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Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing Covid shots, seemed to signal a new dawn of American vaccine making, demonstrating how decades of scientific grunt work could be turned into lifesaving medicine in a matter of months.

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Efforts to improve how the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

Fri, 2022-11-18 10:11 — mike kraft

Explainer: How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency's 194 member countries. Emma Farge Reuters

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Federal Judge orders end to Trump anf COVID-era asylum restrictions at border

Wed, 2022-11-16 18:34 — mike kraft

Judge orders end to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19. AP NEWS

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U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled in Washington that enforcement must end immediately for families and single adults, calling the ban “arbitrary and capricious.” The administration has not applied it to children traveling alone.

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China: In southern city, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls

Wed, 2022-11-16 12:34 — mike kraft

In southern China, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls Unverified videos show people breaking down barriers and marching through streets in Guangzhou as frustration boils over about China's strict COVID-19 controls. NPR.org

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Frustrated residents in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou smashed temporary barriers and marched through streets in revolt earlier this week against strict COVID-19 controls, according to online videos and reports.

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Sumary of divergent COVID rules among nations attending the G20 summit

Mon, 2022-11-14 13:15 — mike kraft

Explainer: To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: U.S. Senate election results expected to help Biden administration's health and science priorities and nominee confirmations

Mon, 2022-11-14 09:44 — mike kraft

A Democratic Senate improves the outlook for Biden health and science priorities, including key nominees A Democratic Senate will make it much easier for Biden to get key health and science nominees confirmed, like an NIH director. It'll also mean less scrutiny for Anthony Fauci. Rachel Cohrs STAT

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Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies

Fri, 2022-11-04 19:46 — mike kraft

Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are trying to quell an outcry over the death of a 3-year-old boy from a quarantined residential compound that added to public anger at anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. AP NEWS

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The boy died at a hospital in Lanzhou of carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on a gas leak. His father accused health workers who were enforcing the closure of the compound of refusing to help and trying to stop him as he rushed his son to the hospital.

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