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How severe are Omicron infections?
Dec 19, 2021 17:16As cases spread and countries plan their response, researchers await crucial data on the severity of the disease caused by the coronavirus variant.
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COVID hardly killed weapons biz: Top companies see $513 billion in sales
Dec 19, 2021 06:19Major U.S. arms companies accounted for no less than 54 percent of all weapons sales of the world’s 100 biggest arms suppliers in 2020, according to a new report, the latest in an annual series published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Survey finds sharpest decline in public opinion about health care in the US
Dec 17, 2021 06:18The largest survey of its kind since the start of the Covid-19 crisis found that 38% of respondents — representing around 100 million Americans — characterized the for-profit U.S. healthcare system as either “expensive” or “broken,” an indication that the pandemic has markedly shifted public opinion.
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‘A terrible tragedy’: US passes 800,000 COVID deaths – highest in the world
Dec 17, 2021 03:36The US death toll from COVID-19 has passed 800,000, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after vaccines became available last spring.
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Hunger lingers for millions of underemployed, low-income Americans
Dec 17, 2021 03:21According to the most recent US Census Bureau's Pulse Survey, during the first two weeks of October, 19.8 million American households reported being food insecure - defined as "sometimes or often" not having enough to eat.
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Operators say homecare services crisis in England at worst point yet
Dec 15, 2021 07:08Vital visits to look after people with dementia and other disabilities are being denied amid rising demand in the UK – including families concerned about sending their loved ones to care homes during the pandemic – and staff shortages triggered by low pay and Brexit.
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Scientists say Omicron could cause 75,000 deaths in England by end of April
Dec 13, 2021 12:20Leaked documents showed Sajid Javid, the UK’s Health Secretary, received a presentation from the Health and Security Agency recently warning that even if the Omicron variant leads to less serious disease than Delta, it risks overwhelming the NHS with 5,000 people admitted to hospital a day.
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US weapons industry continues to thrive during pandemic
Dec 11, 2021 06:24Major U.S. arms companies accounted for no less than 54 percent of all weapons sales of the world's 100 biggest arms suppliers in 2020, according to a new report, the latest in an annual series published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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How bad is Omicron? What scientists know so far
Dec 11, 2021 06:22COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant’s transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.
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Fauci optimistic after early reports suggest Omicron lacks 'great degree of severity'
Dec 09, 2021 13:00As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to emerge in the U.S., top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that preliminary findings are encouraging.