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COVID-19

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Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Coronavirus Will Spread Faster Because We Lack Universal Health Care

Under the U.S.’s for-profit health system, the epidemic is not being treated like the public emergency it is.
by
Joel Segal &
Harvey Wasserman,
Truthout
March 11, 2020
Truthout
Donald Trump stands inside of a laboratory wearing a red maga hat
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Trump Bears Full Responsibility for Botched Response to Coronavirus in US

Because of Trump’s vanity and ineptitude, people will die, and many more will get sick.
by
Dean Baker,
Truthout
March 9, 2020
Truthout
A woman administers a vaccine to a child
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Coronavirus and Ebola Show We Can’t Leave Vaccine Development to Big Pharma

The Ebola vaccine saga is a classic example of how big pharma is motivated by profit, not the public good.
by
Juliana Broad,
Truthout
March 9, 2020
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A picture taken on March 9, 2020, shows Polish police, border guards and medical staff with protective clothing proceeding to sanitary checks on drivers at Jedrzychowice border crossing, between Poland and Germany, in a measure to protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Interview
Environment & Health

What to Do When the World Is on Fire

As we face a global pandemic, Kelly Hayes talks with Vanamali Hermans about organizing and mutual aid amid catastrophe.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
March 9, 2020
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Jane Thomason, an industrial hygienist for National Nurses United, holds up a report about the SARS virus during a news conference with health care workers at the union's offices on March 5, 2020, in Oakland, California. The union held a news conference to express concerns that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not doing enough to help protect and test health care workers who are exposed to patients with the COVID-19 virus.
News
Environment & Health

National Nurses United Issues Grave Warning on Coronavirus

The labor union warns that the nation’s hospitals are woefully unprepared.
by
Nicole Karlis,
Salon
March 7, 2020
Truthout
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News
Environment & Health

Blood Drives — and Donors — Fall Off as Coronavirus Worries Grow

As of Thursday afternoon, 17 percent of centers tracked by America’s Blood Centers had a supply of one day or less.
by
JoNel Aleccia,
Kaiser Health News
March 7, 2020
Truthout
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference to announce legislation to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, at the U.S. Capitol on March 28, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

Community Clinics Fighting Coronavirus Could Soon Lose Federal Funding

Community health centers, often the first public health responders, could lose funding unless Congress acts.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
March 5, 2020
Truthout
 Alex Azar speaks into a microphone at a podium surrounded by other men
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Patents Are Slowing the Development of a Coronavirus Vaccine

As researchers compete to develop a vaccine, we have no guarantee it will be affordable if it is patented.
by
Dean Baker,
Truthout
March 2, 2020
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South Carolinians stand in line for early voting at the Richland County Election Commission February 27, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.
News
Environment & Health

Voters Head to Polls With Anxiety Over Medical Bills as Coronavirus Spreads

Democratic presidential hopefuls slammed President Trump’s response to the coronavirus ahead of a crucial primary.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
February 29, 2020
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Mike Pence speaks into a microphone at a podium
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Pence Hates Science. Tasking Him With Coronavirus Response Could Cost Lives.

Mike Pence believes science begins and ends with Jesus. The coronavirus has other ideas.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
February 28, 2020
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