New #COVID19 #SecurityMeasures Will Make #Health a #Prerequisite for #Travel

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Wednesday, November 4th 2020 at 12:45 pm

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MintPress News

Originally published on www.mintpressnews.com

As the multi-sector, global response to the coronavirus tightens the noose around civil liberties, CommonPass stands out as one of the most appalling and dangerous attacks on basic human rights in the name of public health

Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays. You're getting ready to go through the awkward travel procedures instituted almost immediately after 9/11 when the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) was created and air travel in the United States morphed into a search and seizure operation with the implied possibility of your detention and interrogation.

The initial outrage such expressions of implicit state violence caused early on eventually gave way to begrudging acceptance. But now, a new layer of "security," that could restrict freedom of movement even further, is being rolled out at several ports of entry in partnership with health technology industry leaders, academic institutions, and government health entities in more than three dozen countries.

A new digital certificate called CommonPass, designed to serve as a clearance mechanism for

The #Secret to #Addressing #Vaccine #Hesitancy

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Tuesday, November 17th 2020 at 10:15 am

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Ann Rosen

There's a lot of talk about the threat "anti-vaxxers" pose to public health and what should be done about them. Last year, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy one of the top 10 global health threats^[i] alongside Ebola, HIV and antimicrobial resistance and the mainstream media kicked into high gear as it bemoaned the stubborn and growing population of people who were unwilling to roll up their sleeves.

As a result, some health officials and legislators have started recommending punitive measures, like preventing vaccine refusers from receiving public educations, getting on airplanes or entering restaurants. Others want to consider criminalizing the sharing of what they consider "vaccine misinformation."^[ii] On community Facebook pages, posts deemed to be dangerous conspiracy theories are taken down and people mock and vilify their own neighbors if they dare to question the "safe and effective" vaccine narrative. 

Organizations like the New Jersey Public Health Association (NJPHA) have even enlisted the help of

Why the #MilitaryEstablishment Backed #Biden

 

Crisis, What Crisis? Hypocrisy and Public Health in the UK

By Rosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter, November 18 2020

Earlier this year, in a 29-page open letter to Fiona Godlee, editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal, environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason spent 11 pages documenting the spiralling rates of disease that she says (supported by numerous research studies cited) are largely the result of exposure to health-damaging agrochemicals, including glyphosate-based herbicides.

Meet the Filthy Rich War Hawks that Make up Biden’s New Foreign Policy Team By Alan MacLeod, November 18 2020 “I expect the prevailing direction of U.S. foreign policy over these last decades to continue: more lawless bombing and killing multiple countries under the cover of “limited engagement,” – Biden Biographer, Branko Marcetic.

Why COVID-19 Testing Is a Tragic Waste By Dr. Joseph Mercola, November 18 2020