(2022-03-09). An interview with Yaneer Bar-Yam on Omicron, BA.2 and the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus pandemic: Part 2. wsws.org Part two of an interview with Professor Yaneer Bar-Yam of the World Health Network.
(2022-03-09). Parents speak out against Chicago Public Schools' decision to lift mask mandate. liberationnews.org 
"Once again it's dollars and cents over people. The pandemic does not go away just because you want it to," said Bridgett White, a parent of two CPS students and a member of Parents 4 Teachers.
(2022-03-09). Wildfires rage along South Korea's east coast. wsws.org The fires, which come amid the worst spread of COVID-19 during the entire pandemic, have forced thousands to evacuate.
(2022-03-09). Omicron BA.2 subvariant fuels new global surge of the pandemic. wsws.org Contrary to the narrative spun by the corporate media that COVID-19 is now "endemic" and a stable "new normal" has been reached, reality has come crashing down once again in the third year of this unprecedented crisis.
(2022-03-09). Business leader: HK not alone in battle against pandemic. ecns.cn Hong Kong can overcome its worst COVID-19 outbreak with the central government's "tremendous" backing and mainland cities' swift actions in support, said Mohamed Butt, executive director of the Hong Kong Productivity Council.
(2022-03-09). Reactions in Germany to the webinar: "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers from Germany comment on the February 26 international online webinar of the World Socialist Web Site, "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" and draw political conclusions.
(2022-03-09). Report on California's Amazon warehouses reveals massive COVID-19 cover-up. wsws.org The Markup's report states "hundreds of workers … tested positive for COVID-19 over the past two and a half months" at a single warehouse in Rialto.
(2022-03-09). Jury seated in federal trial of four who plotted to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Whitmer. wsws.org The plot was hatched at the height of a nationwide campaign by the far right that had been mobilized by President Donald Trump and other Republican Party officials to overturn public health restrictions implemented throughout the country to combat the spread of COVID-19 that began in early 2020.
(2022-03-09). Ongoing 'immune injuries' might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.
(2022-03-08). Florida To Officially Break With CDC, Recommend No Vaccines For Healthy Children. moguldom.com Driven by a desire to look presidential among a Republican base that hates the idea of all power emanating from Washington, D.C., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis convened a 90-minute discussion Monday of 10 doctors and researchers who rejected the benefits of coronavirus mitigation such as vaccine mandates, masks and school closures. During the discussion, Florida …
(2022-03-08). An interview with Yaneer Bar-Yam on Omicron, BA.2 and the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus pandemic: Part 1. wsws.org Bar-Yam is a co-founder of the World Health Network, a global coalition of scientists and researchers and community groups that have come together to protect individuals and societies from harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-03-08). An Omicron 'Subvariant' Is Doubling In New York, Just As Mandates Lift. popularresistance.org Just as New York case rates drop and officials roll back health requirements for schools and businesses, another coronavirus variant is showing signs of derailing the state's recovery from the winter COVID surge. | Known as BA.2, this virus is an offshoot, or sublineage, of the omicron variant that just swept through New York State. It's like a kid sister, and some experts even call it "Omicron 2." But it spreads about 30% faster than its sibling — BA.1 — and is just as severe, according to the World Health Organization. | Data from the New York State health department shows that BA.2 is quickly movin…
(2022-03-08). Omicron, BA.2 and the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org Part one of an interview with Professor Yaneer Bar-Yam of the World Health Network.
(2022-03-08). First mRNA HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial Launches. jamanetwork.com Moderna Inc is setting its sights on HIV. The biotech firm, along with nonprofit partner IAVI, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, announced in late January that researchers had administered the first doses of an investigational mRNA HIV vaccine to volunteers in a phase 1 clinical trial.
(2022-03-08). Largest vaccine factory in West Asia put into operation. en.mehrnews.com The final phase of the largest vaccine factory in Western Asia has been put into operation in the Iranian province of Alborz.
(2022-03-08). TF Regular Contributor Sanket Jain Among Top 10 Finalists for Oxfam Journalism Award. towardfreedom.org Regular contributor Sanket Jain has been named a Top 10 finalist for Oxfam's 2021-22 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award for his coverage of India's rural poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-03-08). Thanks and Appreciation to JAMA Authors and Reviewers. jamanetwork.com As a general medical journal, JAMA interacts with and serves numerous constituencies in medicine and health care, including authors, who provide content for the journal; peer reviewers, who assist in evaluation of the quality and validity of content; and readers, who use published content to expand knowledge and improve patient care. With the advent of the third year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we recognize and acknowledge many of the challenges that have affected and continue to affect these and other groups, including academic and practicing physicians, resident physicians and medical students, other health car…
(2022-03-08). Over 600 students at Australian National University test COVID-positive one week after return to campus. wsws.org "Is the 'vibrant on campus experience' worth the health of the #ourANU community? It's only Day 2 of semester! We are not meeting our duty of care for students."
(2022-03-08). Studies warn Omicron BA.2 is the most dangerous COVID variant ever. wsws.org The scientific findings contradict the claims of the Biden administration and Republican and Democratic governors that it is safe to drop masking and resume in-person school classes.
(2022-03-08). Registry Tracks Zika-Related Birth Defects in US. jamanetwork.com About 5% of pregnant women with confirmed or suspected Zika virus infection gave birth to a child with an infection-related brain or eye defect, according to data from the US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry.
(2022-03-08). Israel detecta primer caso de polio en 30 años. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Salud de Israel anunció que identificó un caso de una mutación del virus de la poliomielitis en una niña de cuatro años, proveniente de Jerusalén que no había sido vacunada contra la enfermedad. La pequeña posiblemente se infectó al estar en contacto con una persona inmunodeprimida que fue vacunada contra la poliomielitis.