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New survey shows COVID-19 misinformation has spread as quickly as the virus in the US
Nov 12, 2021 17:41According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor's latest poll, released on Monday, November 8th, 78% of respondents said they had heard at least one of the false statements presented by researchers and that they either believed it or weren't sure whether it was true or untrue.
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Trapped in a pandemic funk: Millions of Americans can’t shake a gloomy outlook
Nov 09, 2021 06:50A year ago, Michael Macey, a barber who lives in the suburbs outside Atlanta, was thrilled to help propel President Biden to victory, hopeful that Democrats would move swiftly to tackle policing laws and other big issues. But then he watched his hopes for sweeping changes wither in Washington.
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G20 Summit deemed 'abysmal and total failure' on vaccine equity, climate action
Nov 04, 2021 16:54Leaders of the world's richest nations wrapped up the Group of 20 Summit in Rome recently after taking virtually no concrete action to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and the intensifying climate crisis, drawing condemnation from human rights advocates who deemed the gathering's outcome an "abysmal and total failure."
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COVID-19 has set back the fight against tuberculosis across the globe
Nov 02, 2021 05:36The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recently released Global Tuberculosis Report for 2021 paints a dismal picture of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the fight against TB across the globe.
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Fresh air or foul odour? How COVID can distort the sense of smell?
Oct 30, 2021 13:02Most people are aware that a cardinal symptom of COVID-19 is loss of smell, or anosmia. It may last for weeks or even months. Increasingly though, those who have recovered subsequently develop another disorienting symptom, parosmia, or a distorted sense of smell. This typically results in things that once smelled pleasant smelling bad or rotten.
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Biden losing Democrats and independents alike with poor post-pandemic economic recovery: Poll
Oct 29, 2021 12:25Americans are losing confidence in President Biden’s ability to steer the US out of the COVID-19 pandemic. With Biden’s ratings in freefall, a new poll shows Democrats and independents both losing faith in an economic upturn.
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Climate crisis ‘needs same urgency seen at start of COVID pandemic’
Oct 29, 2021 12:12The British government must tackle the climate crisis with the same urgency seen at the start of the COVID pandemic, according to in-depth research that also found widespread support for nationalization and skepticism over the role of the private sector.
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English schools struggle to cope as COVID wreaks havoc
Oct 25, 2021 12:21Schools in England hit by high numbers of COVID-19 cases among staff and pupils have been forced to reinstate mask wearing, send whole year groups home to study online and in some cases close early for half-term as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in education.
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'Indefensible': US billionaires became $2.1 trillion richer in 19 months of pandemic
Oct 22, 2021 11:57American billionaires grew in number and expanded their collective fortunes by $2.1 trillion since COVID-19 sparked a worldwide pandemic nineteen months ago, according to a new analysis unveiled recently.
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Why Britons are tolerating sky-high Covid rates and why this may not last?
Oct 16, 2021 05:36Analysts say as Covid cases in the UK reach 40,000 a day, scientists think normalization is partly to blame for the lack of public reaction.