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Journalism & Mass media

‘Cloak and dagger’ military-intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport push

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021By Editor

Described as “the most important organization you’ve never heard of,” MITRE rakes in massive security state contracts to pioneer invasive spy tech. Now it’s at the heart of a campaign to implement digital vaccine passports. … Read More >‘Cloak and dagger’ military-intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport push

USA

‘That’s what getting everybody vaccinated is all about’: Buttigieg admits US supply chain issues won’t end until pandemic does

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021By Editor

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg predicted on Sunday that supply chain issues plaguing multiple industries at the moment are going to continue as long as the coronavirus pandemic does. … Read More >‘That’s what getting everybody vaccinated is all about’: Buttigieg admits US supply chain issues won’t end until pandemic does

USA

Air Force is first to face troops’ rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021By Editor

Up to 12,000 Air Force personnel have rejected orders to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus despite a Pentagon mandate and officials say it is too late for them to do so by Tuesday’s deadline … Read More >Air Force is first to face troops’ rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots

Beijing dismisses ‘unscientific’ report on Covid-19 origins by US intelligence community

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021By Editor

The US is using “intelligence apparatus instead of scientists” to determine the origins of Covid-19, undermining genuine research, Beijing said in response to the declassification of an ODNI report. … Read More >Beijing dismisses ‘unscientific’ report on Covid-19 origins by US intelligence community

First reported death of a teenager after Covid-19 vaccination registered in South Korea, authorities investigate incident

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021By Editor

A teenager with no underlying health conditions died in South Korea after having received a Covid-19 Pfizer shot, authorities have reported, saying it’s the first such case of a vaccinated minor dying. … Read More >First reported death of a teenager after Covid-19 vaccination registered in South Korea, authorities investigate incident

Russia

Putin uses G20 appearance to propose global strategy to counter COVID pandemic, says virus here to stay & will be long-term threat

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021By Editor

The world’s leading nations need a working mechanism for both efficiently updating vaccines against Covid-19 as the virus mutates and recognizing each other’s jabs, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the G20 summit on Saturday. … Read More >Putin uses G20 appearance to propose global strategy to counter COVID pandemic, says virus here to stay & will be long-term threat

EU

Eastern European nations facing sharp spike in Covid-19 cases, with low rates of vaccination undermining efforts to end pandemic

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021By Editor

With Covid-19 infections again on the rise across much of Eastern Europe and many countries struggling to meet vaccine rollout targets, a number of nations are imposing new restrictions, while governments in the West relax them. … Read More >Eastern European nations facing sharp spike in Covid-19 cases, with low rates of vaccination undermining efforts to end pandemic

Health

Covid vaccinations ‘not sufficient’ in preventing Delta variant spread, almost equal to unvaccinated – UK study

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021By Editor

A new study has found that though Covid-19 vaccinations lower the chance of hospitalization and death in the case of infections, those inoculated can spread the Delta variant as easily as those not. … Read More >Covid vaccinations ‘not sufficient’ in preventing Delta variant spread, almost equal to unvaccinated – UK study

World

‘Stop unlimited power grab!’ Huge crowd protests in Melbourne against vaccine mandates & sweeping pandemic powers bill (VIDEOS)

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

A large group of demonstrators gathered around the state parliament in Victoria, Australia to demand an end to a recently imposed vaccine mandate and protest a draft pandemic bill that would grant draconian powers to officials. … Read More >‘Stop unlimited power grab!’ Huge crowd protests in Melbourne against vaccine mandates & sweeping pandemic powers bill (VIDEOS)

‘Sour grapes’: Chinese media boss mocks Washington Post’s ‘jealousy’ over Beijing’s strict Covid-control practices

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

The editor-in-chief of The Global Times, a Chinese state-run publication, has taunted the US and The Washington Post after the American paper highlighted China’s small Covid-19 outbreak and criticized its strict countermeasures. … Read More >‘Sour grapes’: Chinese media boss mocks Washington Post’s ‘jealousy’ over Beijing’s strict Covid-control practices