texas police are looking for a high-school English teacher after she allegedly locked her Covid-19 positive child in a car trunk to limit exposure on the way to a testing facility. | An arrest warrant for felony child endangerment was issued for Sarah Beam, 42, on Friday after her 13-year-old son was discovered in the car trunk at Houston's Pridgeon Stadium Covid-19 testing center this week. | Bevin Gordon, the health services director for the local independent scho…

Staff (2022-01-08). Biden assesses future of Covid-19 'new normal'. rt.com The US president weighed in on whether the coronavirus will ever be contained | President Joe Biden said he believes the "new normal" brought by the Covid-19 outbreak will eventually let up, offering some optimism about the pandemic while arguing the US is already in a much better place than it was in 2021. | "Covid as we are dealing with it now is not going to stay," Biden told reporters on Friday, adding that the US has "so many more tools we are developing and continue to develop" to suppress the virus. | The president argued that the US is currently in a better position compared to last year, with 90% of s…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-08). Bombshell Document Dump on Pfizer Vaccine Data. globalresearch.ca What is contained in Pfizer's confidential report is detailed evidence on the impacts of the "vaccine" on mortality and morbidity. This data which emanates from the Horse's Mouth can be used to confront as well formulate legal procedures against Big Pharma, the governments, the WHO and the media.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Rank-and-file Canadian educators to hold emergency meeting this Sunday to fight for COVID-19 elimination strategy. wsws.org The Trudeau Liberal government and its provincial counterparts let Omicron run rampant although it was known to be much more infectious and resistant to vaccines.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-08). "Covid Ethnic Cleansing": The Vaccinated vs. the Unvaccinated: Those Who Refuse the Vaccine and the "Official" Covid-19 Narrative are Categorized as "Psychopaths" globalresearch.ca Note: | First published on August 26, 2020. Author's Note | This …

Global Research News (2022-01-08). After FDA says it can release COVID-19 vaccine data by 2097, federal judge orders all info to be shared this year. globalresearch.ca Report by TheBlaze.com | The

WSWS (2022-01-08). US Supreme Court hears challenge to Biden administration vaccine mandates. wsws.org In arguments before the Supreme Court Friday, conservative justices appeared ready to block a vaccine mandate for large employers issued by the Biden administration.

Florence CGTN (2022-01-08). U.S. Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden's COVID vaccine mandates. america.cgtn.com The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether two key White House vaccine mandates can proceed. What justices decide will impact millions of employees and healthcare workers.

Maria Paez Victor (2022-01-08). Some Reflections on Venezuela's Resiliency. orinocotribune.com By Maria Páez Victor — Jan 5, 2022 | The end of the year 2021 has come and as customary, we reflect upon what we have lived during it. | Pandemic | First to be considered is the pandemic. We thought that with the roll out of the vaccines we would see the ebbing of the epidemic. But it has not been so. | ‚Ä¢ The USA continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic with 167,302 cases per million, and 2,537 deaths per million. | ‚Ä¢ It is followed in severity by India, Brazil, Great Britain, Russia, Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Spain and Italy. | ‚Ä¢ Canada is numb…

WSWS (2022-01-08). Australian state government considers forcing unvaccinated COVID patients to pay for hospital care. wsws.org Unvaccinated persons, currently less than 6 percent of adults in NSW, are being scapegoated for large outbreaks, with claims that they are taking up a disproportionate amount of healthcare resources.

Staff (2022-01-08). Argentina Assumes Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC. orinocotribune.com Argentina has assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the year 2022, announcing its vision to strengthen the unity of the region and to further advance regional integration. | Argentina will replace Mexico as the president state of CELAC after the latter had been in charge of the organization for more than a year, as meetings and elections had been postponed in the midst of the pandemic. | During the plenary session of the 22nd Summit of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the CELAC, which was held this Friday, January 7, at the San Martín Palace in Buenos A…

WSWS (2022-01-08). An open letter to all South Asian workers: The pandemic must be ended and lives saved in 2022! wsws.org In terms of its cost in human lives, the pandemic ranks among the greatest tragedies in the history of South Asia and in particular India.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Lockout of Chicago teachers continues as child hospitalizations climb. wsws.org Teachers remain defiant in their effort to prevent the pandemic from worsening, while the Chicago Teachers Union is continuing its negotiations with district officials to reopen for in-person learning as soon as an agreement can be reached.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Educators and parents denounce UK education unions over unsafe schools. wsws.org The National Education Union has worked to keep schools open throughout the pandemic. It now makes the lying claim that it organised the mobilisation of teachers and shutdown of schools last January, at the height of the pandemic.

Hugo Wils (2022-01-08). Pallet distribution workers in Manchester strike for 5% pay rise. themilitant.com MANCHESTER, England — "Our claim is for a 5% rise in our wages, the company is offering 2%," Malcolm Bostock, a Unite union representative, told the Militant on the picket line at the CHEP U.K. plant in Trafford Park. CHEP is owned by Australian company Brambles, one of the major distributors of pallets worldwide. | Bostock and some five dozen of his co-workers have been on strike since Dec. 17, after four one-day strikes. "We've worked all the way through the COVID pandemic, we'll keep going until we get what we deserve," he said. | Strikers maintain a 24-hour picket line from Monday to Friday. "People sup…

WSWS (2022-01-08). US hospitalizations for COVID-19 rapidly closing in on pandemic high. wsws.org Despite the inundation of health systems across the country, the White House has made clear it intends to stay the course demanding schools and businesses remain open.

WSWS (2022-01-08). An open letter to workers in Australia: Join the global fight to end the pandemic and save lives in 2022! wsws.org The homicidal policies of the ruling classes everywhere are finding stark expression in Australia, where governments have completely abandoned previous mitigation measures and are presiding over an unparalleled increase in COVID-19 infections.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Capitalism's perpetual pandemic. wsws.org The US government and media are demanding that COVID-19 become the "new normal," legitimizing mass death in perpetuity.

Richard Horton (2022-01-08). [Comment] Offline: The origins story—towards a Deep Ecology. thelancet.com Whatever the precise origins of SARS-CoV-2, one doesn't have to wait for the definitive source of COVID-19 to be identified before important lessons are learned—lessons that the global health community presently seems to be ignoring. There are four immediate priorities. First, countries must strengthen public health surveillance to deliver a globally robust early warning system for pneumonias of unknown aetiology. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, chaired by Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, made this recommendation in their May, 2021 report to the World Health Assembly.

Owen Fairclough (2022-01-08). U.S. unemployment rate in December falls to pandemic low. america.cgtn.com U.S. unemployment has fallen to the lowest level since the pandemic began and after a year of what the Biden administration calls record job gains. Even though December's employment increase fell far short of expectations, many analysts say the economy is in good shape. …

WSWS (2022-01-08). India reports first Omicron death as daily infections surge past 100,000. wsws.org Despite a sudden and massive rise in cases, the Indian government is not ready to enforce a lockdown to break the chain of COVID-19 infections.

WSWS (2022-01-08). US health staff forced to work while infected with COVID-19. wsws.org An ED nurse in Florida: "I pray that I don't have to work a code or do chest compressions because I don't want to fail my patient in delivering poor CPR because I'm barely able to breathe myself."

Florence CGTN (2022-01-08). Omicron brings fresh woes to recovering hotel industry. america.cgtn.com Hotels in New York say the surge in cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant led to mass cancellations over the holiday season. Some hotels are also struggling to recruit staff in the face of a national labor shortage. But industry leaders say the situation is still …

Rabbi Hillel Handler (2022-01-08). Stop the Covid Holocaust! Open Letter. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-01-08). Spanish authorities to cut COVID-19 reporting as cases explode. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government has made clear that it plans to take no action to protect the health and lives of the Spanish people, embracing a fascistic policy of "herd immunity."

WSWS (2022-01-08). Teachers and students in Germany support Chicago teachers' fight for remote learning. wsws.org In Germany, teachers, parents and students are following the struggle of Chicago teachers with great interest and agreement, as the German government is also letting COVID-19 rip by keeping schools and businesses open.

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2022-01-08). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

WSWS (2022-01-08). Letter from a supplemental autoworker on 12-hour shifts at Warren Truck Assembly Plant. wsws.org A worker describes intolerable conditions at the plant, including long hours and lack of COVID safety measures.

WSWS (2022-01-08). COVID-19 surges in Thailand, amid mounting Omicron cases. wsws.org Despite health warnings about the dangers posed by positive Omicron cases, the government eased restrictions ahead of the New Year celebrations to appease sections of big business.

Margaret McCartney (2022-01-08). [Perspectives] The fall of a poisoned empire. thelancet.com Arthur M Sackler (1913—87) was a psychiatrist, researcher, and the owner of a boutique marketing agency. When he was inducted into the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame in 1997, his citation was: "No single individual did more to shape the character of medical advertising than the multi-talented Dr Arthur Sackler". The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that between 1999 and 2019, nearly 500‚Äà000 people in the USA died from an opioid overdose, including prescription and illicit opioids.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Steelworkers union conspires with auto parts maker Dana to keep workers on the line despite mass infection. wsws.org As of Friday morning, at least 140 workers at the plant were out sick, and a worker whose wife tested positive was allegedly instructed by management to report to work.

Staff (2022-01-08). Gunmen kill at least 140 people in NW Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Gunmen known locally as "bandits" killed at least 140 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Nigeria, four residents told Saturday, but there was no official confirmation.

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Global Research News (2022-01-08). After FDA says it can release COVID-19 vaccine data by 2097, federal judge orders all info to be shared this year. globalresearch.ca Report by TheBlaze.com | The

WSWS (2022-01-08). Capitalism's perpetual pandemic. wsws.org The US government and media is demanding that COVID-19 become the "new normal," legitimizing mass death in perpetuity.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Lockout of Chicago teachers continues as child hospitalizations climb. wsws.org Teachers remain defiant in their effort to prevent the pandemic from worsening, while the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is continuing its negotiations with district officials to reopen for in-person learning as soon as an agreement can be reached…

Rabbi Hillel Handler (2022-01-08). Stop the Covid Holocaust! Open Letter. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-01-07). Headlines for January 7, 2022. democracynow.org On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Warns of Trump's "Dagger at the Throat of Democracy", Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns Omicron Is Overwhelming Hospitals and Killing People, Not "Mild", As Omicron Shatters Pandemic Records, Brazil's Bolsonaro Blasts Child Vaccinations, Kazakh President Orders Troops to Shoot Without Warning as Protest Death Toll Mounts, 3 Eritrean Refugees, Including 2 Children, Killed by Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray, Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank; Far-Right Protesters Attack Palestinian Reporter, Two Journalists Murdered in…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2022-01-07). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Staff (2022-01-07). WHO Says Omicron Variant Is Not "Mild" as ER Doctor Describes New COVID Wave Overwhelming Hospitals. democracynow.org We look at the skyrocketing number of COVID infections. Coronavirus cases hit record highs this week, with global cases climbing 70% from last week to 9.5 million and the U.S. reporting a single-day record of 1 million new cases on Monday. In the U.S., the extraordinary volume of cases is filling up emergency rooms nationwide and exhausting healthcare workers, says emergency room physician Dr. Craig Spencer, who has been treating coronavirus patients since the pandemic began. "We're much better at treating this disease now," says Spencer, "but the problem is that the amount of volume that we're seeing threatens t…

Vijay Prashad (2022-01-07). The highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human being: The First Newsletter (2022). mronline.org As we enter the new year almost two years after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, the official death toll from COVID-19 sits just below 5.5 million people.

Amy Goodman (2022-01-07). WHO Says Omicron Variant Is Not "Mild" as New COVID Wave Overwhelms Hospitals. truthout.org We look at the skyrocketing number of COVID infections. Coronavirus cases hit record highs this week, with global cases climbing 70% from last week to 9.5 million and the U.S. reporting a single-day record of 1 million new cases on Monday. In the U.S., the extraordinary volume of cases is filling up emergency rooms nationwide and exhausting healthcare workers, says emergency room physician Dr. Craig Spencer, who has been treating coronavirus patients since the pandemic began. "We're much better a…

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Biden Says COVID-19 Here to Stay But New Normal 'Does Not Have to Be'. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – COVID-19 is likely to stay but the so-called new normal does not have to be given the existing and developing tools to fight the coronavirus, President Joe Biden said on Friday.

Staff (2022-01-07). Suben los casos, que lo haga también la responsabilidad. cubadebate.cu El grupo temporal de trabajo para la prevención y el control del nuevo coronavirus, encabezado este jueves por el Primer Ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, evalúo la actual situación epidemiológica del país e intercambió con las autoridades de todas las provincias y el municipio especial Isla de la Juventud.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). CDC Shortens Wait Time to Receive Booster Shot for Moderna Recipients. sputniknews.com According to the CDC, an initial booster shot from Moderna should be expected to protect individuals through the winter, but by next fall its efficiency could waver, making a fourth shot of the vaccine necessary.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). US Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Cases. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in two cases involving the enforcement of the Biden administration's workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates enforced through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Norwegian Vaccine Researcher Says Pandemic 'Over for Most', Health Authorities Beg to Differ. sputniknews.com According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the novel Omicron strain only causes around a third or half as serious a disease as the previously dominant Delta strain. At the same time, Omicron is seen as more infectious than predecessors and may result in a significant wave, encumbering the health service, the authorities have warned.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Multimillionaire Republican donor declares vaccines are part of a Jewish plot for world domination. wsws.org Utah capitalist David Bateman, who shared hundreds of fascistic and antisemitic posts on his social media account, resigned from the board of Entrata after his email was made public Monday.

_____ (2022-01-07). The Highest Attainable Standard of Health Is a Fundamental Right of Every Human Being. popularresistance.org It is not as if Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump, has been monumentally better at managing the pandemic. When the US Food and Drug Administration paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in April 2021, it fed into growing anti-vaccine sentiment in the country; confusion between Biden's White House and the Centre for Disease Control over the use of masks furthered the chaos in the country. The deep political animosity between Trump supporters and liberals and the general lack of concern for hand-to-mouth earners with no social safety net accelerated the cultural divides in the United States.

WSWS (2022-01-07). German police raid far-right antivaxers who planned a series of murders. wsws.org The police raid against members of the Telegram chat group Dresden Offlinevernetzung should not be misinterpreted. The situation is reminiscent of conditions in the Weimar Republic.

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Mirinda Crissman (2022-01-07). We need prison abolition, not reform — a WW commentary. workers.org Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face possible death sentences while locked up during a deadly respiratory pandemic. Despite facing inhumane and unsanitary conditions, they have shown great solidarity with one another and resistance to their brutal . . . |

Rosa Astra, Benjamin Zinevich (2022-01-07). Yes, there really were only two COVID deaths in mainland China in 2021. Here's how they did it. liberationnews.org To someone who lives under U.S. capitalism, a medical system that can successfully curb a pandemic like COVID-19 may seem like fantasy. What did the people, government, and Communist Party of China do to accomplish this incredible result?>

WSWS (2022-01-07). Chicago teachers' struggle part of growing class battle against deadly pandemic policy. wsws.org Working class resistance in the United States and around the world is escalating against the ruling class policy of allowing millions of workers and young people to become infected with Covid-19 in their schools, workplaces and communities.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org French secondary school teachers begin a week of strikes over COVID-19 danger, unions demand mitigation only; 3,000 workers begin five-week strike at Finnish forestry company UPM over collective bargaining agreement; further protests by Iranian workers and pensioners in defence of livelihoods as food inflation hits 80 percent; strike by 5,000 workers at South African dairy group Clover Foods continues, with factory closures imminent and 1,000 job losses…

Monica Cruz (2022-01-07). US public school teachers fight for COVID safety. peoplesdispatch.org In New York City, around 200 public school teachers and community members rallied outside the Barclays Center on January 5 to demand safety measures as the COVID-19 positivity rate skyrockets. Organized by the MORE (Movement of Rank and File Educators) caucus of the NYC teacher's union United Federation of Teachers (UFT), protestors demanded KN95 or N95 masks for all students, faculty and staff, weekly testing of all staff and students, repair or replacement of ventilation systems, excused student absences due to COVID surges and remote-learning options. | "All of my students know that I'm here right now," said A…

Karen Conner (2022-01-07). Unemployment Falls to 3.9 Percent; Wage Growth Remains Strong. cepr.net The 3.9 percent December unemployment rate is better than all but five months in the 1990s boom. | The unemployment rate fell another 0.3 percentage points in December, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent. This is lower than all but five months in the late 1990s boom and the period between May 2018 and the pandemic. | At the same time, the establishment survey showed a weaker than expected increase in 199,000 jobs; although the prior two months figures were revised upward by a total of 141,000. With the upward revisions, the average growth for the last three months was 365,000. | Overall employment…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-07). Mental health and the holidays: Resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: The start of a new year stirs up thoughts of reflection and the desire for change. What are healthy resolutions, and what tips do you have for staying committed? A: Change is hard, and new habits are much easier to make and then break because old patterns may be more familiar, comfortable and easy. Also, stress from the COVID-19 pandemic can make some resolutions more difficult to follow through on. For example, you might…

Staff (2022-01-07). North Korea claims US is leading 'hostile forces' in Olympics decision. rt.com The US has been accused of "insulting" China over the Beijing Olympics by North Korea, which has said it will not participate in the Games and praised Xi Jinping's government | North Korea has reached a decision over the Beijing Olympics in an announcement influenced by the pandemic and the "hostile forces" being led by the US. | Pyongyang has announced that it will not be participating in the Games and Paralympics in February, repeating its decision over the Tokyo Olympics in summer 2021, when it did not send a team because of purported fears over Covid. | North Korea's national Olympic committee and sports m…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-07). Consumer Health: Children and good hand-washing habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help children stay healthy by encouraging them to wash their hands frequently, and make it a family affair….

WSWS (2022-01-07). The way forward for University Michigan faculty and students in the fight against the pandemic. wsws.org The reopening of the campus to in-person learning at the University of Michigan comes in the face of skyrocketing local infections and hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-07). Why some intubated COVID-19 patients may need tracheal reconstruction surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the long-term impacts observed during the COVID-19 pandemic stems from patients being intubated and breathing from a ventilator for an extended period of time. These patients usually undergo a procedure known as a tracheostomy. The trachea, also known as the windpipe, allows air to pass between the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. In cases of respiratory failure, prolonged intubation and tracheostomy can lead to a rare complication of a narrowing of the…

Staff (2022-01-07). Israel admits Covid mutation rendered travel bans useless. rt.com Amid a spike in Omicron infections, Tel Aviv is retiring its 'red list' of destinations | Israel has lifted its strict Covid-19 travel ban against 'high risk' countries, such as the US and UK, acknowledging that the spread of the Omicron variant has rendered such restrictions obsolete. | Nachman Ash, the director-general of Israel's Ministry of Health,

WSWS (2022-01-07). US West Coast hospitals overwhelmed by Omicron with thousands of doctors and nurses infected. wsws.org Hospitals from California to Washington state are on the brink of collapse as an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant sweeps across the workforce and drives infections and admissions to all time highs.

WSWS (2022-01-07). US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 4,764 job deaths, not including thousands from COVID-19. wsws.org The US Bureau of Labor Statistics failed to include workplace-related deaths from COVID-19, blaming lack of adequate and accurate reporting.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). 200 British Troops Sent to London Hospitals to Help NHS Tackle 'Staffing Crisis'. sputniknews.com In late December, Pat Cullen, head of the Royal College of Nursing, revealed that London-based HNS staff are often working 14-hour shifts to make up for the healthcare agency's staff shortages amid a surge in COVID infections.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Philadelphia teachers demand switch to virtual learning as COVID-19 cases skyrocket. wsws.org Anger is rising among Philadelphia educators as massive levels of COVID-19 infections have prompted the school district to close 92 schools this week.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-01-07). Italia reporta nuevo récord de contagios por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con cifras del Ministerio de Salud italiano, el país registra casi 7 millones de contagios hasta la fecha.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Mounting crisis in Australian hospitals drives workers to quit. wsws.org New South Wales hospitals have been told to expect a trebling of COVID-19 admissions in the next month.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Thousands of Michigan health care workers test positive for COVID-19 as Omicron surge accelerates. wsws.org As hospital systems in Michigan are being overrun with record numbers of COVID-19 patients, health care employees are testing positive by the hundreds, vastly reducing the health care system's ability to respond to the crisis.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-07). "Pushing the Reset Button" In the Wake of the Covid Crisis: "Coming to the Rescue of Humanity", Implanting Chips in Human Beings. globalresearch.ca first published by Global …

Staff (2022-01-07). Envían hacia Nicaragua dosis de Soberana Plus para vacunación pediátrica. cubadebate.cu Un lote de la vacuna cubana anti-COVID-19 Soberana Plus parte hoy hacia Nicaragua, para su uso en la vacunación pediátrica de ese país centroamericano. Así lo informó en la red social Twitter el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas (IFV), desarrollador del inmunógeno y agregó que es un orgullo que los niños nicaragàºenses completen su vacunación con Soberana Plus.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-07). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…

_____ (2022-01-07). Chicago Teachers Voted To Teach Remotely Amid Omicron Wave. popularresistance.org As Covid-19 cases surge to record levels, the 25,000-member Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is once again in a standoff with the city's school system to increase safety measures for educators, students and communities. | After Mayor Lori Lightfoot repeatedly refused the union's proposals for stronger Covid-19 mitigations in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) amid the fast-spreading Omicron wave, 73% of CTU members voted Tuesday night to temporarily teach remotely. In response, Lightfoot and CPS cancelled all classes Wednesday and locked educators out of online learning platforms.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). EE.UU. marca récord en hospitalizaciones infantiles por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Estados Unidos duplica el número de hospitalizaciones respecto a la anterior ola provocada por la expansión de la cepa Delta.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Study: India May See 1 Million COVID Cases Daily by End of January. sputniknews.com Since the end of December, India has been witnessing a continuous rise in COVID-19 cases. On Friday morning, the country reported 117,100 new cases and 302 deaths due to the virus. This is the first time in seven months that daily cases have crossed the 100,000 mark in the country.

Staff (2022-01-07). UK army deployed to hospitals. rt.com Around 200 British soldiers have been deployed to London NHS hospitals amid severe staffing shortages that have put patient care at risk | Military medics have been tasked with aiding the NHS after at least 24 hospital trusts declared critical incidents, amid staffing shortages that risk compromising their ability to care for patients and provide priority services. | The Ministry of Defence confirmed on Friday that 200 military personnel will be deployed for the next three weeks to fill gaps caused by staff having to self-isolate due to a Covid infection or coming into contact a positive case. | The bulk of th…

ecns.cn (2022-01-07). Global COVID-19 cases surpass 300 mln: Johns Hopkins University. ecns.cn Global COVID-19 cases topped 300 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). 'We Are Bathing in Syphilis Right Now': Sweden Sees Spike in Disease Once Forgotten. sputniknews.com The steep rise in syphilis, a disease nearly extinct in the Nordic country, is particularly rampant among homosexual men, which has been partly ascribed to the efficiency of therapy against HIV, which makes people less keen on using condoms.

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Staff (2022-01-06). Headlines for January 6, 2022. democracynow.org Biden to Call Out Trump's "Singular Responsibility" for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Jimmy Carter: U.S. Is at "Genuine Risk of Civil Conflict and Losing Our Precious Democracy", CDC Endorses Boosters for 12-to-15-Year-Olds as COVID Cases Skyrocket, Dozens Killed in Kazakhstan as Protests Grow in Former Soviet Republic, North Korea Acknowledges Testing Hypersonic Missile, Chilean Constitutional Assembly Elects New President to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Document, 12 Die, Including 8 Children, in Philadelphia House Fire, Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks New Trial After Two Jurors Admit Being Sexual Abuse Survivors, As Guantánamo Turns 20…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

sputniknews (2022-01-06). Norwegian Health Authorities Receive Threats Amid Record COVID-19 Spread. sputniknews.com The threats to the health authorities' lives and health often come in connection with new measures to curb the spread of COVID, as well as vaccination efforts. They were subsequently reported to the police as a "threat to democracy" and given top priority.

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2022-01-06). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.

Staff (2022-01-06). Misiles cubanos contra la mentira. cubadebate.cu No debe sorprender que, junto a Abdala, Cuba haya creado otros dos inmunógenos contra el nuevo coronavirus y que ya tenga dos candidatos más camino de convertirse en vacunas. Tampoco, debe subrayarse, que sea el primer país en lograrlo en América Latina y el Caribe, y en lo que conocíamos como Tercer Mundo. Ocho de los antígenos aplicados en el programa general de vacunación de la isla, que alcanza casi el ciento por ciento de la población objetivo, son de fabricación propia.

WSWS (2022-01-06). SEP Australia electoral members discuss worsening coronavirus infections and the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org "The ICFI and the SEP is the only organisation that is offering workers a way out of the pandemic."

sputniknews (2022-01-06). Whoopi Goldberg Says Was Surprised to Test Positive for COVID-19 Despite Following All Safety Rules. sputniknews.com Actress and TV host Whoopi Goldberg missed the first episode of "The View" in 2022 after she caught coronavirus during the show's break for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

sputniknews (2022-01-06). Danish Professor Wants to 'Let Omicron Loose' Among Vaccinated, Politicians Wary. sputniknews.com While vaccine researcher and Copenhagen University Professor Ole Frilev Olesen has maintained that the Omicron strain would push the more dangerous Delta off the playing field, the Danish authorities are not ready to lift restrictions for the vaccinated, citing an increase in hospitalisations amid a record wave of infections.

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2022-01-06: News Headlines

Global Research News (2022-01-06). Selected Articles: Pfizer 6 Month Data Shows COVID Shots May "Cause More Illness than They Prevent" globalresearch.ca By OneAmerica is a large life insurance company in Indianapolis. The chief executive officer, Scott Davison just announced that judging …

WSWS (2022-01-06). Macron launches obscene rant against the unvaccinated as COVID-19 soars. wsws.org Macron tried to blame the unvaccinated, many of whom are willing but unable to obtain life-saving vaccines, for the disastrous results of his own policies.

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-01-06). Yet another contradiction of capitalism. mronline.org In the United States there are still four million persons who remain unemployed compared to before the pandemic; and yet the Biden administration's attempt to stimulate the economy has already run into a crisis with the re-emergence of inflation not just in that country but elsewhere in the capitalist world as well.

WSWS (2022-01-06). The pandemic must be ended and lives saved in 2022!—an open letter to the working class. wsws.org 2022 must not be another nightmarish year of mass infections, illness and death! Workers in Canada and throughout the world must act collectively to end the COVID-19 pandemic once and for all.

WSWS (2022-01-06). Mobilize the working class behind Chicago teachers! Stop the pandemic! wsws.org The overwhelming vote by rank-and-file Chicago educators to stop in-person learning marks a major turning point in the global class struggle and the fight to end the pandemic.

WSWS (2022-01-06). US autoworkers sound alarm as Omicron rips through factories. wsws.org The disastrous spread of COVID-19 throughout the auto plants is a product of the decision by the corporate-political establishment to abandon all but the most superficial safety measures.

WSWS (2022-01-06). China's lockdown in Xi'an suppressing COVID-19 outbreak. wsws.org China's actions stand in stark contrast to the disastrous policies of other governments around the world that have allowed the virus, particularly the latest Omicron variant, to run rampant through their populations.

WSWS (2022-01-06). Omicron surge pushing the US health care system over a precipice. wsws.org Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are rapidly accelerating across the United States, inundating health systems one after the other. However, Biden and his administration have made clear they will not impose meaningful restrictions to stem the tide of a growing catastrophe.

WSWS (2022-01-06). Thousands of students and faculty take a stand against the University of Michigan's return to in-person learning. wsws.org The decision by the University of Michigan to reopen the campus comes in the face of skyrocketing local infections and hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-01-06). Australian prime minister declares the country must "ride the wave" of Omicron surge. wsws.org The bipartisan National Cabinet wound back testing further amid record infections and upheld a program of mass illness and death in the interests of corporate profit.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-06). Venezuela Aids Colombians Displaced by Violence in Arauca. orinocotribune.com Groups of displaced Colombians from the Arauquita municipality in the department of Arauca, Colombia, received proper care from the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on the Venezuelan side of the border, reported Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. | Minister Padrino released images on Twitter showing the aid operation carried out by the military force. The FANB's objective is to receive and support people fleeing from the recently heightened violence in the conflict zone in Colombia, sparked by rival drug trafficking gangs fighting for territory. | Civil authorities also participated in the opera…

WSWS (2022-01-05). How American capitalism profits on death. wsws.org Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the correspondence between mass infection and stock prices is well established. The markets fall when they suspect measures will be taken to stop the spread of COVID-19, and they rise when the disease is allowed to spread unchecked.

Vijay Prashad (2022-01-05). We Dance into the New Year Banging our Hammers and Swinging our Sickles. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Dec 30, 2021 | Bittersweet is the passage of this year. There have been some immense victories and some catastrophic defeats, the most terrible being the failure of the Global North countries to adopt a democratic attitude towards confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and creating equitable access to key resources, from life-saving medical equipment to vaccines. Tragically, by the end of this pandemic, we will have learnt the Greek alphabet from the

teleSUR (2022-01-05). WHO Still Recommends 14-Day Quarantine for COVID-19 Patients. telesurenglish.net Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine. | RELATED: | Nevertheless, States must make decisions about the duration of quarantine based on their individual situations, said Abdi Mahamud from WHO's COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team. | In countries with low infections, a longer quarantine time…

Staff (2022-01-05). India concerned by Merck Covid pill side effects. rt.com Delhi has restricted the use of the company's coronavirus cure amid concerns about its safety | India has announced it won't be adding Merck's Covid-19 pill to its national treatment protocol due to concerns about its safety. It can cause fetal defects and cell changes, according to the country's medical research council. | On Wednesday, the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said it had become aware of "major safety concerns." | "It can cause teratogenicity and mutagenicity, and it also can cause cartilage damage and be damaging to muscles," ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava stated. "Mor…

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-05). Perú hace frente a la tercera ola de Covid-19 y a àìmicron. telesurtv.net El país experimenta un incremento rápido y sustancial de contagios de coronavirus, especialmente por la presencia de la variante Ómicron.

Staff (2022-01-05). COVID-19: Récords de contagios en un día por la variante ómicron en gran parte del mundo. cubadebate.cu En las últimas 24 horas, los contagios por ómicron registraron récords en diversas partes del mundo, desde Estados Unidos y Europa hasta Oceanía. Para la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en este marco se podrían generar nuevas variantes más peligrosas, pese a la vacunación. En el caso de Estados Unidos se registró un récord mundial de más de un millón de casos de coronavirus en las últimas 24 horas.

Staff (2022-01-05). Para finales de enero toda la población cubana debe haber recibido su dosis de refuerzo contra la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Cuba agiliza la producción y traslado de vacunas a las provincias para la dosis de refuerzo ante el peligro de la variante ómicron del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, aseguró hoy el presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez en su cuenta oficial de Twitter. El Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) asegura que para finales de enero toda la población cubana debe tener una nueva dosis de los inmunógenos nacionales, precisó el mandatario en su mensaje.

Dana Sanchez (2022-01-05). Omicron Starts To Shut Down America Again: Grammys, Sundance Film Fest Paused, Chicago Schools Put In-Person Learning On Hold. moguldom.com With the omicron variant tearing through the U.S., there are growing signs of disruption and shutdowns similar to those that accompanied the alpha variant wave triggered by the original coronavirus breakout. The 64th Grammy Awards have been postponed, the Sundance Film Festival has canceled in-person events and the Chicago Teachers Union voted to temporarily transition to …

Staff (2022-01-05). 'Wonder Woman' addresses infamous 'Imagine' Covid video. rt.com The Israeli-born actress says the much-maligned video was 'premature' | Actor Gal Gadot has addressed her highly-mocked 'Imagine' cover video, featuring numerous celebrities and released at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. She says she had "pure intentions" but that the effort was in "poor taste." | The video was posted in March of 2020, just as government shutdowns and mandates were first taking effect in places like the US in response to coronavirus. The footage featured Gadot and numerous other celebrities singing lines from Beatle John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Gadot and others were heavily criticized and moc…

_____ (2022-01-05). US and EU Do Not Allow their Citizens to Defeat COVID with the Sputnik V Vaccine. journal-neo.org More than 4.9 million people became infected with coronavirus infection globally in the last week of 2021. More than 44,000 died. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on December 28, new infections have increased by 11% compared with the previous seven days. 4,985,093 infected were detected during the week, and 44,680 deaths were …

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Argentina supera los 80.000 casos de coronavirus en 24 horas. telesurtv.net El incremento de casos de coronavirus en Argentina, coincide con el ascenso de contagios que se vienen registrando en el último mes.

Jeremy Menchik (2022-01-05). I'm resigning from Moderna vaccine trials. zcomm.org Confessions of a 'human guinea pig'

Staff (2022-01-05). Venezuela Receives 3.1 Million COVAX Vaccines. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, January 4, Venezuela received 3.1 million doses of vaccines through the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX mechanism, reported Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Health, Gerardo Briceño. The vaccines were received at Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetía. |

sputniknews (2022-01-05). 'I Really Want to P*** Them Off': French President Macron Vows Crackdown on Unvaccinated. sputniknews.com Last summer saw massive protests in France against the COVID-19 vaccine passport mandate to visit places of leisure, with President Emmanuel Macron stressing at the time that avoiding vaccination was a demonstration of "irresponsibility".

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Half Moon Bay: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voter Rights. indybay.org HALF MOON BAY: Sidewalk intersection at Hwy 92 and Main Street, Half Moon Bay 94019 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

_____ (2022-01-05). Covid Fueled By Neoliberal Austerity. popularresistance.org On December 31, 2019 Chinese media told the world about a newly discovered disease cluster in the city of Wuhan. What was thought to be a viral pneumonia came to be known as SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19. Two weeks later Chinese scientists sequenced its genome and gave the world the ability to test and trace the disease. Covid continued to spread and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. | China didn't wait for a WHO declaration in order to take action. The government immediately adopted a zero covid strategy. They dispatched health care workers to Wuhan and built new hospitals to care…

Karen Conner (2022-01-05). Preview: What to Look for in the December Jobs Report. cepr.net There is much good news in the labor market, which is likely to continue with the December jobs report. But, we are still not over the pandemic, nor its influence on the labor market.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Biden administration backs reopening of schools after Chicago teachers vote to reject in-person learning. wsws.org The courageous action by educators to stop mass infection received the support of 73 percent of teachers voting on Tuesday evening. It is part of a growing movement of educators throughout the country to demand the shutdown of schools as the COVID-19 pandemic surges out of control.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Chicago teachers vote to reject return to in-person learning as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org The courageous action by Chicago teachers is part of a growing movement of educators throughout the country to demand the shutdown of schools as the COVID-19 pandemic spirals out of control.

Staff (2022-01-05). Pandemic babies may have slight development lag — study. rt.com Researchers found infants born into a Covid-impacted environment scored lower on skills development tests than pre-pandemic babies | Babies born in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic may have experienced delayed motor and social skills development compared to those born earlier, according to new research that suggests stress on pregnant mothers played a part. | The

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-05). Why some intubated COVID-19 patients may need tracheal reconstruction surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the long-term impacts observed during the COVID-19 pandemic stems from patients being intubated and breathing from a ventilator for an extended period of time. These patients usually undergo a procedure known as a tracheostomy. The trachea, also known as the windpipe, allows air to pass between the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. In cases of respiratory failure, prolonged intubation and tracheostomy can lead to a rare complication of a narrowing of the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-05). Mental health and the holidays: Resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: The start of a new year stirs up thoughts of reflection and the desire for change. What are healthy resolutions, and what tips do you have for staying committed? A: Change is hard, and new habits are much easier to make and then break because old patterns may be more familiar, comfortable and easy. Also, stress from the COVID-19 pandemic can make some resolutions more difficult to follow through on. For example, you might…

WSWS (2022-01-05). New Jersey to pay $53 million to settle claims related to 119 veterans' home COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org The settlement does not include an admission of negligence or guilt and allows the state to avoid trials that would further expose its criminal response to the pandemic.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-05). Consumer Health: Children and good hand-washing habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help children stay healthy by encouraging them to wash their hands frequently, and make it a family affair….

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers (2022-01-05). Wednesday 1/26: COVID Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers: Book Talk w/ author John Nichols & Rep. Ro Khanna. indybay.org Online event…

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-05). Disaster Victims Shouldn't Have to Run a PR Campaign to Get Federal Aid. cepr.net The Los Angeles Times | Suffering is not a competition, but the battle for attention and resources tragically is. | Children killed in a school shooting, fires raging across the West, deadly tornadoes slamming the Midwest and the South — all happening against a backdrop of more than 800,000 deaths from COVID-19. After a high-profile tragedy, sustained national news coverage can bring in sympathy, charity and pressure for government aid.

Staff (2022-01-05). Continúa el repunte de contagios: Cuba reporta 967 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Cuba reportó este miércoles 967 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido, de acuerdo con el parte oficial emitido por el Ministerio de Salud Pública. Al cierre del martes 4 de enero estaban ingresados 8 711 pacientes, incluidos 2 805 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 27 pacientes: cinco críticos y 22 graves.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Johnson declares, "We can find a way to live with this virus" as UK reports one-day record 218,000 COVID infections. wsws.org Britain is second globally only to the United States in the number of officially registered infections over the last week. However, the US population is five times as large.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-05). AMLO cierra el año 2021 con 67% de aprobación entre mexicanos. telesurtv.net El 76 por ciento de los encuestados apoyó enfrentamiento de la Covid-19 y la campaña de vacunación en el país.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Eric Adams takes office as Mayor of New York City, pledging to keep schools open amidst record COVID-19 infections. wsws.org New York's second African American mayor is continuing the ruling class policy of herd immunity, while preparing repression against the working class.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Australian health workers warn of hospital system collapse. wsws.org Nurses in New South Wales have been ordered back to work despite testing positive for COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-01-05). K-12 schools reopen as Omicron surges throughout the US South. wsws.org Amid the record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases in the US and globally, infections are on the rise again in states across the Southern US just as K-12 schools reopen for the spring semester.

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2022-01-05: News Headlines

Jeremy Menchik (2022-01-05). I'm resigning from Moderna vaccine trials. zcomm.org Confessions of a 'human guinea pig'

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers (2022-01-05). Wednesday 1/26: COVID Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers: Book Talk w/ author John Nichols & Rep. Ro Khanna. indybay.org Online event…

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2022-01-05). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.

ecns.cn (2022-01-05). Hong Kong to suspend flights from 8 countries over COVID-19. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Wednesday that incoming passenger flights from eight countries will be banned from landing in Hong Kong starting from Jan. 8 for 14 days.

Staff (2022-01-05). Chicago teachers shut down in-person classes. rt.com Mayor's office insists she's doing 'everything in her power' to bring kids back to school – including threatening teachers' pay | The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to shut down in-person classes, insisting the surge in Covid-19 cases has made schools unsafe, while school-board officials warn the work stoppage amounts to an illegal strike. | While Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez acknowledged on Tuesday that if the union voted for remote learning and opted not to show up, there would be no classes on Wednesday, he insisted school buildings would be open and teachers and students alike were wel…

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Aplican en Cuba nuevas medidas sanitarias a viajeros y turistas. telesurtv.net Las tripulaciones de aviones y de cruceros que permanezcan menos de 48 horas en Cuba quedarán fuera de las nuevas medidas,…

WSWS (2022-01-05). Infections and hospitalizations skyrocket as Canadian governments facilitate rampant Omicron spread. wsws.org The federal and provincial governments have openly embraced the fascistic policy of "herd immunity," cutting quarantine periods to ensure big business has a ready supply of workers and restricting COVID-19 testing to conceal the scale of mass infection from the public.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). Rio De Janeiro Cancels Carnival Street Parades Due To COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourism destination, announced the cancelation of the city's traditional carnival-time street parades due to surging COVID-19 cases. | RELATED: | In a live broadcast on social media platforms, Mayor Eduardo Paes said the decision was made after meeting with representatives of the city's carnival "blocos," or neighborhood street bands, that perform for the crowds during the annual c…

ecns.cn (2022-01-05). Japan confirms over 2,000 daily COVID-19 cases, record high since September 2021. ecns.cn Japan confirmed more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday, almost doubling the number the previous day and for the first time surpassing 2,000 in more than three months since Sept. 26, 2021.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Michigan teachers discuss collective action to close schools. wsws.org Michigan teachers took part in an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to organize collective action to close schools and stop the spread of COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2022-01-05). Rio de Janeiro cancels carnival street parades due to COVID-19 increase. ecns.cn Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourism destination, on Tuesday announced the cancelation of the city's traditional carnival-time street parades due to surging COVID-19 cases.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-01-05). Decretan confinamiento en Nueva Delhi tras repunte de contagios. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud informó que en esta última jornada se reportaron más de 37.000 casos de la Covid-19.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-05). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…

sputniknews (2022-01-05). UK PM Johnson Eviscerated for Failure to Introduce COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Surge of Infections. sputniknews.com Reports say several individuals in Johnson's cabinet voiced strong opposition to the reimposition of stricter safety rules, while one Tory MP suggested that the prime minister could face a no-confidence vote if the government decides to bring in harsh measures in response to the Omicron strain of COVID-19 that is spreading quickly across the globe.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-01-05). Río de Janeiro cancela el carnaval 2022 por la variante àìmicron. telesurtv.net La alcaldía precisó que el aumento de contagios por la Covid-19 y la nueva variante Ómicron, impide la realización del tradicional evento.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Australian health workers warn of hospital system collapse. wsws.org Nurses in New South Wales have been ordered back to work despite testing positive for COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Florida COVID-19 infections continue to hit record levels as officials abandon testing measures. wsws.org Florida saw an explosive growth in infections amid the Christmas and New Year's holidays as millions were encouraged to travel and gather together despite the threat of the more infectious Omicron variant.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Sri Lankan president blames COVID-19 for economic crisis. wsws.org Rajapakse was seeking to enlist the media in deflecting surging anger among workers and the poor over rising prices and shortages of essentials, and preparing the ground for more austerity measures.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Australian epidemiologist Adrian Esterman condemns government response to Omicron. wsws.org "There's no national approach. There are different definitions for things, different ways of calculating, different contact-tracing systems that don't talk to each other, different border regulations and different testing situations."

WSWS (2022-01-05). German government looks to shorten quarantine time despite Omicron and rising infections. wsws.org Instead of taking the necessary measures to protect the health and lives of hundreds of thousands, the ruling class is responding with regulations that do everything to keep workers on the job, enabling the maximising of profits.

Todd Steiner (2022-01-05). Costa Rica Announces the Expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine. indybay.org Costa Rica — Costa Rica announced today the expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine Management Area, increasing the protection around this biodiversity hotspot. Cocos Island is located approximately 320 miles from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Due to its great biological diversity, the island was declared a national park in 1978.

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2022-01-04: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-04). Why some intubated COVID-19 patients may need tracheal reconstruction surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the long-term impacts observed during the COVID-19 pandemic stems from patients being intubated and breathing from a ventilator for an extended period of time. These patients usually undergo a procedure known as a tracheostomy. The trachea, also known as the windpipe, allows air to pass between the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. In cases of respiratory failure, prolonged intubation and tracheostomy can lead to a rare complication of a narrowing of the…

Staff (2022-01-04). US sets world record with one million daily Covid cases. rt.com American healthcare data shows that more than one million coronavirus cases were recorded on Monday | The US has recorded more than one million Covid-19 cases in a single day, as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly. The figure is the highest recorded anywhere in the world since the pandemic began in 2019. | According to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), more than one million cases of Covid-19 were

sputniknews (2022-01-04). Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to Avoid Charges Over Nursing Home Death Count. sputniknews.com An investigation into the criminal culpability of Andrew Cuomo's handling of nursing homes death reporting in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic will see the former governor avoid charges, according to his attorney.

Staff (2022-01-04). New highly mutated Covid strain discovered. rt.com A coronavirus variant with 46 mutations has been detected in southern France | The new variant of Covid-19 was first discovered in a patient who returned to France from Cameroon. Researchers said it's too early to assess the variant's features. | The new strain, B.1.640.2, was detected in 12 patients living in the same geographical area in southeastern France, a team of scientists said in a preprint published online on medRxiv last week. | The strain is related to the B.1.640 lineage, which was classified as a variant under monitoring (VUM) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in November. | The first known…

sputniknews (2022-01-04). 'Worrying' New COVID-19 Strain With 46 Mutations Found in France May Be More Jab-Resistant. sputniknews.com The Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease is constantly evolving in ways that make it more transmissible and enable it to infect people who should have immunity. New variants of the virus show a genetic change that differs from the original sequence when COVID-19 was identified – triggering concerns among global health experts.

sputniknews (2022-01-04). UK Hospitals Declare Critical Incidents, Urge 'More Cautious Approach' to COVID-19 Restrictions. sputniknews.com As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to drive cases up, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held off on introducing stricter restrictions in England than his current "Plan B". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, meanwhile, have opted for a toughening of the measures in place to curb the spread of the respiratory disease.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-04). EE.UU. marca nuevo récord mundial de casos diarios de coronavirus. telesurtv.net Según la Universidad Johns Hopkins, en el último día se reportaron 1.083.948 casos registrados de la Covid-19 en EE.UU.

Dr. Charles Hoffe (2022-01-04). Video: The mRNA Vaccine Generates Microscopic Blood Clots: Dr. Charles Hoffe. globalresearch.ca First published by Global …

ecns.cn (2022-01-04). Over 7 mln vaccine doses administered in SW China's Tibet. ecns.cn Over 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, said Yan Jinhai, acting chairman of the regional government.

Staff (2022-01-04). Judge rules on US Navy SEALs vaccination dispute. rt.com US judge rules in favor of Navy SEALs refusing vaccination on religious grounds | A Texas court ruled that it would be unconstitutional for the US Navy to punish service members seeking a religious exemption from President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate. | District Judge Reed O'Connor issued a preliminary order on Monday blocking the Navy and the Department of Defense from enforcing their vaccine rules. | "The Navy service members in this case seek to vindicate the very freedoms they have sacrificed so much to protect," the judge wrote in his decision. "The Covid-19 pandemic provides the government no license to…

sputniknews (2022-01-04). US Court Bars Pentagon From Punishing Seamen for Vaccination Refusal. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A US court has prohibited the Department of Defense from sanctioning Navy personnel for their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a vaccine mandate for the entire American military, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-01-04). Dozens of children mistakenly given Covid jabs for adults. rt.com Health authorities in Germany accidentally gave 42 kids Covid-19 shots intended for adults | Forty-two children aged five to 11 have been given Covid-19 vaccine doses meant for adults. Health authorities in Hanover, Germany, have claimed it should not enhance the risk of side effects. | On Monday, a spokesperson for the Hanover regional government announced that 42 children at a city zoo vaccination center had been given shots with higher concentrations, meant for adults. | The chief specialist at the health department, Marlene Graf, said the increased dose is not harmful, and no serious consequences are expec…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-04). Venezuela Begins Booster Campaign Prioritizing Healthcare Workers. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign began with healthcare workers this Monday, January 3, reported Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | The announcement was made from the Miguel àÅngel Rángel University Hospital in Coche, Caracas, where the staff of 1,068 workers began to receive the reinforcement earlier today. | "This week we are going to vaccinate healthcare personnel, those in the front line, those who are fighting the battle," said Rodríguez, explaining that the vaccination booster is for people who received their second dose six months ago or more. | "As of this week, Monday, January 3, all…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Half Moon Bay: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voter Rights. indybay.org HALF MOON BAY: Sidewalk intersection at Hwy 92 and Main Street, Half Moon Bay 94019 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Staff (2022-01-04). Omicron pushes health service into 'state of crisis'. rt.com Medical professionals in the UK have warned that the health service is in a state of crisis due to soaring Omicron cases | Several NHS trusts have declared that "critical incidents," such as staffing shortages and an increase in hospital admissions due to the rapid spread of Omicron, have pushed the NHS into "a state of crisis." | Speaking on Tuesday, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Matthew Taylor, warned that the UK health service is struggling to cope with the pressure caused by the current wave of the pandemic. | "In many parts of the health service, we are currently in a state of crisis," Tay…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-04). Consumer Health: Children and good hand-washing habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help children stay healthy by encouraging them to wash their hands frequently, and make it a family affair….

WSWS (2022-01-04). German court ruling on triage for elderly patients in pandemic: A double-edged sword. wsws.org If the Federal Constitutional Court were serious about protecting the disabled, human dignity and lives, it should have called on the government to take immediate and urgent measures to contain the pandemic.

WSWS (2022-01-04). 2022: Year Three of the pandemic and the emerging global class struggle. wsws.org The pandemic is both a catastrophe of historic dimensions and a monumental crime. Its impact is the result of decisions made by capitalist governments to deliberately prioritize profits over lives and adopt policies that have allowed the virus to spread wildly throughout the global population.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-04). Mental health and the holidays: Resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: The start of a new year stirs up thoughts of reflection and the desire for change. What are healthy resolutions, and what tips do you have for staying committed? A: Change is hard, and new habits are much easier to make and then break because old patterns may be more familiar, comfortable and easy. Also, stress from the COVID-19 pandemic can make some resolutions more difficult to follow through on. For example, you might…

WSWS (2022-01-04). K-12 schools forced open across the US amid Omicron surge. wsws.org The entire political establishment, the corporate media and the unions are forcing millions of children back into schools this week, threatening to vastly accelerate the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2022-01-04). New York City educators, parents and students must act now to close schools to stop the spread of COVID-19! wsws.org The New York City Educators Rank-and-Files Safety Committee met on January 2 and authorized this statement calling on educators, parents, and students to take action to shut school buildings and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers (2022-01-04). Wednesday 1/26: COVID Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers: Book Talk w/ author John Nichols & Rep. Ro Khanna. indybay.org Online event…

WSWS (2022-01-04). US moves to shut down case reporting to cover up Omicron disaster. wsws.org The Biden administration and state governments are working to cripple the reporting of COVID-19 testing to cover up their massive failure to protect the population from the pandemic.

Nicholas Stender (2022-01-04). Chicago Teachers Union stands up to Chicago Public School's COVID policy. liberationnews.org The union is demanding an "occupational pause" if the district can not provide an adequate safety plan as teachers and students return to buildings.

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2022-01-04). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.

Staff (2022-01-04). Cubadebate: Lo más leído, compartido y comentado en 2021. cubadebate.cu Vea lo más leído en Cubadebate en el 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | Terminó el 2021 con todo el desafío para el mundo y nuestro país que ha significado la pandemia de COVID-19 y el proceso de obtención de las vacunas contra esta terrible enfermedad. También vivimos los cubanos los efectos combinados de la crisis económica mundial y el arreciamiento del bloqueo. El imperio desplegó además contra Cuba todas las herramientas de la Guerra no convencional para intentar derrocar a la Revolución. Tales hechos encontraron prioridad informativa en nuestras páginas a lo largo de es…

WSWS (2022-01-04). As flight cancellations mount, airlines pressure COVID infected crews to return to work. wsws.org Airlines reported thousands of cancellations due to COVID-19 infections among flight and ground crews.

Staff (2022-01-04). Trump slams 'low-life' Twitter & Facebook. rt.com The former US president responded to Marjorie Taylor Greene's ban by blasting Twitter and Facebook's 'radical left' slant | Donald Trump has branded Twitter a "disgrace to democracy" after it permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) for allegedly violating its Covid-19 misinformation rules. | In a

sputniknews (2022-01-04). Trump Blasts Twitter as a 'Disgrace to Democracy' For Booting Off Marjorie Taylor Greene. sputniknews.com US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene labelled Twitter "an enemy to America" after she had her personal account permanently suspended over repeated violations of the social media platform's policy regarding COVID-19 misinformation.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-04). US registers over 1mn COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — According to the latest reports, on Monday, a record 1 million people in the US were diagnosed with COVID-19.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-04). China impone confinamiento en la ciudad de Yuzhou por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Las autoridades chinas mantienen una rigurosa política de cero tolerancia a los casos de Covid-19.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-04). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…

WSWS (2022-01-04). Amid record-breaking COVID infections, Pennsylvania governor and teacher unions call for in-person learning to continue. wsws.org The COVID catastrophe throughout the state is being fueled by unsafe school openings, which Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers president and Democratic Governor Tom Wolf are demanding begin January 4 so that parents can return to work.

WSWS (2022-01-04). As Omicron infections soar, Europe's governments force the sick back to work. wsws.org As Europe discovered its 100 millionth case of COVID-19, with millions falling ill each week, European governments are slashing isolation periods for the sick.

Speak Out Now (2022-01-04). Saturday 1/22: Straight Talk about COVID-19. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

ecns.cn (2022-01-04). Japanese PM cancels plan to visit U.S., Australia amid COVID-19 concern. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he will abandon provisional plans to visit the United States and Australia for summit talks prior to the start of a regular Diet session here in mid-January.

ecns.cn (2022-01-04). U.S. daily COVID-19 cases surpass record 1 mln amid Omicron surge. ecns.cn The United States shattered a single-day record with over 1 million COVID-19 cases on Monday amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-04). Detectan nueva variante de la Covid-19 en Francia. telesurtv.net Según el estudio realizado, la nueva variante presenta al menos 46 mutaciones y 37 deleciones.

sputniknews (2022-01-04). US Registers Over 1Mln COVID Cases in 24 Hours. sputniknews.com Over the past two weeks, the number of cases of the COVID-19 infection detected daily has been increasing in the US.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-01-04). Portugal registra récord de hospitalizaciones por Covid en un día. telesurtv.net Desde el 8 de febrero de 2021, el país no reportaba una gran cifra de ingresos hospitalarios en una jornada.

WSWS (2022-01-04). Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases in Fiji amid third Delta wave. wsws.org The new wave coincides with the reckless decision by the Bainimarama government to open the country's borders to international travel from December 1.

WSWS (2022-01-04). The CDC's unscientific "Test to Stay" program: a pro-corporate COVID-19 policy to keep schools open. wsws.org The CDC's guidelines for K-12 schools allow for children exposed to infected classmates to remain in school under "modified quarantine," which will result in even more children becoming infected.

WSWS (2022-01-04). Philippine election in crisis, as COVID cases skyrocket. wsws.org This year opened with a skyrocketing COVID-19 infection rate, soaring food and oil prices and rival ruling class candidates for the presidency openly plotting against democracy.

WSWS (2022-01-04). Facing public outrage and Omicron catastrophe, Ontario government reluctantly delays school reopening. wsws.org While briefly delaying the resumption of in-class teaching, the government is not instituting a single meaningful safety measure to protect school workers or children from the virus once classes resume on January 17.

WSWS (2022-01-04). Cruise ship crews respond to heightened CDC warnings, recommendation to "avoid cruise travel" wsws.org Representatives of the cruise industry have denounced the US Centers for Disease Control for its warning about the dangers of shipboard travel.

Staff (2022-01-04). Protests outside Evergrande offices as stock trading resumes. rt.com Protesters demand that China's once leading property developer, now plagued by debt, return their money | Shares of China Evergrande jumped as stock trading resumed, but investors who were worried their money would be used to keep the firm afloat staged a protest outside the Guangzhou headquarters. | China Evergrande's shares gained 10% as stock trading resumed on Tuesday after being suspended the day before. Trading was restored after Evergrande announced that a government order to tear down its 39 buildings on Hainan resort island would not affect the rest of its projects there. | The demolition order came o…

WSWS (2022-01-04). The massive Omicron surge is leading to soaring hospitalization in the US. wsws.org Contrary to the complacent media claims that Omicron is "milder" than Delta, the huge increase in infections has meant a rapid rise in the number of people admitted to US hospitals, leading to renewed strains on health systems.

Todd Steiner (2022-01-04). Costa Rica Announces the Expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine. indybay.org Costa Rica — Costa Rica announced today the expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine Management Area, increasing the protection around this biodiversity hotspot. Cocos Island is located approximately 320 miles from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Due to its great biological diversity, the island was declared a national park in 1978.

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2022-01-03: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-03). Why some intubated COVID-19 patients may need tracheal reconstruction surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the long-term impacts observed during the COVID-19 pandemic stems from patients being intubated and breathing from a ventilator for an extended period of time. These patients usually undergo a procedure known as a tracheostomy. The trachea, also known as the windpipe, allows air to pass between the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. In cases of respiratory failure, prolonged intubation and tracheostomy can lead to a rare complication of a narrowing of the…

Staff (2022-01-03). Headlines for January 3, 2022. democracynow.org Omicron-Driven Surge Causes Travel Disruptions, Sets Records for Infections, Child Hospitalizations, Climate-Fueled Colorado Wildfire Razes 1,000 Homes; Two People Still Missing, Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty in Federal Sex Trafficking Trial as Attention Turns to Prince Andrew, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Resigns as More Protesters Killed in Anti-Coup Demonstrations, Hong Kong Independent Media Outlet Citizen News Shutters Amid Crackdown on Press Freedom, Germany Shuts Down Half of Six Remaining Nuclear Power Plants, As Jan. 6 Anniversary Looms, Rep. Liz Cheney Says Trump's Inner Circle Tried to Get H…

sputniknews (2022-01-03). 'We'll Never Be Able to Wave Goodbye': Danish Researchers Don't Share WHO's COVID Optimism for 2022. sputniknews.com According to Danish infection researchers, the coronavirus will affect people's everyday lives even when the pandemic, which has claimed more than 5 million lives worldwide, is over. Instead, the goal is to achieve such good immunity that it allows to deal with COVID-19 like other known diseases, they suggested.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-03). Around 25 mn coronavirus cases detected globally in December. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world in December 2021 exceeded the figures for November by 8.5 mn and reached 24.7 mn.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Caen contagios de Covid-19 en la ciudad china de Xi'an. telesurtv.net La metrópoli de 13 millones de habitantes está bajo confinamiento tras un repunte de casos de coronavirus.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Israel Registers First 'Flurona' Case, Rare Double Infection of COVID and Seasonal Flu. sputniknews.com In December, the Israeli government approved banning all non-essential travel to Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.

Staff (2022-01-03). Meet the Scientist Who Built a Cheap Rapid Test in March 2020. The FDA Never Approved It. democracynow.org The United States faces a shortage of rapid COVID-19 tests amid the Omicron surge even as many inexpensive at-home rapid testing models have been ready for distribution — but refused approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One scientist, Harvard-trained Irene Bosch, submitted a rapid test to the FDA for emergency approval in March 2020 and even had a factory ready to produce it. Bosch describes how the FDA's rejection came from unclear standards set by the administration early on in the pandemic, and says earlier approval of testing like hers could have saved lives.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). Venezuela inicia jornada de vacunación de refuerzo contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro indicó que el 91 por ciento de la población venezolana ya ha sido vacunada contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Staff (2022-01-03). "A Vaccine for the World": U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South. democracynow.org As COVID cases skyrocket, we speak to Dr. Peter Hotez at Texas Children's Hospital about the Omicron surge, as well as his groundbreaking work developing an affordable patent-free coronavirus vaccine. Last week the Indian government gave emergency approval to the new low-cost, patent-free vaccine called Corbevax, which Hotez co-created. He says it could reach billions of people across the globe who have lacked access to the more expensive mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna. "We can really make a vaccine for the world," says Hotez. Hotez also addresses problems stemming from ongoing vaccine hesitancy.

MEE, agencies (2022-01-03). Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s. middleeasteye.net Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made the announcement as Israel fights a surge in cases | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 07: 16 | Bennett said Israel's top medical official approved the plans to offer the fourth dose to over 60s (AFP) | Israel said it will offer a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to over 60s amid a…

Allen Forrest (2022-01-03). Unless They Tell Me I Have to. dissidentvoice.org A Coronatoon looks at the increasing number of boosters prescribed. First there was a vaccine which required one or two doses. Then along came a Delta variant, and a third booster was needed. Now along comes Omicron, and Big Pharma is producing more boosters.

Brittani Banks (2022-01-03). New Book About Big Pharma by Economy for All Fellow Alexander Zaitchik. independentmediainstitute.org Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines will be released by Counterpoint Press this year by IMI Economy for All fellow Alexander Zaitchik. One of the most problematic areas in the social response to the world health crisis of COVID-19 has been the profit-seeking and opportunism of Western …

Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (2022-01-03). Thursday 2/10: Executive Order 9066 at 80 Years: Incarceration and Reparations Then and Now. indybay.org Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 | Masks required and please be vaccinated/boosted. Proof of vaccine status required for cafe entry. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: Point Reyes Station: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Sidewalk Rally for Democracy. indybay.org Sidewalk rally at A Street and Highway 1, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…

Staff (2022-01-03). President Maduro: Venezuela has Displayed Exemplary Control of the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com Referring to the country's 7+7 reopening plan, President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that Venezuela has displayed exemplary control of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting to the variants detected in the country. | "We will not renounce the 7+7 Plan in 2022," President Maduro said. "I hope that by achieving the vaccination of 95% of the population, we will have a calm country, with a moderately normal life… The essential thing is caring for people." The 7+7 Plan is Venezuela's unique strategy that sees the country open up for seven days at a time, followed by seven days of lockdown. This policy has allowed Venezuela to…

Staff (2022-01-03). Bolsonaro Attacks Venezuela, Refuses Argentina's Aid Following Tragic Floods in Brazil. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia demanded that the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, authorize air and land transfers to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals in Brazil who want to return to Venezuela. This within the framework of recent floods and Brazil's calamitous management of the pandemic. Venezuela's Vuelta a la Patria program facilitates the return of Venezuelans to their home country, providing transport and medical services free of charge. | Through a post published on his Twitter account, @PlasenciaFlex, the head of Venezuelan diplomacy pointed out that…

Nayvin Gordon (2022-01-03). Infinite Covid or Zero Covid? How Many More Will Sicken and Die? indybay.org Working people can take matters into their own hands to end the Covid pandemic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-03). Mental health and the holidays: Resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: The start of a new year stirs up thoughts of reflection and the desire for change. What are healthy resolutions, and what tips do you have for staying committed? A: Change is hard, and new habits are much easier to make and then break because old patterns may be more familiar, comfortable and easy. Also, stress from the COVID-19 pandemic can make some resolutions more difficult to follow through on. For example, you might…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-03). Consumer Health: Children and good hand-washing habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help children stay healthy by encouraging them to wash their hands frequently, and make it a family affair….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-03). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…

Staff (2022-01-03). øPor qué Cuba no tiene un movimiento antivacunas? cubadebate.cu Cada vez más, amplios sectores de la población europea expresan abiertamente su desconfianza hacia las políticas para combatir la COVID-19. La reacción de la política tradicional es de pánico y se caracteriza por el paternalismo y la represión: obligación general de vacunarse y restringir la libertad de circulación. Esa no es la forma de crear apoyo en la población. Para ello será necesario, como mínimo, escuchar los temores y las preocupaciones de las personas no vacunadas. La comparación con Cuba es interesante.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Sewage Analysis Can Help Monitor COVID-19 Levels and Predict Outbreaks, Claim US Health Experts. sputniknews.com Fragments of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can enter the sewage through an infected person's faeces and when washed off hands and bodies via sinks and showers.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). UK Minister Says 'Nothing in Data' to Prompt More COVID-19 Restrictions, Despite NHS Warnings. sputniknews.com Amid speculations of possibly wider COVID-19 restrictions being introduced in England as the Omicron strain of the virus is responsible for a surge in cases, on 4 January the government is set to review its Plan B measures, not due to expire until 26 January.

ecns.cn (2022-01-03). Chinese mainland reports 175 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 175 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.

Staff (2022-01-03). Secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos da positivo a la covid-19. cubadebate.cu El secretario de Defensa Lloyd Austin anunció el domingo que dio positivo a covid-19 y tiene síntomas moderados, por lo cual guarda cuarentena en su casa. El secretario señaló que la última vez que se reunió con el presidente Joe Biden fue el 21 de diciembre.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). México se acerca a los 300.000 muertos por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El país latinoamericano registró durante las últimas 48 horas un total de 10.864 nuevos casos de la enfermedad viral.

Speak Out Now (2022-01-03). Saturday 1/22: Straight Talk about COVID-19. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Bolivia pone en vigor carnet de vacunación antiCovid al iniciar 2022. telesurtv.net El documento es necesario para ingresar a entidades bancarias, telefónicas, centros comerciales, restaurantes, supermercados, entre otros.

Staff (2022-01-03). Cuba reporta 556 nuevos casos positivos a la COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 2 de enero, se encuentran ingresados 6 638 pacientes, sospechosos 4 179, en vigilancia 368 y confirmados activos 2 091. | Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 17 869 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 556. El país acumula 11 731 194 muestras realizadas y 967 498 positivas.

MEE staff (2022-01-03). Turkey's exports surge to all-time high of $225bn in 2021. middleeasteye.net Turkey's exports surge to all-time high of $225bn in 2021 | Turkish exporters appear to have taken advantage of a weak Turkish lira and post-Covid rebound in global economy | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 11: 19 | A commercial vessel sails under the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, aka the Bosphorus Bridge, on the Bosphorus strait on 23 July 2021 in Istanbul (AFP) | Turkish exports surged to an all-time high in 2021 with a 32.9 pe…

_____ (2022-01-02). 2021: A Grim Year For Planet Earth. popularresistance.org Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the deadly manifestations of the climate crisis, there were few places to hide for most of us in 2021. Ageing billionaires riding booming stock markets could take their first flights into space in their own rockets, but for the rest of Planet Earth's 8 billion people with their feet on the ground it was a year of placing hope in the hands of scientists and our political leaders to turn the tide.

Barbara Minton (2022-01-02). Remember The 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Was it a Dress Rehearsal? globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on July 8, 2009 | As the anticipated July release date for Baxter's A/H1N1 flu pandemic vaccine approaches, an Austrian investigative journalist is warning the world that the greatest crime in the history of humanity is …

Dr. Charles Hoffe (2022-01-02). Video: Dr. Charles Hoffe Delivers A Dose Of Reality on mRNA Vaccine You Can't Afford To Miss!!! globalresearch.ca First posted on Global Research on December 16, 2021 | On Thursday December 16th in Pemberton BC Dr. Charles Hoffe gave a speech to about 100 people who braved the cold to hear his message and it certainly was loud and …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-02). Iran health ministry ready to send drugs, vaccine to Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari announced the readiness of the health ministry to export medicine and vaccines to Turkey.

_____ (2022-01-02). Texas Team Applauded For Giving What Big Pharma Refuses. popularresistance.org A small team of Texas researchers is being hailed for developing an unpatented Covid-19 vaccine to share with the world without personal profit, with some advocates asking, if they can do it, why can't Big Pharma? | Dubbed "the World's Covid vaccine," the inoculation—formally called Cobervax—is an open-source alternative to Big Pharma's patent-protected vaccines. Instead of being produced for profit, this shot could ultimately be manufactured around the world and made cheaply available to all without governmental or private legal retribution. | Common Dreams reported this week that Cobervax—deve…

Dr. Mike Yeadon (2022-01-02). "The Numbers Killed by these Vaccines is Much Worse than What We Thought". Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, Dr. Mike Yeadon. globalresearch.ca This is an important message which we just received from Dr. Mike Yeadon, former Vice-president of Pfizer | Forward this message far and wide. My good friend Dr Sucharit Bhakdi, with whom we and others wrote a series …

Brett Bachman (2022-01-02). Twitter Boots Marjorie Taylor Greene From Platform for COVID Misinformation. truthout.org Twitter has permanently suspended one of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's accounts for "repeated violations" of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, a spokesperson for the service confirmed Sunday. | The suspended account, @mtgreenee, was her personal and more prolific account. She will still be allowed to post from her official Congressional page, @RepMTG. | Her final tweet falsely referenced "extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine deaths" — a phenomenon with no basis in reality that nonetheless has b…

_____ (2022-01-02). Texas Team Applauded For Giving What Big Pharma Refuses: A Patent-Free Vaccine To The World. popularresistance.org A small team of Texas researchers is being hailed for developing an unpatented Covid-19 vaccine to share with the world without personal profit, with some advocates asking, if they can do it, why can't Big Pharma? Dubbed "the World's Covid vaccine," the inoculation—formally called Cobervax—is an open-source alternative to Big Pharma's patent-protected vaccines. Instead of being produced for profit, this shot could ultimately be manufactured around the world and made cheaply available to all without governmental or private legal retribution.

MAMER (2022-01-02). Study on Electromagnetism of Vaccinated Persons. globalresearch.ca First published by Global …

_____ (2022-01-02). Cuba Grows And Advances Despite The Difficulties Of 2021. popularresistance.org This 2021 has been the most difficult year for the Cuban people. In addition to the ravages of the blockade, thousands of people died due to the Covid-19. The list was immense, and as the days went by, names became familiar and beloved faces. Moreover, it was also a year of economic readjustments and changes needed to move the island towards a possible and sustainable development over time. | The changes, the deaths, and the pandemic came at a time when the world economy suffered the strongest recession since the years of the Second World War. Cuba suffered double this new crisis since it had already been draggin…

_____ (2022-01-02). What Were The Top BDS Victories Of 2021? popularresistance.org Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of accelerated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigning, successful grassroots actions and significant legal victories for Palestinian rights. | Pension funds dumped Israeli firms, cultural figures refused to cross the picket line and a major ice cream maker pulled its products from illegal Israeli settlements. | Sustained direct actions in Oakland, California successfully exacted a price on Israel after it carried out a lethal 11-day attack on Gaza during May. | In early June, as part of an international wave of protests under the banner of #Block…

Editor (2022-01-02). Matt Taibbi and Matt Orfalea on Pandemic Scare-Coverage. scheerpost.com By Matt Taibbi and Matt Orfalea / For a while now it's been clear the primary objective of most pandemic coverage is to scare the socks off mass audiences. Good news, bad news, boring news, interesting news, news that's more of a wash in the final analysis, news that's a net plus overall: it's all presented as terrifying, more signs of the Apocalypse. There's no better example than the stampede to advertise the "first death from Omicron" in the United States. | Matt Orfalea does a hilarious job of stitching together an homage to…

Dr. Nicole Delépine (2022-01-02). Invention of "The Covid Narrative": The PCR Test Sustains The Myth of a Global Pandemic. It Serves to "Maintain Fear" globalresearch.ca First published on November …

sputniknews (2022-01-02). German Protesters, Officers Hurt in COVID-19 Rally in Thuringia. sputniknews.com BERLIN (Sputnik) – Six protesters and four police officers were injured in clashes that erupted at an anti-pandemic curbs rally in the German town of Greiz in Thuringia on New Year's Day, police said.

Liberation Staff (2022-01-02). COVID-19: What Cuba has accomplished. liberationnews.org Cuba, a small, poor country held back by the 60-year U.S. economic blockade has made remarkable achievements in combating COVID-19.

teleSUR, DRL, MER (2022-01-02). Entra en vigencia el pase sanitario en Argentina. telesurtv.net Esta medida se adoptó para contener el aumento de contagios por la Covid-19 en las últimas semanas.

Staff (2022-01-02). Is car rental in Dubai good idea? [Post-Covid update]. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Is renting a car in Dubai a good idea? Well, the answer to this question depends on many subjects that you should consider.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-02). No gatherings of friends and families: the Covid Omicron fraud used to justify the "Christmas and New Year lockdown": Franàßois Legault's curfew. globalresearch.ca Several Western governments have put in place curfews and restrictions that prevent families and friends from celebrating the New Year. | Absurd political statements abound. Politicians are emphasizing the looming dangers of the so-called "deadly Covid-19 Omicron variant", despite the fact …

sputniknews (2022-01-02). Tempers Flare as Amsterdam Protesters Against COVID Rules Clash With Police – Videos. sputniknews.com On 19 December, the Dutch authorities announced lockdown for all but essential stores – including restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, and other public places until at least 14 January.

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2022-01-02: News Headlines

Peter Koenig (2022-01-02). COVID-Omicron is Killing Christmas. The Roadmap Towards a Worldwide Financial Crash, Inflation, Digitization. globalresearch.ca First Delta, then Omicron. Neither one of the two has ever been isolated. The vast majority of people of the 193 UN member countries — swallow the lie with fear and respect, as if it were the truth…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-02). Video: "Imagine All The People": The Covid-19 Omicron Christmas and New Year Lockdown. globalresearch.ca We are told by our governments that It's Christmas under Lockdown. To protect you and your loved ones against the so-called deadly Covid Omicron Variant. The announcement was made on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

_____ (2022-01-02). 15 Things Biodiversity Protectors Are Watching Out For In 2022. popularresistance.org It's no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast. In 2020 alone, scientists declared more than 100 species to be extinct. And that's bad news not only for the creatures themselves, but for those of us (that would be all of us) who rely on them for food, to produce oxygen, to hold soil in place, to cleanse water, to beautify our world and so much more. According to the World Economic Forum, nature plays a key role in generating more than half of global GDP.

Matthew Ehret (2022-01-01). How Will Unipolarists Respond to Putin's Red Line? An Expert Round Table Discussion. covertactionmagazine.com With tensions rising to fever pitches in Ukraine, and in the wake of Putin's announced red lines regarding a mad …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-01). Palestinian Authority Carried Out Raids in Jenin Under the Command of the Israeli Army as Israel Launched Airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Support for the West Bank's ruling Fatah party continues to dwindle as PA President Mahmoud Abbas strengthens his ties with Israeli occupation officials The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kohavi, has revealed that occupation forces were recently planning a "large-scale security operation" in the West Bank city of Jenin, before…

The Lancet (2022-01-01). [Editorial] The state of science and society in 2022. thelancet.com As 2022 begins, and the third year of the pandemic continues to put pressure on both the scientific community and the public, it is worth considering the state of science and society. The main headline from Wellcome's Global Monitor 2020: Covid-19 survey was that global public trust in science and scientists grew during the pandemic. The largest of its kind, the survey covered 119‚Äà000 people in 113 countries, and seems to suggest that, after a year of heightened exposure to scientists, and with the first COVID-19 vaccines hailed as a scientific triumph, the value of science might not have erod…

_____ (2022-01-01). After Largest Anti-Racist Uprising, Historic Trials Provide Important Lessons. popularresistance.org In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States witnessed the largest anti-racist struggle in the country's history after a video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin went viral. While Floyd's murder was the catalyst, the first year of the pandemic was marked by increased police and vigilante violence. Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot in a botched "citizen's arrest" by vigilantes and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead while asleep by police, were among the most egregious cases. | In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the p…

Staff (2022-01-01). Venezuelan Government Delivers House Number 3.9 Million Despite the Blockade. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, December 30, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, delivered in the Nueva Barinas II Housing Complex, in the Barinas municipality, Rómulo Betancourt parish, Barinas state, the milestone of 3.9 million homes delivered by the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV). | "Today we deliver the 3,900,000 house here, a gift to Chávez," said the president. | In Aragua state, President Maduro pointed out that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to affect the world, and despite the imposition of unilateral coercive measures by the United States government and authorities, the Venezuelan g…

Richard Horton (2022-01-01). [Comment] Offline: The origin story—towards a final resolution? thelancet.com WHO has been a particular casualty in the dispute about the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Former US President Donald Trump's verbal attacks and his decision to defund the agency drew blood in Geneva—and the wounds are still visible. The allegation that WHO shared responsibility for the pandemic by adopting a policy of appeasement towards China has proven impossible to refute. As a member-state organisation, WHO's staff are constitutionally bound to heed the instructions of the governments they serve. Only former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland had the courage to defy countries when she was WHO Direc…

Joseph Heskin, Scott J C Pallett, Nabeela Mughal, Gary W Davies, Luke S P Moore, Michael Rayment, Rachael Jones (2022-01-01). [Correspondence] Caution required with use of ritonavir-boosted PF-07321332 in COVID-19 management. thelancet.com We read with interest the news that the UK Government has announced deals to procure the oral antivirals for SARS-CoV-2, molnupiravir (Lagevrio, Merck [Branchburg, NJ, USA]) and ritonavir in combination with PF-07321332 (Paxlovid, Pfizer [New York, NY, USA]).1 Although we welcome further partnership between the government and pharmaceutical industry in the provision of effective agents to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge caution with the widescale use of ritonavir, given its propensity for causing clinically significant drug—drug interactions with commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications.

Duaa Eldeib (2022-01-01). Dialysis Patients Have Faced a Deadly Catch-22 During the Pandemic. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for By the time Cheryl Cosey learned she had COVID-19, she had gone three days without dialysis — a day and a h…

Ryan P Barbaro, Graeme MacLaren, Justyna Swol, Arthur S Slutsky, Daniel Brodie (2022-01-01). [Correspondence] COVID-19 ARDS: getting ventilation right — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Xosé Pérez-Fernández and colleagues for their thoughtful Correspondence regarding our study of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in COVID-19.1 We agree that our study does not provide evidence that forms of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), such as high-flow nasal cannula and mask or helmet ventilation, might be deleterious compared with other strategies. Our observational study was not designed to make causal inferences regarding the potential superiority of ECMO or any pre-ECMO support strategy.

Xosé L Pérez-Fernández, Joan Sabater-Riera, MariPaz Fuset-Cabanes (2022-01-01). [Correspondence] COVID-19 ARDS: getting ventilation right. thelancet.com We read with special interest the Article by Ryan Barbaro and colleagues,1 describing the evolving outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during 2020. We were sad to corroborate the same increased mortality we had observed in our own patients. However, we wish to clarify two key aspects that we hope will supplement the conclusions of this important Article.

adrienne maree brown (2022-01-01). Letting Go: Wisdom From Our Grief. truthout.org This certainly wasn't the 2021 I imagined, long ago, when I thought the whole future would be in effect by 2020 — I grew up expecting flying cars and space travel any minute now. But instead of negotiating black hole etiquette with aliens, I spent the year in often overwhelming grief cycles. I cried so much more than I thought was possible in one year. Part of me wants to write you a column that is just a list of the people who we lost this year, lost to COVID-19, lost to cancer, or other fatal illnesses, or police-perpetrated ki…

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