(2022-02-04). Herd immunity through natural infection to fight COVID-19 'foolish idea': WHO chief scientist. ecns.cn Chief scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan Thursday warned against the idea of attaining herd immunity through natural infection to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it "foolish" as there are huge costs to be paid.
(2022-02-04). Pandemic exposes U.S. health care crisis. workers.org 
In the book "The Great Influenza: The Deadliest Pandemic in History" by John Barry, written in 2005 about the so-called Spanish Flu of 1918, we learn that pandemic actually started in the U.S. The army barracks in the Midwest were the breeding ground for the deadly virus. World War I . . . |
(2022-02-04). Johnson government to end daily reporting of UK COVID deaths. wsws.org Ending daily reporting is the first step towards ending all reporting. According to the logic of the social murderers in the government, there will no longer be a pandemic to report.
(2022-02-04). Growing student opposition to reopening of Australian universities amid COVID surge. wsws.org University students have taken to social media to express their concern over the profit-driven campaign to force students back onto campus amid a surge of the pandemic.
(2022-02-04). Berlin: SPD-Left Party-Greens coalition Senate pursues mass infection. wsws.org The German capital Berlin is a hotspot, where over half a million people have been infected with the virus since the start of the pandemic, of whom over 4100 have died.
(2022-02-04). The COVID-19 cover-up: Hear no deaths, see no deaths, speak no deaths. wsws.org As thousands of Americans die every single day from COVID-19, the Biden administration carries out a campaign, through media propaganda and the manipulation of data, to cover up the pandemic and accustom the population to mass death in perpetuity.
(2022-02-04). An open letter to workers in New Zealand: Join the fight to stop the pandemic and save lives in 2022! wsws.org The Labour Party-led government, backed by the trade unions, insists that schools and businesses must remain open, allowing Omicron to spread. The working class cannot accept this policy of mass infection and death.
(2022-02-04). Canada's ruling elite pressures Trudeau to meet with far-right Ottawa occupiers. wsws.org The opposition Conservative Party and right-wing media outlets are demanding Trudeau find a "political solution" to the standoff in Canada's capital. That is, make concessions to the protesters and their fascistic demand all COVID-19 public health measures be scrapped.
(2022-02-04). New Dutch government lifts COVID-19 measures as infections skyrocket. wsws.org The reactionary and unscientific policy of the European bourgeoisie is going from "living with Covid" to "working with Covid."
(2022-02-04). US health care workers speak out as COVID-19 continues to fill ICUs and overwhelm hospitals. wsws.org When ICU beds are full it affects every aspect of the hospital system, causing ambulance diversion, supply limitations, staffing shortages, delays in care and overcrowding.
(2022-02-04). Biden visits New York City to press law-and-order campaign. wsws.org The US president decried the atrocious death toll from gun violence in the US—more than 100 people a day—while his administration does nothing to stop a COVID-19 death toll that is 30 times higher.
(2022-02-04). As India passes 41 million official COVID-19 cases, Modi boasts of his "great success" wsws.org Modi's criminal profits-over-human-lives policy has already created an unbelievable humanitarian crisis in the world's second most populous country.
(2022-02-04). Covid-hit Russian women's team earn first Beijing win. rt.com 
The ROC women's hockey team beat Switzerland in their opening game at the Beijing Winter Games | The Russian women's ice hockey team put some major disruptions behind them to pick up an opening win against Switzerland at the Beijing Olympics. | The Russian team — competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) — was hit by a spate of positive Covid tests in the buildup to their opening encounter in the Chinese capital which severely disrupted their opportunities to train. | But still despite missing six players due to Covid protocols, the ROC team eventually eased past their Swiss r…
(2022-02-04). Super-mutant HIV strain discovered in Europe. rt.com 
The new variant is said to be more transmissible and dangerous | A new highly transmissible and dangerous HIV variant has been discovered in the Netherlands, confirming scientists' worst expectations. | An international collaborative study, led by researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute, identified 109 cases of the new 'virulent subtype B' (VB) variant after analyzing more than 6,700 positive samples. | The research revealed significant genome differences between the VB strain and other HIV variants. | "Individuals with the VB variant had a viral load (the level of the virus in the blood…
(2022-02-03). Make Noise about the Silent Crisis of Global Illiteracy. dissidentvoice.org 
Amadou Sanogo (Mali), Je pense de ma tête, 2016. In October 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held a seminar on the pandemic and education systems. Strikingly, 99% of the students in the region spent an entire academic year with total or partial interruption of face-to-face classes, while …
(2022-02-03). The vaccine must be a common good for humanity. peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha discuss the prevailing vaccine apartheid and try to understand how it is against the common good of the people of the world…
(2022-02-03). The Coronavirus Vaccine: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020". Vaccination as a Platform for "Digital Identity" globalresearch.ca What is the infamous ID2020? It's an electronic ID program that uses generalized vaccination as a platform for digital identity. The program harnesses existing birth registration and vaccination operations to provide newborns with a portable and persistent biometrically-linked digital identity.
(2022-02-03). Spotify faces increased pressure for Rogan's COVID-19 misinformation. america.cgtn.com 
Spotify is in the middle of a public battle over COVID-19 misinformation. Prominent artists are removing their music from the platform to protest misinformed remarks on race and COVID-19 vaccines made by podcaster Joe Rogan. CGTN's Karina Huber reports.
(2022-02-03). 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.
(2022-02-03). The Boosted are 97 times less likely to die of Covid, as Republican Party Death Cult Kills Tens of Thousands. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The United States has failed Covid. Compared to most other industrialized countries, its per capita rate of infection and death is much higher. Despite having plenty of vaccines, there has been a lag in getting them into people's arms, especially into the arms of the most at-risk group, of those …
(2022-02-03). Headlines for February 3, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. to Deploy 3,000 Additional Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Tensions over Ukraine, Witnesses Say U.S. Raid That Killed ISIS Leader in Syria Left Civilians Dead, Pentagon Sends Warship and Planes to UAE; Saudi Arabia and Israel Hold Joint Naval Exercises, Militia Attacks DRC Camp for Displaced People, Killing 60, Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve COVID Vaccine for Young Kids Despite Mixed Clinical Trial Results, Ecuadorian Court Rejects Oil Drilling on Indigenous Lands in Amazon Rainforest, Biden Renominates Former Chevron Lawyer First Tapped by Trump to Become Federal Judge, Senate Forges Ahead with Judicial Confirmat…
(2022-02-03). Rudy Giuliani's Surprise Participation in 'The Masked Singer' Prompts Judges to Storm Off Set. sputniknews.com "The Masked Singer" is an American singing competition in which celebrities sing songs while wearing masks and costumes that hide their identities. The judges and audience enjoy the performance and then vote for the favourite. The least popular one gets their costume and mask taken away, revealing their identity.
(2022-02-03). Former engineer describes dangerous and hostile conditions at BNSF. wsws.org Even before the pandemic began and the Hi-Viz attendance policy was introduced, conditions were unsanitary and schedules were unforgiving at BNSF, according to a former engineer.
(2022-02-03). Rural hospitals short on nurses in labor and delivery units. america.cgtn.com 
Imagine you're in labor. You show up at the hospital, but the delivery unit is closed due to a nurse shortage, and you have to transfer an hour away for care. That's the reality at some U.S. rural hospitals, due to the pandemic. CGTN's Toni …
(2022-02-03). "Nobody's Listening": Teachers Raise Alarm Over COVID Testing Delays. truthout.org 
Though the United States is well into its third school year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest surge still seems to have caught many districts off guard. School systems across the country are reporting some of the highest numbers of positive cases since the pandemic began. | During the first week of classes following the winter break,
(2022-02-03). SunRice grain processing and packing workers strike for two days at six facilities in Australia. wsws.org The company is demanding workers must submit to an attack on conditions and a retrograde pay offer, while continuing to risk their health and lives amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-02-03). Detroit educator denounces unsafe school reopenings. wsws.org In this interview, a Detroit teacher details the daily trauma and long term consequences of face-to-face schooling during a deadly pandemic.
(2022-02-03). The Gist: The most important numbers behind Beijing 2022. america.cgtn.com 
Hosting a global event of this magnitude — and during a pandemic — is no easy feat. Tens of thousands of people are in Beijing for the Olympics. CGTN's Gerald Tan has The Gist on some of the main facts and figures.
(2022-02-03). Leonard Peltier has COVID-19: Action needed to get him care. liberationnews.org 
In the last few days actors Danny Di Vito and Susan Sarandon have tweeted support for Peltier and demanded his release…
(2022-02-03). Why wouldn't Biden grant clemency to Leonard Peltier? mronline.org 
Last Friday, it became known that the 77-year-old Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier was sick with COVID-19. Peltier has been in prison for over 46 years, which makes him the oldest political prisoner in the United States.
(2022-02-03). Peltier has COVID-19: President Joe Biden, Do The Right Thing, Free Leonard! covertactionmagazine.com On January 28th, Brian Schatz, (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs urged President Biden to commute …
(2022-02-03). End of COVID-19 hospital death reporting is "incomprehensible," says US health official. wsws.org On Wednesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially ended its system for hospitals to report COVID-19 deaths daily to the federal government, amid a worldwide campaign to reduce the reporting of COVID-19 deaths and cases.
(2022-02-03). Athletes praise Games' closed loop management. ecns.cn Athletes of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have said the closed-loop management and COVID-19 epidemic control measures have made them feel safe, allowing them to fully focus on preparing for the upcoming competitions.
(2022-02-03). Australian Education Union shuts down Victorian work bans as it enforces COVID-hit school reopening. wsws.org As the schools are forced to reopen amid dangerously high levels of COVID-19 infection in the community, the union bureaucracy will do everything within its power to suppress opposition among teachers and school workers.
(2022-02-03). Reaching Covid-19 "Turning Point of Critical Mass": Is Nuremberg 2 Next? London Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigation. globalresearch.ca Not only is Britain's largest police force actively involved in the probe, the Hammersmith Police alongside the ICC are working together in what's being called the world's largest international crime investigation.
(2022-02-03). Ottawa police mull appealing for military support to end far-right occupation of Canada's capital. wsws.org The Conservatives, right-wing media outlets like the Toronto Sun and National Post, and sections of big business have incited a far-right extra-parliamentary movement to push politics sharply to the right, beginning with the elimination of all remaining anti-COVID-19 public health measures.
(2022-02-03). Global Research Will Pull You Out of the Rabbit Hole of Deception. globalresearch.ca Big Tech in coordination with Big Pharma is categorically zeroing in on dissidents who are critical of the official COVID-19 narrative. | Independent voices are the object of censorship, shadowban and smear campaigns. If these voices get silenced, it will be …
(2022-02-03). Heads up: another threat to Medicare! dissidentvoice.org Medicare is a successful and treasured government program that provides health care for seniors, for those with disabilities and for those with end-stage renal disease. The Traditional Medicare (TM) approach provides quality and necessary health care with administrative costs that are far lower than that of private health care insurance such as Medicare Advantage (MA). …
(2022-02-03). Beijing Olympics mired in geopolitical tension. wsws.org The Western media has treated in a hostile manner the lengths to which the Chinese government has gone to protect Olympic teams, as well as the Chinese population from infection.
(2022-02-03). Beijing Olympics mired in geo-political tension. wsws.org The Western media has treated in a hostile manner the lengths to which the Chinese government has gone to protect Olympic teams, as well as the Chinese population from infection.