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Health Experts Say Expanding Vaccine Access Requires More Than Patent Waivers
In the best-case scenario, sharing patents is only a tiny step in the vastly complex work of making a COVID vaccine.
No Worker Shortage: Report Finds Low Wages Make Food Workers Want to Quit
Food worker scarcity “is not a labor shortage problem; it’s a wage shortage problem,” said the head of One Fair Wage.
Access to Mental Health Services Decreased as Need for Care Soared During COVID
A new report paints a picture of an already strained system struggling to meet the mental health needs of millions.
Republicans Are Suing to Use Stimulus Relief to Cut Taxes. It’s All Theater.
The lawsuits from 16 GOP-led states are more likely to score political points than prevail in court.
AS COVID Cases Soar in India, Advocates Urge Biden to End “Vaccine Apartheid”
India reported a global record of over 400,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day Friday.
Many Deaths During the Pandemic Were Simply Due to Lack of Access to Health Care
A vast increase in the number of so-called excess deaths suggest the health care system has fundamentally failed.
Third Round of COVID Checks Led to Historic Monthly Rise in Household Income
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dismissed inflation worries as households saw biggest monthly boost since 1959.
Colleges Are Using COVID as an Excuse for Austerity. Unions Are Pushing Back.
Some union organizers say that recent budget cuts were premature, premeditated, and in some cases, draconian.
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.
Domestic Workers Need Federal Protections — Even More So Amid a Pandemic
All we’re asking is for the same rights and protections other workers enjoy.