Omicron
Unhoused people face uncertainty as officials raze makeshift shelters and other stories

Today we look at the clearing of homeless encampments in New York City, US; the ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen; and more

Vaccines don’t block transmissions but reduce hospitalization & deaths

Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the rising cases in Europe and South-East Asia, as well as wider topics of science, technology and health

London Tube workers strike, New Zealand health strike scuttled and other stories

Today we look at the London Tube workers’ strike, state pressure against a major health workers’ strike in New Zealand and more

New Zealand Employment Court passes injunction to scuttle health workers’ strike

Even though the allied health workers’ unions in the capital Auckland postponed the strike owing to Omicron surge, the employment court forced a nationwide postponement

Is Omicron wave waning?

Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha discuss the COVID-19 situation in India and theories regarding the origin of the Omicron variant

Tanzania plans to allot Indigenous ancestral land to UAE hunting firm and other stories

Today we look at the threat of expulsion facing over 70,000 Maasai people in Tanzania, the killing of 3 Syrian soldiers in an Israeli airstrike, and more

New Zealand health workers strike New Zealand government under pressure as health workers prepare for massive strikes

Over 10,000 allied health workers from over 70 different vocation groups are preparing to strike after more than a year of “fruitless” contract negotiations

British workers protest rising costs, Tesla faces lawsuit and other stories

Today we look at a protest against rising costs in the UK, a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Tesla in the US, and more

Australia aged care crisis Australia’s aged-care crisis spirals out of control, healthcare unions blame government

Close to 650 deaths have been reported from Australia’s aged-care centers since the beginning of this year. Staffing shortage is believed to be the primary cause of the current crisis

Ecuador court upholds Indigenous rights against oil, mining projects and other stories

Today we look at an Ecuador court ruling on Indigenous rights against extractive projects, ongoing anti-coup protests in Sudan, and more

OMICRON Research bolsters studies on Omicron’s triple vaccine-evading capacity

Recent research bolsters earlier studies which showed that Omicron has an extraordinary capacity of evading vaccine protection. The Omicron variant is far more expert in evading vaccine immunity than Delta

Omicron specific vaccine Omicron-specific vaccines: can be helpful, but needs a global policy, experts opine

Ever since Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have started the variant-specific vaccine’s clinical trials, the international community of researchers and scientists are arguing about the necessity, need or sustainability of such variant-specific vaccines