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El Milagro Tortilla Workers Walk Out to Demand Fair Wages Amid Staff Shortage
The company has lost staff due to their poor treatment of workers and mishandling of the pandemic, organizers say.
Studies Show Schools With Mask Rules See Lower Rates of Student COVID Diagnoses
One study found schools without mask rules were 3.5 times more likely to have outbreaks than schools implementing them.
Biden Admin Could Handle Legal Barriers to Transferring COVID Vaccine Technology
Biden could offer to cover the legal expenses of former pharma engineers facing lawsuits for sharing their expertise.
Barbados PM Slams Rich Nations for Failing on Climate, COVID and Inequality
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley decried the international community's continued inaction at the UN.
CDC Head Sidesteps Agency’s Own Advice, Pushes Booster Shots for Some Workers
The CDC will let frontline workers get boosters, in addition to people over 65 and those with underlying conditions.
Scientists Say a Daily Pill to Treat COVID Could Be Just Months Away
At least three promising antivirals are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall.
FL Republican Wants to Review All Mandatory Vaccinations, Which Includes Polio
Requirements for vaccines in Florida's public schools include measles, polio and mumps.
Pandemic Aid Was Supposed to Go to Small Businesses, But Big Companies Cashed In
The government has often forgiven generous PPP loans to corporations that may not have needed them to stay afloat.
COVID Has Now Claimed More Lives Than the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the US
Simple mitigation measures like wearing masks as recommended by the CDC could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Vaccine Equity Coalition Warns Trickles of Charity Won’t End Pandemic
Experts estimate that 13 billion doses will be necessary to end the global pandemic.