(2022-12-04). Lockdown light – Corona crisis and capitalism. indybay.org The pandemic and countermeasures have effects shaped by the neoliberal form of capitalism[6] that has dominated since the 1980s. Three aspects are worth mentioning: 1.the independence of the financial sphere,2.the fragmentation of the labor markets, and | 3.the weakening of social systems. In the financialized economy, measures to cushion the crisis strengthen the haves.
(2022-12-04). Quinta ola de covid-19 inicia en Paraguay con 621 nuevos casos. telesurtv.net El director de vigilancia epidemiológica afirmó que el número de personas hospitalizadas se duplicó, pues fueron internados 44 pacientes, entre ellos cuatro embarazadas.
(2022-12-03). High excess mortality as coronavirus death rates rise in Germany. wsws.org The reckless approach of governments at all levels in lifting the remaining coronavirus protections despite the enormous excess mortality illustrates the indifference of the ruling class to human life.
(2022-12-03). The Veracity of Vaccine Makers. dissidentvoice.org 
The shots are produced, owned and distributed by the Department of Defense in the US and other military departments world wide and are property of the DOD until they are injected into people.
(2022-12-03). Zero Covid And The Protests In China. popularresistance.org Establishment media have seized on protests over Covid lockdowns to rehearse their favourite anti-China narratives. | Ever since the world's first Covid outbreak in Wuhan, the virus has been used as a stick to beat China. | Donald Trump cynically portrayed the pandemic as a Chinese weapon — "the worst attack we've ever had on our country … worse than Pearl Harbour." | Trump's ravings were seldom taken seriously even by US allies. But the resurrection of the "lab leak" conspiracy theory by the Joe Biden administration made it respectable, and the judgement of a World Health Organisation scientific team, th…
(2022-12-03). [Comment] Monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary people: uncommon or neglected? thelancet.com In 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox re-emerged globally as a new and additional infectious threat for countries outside Africa, and it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO.1,2 During this multicountry monkeypox outbreak, which has comprised more than 80‚Äà488 cases to Nov 21, 2022 according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new epidemiological and clinical features have been observed, including genital primary presentation, an association with sexual activity, and a predominance among men, particularly adult men who have sex with m…
(2022-12-03). Dr. Lamont Hill: My Bookstore Was Burglarized In Philly And I Wouldn't Press Charges, I Met With The 2 Brothers. moguldom.com Dr. Marc Lamont Hill recently shared he doesn't just preach decriminalization, he practices it. "My store WAS burglarized during the pandemic. The police caught the 2 brothers who did it. They asked me to press charges. I said no. They charged them anyway. They asked me to come to court. I refused. Instead I found …
(2022-12-03). Urumqi Fire and New Covid Outbreak. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ Urumqi Fire and new Covid outbreak ‚Ä¢ Pop singer sentenced to 13 years in prison ‚Ä¢ Local elections in Taiwan ‚Ä¢ New findings from the frontal region of the brain…
(2022-12-03). Guangzhou updates COVID-19 assessment standards. ecns.cn Standards for designating high-risk areas and those who have close contact with infected people have been updated in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
(2022-12-03). Aerial view of traffic flow in Guangzhou after COVID control eased. ecns.cn More districts in Guangzhou have lifted temporary control measures to bring life and work back to normal amid the COVID-19 control.
(2022-12-03). "Economic Warfare" Directed against China? The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate" Extends its Grip to Major Industrial Cities. globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.
(2022-12-03). [Correspondence] Ebola outbreak in Uganda: patient values and preferences. thelancet.com The Ebola virus outbreak in Mubende district, Uganda, in September, 2022, was caused by Sudan virus. It was expected that with an effective government response this outbreak would be quickly under control.1 Nevertheless, seven suspected patients reportedly left their hospital quarantines on Sept 26, ahead of their scheduled release.2 One of these individuals ran to seek a traditional healer. Additionally, his family wanted a traditional ritual to be carried out before a potential burial.3 It has been argued that understanding and respecting local cultural practices and placing trust in communities is essential fo…
(2022-12-03). [Obituary] Lewis Henry Kuller. thelancet.com Revered cardiovascular epidemiologist. He was born in New York, NY, USA, on Jan 9, 1934 and died of pneumonia in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, on Oct 25, 2022 aged 88 years.
(2022-12-03). [Correspondence] Weaponisation of water. thelancet.com We read Sharmila Devi's World Report1 on the cholera outbreak in Syria and would like to emphasise how the weaponisation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) has affected the emergence of preventable communicable disease outbreaks. This weaponisation includes deliberate interference with WASH, and the use of WASH as a military tool, a tool of cooperation, or a tool of domination and legitimacy.2 Water infrastructure is often indirectly damaged due to secondary reverberating effects of attacks on urban infrastructure.
(2022-12-03). [Editorial] Lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: tempering hype and hope. thelancet.com The Alzheimer's disease community has become accustomed to false hope, disappointment, and controversy. With an estimated 55 million people worldwide affected by dementia, the need for an effective treatment is undeniable. But efforts to develop a drug that can modify the course of Alzheimer's disease, by using antibodies to clear amyloid-beta (AŒ≤) from the brain, have endured numerous setbacks over the past 20 years. Almost a decade ago, the first anti-AŒ≤ antibodies tested in phase 3 trials, bapineuzumab and solanezumab, did not improve clinical outcomes in mild to moderate Alzheimer's diseas…
(2022-12-03). [World Report] Cholera surges in Haiti. thelancet.com Efforts to stem the outbreak are being hampered by fuel shortages and violence. Joe Parkin Daniels reports.
(2022-12-03). [World Report] A missed opportunity? Anopheles stephensi in Africa. thelancet.com A malaria vector new to Africa threatens to undo decades of progress. Udani Samarasekera reports.
(2022-12-03). EU's New Climate Change Plan Will Cause Biodiversity Loss and Deforestation. truthout.org A new climate change plan in the European Union, which has been lauded for its ambitious targets and aggressive action on emissions, will sacrifice carbon-storing trees, threaten biodiversity and outsource deforestation, according to a new paper. The paper, published this week in Nature, calls into question the plan's treatment of biomass — organic material from trees, plants and animals — as… |
(2022-12-03). EU's New Climate Plan Will Cause Biodiversity Loss and Deforestation. truthout.org A new climate change plan in the European Union, which has been lauded for its ambitious targets and aggressive action on emissions, will sacrifice carbon-storing trees, threaten biodiversity and outsource deforestation, according to a new paper. The paper, published this week in Nature, calls into question the plan's treatment of biomass — organic material from trees, plants and animals — as… |
(2022-12-03). Reportan aumento de fallecidos por Covid-19 en El Salvador. telesurtv.net De las 36 víctimas confirmadas, la mitad falleció en la última semana de noviembre y la tercera parte correspondió a adultos mayores de 80 años.
(2022-12-03). [Correspondence] Integrated respiratory surveillance after the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com We welcome Thedi Ziegler and colleagues' Comment on the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System and believe its proposals could strengthen global sentinel surveillance.1…
(2022-12-03). OMS: 90 % de la población tiene cierta inmunidad a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus alertó que la semana pasada se registraron más de 8. 0 decesos.
(2022-12-03). Bird Flu Virus Detected in Pelicans in Eastern Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, December 2, Venezuelan Minister for Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez reported the detection of the AH5N1 avian influenza virus in pelicans in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. | "The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela reports the detection of the Avian Influenza AH5N1 virus in pelicans in the northern coastal region of Anzoátegui state," the minister wrote on social media. | She announced that "preventive measures and health alerts are being developed" in response to this situation. | La influenza aviar es una enfermedad viral contagiosa que afecta a las aves domésticas y silvestres. L…
(2022-12-02). America's Fate: Revolution or Fascism? thealtworld.com Daniel Lazare in this interview with Finian Cunningham says that the United States of America is locked in a fateful political and economic crisis that will produce either of two outcomes. Either the country is heading towards more authoritarian rule or there will be a second American revolution. | Daniel Lazare is a journalist, author and commentator who specializes in critically analyzing the politics and Constitution of the United States. He has authored several books, including The Velvet Revolution and the Decline of American Democracy. | The Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years exposes the pathological…
(2022-12-02). Banking on a Shot in the Dark. Big Pharma is Fast Tracking mRNA Vaccine Boosters, Ignoring all Scientific Protocols. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
(2022-12-02). Why Indiscriminate Mass Vaccination Has Worsened the Pandemic. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). Chinese vice premier signals shift from Zero-COVID based on lie that Omicron is mild. wsws.org Sun Chunlan said Wednesday that "preventing the epidemic" would take place through vaccination, making medical resources available and preparing therapeutics, all the while "stabilizing the economy."
(2022-12-02). Flight attendant shares his experience being intubated for 19 days with COVID-19. wsws.org In this interview for the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic, flight attendant Tim Yoder shares his experiences in early 2020. Tim caught COVID-19 in mid-March 2020 after being told he was an "essential worker" and had to continue flying despite feeling ill when multiple coworkers had already tested positive for COVID-19.
(2022-12-02). 100 billion parcels sent so far this year. ecns.cn More than 100 billion parcels have been handled in China this year as of Thursday, evidence of the sector's resilience amid sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks.
(2022-12-02). Nov manufacturing PMI remains in contraction status on COVID cases. ecns.cn China's factory activity contracted in November as renewed COVID-19 outbreaks disrupted output and subdued demand, a business survey showed on Thursday.
(2022-12-02). Guangzhou eases more COVID-19 controls. ecns.cn More districts in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have announced measures to bring life and work back to normal amid the COVID-19 control.
(2022-12-02). America's 'Zero' Strategy. scheerpost.com 
By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost China's "zero Covid" policy has sparked rare protests across the nation of nearly a billion and a half people. Which led me to think about our very own failed "zero" policy here in the United States. Zero corporate tax. To be fair, it's not a policy per se, but is …
(2022-12-02). Medical Clinic Treating People Injured by COVID Shot Opens in Italy. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). HIV/AIDS progress in Brazil. america.cgtn.com December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to raise awareness and show support for those living with AIDS or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
(2022-12-02). Innu Communities In Quebec Say Logging Threatens Their Cultural Identity. popularresistance.org The Montreal Gazette reports: "Two Innu communities on Quebec's North Shore say they are 'exasperated' by the province's 'inaction' when it comes to protecting the woodland caribou, a species threatened by logging." | "They say the Quebec government is not taking seriously 'the irreversible damage the loss of biodiversity' has on the Innu." | The article adds: "Councils representing the Pessamit and Essipit communities on Tuesday accused the province of dragging its feet on a proposal to create a 2,700-square-kilometre biodiversity reserve, about 150 kilometres north of Saguenay." | Marielle Vachon, head of the I…
(2022-12-02). Innu Communities Say Logging Threatens Their Cultural Identity. popularresistance.org The Montreal Gazette reports: "Two Innu communities on Quebec's North Shore say they are 'exasperated' by the province's 'inaction' when it comes to protecting the woodland caribou, a species threatened by logging." | "They say the Quebec government is not taking seriously 'the irreversible damage the loss of biodiversity' has on the Innu." | The article adds: "Councils representing the Pessamit and Essipit communities on Tuesday accused the province of dragging its feet on a proposal to create a 2,700-square-kilometre biodiversity reserve, about 150 kilometres north of Saguenay." | Marielle Vachon, head of the I…
(2022-12-02). Montreal Biodiversity COP15 December 2022. dissidentvoice.org What is it about a bunch of high-ranking people getting together at a Conference of the Parties (COP) at some major metropolitan center with plenty of 4-star and 5-star hotels in order to figure out how to save the planet, but it never works! For example, the tenth (10th) meeting of the Conference of the …
(2022-12-02). Por qué la vacunación masiva indiscriminada ha empeorado la pandemia. globalizacion.ca 
Un principio de las enfermedades infecciosas es la "administración antimicrobiana", que implica elegir el antibiótico correcto para el paciente correcto y nunca recetar en exceso o cubrir a los pacientes que no necesitan tratamiento. | Otro principio es "reducir el espectro"…
(2022-12-02). Confirman quinta ola de Covid-19 ante alza de casos en Perú. telesurtv.net La ministra de Salud, Kelly Portalatino, anunció que se evaluará el retorno del uso de las mascarillas en sitios abiertos.
(2022-12-02). Sugieren retomar el uso de mascarillas en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dominicanas sugirieron además observar el cumplimiento de las normas sanitarias por el aumento de casos de la Covid-19.