Thousands of young protesters took to the streets in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, over the indictment of a popular opposition candidate and to lash out about socioeconomic conditions, according to reports. The Financial Times reported last week that at least eight people were killed and military vehicles were deployed throughout the city after rape...
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ARGENTINIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS WORSENS
Argentinian President Alberto Fernández’s decision to increase taxes for the thriving farm sector and wealthy individuals to pull Latin America’s third-largest economy out of a three-year recession has rankled business leaders who have been reducing their investments in the country. The Wall Street Journal interviewed Javier Rotondo, a farmer, who said the country’s move to...
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MYANMAR PROTESTS: 39 PROTESTERS KILLED ON SUNDAY
As we have reported in our 9 March article, “PROTESTS RAGE IN MYANMAR DESPITE MILITARY CRACKDOWN,” protesters have continued to face off against the military-backed police in the country to voice opposition against the military coup last month. The protesters are demanding the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and...
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CDC: KEEP MASKS ON KIDS, IGNORE EMOTIONAL SCARRING
According to the official USA.gov website, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.” As we reported last week, according to new CDC...
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CANADIAN DOC: “DON’T THINK FOR YOURSELF”
A family physician in Newfoundland, Dr. Peter Morry, who has been posting comments on his Facebook page critical of the government’s lockdown and mandatory mask edicts, is feeling pressure to stop. The critical force is coming from Newfoundland and Labrador’s medical regulator who specifically warned Dr. Morry to cease posting information that influences readers to...
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NEW STUDY: TROUBLING SIGNS FOR VACCINES
On 8 March, Yahoo News reported a recent lab study revealed “troubling signs” regarding the effectiveness of both Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines. The lab study, published in Nature on 25 February, tested the two vaccines against a new South African variant. The results showed a sharp drop in effectiveness compared to results against the...
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EU VACCINE PASSPORT: TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT
On 17 March, the European Union will offer details about its proposed vaccine passport, the EU version of the Israeli “Green Pass.” (See our 23 February article, “ISRAEL: NO VACCINE, NO GREEN PASSPORT.”) But, proof of being vaccinated will not be enough to qualify for the passport. The vaccine has to be one of the...
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POLITICS, NOT SCIENCE, BEHIND COVID VAX
A poll conducted by PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, published on 11 March, reveals 78 percent of Democrats believe lockdowns need to be maintained while about 75 percent of Republicans want states to reopen economies now. On the subject of vaccination, almost 50 percent of those saying they are Trump supporters refuse to get vaccinated, while the number...
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ANTI-VAX GROUP SUES ISRAEL, GOES NUREMBERG
Anshei Emet, the anti-vax group in Israel, filed a lawsuit last week against the country over its coronavirus vaccine distribution, which the group said is tantamount to “crimes against humanity,” The Jerusalem Post reported. The group cited the 1947 Nuremberg Code that focused on medical experimentation by Nazi doctors. One report pointed to Pfizer CEO...
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NO JAB ITALY
Italy faces challenges with its vaccine rollout. The use of one batch of AstraZeneca vaccines was banned after the sudden death of a serviceman in Sicily. Reuters reported that another batch of the AstraZeneca shots was also banned after the death of a teacher in the country’s Piedmont region on Saturday. “It is an act...