Filed Under: “Covid-19”
Oxfam report: Billionaires ‘had a terrific pandemic,’ everyone else not so much
By Jon Queally
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
By Agnieszka Weinar
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
By Ivan Oransky
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
By Andrea Germanos
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
By Mark Sumner
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
By Jessica Corbett
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
By Blake Farmer
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
By cathshaffer
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
By Julia Conley
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
By Jacob Gardenswartz
As Biden administration and some governors roll out requirements to encourage vaccination, Republican politicians are trying to subsidize anti-vaxxers