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Moderna has been supplying vaccines to richer countries, keeping poor nations waiting.

Mon, 2021-10-11 11:26 — mike kraft
Moderna, Racing for Profits, Keeps COVID Vaccine Out of Reach of Poor Moderna, whose coronavirus vaccine appears to be the world’s best defense against COVID-19, has been supplying its shots almost exclusively to wealthy nations, keeping poorer countries waiting and earning billions in profit. After developing a breakthrough vaccine with the financial and scientific support of the U.S.
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South Africa and Oxfam press for waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines

Tue, 2021-09-28 11:12 — mike kraft
South Africa, Oxfam call for fairer trade rules in response to pandemic South Africa's president and the head of Oxfam heaped pressure on World Trade Organization members and manufacturers to allow fairer access to COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, including through a waiver on intellectual property rights. Reuters Reuters
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White House is developing new system for international travel, contract tracing rules

Wed, 2021-09-15 16:34 — mike kraft
White House plans new system for international travel, contract tracing rules The United States is developing a "new system for international travel" that will include contact tracing for when it eventually lifts travel restrictions that bar much of the world's population from entering the country, a senior White House official said on Wednesday. David Shepardson Reuters
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Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-08-25 10:28 — mike kraft
Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Juarawee Kittisilpa Reuters
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Lack of paid time off undermines U.S. vaccine campaign --surveys, policy experts

Tue, 2021-08-17 11:02 — mike kraft
America’s failure to pay workers time off undermines vaccine campaign, according to surveys, policy experts Eli Rosenberg, Jeff Stein Washington Post

As federal policymakers search for ways to boost America’s vaccination rates, a lack of paid sick leave is playing a role in deterring low-wage workers from taking time off to get vaccinated, according to surveys and policy experts.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Warns That Coronavirus Variants Threaten Global Recovery

Mon, 2021-07-12 10:35 — mike kraft

VENICE — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Sunday that she was concerned that coronavirus variants could derail the global economic recovery and called for an urgent push to deploy vaccines more rapidly around the world.

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The use of lotteries as public health incentives for vaccinations has successful precidents --studies

Mon, 2021-06-21 12:41 — mike kraft
Lotteries as public health incentives began before covid-19 As U.S. states adopt vaccine lotteries, the idea, championed by global health researchers, has begun to catch on. Claire Parker, Sammy Westfall Washington Post
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EU agrees to lift travel restrictions on US tourists

Wed, 2021-06-16 13:56 — mike kraft
EU members agree to lift travel restrictions on US tourists BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States. EU members agreed Wednesday to add the U.S. to the list of countries for which they should gradually remove restrictions on non-essential travel. AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States.

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Philippine minister seeks to allow more nurses, healthcare staff to work overseas

Wed, 2021-06-16 13:32 — mike kraft
Philippine minister aims to deploy more nurses, healthcare staff overseas The Philippines' labour minister said on Wednesday he will ask for government approval to allow 5,000 more healthcare workers to be deployed abroad, double the annual cap in a country that is one of the world's biggest sources of nurses. Reuters Staff U.S.
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Climate Change: US and Japan block G7 proposals to limit coal useage

Mon, 2021-06-14 11:37 — mike kraft
US and Japan leave G7 stuck on coal The climate unity of rich democracies foundered on their inability to commit to ending coal use. POLITICO

FALMOUTH, England — At a global summit meant to showcase their efforts to rescue the climate, the leaders of the richest, most advanced countries on the planet were left stuck on the rock that fueled the 19th century.

Days of negotiations at the G7 leaders summit in Cornwall failed to set an end-date for coal after the U.S. and Japan blocked a deal.

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