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WTO Set to Meet as Rich Nations Continue to Block Vaccine Patent Waivers
A key WTO panel is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss a potential patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines.
Biden Set to Mandate Vaccinations for Federal Workers With No “Opt-Out” Options
Biden will get into the details of the requirements on Thursday when he discusses other pandemic-related actions.
Some Anti-Maskers Present a Real Threat of Violence
Across the country, anti-vaccine extremists have gone so far as to target pharmacists and other workers with violence.
As Delta Surges, Other Variants Wait in the Wings. Biden Must Take Action.
Some experts worry that the new COVID variant, named Mu, may have more resistance to our vaccines.
Both Government and International Community Are Failing Tunisia Amid COVID Spike
The inequality between the Global North and the Global South remains the major factor of having late access to vaccines.
Nearly 4 in 5 People in US Say They’ll Get COVID Shots as Vaccine Refusal Drops
The results of the poll come one week after the FDA gave full approval to one of the COVID vaccines.
US COVID Hospitalization Rate Tops 100,000, Highest Since Winter’s Peaks
High hospitalization rates have led hospitals to be overwhelmed and short on vital supplies like oxygen.
Parenting Amid Delta Is the Heartbreak That Didn’t Need to Happen
I am so worried about my young daughter that she has begun to worry about me, as COVID's fourth wave rises.
Biden Calls on Business Leaders to Require Vaccinations Following FDA Approval
The president described the full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine as “another good reason to get vaccinated.”
Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval. Here’s What That Means.
The approval arrives at a historical moment in which the rate of vaccination has slowed precipitously in the U.S.