Coronavirus

WHO chief blasts 'grotesque' vaccine inequality as rich nations block speedy end of global pandemic

Apr 02, 2021 09:35

As rich nations and pharmaceutical companies face sustained calls to share COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, the head of the World Health Organization has recently decried the "grotesque" global inequality of vaccine distribution.
CDC director warns of 'impending doom' as COVID cases rise across US

Apr 01, 2021 09:41

The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, warned of "impending doom" because of steady rise in U.S. Covid-19 cases.
10 biggest pandemic profiteers

Mar 31, 2021 11:36

A year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published "Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes and Pandemic Profiteers," and began tracking billionaire wealth gains as unemployment surged.
Uncertainty over AstraZeneca as Europe protests grow

Mar 26, 2021 12:12

Amid fears of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, European countries have imposed new lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus as case numbers soar across the continent despite governments' vaccination efforts.
Animal testing is useless for determining COVID vaccine effectiveness in humans

Mar 24, 2021 09:22

Most findings in animals, including nonhuman primates (NHPs), do not predict human results — and, thus, far from being helpful, they are actually misleading.
Medicare for all would have prevented hundreds of thousands of COVID deaths in US: New report

Mar 24, 2021 09:16

The COVID-19 pandemic showed just how greedy private insurers are, as they were reporting record profits because they were paying out far less in claims due to millions of Americans delaying care.
EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months

Mar 23, 2021 09:37

Britain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans to reopen the economy this summer, an analysis for the Guardian has revealed.
US 'life and death' crisis as utilities cut power to over 765,000 across 10 states during pandemic

Mar 22, 2021 05:37

The COVID-19 pandemic and Texas energy crisis have both highlighted a crucial fact: Losing power can be lethal. This makes energy access a critical human right. Yet families continue to lose power not only because of extreme weather and other climate-fueled disasters, but also because of utility greed and government failures to regulate. When Americans cannot pay their essential utility bills, they risk being disconnected from life-sustaining services.
Multitude of coronavirus variants found in US — but threat is unclear

Mar 21, 2021 11:53

Ramped-up sequencing efforts are helping to identify mutations that might boost transmission or help a virus evade immune responses.
What pandemic has taught us about education technology

Mar 21, 2021 11:46

Innovative solutions to lack of access to technology and the Internet were required to make online learning work.