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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Growing Vaccine Corps of Medical Students Could Aid Underserved Areas
The model of service that students are testing opens up many possibilities, limited only by will and imagination.
Fauci Says There Could Be “Open Season” for COVID Vaccines by April
Virtually anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated by April.
Hopes of Achieving Herd Immunity by Fall Look Dim, Biden’s Health Experts Warn
Anthony Fauci says 90 percent of the population needs to be vaccinated for herd immunity, but roadblocks await.
Pandemic Response Inherited From Trump Was “More Dire” Than Biden Thought
Biden says that the previous administration indicated there was a lot more vaccine available than there actually was.