Ongoing COVID-19 surge heralds another winter of death
The current wave is the second most severe since the pandemic began, only eclipsed by the initial wave of the Omicron variant during the winter of 2021-22.
Bryan Dyne•
The struggle of health care workers
Winter COVID and flu wave hits UK’s National Health Service
Britain is suffering another wave of COVID-19, fuelled by the recently identified JN.1 variant, as well as the winter season. The impact of COVID is compounded by the increased circulation of flu and other viruses.
Ioan Petrescu•
An interview with public health expert Dr. Yara Asi on the genocide in Gaza: “What we’re seeing is a complete assault on every aspect of life”
The Palestine-born doctor, now working in south Florida, is the author of a new book on the health impacts of modern warfare.
Benjamin Mateus•
American Medical Association sends police against healthcare workers calling for Gaza ceasefire
The AMA’s repression of peaceful protesters reflects the organization’s class character and history as a pillar of profit-driven healthcare and US imperialism.
Erik Schreiber•
Katy Kinner•
Evan Blake•
Robert Milkowski•
John Conrad•
Healthcare Workers for Palestine - San Diego•
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What must be done to end the pandemic
This video describes the current surge of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, reviews the immense societal impacts of Long COVID and outlines a strategy of what must be done to end the pandemic. It has subtitles in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Tamil, Sinhala, Russian, Polish and Italian.
Thousands of New Zealand doctors hold second strike
While there is rising anger among doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers over stagnant pay and dangerous staffing shortages, the unions are keeping workers’ struggles isolated and divided.
Tom Peters•
Scientists call for urgent action on the threat posed by H5N1 bird flu
The work being conducted by numerous scientists concludes that the H5N1 HAPI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) virus poses a very real threat to human populations.
Benjamin Mateus•
Medical missions in Gaza trapped without access to supplies and basic aid
Two medical missions at the European Hospital in Khan Younis have been trapped in place with limited supplies since the closing of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt.
Benjamin Mateus•
New Zealand junior doctors hold 25-hour nationwide strike
The strike by junior doctors comes in the face of a deepening crisis of underfunding and understaffing in the country’s public hospitals.
John Braddock•
Benjamin Mateus•
Clare Bruderlin•
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Margaret Rees•
Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic
Family of Detroit autoworker who died of COVID-19 demands answers
In this video testimony, Catherine Pace’s family describes the working conditions which led to her death and the deaths of countless other autoworkers during the still-raging pandemic.
Jerry White, James Brewer•
“The worst is the fatigue, it feels like I have 500 pounds strapped to me”
Retired workers suffering from Long COVID in Flint, Michigan, speak to the Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ed, a retired auto worker, and Tammy, a retired care worker, have been “living with” COVID-19 for two years, and they’ve had enough.
Tim Rivers, Evan Blake•
"It's going to keep killing us, the ones who forcibly have to work."
Summary and highlights from Inquest testimony of Michigan autoworker Randall James
Watch the powerful testimony and share these eight highlight clips.
Tim Rivers, Zac Corrigan•
“This is a warfare of the upper classes against the lower classes”
Health care expert Gregory Travis speaks on the impacts of COVID-19 on children, misinformation and the cover-up of data
Travis exposes the lies and misinformation spread about COVID-19, in particular its impacts on children, and documents the steady erosion of data tracking over the past year and during the Omicron surge.
Evan Blake•
Zac Corrigan•
Guilherme Ferreira•
Richard Phillips, Cheryl Crisp•
Richard Phillips•
Evan Blake•
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