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Talking race and policing: 1960s

Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff

The Los Angeles of the 1960s, which witnessed the Watts uprising, the Chicano Blowouts and Chicano Moratoriums among other movements, will be the topic of the next Conversations on Race and Policing.

The presentation, “Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties,” which takes its title from the book by guest speakers Mike Davis and Jon Wiener, will be livestreamed on Zoom beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, and can be accessed from a PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android at https://csusb. zoom.us/j/97960458784.

According to the book publisher’s website, “Los Angeles in the sixties was a hotbed of political and social upheaval. The city was a launchpad for Black Power—where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation. The city was home to the Chicano Blowouts and Chicano Moratorium, as well as being the birthplace of ‘Asian American’ as a political identity. It was a locus of the antiwar movement, gay liberation movement, and women’s movement, and, of course, the capital of California counterculture.

Conversations on Race and Policing began in the aftermath of the May 25 death of George Floyd while in the custody of four Minneapolis, Minn., police officers. A video of the incident posted on social media has led to widespread protests, the firing of four police officers, the arrest of one officer on a second-degree murder charge, the other three on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder – and a spotlight worldwide on race and policing.

Previous forums also are posted online (more recordings will soon be available for viewing) on the CSUSB History Club Lecture Series YouTube channel.

The ongoing Conversations on Race and Policing series is hosted by CSUSB students Marlo Brooks and Yvette Relles-Powell.

The series is organized by Brooks and Relles-Powell, CSUSB faculty members Mary Texeira (sociology) and Jeremy Murray (history), Robie Madrigal, public affairs/ communication specialist for the CSUSB John M. Pfau Library, and community member Stan Futch, president of the Westside Action Group.

And coming up next in the series schedule on Feb. 24 will be a screening and discussion of the film, “Slavery by Another Name,” which examines the forced labor systems that targeted African Americans in the post-Civil War era. Marc Robinson, CSUSB assistant professor of history, will facilitate the discussion after the screening.

Here’s why eating garlic and onions can prevent diabetes and more

by Evangelyn
Rodríguez Alliums are diseasefighting vegetables widely used as everyday food and traditional medicines. This incredible family of edible medicinal plants is composed of garlic, white and purple onions, leeks, chives, scallions and shallots. According to studies, alliums contain unique compounds called organosulfur compounds and natural antioxidants called polyphenols that are responsible for their disease-fighting activities. In a recent study, researchers at the Federal University of Technology by Evangelyn Rodríguez Alliums are diseasefighting vegetables widely used as everyday food and traditional medicines. This incredible family of edible medicinal plants is composed of garlic, white and purple onions, leeks, chives, scallions and shallots. According to studies, alliums contain unique compounds called organosulfur compounds and natural antioxidants called polyphenols that are responsible for their disease-fighting activities. In a recent study, researchers at the Federal University of Technology and purple onion show antioxidant, antidiabetic and antihypertensive properties Garlic and onions are spices commonly used in cooking. They also serve as ingredients in several traditional delicacies in Nigeria that are known to contain plenty of polyphenols. To assess the beneficial properties of garlic, white onion and pur
ple onion, the researchers first obtained extracts from each and assessed their inhibitory effects on certain enzymes. They also conducted assays to determine the antioxidant capacities of the extracts. ACE is the enzyme responsible for converting angiotensin I into angiotensin II, the hormone that increases blood pressure, as well as body water and sodium content. Angiotensin II elevates
blood pressure by constricting the blood vessels; hence, chemicals that can inhibit the activity of ACE, which is responsible for the production of angiotensin II, are used for the treatment of hypertension. a-Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starch and glycogen into glucose and maltose (two glucose molecules bound together). In humans, this enzyme is produced by the salivary glands and the pancreas. a-Glucosidase, on the other hand, is responsible for breaking down carbohydrates in the small intestine and facilitating the absorption of glucose. Inhibiting the activity of this enzyme is one of the strategies currently used to prevent the rise of blood sugar levels following a carbohydrate-filled meal. The researchers reported that the garlic, purple onion and white onion extracts inhibited the activities of ACE, a-amylase and a-glucosidase in vitro in a concentrationdependent manner. At a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.59 mg / mL, the purple onion extract exhibited a higher inhibitory effect on ACE than the white onion extract (IC50 = 0.66 mg / mL) and the garlic (IC50 = 0.96 mg / mL) extract. Meanwhile, the white onion extract showed a significantly stronger inhibitory effect on a-amylase at an IC50 of 3.93 mg / mL than the garlic extract (IC50 = 8.19 mg / mL) and the purple onion (IC50 = 8.27 mg / mL) extract. The garlic extract, on the other hand, showed a similar inhibitory effect (IC50 = 4.50 mg / mL) on a-glucosidase as the white and purple onion extracts. All three extracts also showed dose-dependent free radical scavenging activity and reducing power in the antioxidant assays. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that garlic, white onion and purple onion can be used to treat or prevent diabetes and hypertension, thanks to their ability to inhibit ACE, a-amylase and a-glucosidase activity, as well as lipid peroxidation in the pancreas and the heart. (Natural News)

US urges Mexico to heed private sector concerns

US secretary of state to meet with Mexico’s foreign affairs and economy ministers

by Mexico News Daily

The United States has urged Mexico to listen to the concerns of the private sector with regard to the proposed overhaul of the electricity market to favor the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) over private companies, many of which have invested in renewable energy.

During a call with reporters on Thursday to outline United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s “virtual travel” to Mexico and Canada on Friday, acting assistant secretary Julie J. Chung of the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs was asked whether she expected Blinken to address the proposed changes.

“Yeah, there are a whole host of issues related to USMCA implementation that’s ongoing,” Chung responded.

“In terms of the electricity and energy issues, that’s another area that we’ll be discussing in the medium term and long term because there are many aspects that we’re hearing from the private sector about their concerns. But this is where we encourage Mexico to listen to the stakeholders, to listen to the private sector companies and really provide that culture, the atmosphere of free investment and transparency so that companies will continue to invest in Mexico.

” Several analysts said this week that the proposed reform to the Electricity Industry Law would scare off foreign and domestic investment in the energy sector, especially renewables. The United States Chamber of Commerce warned earlier this month that the bill, which passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, contravenes Mexico’s commitments under the USMCA.

The electricity bill appears set to be one of several issues to be examined during bilateral talks on Friday.

Chung indicated that there will be a broad range of topics up for discussion at separate virtual meetings Blinken will attend with Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier.

After “traveling” virtually to the border crossing between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Blinken will speak with Ebrard, Chung said, adding that it will be the third time the two men have spoken since the new United States government took office in January.

“They’re expected to speak about continued collaboration on shared concerns such as migration issues, including the winding down of the MPP, the migration protection protocols,” she said, referring to the the United States policy introduced by the Trump administra tion that forces migrants to remain in Mexico as they await the outcome of their asylum claims in the U.S.

Chung said that Binken and Ebrard are also expected to discuss “Covid-19 security, regional economic competitiveness, climate change, and other issues of mutual interest.”

She said that the secretary of state and Clouthier “are expected to discuss various economic topics, including how to strengthen even further our deep and dynamic trade and investment relationship.”

The State Department said in a statement that the United States and Mexico “enjoy a strong partnership, and this trip reinforces the importance of that relationship under the Biden administration.”

It said the bilateral trade relationship, shared security challenges, regional migration, climate change, and other issues of mutual interest will be on the agenda at Blinken’s meetings.

But the statement made it clear that the United States’ relationship with Canada is the closer one.

It observed that the United States and Canada are “neighbors, friends, and allies” but didn’t refer to Mexico in such glowing terms. Blinken will also meet virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but President López Obrador, who has a clear preference for domestic issues over international ones, will not be involved in Friday’s talks.

The Mexican president did, however, weigh in on the electricity bill issue on Friday, calling on the United States to respect Mexico’s energy sovereignty. “They believe that we should act in a certain way, that’s OK because freedom has to be guaranteed not just in one country but as a universal principle. But we must respect each other in … the management of electricity policy,” López Obrador told reporters at his regular news conference.

Essential but disposable: how California farmworkers battle COVID-19

POPLAR, CA - 13JULY20 - Farmworkers pick pluots in a field near Poplar, in the San Joaquin Valley, in a crew of Mexican immigrants. Most workers wear facemasks or bandannas as a protection against spreading the coronavirus. Erika picks in the crew. Copyright David Bacon

by Jenny Manrique

 

Study reveals the high degree of exposure to the coronavirus in the fields and the profound impact on the economy and mental health of these families

 

by Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services

 

Feb 4, 2021 – In addition to high risk exposure to COVID-19, farmworkers in California have borne the brunt of setbacks caused by the pandemic: loss of income and employment, sudden childcare costs due to school closings, problems with distance learning due to poor or zero Internet access, food shortages, housing insecurity and even mental health problems.

The dire diagnosis was compiled in the report “Always Essential, Perpetually Disposable: California Farm Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a research conducted by the California Institute for Rural Studies and several grassroots organizations.

“The study findings show that farmworkers and their families experience a lot of reality and a lot of fear,” said co-author Bonnie Bade, professor of anthropology at California State University in San Marcos, who spoke at a Feb. 3 video press conference.

“The reality is the job loss and loss of income, unsafe and high risk working conditions, lack of health insurance and sick leave, housing insecurity, deportation and death,” she added.

“The fear is of being exposed at work and infecting their children, of not being able to put food on the table, of not having the technological resources to support distance learning … fear of eviction, fear of testing positive and being intubated in a hospital and dying alone.”

The report includes stories collected through 63 in-depth interviews as a follow-up to the statewide COVID-19 Farmworkers Survey (COFS) of 915 people last year, in response to the overwhelming number of indigenous and Latino people in the fields falling sick from COVID. Although the data shared is from California, the complete study tracks workers in the fields of Oregon and Washington.

“The mental health of farmworkers’ families emerges as a primary concern voiced by participants,” Bade said. “Working women sacrifice wages to stay home and navigate an unfamiliar world of computers to keep kids online, while isolated teens contemplate and commit suicide.”

Prevention practices against the coronavirus in the fields are almost nil and some bosses even refuse to give the workers basic resources such as masks, alcohol and soap. Although farmers try to keep physical distance, many should carpool with colleagues or live in shared houses with other families, increasing the risk of infection.

Federal or state aid provided during the pandemic is delayed or directly denied to this population, according to those interviewed.

“We asked them for masks and they (bosses) just laughed. And we asked for soap to wash our hands, and they (bosses) just laughed. Several of my coworkers and I called Cal OSHA (California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration), to ask for help before we could get infected. They told us that they were going to send letters and that they were going to talk to our boss but they never did anything.”

Eliseo’s testimony was shared by Erica Fernandez Zamora, a community organizer for the California Central Valley Environmental Justice Network, who interviewed residents in the San Joaquin Valley.

“Barriers for farmworkers to report COVID-19-related complaints should be eased, and they must be protected from retaliation,” Fernandez Zamora said. “Agencies like Cal OSHA should bolster health and safety enforcement for these workers.”

Another concern for the campesinos is that many belong to mixed-status families who were excluded from receiving financial relief in the first round of stimulus checks.. The incoming Biden administration has said that a social security number is not needed to access such relief going forward.

Community based organizations (CBOs) and migrant clinics have taken the state’s place in providing food and rent relief through the few donations they receive. They also distribute sombreros, working gloves and personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensure that information about COVID-19 is available not only in Spanish, but in indigenous and Asian languages.

“Many times public information is shared in academic Spanish format and even that can be inaccessible to Spanish-speaking communities,” said Paola Araceli Illescas, another researcher who works at the Vista community clinic that serves north county in San Diego. For this study, a total of 15 interviews were conducted in other languages than Spanish and English.

“CBOs are often trusted messengers for the community and can be key to dispelling any fears of misunderstandings caused by threats of public charge,” added Araceli, referring to the test to determine whether someone who is applying for permanent residency or some other immigration relief, may become dependent on federal public benefits in the future. This public charge, which Biden has vowed to eliminate, has resulted in farmers’ reluctance to even get tested for COVID-19 and increased vaccine hesitancy.

“I watched on the news that the hospitals are at full capacity and I am very scared because I don’t have health insurance and I feel that my life as an undocumented person is not as valuable as saving the life of a US citizen,” said Rodolfo, 46, one of those interviewed for the report.

“We’re exposing ourselves every day to this virus and we don’t have the good fortune to be able to work from home,” said Martin, concerned about the reduction in his salary. “You can’t harvest from a computer.”

The researchers emphasized the need for the California legislature to pass SB 562, the Healthy California Act, which guarantees access to health for all Californians regardless of their immigration status.

“It’s time to prioritize free access to COVID testing and vaccination for farmworkers and other essential undocumented workers,” said Deysi Merino-González of the Farmworker CARE coalition in San Diego.

“I hope that the next relief package will prioritize their legalization … Farmworkers are the backbone of the nation’s food system, the food they give us supports the immune system attacked by this pandemic,” added Merino González.

The report also includes other recommendations such as investing in broadband internet infrastructure in rural California and including farmworkers in developing response plans for future emergencies.

Clinic and doctors declare themselves conscientious objectors and will not perform abortions in Argentina

by ACI Prensa Editorial

 

The Río Cuarto Medical Institute, located in the Argentine province of Córdoba, announced this Friday that, along with all its gynecologists and obstetricians, they declare themselves as conscientious objectors to the new law 27610 that would force them to provide abortions.

“The Río Cuarto Medical Institute as well as all the professionals that make up the Gynecology and Obstetrics service, in full use of the rights of freedom of conscience and within the framework of National Law No. 27,610, have declared themselves objectionable to awareness regarding the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy”, says a statement published by the private clinic on Feb. 5.

The institution affirms that its “vision and mission entail respect for the freedom of individual and conscience of the whole”.

“Therefore, our duty is to uphold these convictions and values, by virtue of this, we inform all our patients and the community in general, that the Río Cuarto Medical Institute will not provide services for the implementation of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy,” he said. .

The abortion law approved in Argentina on December 30 indicates that women can access abortion up to the 14th week of gestation, without establishing any cause.

Outside of this period, article 4 of the law states, without giving further details, that abortion can be accessed when the pregnancy is the result of rape or “if the life or integral health of the pregnant person is in danger.”

Article 10 of the law establishes that “the health professional who must intervene directly in the interruption of the pregnancy has the right to exercise conscientious objection”, but must “refer the patient in good faith to be treated by another professional in a temporary and timely manner, without delay”.

It also indicates that “health personnel may not refuse to carry out the termination of pregnancy in the event that the life or health of the pregnant person is in danger and requires immediate and urgent care” and “no objection to conscience to refuse to provide postabortion health care”.

Article 11 of the law refers to institutional conscientious objection and establishes that when a health facility avails itself of this right, it has the obligation to refer the pregnant woman to another who does perform the abortion.

In addition, the abortion law incorporates in its article 15 article 85 of the Penal Code, which establishes that “the public official or the prisoner shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year and special disqualification for twice the time of the sentence public official or the authority of the health establishment, professional, effector or health personnel that unjustifiably delays, obstructs or refuses, in contravention of current regulations, to perform an abortion in legally authorized cases”.

However, specialists in law and medicine in Argentina explain that doctors have the right to conscientious objection, despite the fact that in practice the new law attempts to deny this power.

 

How to resort to conscientious objection?

Dr. María José Mancino, founder and president of Doctors for Life, explained in January 2021 to ACI Prensa that for 10 years, together with the Universidad Católica Santa Fe and the Civil Association Ojo Ciudadano, an “Objection Protocol of conscience” that can be useful before the approval of the abortion law.

The protocol responded and now responds to the “large number of cases and consultations that have been made to us, throughout this period, about harassment, threats and coercion received towards colleagues who want to exercise their right to conscientious objection and their right to protect their data through the law on the protection of personal data, as tools to avoid being coerced into carrying out such practices”.

Article 2 of the data protection law, approved in 2000, defines sensitive data as “personal data that reveals racial and ethnic origin, political opinions, religious, philosophical or moral convictions, trade union affiliation and information regarding the health or sexual life”.

Likewise, article 7 of that law establishes in subsection 3 the prohibition of “the formation of files, banks or registers that store information that directly or indirectly reveals sensitive data”. In this way, the abortion law collides with the provisions of the data protection law.

Dr. Mancino told ACI Prensa that given the need for doctors to resort to conscientious objection and the wide variety of cases that can arise, “many of the civil organizations specially formed by lawyers (the Association for Promotion of Civil Rights-PRODECI, Abogados por la Vida Argentina, among others), are available to doctors, and all health personnel for whom they are interested in raising their concerns or want more specific advice, confident that participation and the exchange of experiences will benefit everyone ”.

“It could happen that an abortion law includes conscientious objection, but it does so in a restrictive and limited way, like the one recently passed. In this case, the objector may still object to the same law that recognizes the fundamental right to conscientious objection”, the specialist highlighted.

Mancino’s statements recall the words of the jurist Siro de Martini in his work “The doctor against abortion”, published by the faculties of law and medical sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)

“A first and immediate response arises from common sense and the very meaning of things (of which the right can never be ignored): abortion is a crime since its object is to kill a child who knows himself innocent and defenseless”, says the expert.

“No circumstance that the mother goes through modifies the moral and legal species of abortion. No one can kill an innocent and defenseless human being. No one can, therefore, order or demand that another person kill an innocent and defenseless human being. Consequently, any order, rule, demand, suggestion that someone makes in this regard is illegal,” she emphasizes.

To collaborate with the objector physicians, PRODECI offers “a model of manifestation of conscientious objection, to be presented in national, provincial or municipal public hospitals. The institution must sign, stamp and date a duplicate, as proof of receipt”.

It also states that an objector doctor must seek the advice of “a lawyer before acting.”

Corazón del Barrio Virtual Open House

Come and enjoy our 44th Annual Corazón del Barrio! Our open house is an event for the community made by local artists Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Online program, Zoom, Facebook Live, Youtube Channel MCCLA. Free. All ages. ¡Access is free!

For more information about the workshops materials and registration visit our website www.missionculturalcenter.org

Orquesta Adelante will be playing Outdoors from 3 to 4 p.m. in front of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. We will be Live Facebook streamed on ‘The Mission cultural Centers Event page Corazon Del Barrio’ & the Event page ‘Music in the Mission.’ Please join the events to Hear Live stream

Orquesta Adelante will also be playing on March 20 in Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a Santana Tribute at Joe’s Pizza & Subs. They also will be playing at La Raza Park in SF on Saturday, April 10 for Suzanne Cortez Birthday and her Album Release of her original music. For more info of upcoming events go to OrquestaAdelante.com

Online – Bilingual Storytime – Live with Jazz and Friends! Special live English/Spanish bilingual storytime with Armando through Zoom with stories supporting our transgender youth of all colors. Ideal for ages 3-5. However, the whole family is welcome! RSVP required for Zoom identification and password. Feb. 26. Contact Pam Evans pevans@redwoodcity.org

Get Involved and Help Shape the Future Are you or someone you know interested in get­ting involved with your lo­cal government? Are you interested in contributing your voice, making an impact in your neighbor­hood and the entire City?

Your civic participa­tion is always important in advising and main­taining critical city re­sources and infrastructure.

The City welcomes and encourages your active par­ticipation by serving on a Council-appointed Board or Commission, and is seek­ing volunteers to fill vacant seats. Join other volunteer members in shaping policy initiatives and services af­fecting the community.

The City is recruit­ing for two (2) seats on the Library Board and one (1) seat on the Parks, Recreation and Commu­nity Services Commission.

Recruitment is open from Jan. 12 through Feb. 21, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Ap­ply today! www.redwood­city.org/bccrecruitment.

AMLO tests negative for Covid, may return Monday to morning press conference

‘I’m now in good health,’ president says in video message

 

by Mexico News Daily

 

President López Obrador said Thursday that he had tested negative for Covid-19 but would have to wait a few more days before making a full return to public life.

“I’m very pleased to tell you that I did an antigen test this morning and I was negative. Of course I still have to wait a few more days but I’m now in good health, I’m recovering from Covid,” López Obrador said in a video message.

He thanked the Mexicans and foreigners who showed concern for his health, wished him well, prayed for him and sent him “blessings” and “good vibes” since he announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 on Jan. 24.

Earlier on Thursday, López Obrador was filmed walking through a garden of the National Palace with two government officials. Contrary to his usual custom during the pandemic, he was wearing a face mask.

According to government officials who provided updates on his health during the past 11 days, the president – a former smoker with a history of high blood pressure who suffered a heart attack in 2013 – has only suffered mild symptoms of the infectious disease.

Interior Minister Olga Sánchez, who has stood in for López Obrador at the government’s morning news conferences, said Thursday that the president’s medical team will decide when he can return to his public activities, including the weekday pressers that have become a defining feature of his presidency.

Sánchez said earlier this week that AMLO, as the president is known, could return to the press conferences on Monday but on Thursday declined to confirm that would be the case.

“I don’t know how his doctors will assess him. I’d be very happy if he could return to the morning press conferences [on Monday] because he provides a very important personal touch, but it depends on his doctors,” she said.

Later on Thursday, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said the president will have to be given the all-clear from a medical and epidemiological point of view before returning to his full duties. His blood pressure and other health indicators will need to be under control and it will have to be established that the president can no longer transmit the virus, he said.

López Obrador is one of several world leaders who have contracted the coronavirus. Among them are former United States president Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Those three countries and Mexico are all in the top five for Covid-19 deaths. The odd country out is India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi has remained virus-free despite the country ranking second for case numbers and fourth for deaths.

Mexico’s confirmed case tally rose to just under 1.9 million on Thursday – the 13th highest total in the world – with 13,575 new cases reported. Covid-19 fatalities increased by 1,682 to 162,922, the third highest death toll after those of the United States and Brazil.

Source: El Universal (sp), Siete24 (sp) 

 

In other Mexico news:

 

Mexico City to remain red on stoplight but eases some restrictions

With hospital occupancy down, restaurants, shopping centers will see relaxed measures

 

Mexico City will remain maximum risk red on the coronavirus stoplight map next week but some restrictions will be eased.

Although hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients have trended down in recent days, Mexico City will remain red until at least Monday, February 15, the city government announced Friday.

Hospital occupancy in the capital, which has recorded almost half a million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and just under 30,000 deaths, is currently 78 percent, according to the Mexico City government. It had been close to 90 percent.

Although the red light designation will remain in place, department stores and shopping centers will be permitted to open around the clock as of Tuesday. However, their capacity will be limited to 20 percent of normal levels and shoppers and workers must wear masks.

Both department stores and shopping centers are required to close on Mondays and admission on other days should be limited to people shopping alone.

Restaurants will be permitted to open for an additional three hours as of next week, with the new closing time at 9 p.m. However, the requirement for restaurants to seat in-house diners in outdoor areas remains in place. Eateries with no outdoor dining space will remain limited to takeout and delivery service.

Also under the new rules, Monday replaces Sunday as the designated day of rest for businesses in the capital.

While tourism remains well below pre-pandemic levels, Mexico City’s tourist bus, “el Turibús,” will once again take sightseers around the streets of the capital as of next week. Tourists must sit on the open-air upper deck and wear a face mask while enjoying the sounds, sights and smells of the metropolis.

“There hasn’t been agreement between landlords and tenants, and because of the pandemic a lot of businesses have had to close,” he said.

Fuentes’ bill stipulates that rent would return to the normal level once the authorities declare that the coronavirus is no longer a threat. The bill was sent to Mexico City Congress committees for debate.

In other Covid news:

  • Researchers at the University of Guadalajara are continuing to study four possible cases of a possible Mexican variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Natali Vega, head of an emerging diseases lab at the university, said that scientists are also looking at other cases detected in Jalisco over the past month to determine if any of those could be a new strain.

She said researchers are completing genetic sequencing work of the possible new strain and that results will be available within two weeks.

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Friday that CanSino Biologics, a Chinese vaccine company, has made an application to health regulator Cofepris for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine. He said on Twitter that the vaccine had been successfully administered to 14,425 volunteers in Mexico since last October.

“This vaccine is a single-dose vaccine and will be packaged in Querétaro. What good news!” Ebrard wrote.

If approved by Cofrepris, the CanSino vaccine will be the fourth to receive authorization in Mexico after the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sputnik V shots.

  • A paramedic dressed in her work clothes was attacked with bleach in an industrial area of Puebla city on Thursday. According to a report by Puebla digital newspaper Periódico Central, aggressors shouted “You’re infected!” at the young woman before dousing her with bleach.

The woman said on social media that the skin on her face was slightly irritated as a result of the attack. She posted a photo of her uniform, which sustained substantial damage.

There have been several reports of attacks against health workers in Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic, most of which occurred shortly after the virus was first detected here almost a year ago.

Source: El Financiero (sp), Reforma (sp) 

Forget Popeye’s canned stuff: fresh spinach is the chieftain of leafy greens  

These decadent dishes will make you forget your childhood prejudices

 

by Janet Blaser

 

Spinach is one of my favorite vegetables, at least as an adult. If we ate it when I was a kid, chances are it was canned (yuck) or frozen, which didn’t score points in my childhood calculations.

Nowadays, packaged baby spinach leaves can be found year-round in big grocery stores, and while they’ll do in a pinch, there’s nothing like a bunch of fresh spinach, especially from a farmers’ market. (A little time-consuming to clean, but so worth it!) Fresh spinach, which is 91% water, loses most of its nutritional value after just a few days of storage; packaged spinach loses its nutrients over the course of about a week.

References to aspānāḵ have been found in Persia dating back 2,000 years, and the earliest known English cookbook, from 1390, mentions it too, calling it spinnedge and spynoches. In Spain, it was known as the “chieftain of leafy greens.” In Mexico, it’s espinaca.

Spinach is in the same family as chard, beets and quinoa. It’s an early spring vegetable that’s a nutritional powerhouse of vitamins and minerals. And while Popeye knew that a can of spinach made him strong because of the high iron content, it needs to be cooked thoroughly for that to be true.

Nutritionists tell us that spinach in general, and raw spinach in particular, has high levels of oxalates, which block the absorption of iron and calcium. So spinach must be thoroughly steamed or cooked to lower the oxalate levels and allow your body to absorb the iron. According to the USDA, a 100 gram serving of cooked spinach has almost double the iron as a hamburger patty the same size.

·       Bacon-Spinach Breakfast Tacos

  • 4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into ¼ -inch pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 quart packed spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup salsa verde
  • 4 soft flour or corn tortillas, warmed
  • Garnish: queso cotija, lime wedges, scallions, cilantro

Cook bacon until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving fat in pan.

Add garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add half of spinach; cook until wilted, about 30 seconds. Add remaining spinach and cook until wilted and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to paper towel-lined plate; wipe out skillet.

Melt butter in now-empty skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and cook, stirring, until no longer watery but still moist, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

To assemble: Spread salsa over tortillas, then spinach and then eggs. Top with bacon. Serve immediately with crumbled queso cotija and other garnishes. — www.seriouseats.com

Simple Sautéed Spinach

2 big bunches of spinach, about 1 pound

Olive oil

3 cloves garlic, sliced

Salt to taste

Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute until just beginning to brown. Add spinach, pushing it down a bit in the pan. Using a spatula or wide spoon, carefully flip sections of the spinach so oil is spread through leaves. Cover and cook 1 minute. Uncover and turn the spinach over again. Cover again and cook for an additional minute. until spinach is completely wilted. Remove from heat. Drain any excess liquid, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, sprinkle with salt to taste. Serve immediately.

At least 271 deaths, 9,845 adverse events after COVID vaccination so far: CDC data

por Raymond Wolfe

 

The data indicates that the deaths, reported by the vaccine injury tracking system for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, mostly occurred within 48 hours of the vaccine being administered

 

At least 271 people have died after being vaccinated for COVID-19 as of January 22, according to U.S. government data released on Friday. The deaths were reported to VAERS, the vaccine injury tracking system for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

A total of 9,845 adverse events possibly linked to the COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna have been recorded by VAERS so far, although the actual number of cases is likely far higher.

Individual searches cannot be linked from VAERS, but readers can find the data on the CDC’s online search tool here. MedAlerts, a popular, third-party CDC data aggregator is currently down.

VAERS, a voluntary surveillance system, picks up only around 1% of vaccine injuries, a 2010 report by Harvard researchers found.

One VAERS report states that 179 people have died since receiving Pfizer’s jab and that 94 have died who were given the Moderna vaccine. New data will be published by VAERS every Friday.

More than 25 million Americans have received doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots, which were authorized for emergency use last month after less than a year in development. The vaccines, which are still technically experimental, do not purport to prevent asymptomatic COVID-19 infections or to last longer than one year. At least one congressman already has tested positive for the virus after getting both doses of the Pfizer shot.

A twenty-eight-year-old man with no pre-existing conditions or listed medications was “found unresponsive at work” in New Jersey two weeks after getting the Pfizer vaccine in December, one VAERS report relates. He was pronounced dead after being put on cardiac life support.

In Arizona, an 88-year-old woman with arthritis and high blood pressure experienced “[i]nitial pain in back of head and extreme headache” and vomiting after taking the Pfizer shot.

“At emergency, [she] went into [a] coma and was intubated,” her write-up reads, adding that she had a [h]ole drilled in [her] skull to relieve pressure.”

“Lot of bleeding in brain – anuerism lead to death approximately 14 hours after initial symptoms,” the report adds.

An older Florida man with a “clean bill of health” “became sick 3 hours after the vaccine and was found deceased 1 day after his vaccination,” a write-up from early January states. A 45-year-old mother in Georgia died “in the middle of the night” following vaccination with the Moderna jab the day before, another report reads. Nearly identical cases have been reported across the U.S., like those of Miami obstetrician Dr. Gregory Michael and a pro-vaccine healthcare worker in California.

VAERS notes the incidents of four elderly women, most of whom had survived COVID-19, all dying in Kentucky nursing homes on the same day within hours of receiving Pfizer shots from the same lot.

Eight unborn babies, many of them late-term and otherwise healthy, also were miscarried or stillborn soon after their mothers received the Pfizer vaccine, according to VAERS. Pfizer has warned that “pregnancy should be excluded” before vaccination.

VAERS also reports dozens, if not hundreds, of debilitating, non-fatal reactions to the vaccine, including seizures, cardiac arrest, and hemorrhage.

COVID-19 vaccine makers, as well as the FDA, have total immunity from liability related to injuries caused by the vaccines, and there are few legal remedies for victims or their families. The federal program tasked with handling compensation requests from COVID-19 vaccine injuries has denied 90% of claims in the last ten years.

The new data from comes just days after the National Institutes of Health upgraded its recommendation of ivermectin, a generic, viral-inhibiting drug that has been shown to treat the virus. Several observational studies and randomized trials have demonstrated that ivermectin substantially lowers the risk of death from COVID-19 without serious presenting side effects.

**[Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article said that at least 273 deaths had been reported by VAERS]

Learn how to report a vaccine injury or death here. You can read more about the facts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine from LifeSiteNews here.

Biden adviser vows to revoke Mexico City pro-life policy

por Editorial ACI Press

 

The government of the new president of the United States, Joe Biden, will reject the Mexico City policy in the “following days,” promised the White House adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci to a group of officials of the World Organization of the Health (WHO) on Thursday, January 21.

“It will be our policy to support the sexual and reproductive health of girls and women as well as reproductive rights in the United States, and also globally,” said the doctor.

“To that end, President Biden will revoke the Mexico City policy in the following days, as part of his broad commitment to protect women’s health and advance gender equality at home and around the world,” she said. Dr. Fauci.

The Mexico City policy, known to critics as the “global gag law,” was introduced in 1984. It traditionally prevents the United States from providing assistance to international organizations that do or promote abortion.

The Trump administration expanded the policy to apply to millions of dollars in global health care and sought to apply it to some government contracts. In addition, the administration cut funds to the Organization of American States (OAS), due to its abortionist stance.

Dr. Fauci continues to serve the government as a medical advisor to the COVID-19 pandemic and serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He attended a meeting of WHO officials representing the Biden administration.

At the meeting, the doctor also reported that the United States will not leave the WHO, a process that the Trump administration had started in 2020.

Various pro-life groups have criticized the WHO for promoting abortion during the current coronavirus pandemic.

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