Op-Ed | Human Rights Under Israeli Apartheid, There Are Two Different Pandemics The situation is critical in Gaza, where the UN has repeatedly warned of the imminent collapse of the medical system. By Alice Rothchild , Truthout February 28, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Over 100 Countries Push to Loosen Rules on Vaccine Patents as US Blocks the Way Intellectual property rules give pharmaceutical companies monopolistic control over vaccines they develop. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health COVID Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for Blind People Accessibility issues were found on COVID vaccine websites across the country. By Lauren Weber & Hannah Recht , KaiserHealthNews February 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health FDA May Approve Johnson & Johnson Vaccine for US Use as Early as Saturday FDA approval could come as early as Saturday and the company says it has 4 million doses ready to ship next week. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 24, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health WHO Urges Rich Countries to Stop Undermining Efforts to Vaccinate Poorer Ones Experts are urging advanced economies to share their vaccine stockpiles in order to end the pandemic sooner. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! February 23, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Anti-Immigrant Racism Complicates COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in the South The aggressive anti-immigrant attitudes of the Trump era are hindering vaccination efforts among immigrant populations. By Sarah Varney , KaiserHealthNews February 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Amid G7 Meeting, Pressure Mounts for Biden to Remove Global Barriers to Vaccines As of Wednesday, 130 countries hadn’t yet received a single dose of the vaccine. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Teachers Are Being Pushed Back Inside Despite Slow Vaccine Rollout The pressure to reopen school buildings before all educators are vaccinated became bipartisan after Biden took office. By Barbara Madeloni , LaborNotes February 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available to Everyone in the US by the End of July Bottlenecks in vaccine administration remain, but Biden says that the U.S. will have over 600 million doses by August. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Profiting From Desperation: Oxygen Tanks Become an Underground Market in Mexico The demand for oxygen in Mexico has grown by 700 percent over the past month, and desperate people are being exploited. By Tamara Pearson , Truthout February 15, 2021 Truthout