The World Socialist Web Site has initiated the Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic to break through the cover-up, falsifications, and misinformation that have been deployed to justify policies responsible for the avoidable deaths of millions since the initial detection of SARS-CoV-2.
Drawing upon the knowledge of scientists and public health experts and the real-world experience of working people and students, the Inquest will investigate and document the disastrous response of governments, corporations and the media to the pandemic.
This statement explains the underlying conceptions motivating the Inquest and outlines a number of topics that will be investigated. It is critical reading to understand the purpose and aims of the Inquest.
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.
Berger denounces the failure of governments to protect the population from COVID-19 and calls for an “information war” to refute the unscientific material and lies about the disease from the government and mainstream media.
In this interview, Aaron discusses how the experience of the last two years has impacted his thinking and explains why he is taking a stand against both the pandemic and the drive to war.
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.
“They have not just embraced the ‘let it rip’ policies, they have done everything within their power to encourage people to put themselves in situation in which they will get infected.”
A 22-year-old Wellington student spoke to the WSWS about her experience with Long COVID and her deep concern at the Labour government’s decision to lift public health restrictions while infections and deaths are surging.
“We were united in a common sense driven determination to keep ourselves and others safe in the face of a sudden, novel, and terrifying virus outbreak. Among friends, colleagues, and neighbors, the sense that we were working collectively for the safety of the whole community was universal,” she said.
“Working in a chronic healthcare environment, I deal with comorbidities every day. It’s not an excuse to just allow people to die early because they have an illness.”
The pandemic has turned workplaces and schools around the world into crime scenes, where a deadly virus has been allowed to run rampant.
Contact us to help expose the political and economic forces and interests that drove the policies that allowed the uncontrolled transmission of the virus and its development into a catastrophic pandemic that has killed millions worldwide.
