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To Survive Next Pandemic, We Must Not Forget COVID Like We Forgot the 1918 Flu
The influenza epidemic of 1918-1920 had been dropped in a remarkable manner from U.S. memory until COVID came along.
Big Pharma’s Shareholder Payouts Are Enough to Fund Vaccines for All of Africa
Less than 2 percent of all COVID vaccine doses administered globally have gone to people in Africa.
Doctors Without Borders Implores US, EU to Stop Blocking Vaccine Patent Waiver
The proposal would enable the mass production of generic coronavirus vaccines to meet the dire needs of poor countries.
Amid COVID Surge, NH Governor Lifts Mask Mandate and Orders Kids Back to School
Thanks to “leaders” like Gov. Chris Sununu, the end of this ordeal remains nowhere in sight.
The WTO Stopped Millions of People From Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine
The World Trade Organization’s most powerful members quashed a proposal to waive vaccine patents for poorer countries.
Therapists Are Seeing More Patients Struggle With Climate Anxiety
Mental health professionals are developing a new standard of mental health care for our climate-changed world.
Nobel Laureates, Ex-World Leaders Urge Biden to Back WTO Waiver for Vaccines
Waiving World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules will speed up global vaccine access.
Vaccines Are Still Overwhelmingly Our Best Weapon Against COVID
Even as concerns are raised, we must remember vaccines are by far the best weapon we have in this fight.
Only 0.2 Percent of COVID Vaccines Have Gone to Poor Countries
Experts warn this inequity will persist unless rich countries end their obstruction of efforts to suspend drug patents.
More Than 3,600 US Health Care Workers Have Died in the Pandemic’s First Year
More than 400 U.S. health care workers have also died since the vaccine rollout began.