Lightfoot announced the new initiative on Thursday, arguing the new health “equity zones” will help to address Chicago’s “legacy of systemic racism.” “At almost every single point in our city’s history, racism has taken a devastating toll on the health and wellbeing of our residents of color – especially those …
Read More »UK health minister warns it’s ‘too early’ to say whether Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted as planned on June 21
Hancock told Sky News on Sunday that, though hospitalisations for Covid-19 are currently low, “it’s too early to make a final decision” on whether the restrictions will be lifted later this month. “We’re not saying no to the 21st of June at this point,” he noted, adding, however, that the …
Read More »A new book reveals how harmful the gospel of affirmation amongst mental health therapists is to children who think they’re trans
The transgender craze shows no sign of loosening its grip on society. The impact on children and adolescents was discussed empathetically by journalist Abigail Shrier in her superb book, ‘Irreversible Damage’. But what support is there for therapists who work with those young people, in particular those professionals who can …
Read More »‘It’s happening & it’s probably spreading’: Canadian health officials baffled by MYSTERY deadly brain disease
At least 48 people aged between 18 and 85, almost equally men and women, have been suffering from an inexplicable illness that has caused their health to swiftly deteriorate. Visual and auditory hallucinations, memory loss, difficulty walking and balance issues are among the symptoms of the mysterious condition, which is …
Read More »‘Health is beyond politics’: WHO’s top official in Europe ‘optimistic’ about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine emergency authorization
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which distributes the Sputnik V vaccine, filed for the jab’s accelerated registration at the World Health Organization (WHO) in late October 2020. Over seven months and several other greenlighted vaccines later, it has yet to receive the verdict from the international health body. The …
Read More »Coronaball? Australian health official WALKS BACK Covid advice urging football fans to ‘duck’ incoming ball to curb transmission
The state’s chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier made the strange recommendation during a press conference on Wednesday, when she also announced that an Australian Football League team from Melbourne would be permitted to enter South Australia for an upcoming match, despite ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. “We’re looking at the ball… …
Read More »UK’s pricey new tanks are so loud that they’ve caused health problems among troops – media
The UK government ordered 589 Ajax armoured fighting vehicles from US-based General Dynamics in 2014, but the military hardware, costing over £3.2 billion ($4.5 billion), appears to be far from battle-ready. According to the Times, trials launched in November were paused until March after soldiers testing the vehicles became sick. …
Read More »Canadian health officials apologize after children recieve unapproved Covid-19 vaccine by MISTAKE
Vancouver Coastal Health, regional health authority that serves one in four residents of Canada’s British Columbia, has confirmed that 12 children were given a wrong innoculation on Friday and Saturday last week just as the teenagers in the province became eligible for the vaccine. Currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech has been …
Read More »Govt ‘absolutely thinking’ about mandatory Covid jabs for health workers, UK vaccine minister says
After being asked whether the government would make vaccination compulsory for NHS staff in the near future, Zahawi replied that they have “been consulting in terms of a condition of deployment into social care” and that “it’s only right that we look at the healthcare system as well.” Calling it …
Read More »Hybrid of UK and Indian coronavirus variants found in Vietnam – health minister
“After running gene sequencing on newly detected patients, we have discovered a new variant that is a mix of India and UK ones,” Vietnam’s Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said at a government meeting on Saturday, online newspaper VnExpress reported. “More specifically, it is an Indian variant with mutations that …
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