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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.
Not Everyone Is Feasting. Food Insecurity Is Much Higher Than Before COVID.
This is a crisis — magnified by the pandemic — not of food-production failures but of skyrocketing inequality.
Whatever Passes for “Normal” Amid COVID Is About to Take Yet Another Hard Turn
In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are already taking up more ICU beds than they were a year ago.
DOJ Files Emergency Brief Asking Court to Unblock COVID Vaccine Work Rules
The Justice Department argued that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made an error in its original judgment.
White House: 95 Percent of Federal Workers Compliant With Biden Vaccine Rules
Across the U.S. as a whole, 80 percent of Americans 12 years and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
COVID Antiviral Pill Success Hinges on Access to Speedy and Accurate Tests
The promising antiviral drugs are most effective if given to patients within three to five days of their first symptoms.
As COVID Cases Surge in Europe, US Death Toll Now Surpasses 2020 Fatalities
Meanwhile, just 5 percent of people in low-income countries have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose.
Biden’s Call for Racial Equity Lacks Protections for Marginalized Workers
Strengthened protections for meat-processing workers are long overdue. It's time for the federal government to act.
Agency Tasked by Trump With $100M to Boost Supply Chain Hasn’t Spent a Penny
The agency run by Jared Kushner’s friend was tasked with aiding the supply chain for things like masks and COVID tests.