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Republicans Are Threatening to Shut Down Government Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
It's a last-ditch attempt by the GOP to deny funding for enforcement of Biden's vaccine mandate for large businesses.
Moderna Refuses to Share Vaccine Recipe With Africa as Omicron Rises
Moderna projects $18 billion in sales as a handful of countries block an international patent waiver for vaccines.
Medical Experts Decry Omicron Travel Bans That Unfairly Target African Countries
Travel bans impose punishments on countries that properly alert the world to new coronavirus variants, experts say.
Capitalism Must Not Dictate Our Response to Omicron Variant
In the face of the virus's new iteration, we must prioritize saving lives.
2.5 Million Nurses Demand UN Probe Into Rich Countries Blocking Patent Waivers
The small group of rich nations is “endangering millions of lives around the world,” the nurses declared in a petition.
Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons
Incarcerated people are routinely subject to air, bus and van transport that heightens their risk of contracting COVID.
Instead of Travel Bans, Let’s Defeat Omicron Variant With Global Vaccination
The global community must provide real support to African countries by sharing COVID-19 vaccine information.
Rich Countries Blamed as New COVID Variant Sparks Global Alarm
The massive inoculation gap between rich and poor countries has kept the door open to COVID variants.
The Right Is Hijacking Progressive Arguments to Undermine Public Health
As long as health care remains a commodity, the right will use cynical arguments to discredit public health measures.
130 Social Justice Groups Are Calling on WTO to Adopt Patent Waiver
A widely-backed proposed TRIPS waiver has languished for more than a year as global vaccine inequity has deepened.