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Gaza Expecting Surge in COVID Cases Due to Crowding While Sheltering From Bombs
“People stopped [social] distancing” during the IDF airstrikes, said a doctor at a local hospital. “They had no choice.”
State CDC Data Shows Persisting Racial Disparities in Vaccination
Targeted efforts have raised vaccination rates among some marginalized groups.
Study Warns That Arctic Has Been Warming 3 Times Faster Than Rest of Earth
“No one on Earth is immune to Arctic warming,” the report said.
Sunrise Activists Are Marching 400 Miles to Demand a Green New Deal Jobs Program
Sunrise Movement is demanding a $10 trillion investment over 10 years to mitigate effects of the climate catastrophe.
Report by Influential Global Energy Body Urges No New Fossil Fuel Projects
The International Energy Association’s report recommended drastic changes to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won’t Honor CDC’s New Guidance
Recent polling shows that most Americans in certain situations still feel more comfortable wearing a mask than not.
With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon
Capitalism is driving the U.S. to reopen before it's ready.
Israeli Airstrikes Damage Gaza’s Only COVID Testing Lab
The attack rendered the testing facility inoperable and disrupted the territory's ability to administer COVID vaccines.
As Unused Vaccines Pile Up in the US, Biden Pledges to Export 80 Million Doses
Vaccination rates are slowing in the U.S., leading states to launch vaccine incentive programs.
CDC’s Confusing Announcement on Masks Creates a Dangerous Honor System
Hundreds of epidemiologists had fully expected the prior mask mandates to remain in place for at least another year.