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Vaccines
This Nightmare Anniversary Should Remind Us It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
One year ago, Trump announced, “The virus will not have a chance against us.”
Sanders Urges Biden to Support Effort to Suspend Pharma Patents
The proposal is backed by nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults surveyed and more than 100 nations worldwide.
Latinx Farmworkers Risking Their Lives During COVID Struggle to Access Vaccines
Roughly 2.5 million U.S. farmworkers labor under dangerous and exploitative circumstances
Biden May Invoke Defense Production Act to Help Merck Produce New J&J Vaccine
Biden will announce a partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Merck to potentially double production of the vaccine.
After Emergency Authorization, Johnson & Johnson Ships 4 Million Vaccine Doses
The new Johnson & Johnson vaccine is easier to transport and store, making it more accessible to all areas of the U.S.
Vaccine Process Discriminates Against Non-English Speakers, People Without Cars
Vaccine programs come with barriers that disadvantage some of the people who are most at risk of dying from COVID.
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.
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.
COVID Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for Blind People
Accessibility issues were found on COVID vaccine websites across the country.
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.