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UIPDATE: Israel hopes to restore vaccine echange deal after Palestinians reject initial doses for being too old

Mon, 2021-06-21 19:50 — mike kraft

Israel struggles to restore vaccine swap deal after Palestinians reject doses for being too old Some 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine delivered to the West Bank on Friday are headed for the trash because of their imminent expiration. Shira Rubin Washington Post

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Analysis: COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap

Wed, 2021-05-26 14:40 — mike kraft

Analysis: If not now, when? COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets and in some cases begun exploring bolder ways of tackling the imbalances. Dhara Ranasinghe Reuters

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Climate exchange Opinion: The needed innovations are financial , not technological

Mon, 2021-05-24 20:27 — mike kraft

To solve climate change, the innovations we need are financial We have all the technology we need to solve the climate crisis. And if we implement them fast enough, it’ll save us tons of money Andreas Karelas, opinion contributor TheHill

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DIscussing COVID vaccine safety poses unique communication challenge

Mon, 2021-05-24 20:14 — mike kraft

‘Minefield’: COVID vaccine safety poses unique communication challenge Poll on vaccine hesitancy demonstrates the extraordinary predicament researchers face in transmitting risk information during a pandemic. Ariana Remmel nature

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Masks: Republican Texas governor orders state agencies not to mandate them

Tue, 2021-05-18 18:25 — mike kraft

Texas governor bans state government agencies from mandating masks

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order today prohibiting state governmental entities such as counties, school districts, and public health authorities from requiring mask-wearing, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

The executive order allows public schools to continue current mask-wearing guidelines through June 4. However, after June 4, no student, teacher, parent, or staff member can be required to wear a mask on school grounds, according to the order.

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G20 draft statement snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding

Tue, 2021-05-18 11:47 — mike kraft

EXCLUSIVE G20 snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show, watering down a U.S.

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International public health panel sharply criticizes political leaders for slow response to coronavirus pandemic

Wed, 2021-05-12 09:44 — mike kraft

Panel blasts COVID-19 response: 'Global political leadership was absent' A prominent panel of political and public health leaders has blasted the international and national response to the coronavirus pandemic, labeling slow and tepid reactions around the world as a Reid Wilson TheHill

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OPINION: CDC criticized for conservative, slow guidance statements

Tue, 2021-05-11 17:27 — mike kraft

CDC’s slow, cautious Covid-19 messaging seems out of step with moment Even defenders of the agency's approach admitted that its guidance has been conservative, and at times slow. Nicholas Florko STAT

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Scientists discuss how to detect, resist and counter fake news

Thu, 2021-05-06 21:08 — mike kraft

How to detect, resist and counter the flood of fake news Misinformation about health is drowning out the facts and putting us at risk. Researchers are learning why bad information spreads and how to protect yourself. lily Science News

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U.S. organizations offer more incentives to encouage vaccinations; poll shows progress

Thu, 2021-05-06 19:00 — mike kraft

US rolls out carrots and expands access in push to get holdouts vaccinated against Covid-19 The United States is offering up freebies, expanding the pool of those eligible and shifting access to local pharmacies in its attempts to encourage vaccine holdouts to get inoculated against Covid-19. Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

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