https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283304/ nov 12, 2005 President Bush laid out the federal plan to tackle the risk of an influenza pandemic in a 30 minute speech on 1 November before six cabinet secretaries, top US health officials, and World Health Organization and United Nations’ directors. After outlining the history of previous pandemics, including the 1918 flu that … Read more

Scientists Identify Specific Gene Variant That Protects Against Severe COVID-19 Researchers have discovered a protective gene variant that seems to shield people from severe cases of COVID-19, and the finding could lead to new breakthroughs in fighting the coronavirus. Since much earlier in the pandemic, scientists have been busily investigating how patient genetics influence the … Read more

Murthy warns of tough weeks ahead  1/17/22 US surgeon general says omicron peak still has not occurred COVID-19 patients lie side by side last week at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City. Victor J. Blue/The New York Times By Sabrina Imbler The New York Times Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, on Sunday … Read more

CORONAVIRUS IN FLORIDA  1/17/22 Cases among vaccinated people on the rise Officials: Breakthroughs make up about 41% of state’s new infections By Cindy Krischer Goodman South Florida Sun Sentinel Breakthrough infections now account for an estimated 41% of the reported COVID cases across Florida — marking just how aggressive omicron has been in the state. … Read more

A shift away from daily COVID case counts has already begun   1/14/22 Christine Vestal, Stateline.org The most familiar indicator of COVID-19’s inexorable nationwide spread — daily state and local case counts — may be on the way out. Instead, public health officials are considering a shift from increasingly inaccurate case data to numbers they say … Read more

Americans used to respect public health, then came COVID Judith Walzer Leavitt,  Los Angeles Times  1/14/22 Some of the most alarming government actions since the COVID-19 pandemic began have weakened state authority to safeguard public health. At least 26 states have removed traditional powers from local health departments, the institutions tasked with protecting us. New … Read more

Remember the “Fake” 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic? Déjà Vu By TS on June 14, 2020 • ( 0 ) By Prof Michel Chossudovsky | Global Research Author’s Introduction Déjà Vu Remember the unusual circumstances surrounding the April 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic. Media disinformation. An atmosphere of fear and intimidation. Corruption at the highest levels. … Read more

FRAUD: The World Health Organization Pushed a Fake SARS Epidemic in 2003 April 23, 2020 Jon Rappoport 0 https://needtoknow.news/2020/04/fraud-the-world-health-organization-pushed-a-fake-sars-epidemic-in-2003/     In 2003, the World Health Organization plunged the world into fear and panic by releasing a travel advisory against Toronto, Canada, claiming that the city was “infected” with epidemic SARS. However, there were 438 … Read more

GUEST COLUMNISTS Top pediatricians: Learn facts to protect kids from COVID-19  (despite a 0.001% chance of kids being harmed by it….) By Glenn Flores, Patricia Emmanuel, Mark Hudak, Desmond Schatz and F. Daniel Armstrong As Chairs of Pediatrics in Florida’s medical schools, we are unified in our fight to protect Florida’s children against COVID-19 infections, … Read more

Jan 14 (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc’s (BLK.N) fourth-quarter profit beat analyst estimates on Friday, as the world’s largest money manager’s fee income rose and assets under management topped $10 trillion, but shares dipped as revenue slightly missed Wall Street estimates. A strong finish to the year by global financial markets helped boost the performance of … Read more

‘We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months,’ says Oxford vaccine scientist By Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN Updated 1:05 AM ET, Wed January 5, 2022 (CNN)A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible. “We … Read more

Allergy symptoms could be mild COVID-19 By Caroline Catherman and Austin Fuller Orlando Sentinel Between flu, allergies and the COVID-19 omicron variant, respiratory symptoms are having a field day in Florida, and everywhere, from hospital systems to drug stores, is feeling the effects. During the current omicron wave, mild COVID-19 cases have become more common … Read more

7% inflation What a great job ‘they’ are doing WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has … Read more

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions in Bulgaria clashed Wednesday with police as they tried to storm the Parliament in the capital of Sofia. A heavy police presence prevented protesters from entering the building and some were detained. Several people, including police officers, were injured during the clashes. Eventually, the protesters were pushed … Read more

“The two doses, they’re not enough for omicron,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said. Bourla said the two-dose vaccine does not provide robust protection against infection and its ability to prevent hospitalization has also declined. He said third shots are providing good protection against death, and “decent” protection against hospitalization. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday … Read more

https://khn.org/morning-breakout/lab-study-finds-certain-cannabis-compounds-may-block-covid-infection/ Lab Study Finds Certain Cannabis Compounds May Block Covid Infection An Oregon State University study analyzing a range of botanical compounds discovered that two found in hemp can bind to the virus that causes covid and prevent it from infecting human cells. In the lab tests, researchers used the original virus and the alpha … Read more