Filed Under: “Covid-19”

Oxfam report: Billionaires ‘had a terrific pandemic,’ everyone else not so much

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The 10 richest people in the world saw their fortunes grow at a rate of over $1.2 billion per day since the pandemic hit nearly two years ago


The privilege of staying home: Covid and the highly skilled workforce

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Remote working during the pandemic allowed once-mobile skilled workers to choose immobility, with possible long-term impacts on future work and migration patterns


Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking

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If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels can make the truth that much harder to find


Vaccine patent waivers would be more effective at stopping covid variants than travel bans

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Getting residents of low-income countries vaccinated is the best way to stop new SARS-CoV2 variants


Newly released documents show how former Trump administration stifled scientists on coronavirus

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Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis finds Trump officials blocked government officials from giving health briefings, censored recommendations


Vaccine manufacturer Moderna accused of lying about federal contributions to Covid-19 vaccine

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In patent filing, pharmaceutical giant is trying to have sole ownership of a vaccine that was co-developed with National Institutes of Health scientists, government says


Republican politicians racing to help constituents demanding ivermectin drug

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Several GOP government officials are using official powers promote and distribute the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19, after far-right media hype campaign


Vaccine hoarding could lead to deadly new vaccine resistant variants

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By failing to equitably distribute Covid-19 vaccines to lower- and middle-income countries, wealthier nations are setting the stage for a pandemic that never ends


FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 for emergency use in children between 5 and 11

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Young children should receive one-third of the adult dose in two vaccinations administered three weeks apart, agency says


After opposing jobless benefits for citizens, GOP leaders now favor them for the unvaccinated

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As Biden administration and some governors roll out requirements to encourage vaccination, Republican politicians are trying to subsidize anti-vaxxers


 

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