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Capitalism is preventing bold steps to curb COVID as cases skyrocket in US
Jan 08, 2022 06:31Indeed, Americans are all at the end of their rope, and it is vital to recognize that, along with the peril it represents. They have allowed capitalism to be in the driver’s seat of their response since this began, and all that has gotten them is a steady diet of one step forward, three steps back.
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Charity warns 6m UK homes may be unable to pay energy bills after price hike
Jan 05, 2022 12:29Around 4 million homes in the UK were already classed as fuel poor before a surge in global energy market prices triggered one of the steepest ever energy bill hikes in October, but campaigners are braced for a record increase in the numbers unable to pay their energy bills following another hike this spring.
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Javid urged to prioritize COVID tests for NHS workers or risk patient harm in UK
Jan 02, 2022 06:23Doctors say some NHS workers can’t work due to shortage of tests as UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid admits supply is ‘constrained.’
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The Pentagon just got $778 billion, but USAID is running out of money for COVID-19 vaccines?
Dec 30, 2021 16:34Why is there more money for the military-industrial complex… at the same time the U.S. is refusing to spend the $25 billion needed to make enough additional vaccines to vaccinate the world?
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Tories face leadership dilemma as polls show Boris Johnson’s appeal flatlining
Dec 29, 2021 07:11Conservative MPs in marginal seats will enter 2022 with an agonizing dilemma. Do they stay loyal to Boris Johnson, who helped them win two years ago, or depose him in order to keep their seats next time?
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Why Omicron may be the final variant of concern?
Dec 29, 2021 06:59Even if highly contagious COVID-19 variant maximizes its potential, laws of biochemistry show the virus cannot keep improving indefinitely.
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NHS leaders alarmed by rise in hospital admissions as COVID cases hit record in UK
Dec 26, 2021 07:02The most widespread symptoms of the Omicron variant now match those of common colds, with calls for the UK government to update its public health messaging to include a wider number of likely COVID symptoms.
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Experts say rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Biden's COVID strategy
Dec 23, 2021 01:26Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, US President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from health experts, who are calling for more urgency, testing, masking and global vaccine sharing.
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Omicron reveals how US officials stick their heads into the sand of reality
Dec 22, 2021 14:25US officials are sticking their heads into the sand of reality on Omicron. Unless they take needed steps, the results may be catastrophic.
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'Tidal wave': Omicron threatens to put US COVID-19 surge into overdrive
Dec 21, 2021 05:56US public health officials say Omicron variant is likely to become the dominant variant in the country, following fast-moving spreads in countries such as South Africa and the United Kingdom, and could strain hospitals still struggling to contain this summer's Delta variant surge.