As Pandemic Surged, Contact Tracing Struggled; Biden Looks to Boost It
Biden still wants to ramp up contact tracing. But will it really do much good in the US?
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One Year After the Collapse of the Airline Business Began: What’s the Status Now?
Collapsed revenues, astronomical losses, red-hot cash-burn, hellish new debt. Meanwhile, amid craziest markets ever, airline shares soared.
Read more...Intellectual Property Cause of Covid Death, Genocide
Refusal to temporarily suspend several WTO intellectual property provisions to accelerate broad progress against the pandemic is genocide.
Read more...Myanmar Coup and Fast Fashion: Sanctions Would Harm Poor Textile Workers
Last week’s military coup has reduced Myanmar’s attractiveness as a source of supply for the fast fashion industry.
Read more...‘Unbelievable,’ Says Sanders, That Some Dems Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Covid-19 Relief Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders denounces Democrats who would narrow eligibility requirements for the next round of stimulus payments.
Read more...As COVID Rages, Bankruptcy Cases Fall…..For Now
The good news about bankruptcy under Covid is not likely to last.
Read more...Citizen Scientists Are Filling Research Gaps Created by the Pandemic
Citizen data gatherers and community science can be important elements of long term research programs.
Read more...Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID
The pandemic may have severe after-effects, with deaths of despair impacting more distressed and newly-vulnerable populations.
Read more...‘Will End Up Hurting Tens of Millions’: Progressives Push Back as Dems Weigh Lower Income Cutoff for Stimulus Checks
“Means testing is a form of austerity. Scaling back on stimulus would be a mistake.”
Read more...Covid Road to Hell Paved with Good Intentions
Rich countries are subverting a program to assure that poor nations can afford Covid vaccines. Is a WTO mechanism a way out?
Read more...Long-Haul Covid Cases Cast New Light on Chronic Fatigue Sufferers
Getting a better understanding of long Covid, including its worrisome frequency.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Robinhood/GameStop Intervention
Elizabeth Warren is back in swinging hard, but she’s not yet connecting with the balls.
Read more...New Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes
A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached record-high levels, as well as soaring hopes of getting vaccinated soon.
Read more...Deaths of Despair and the Incidence of Excess Mortality in 2020
An effort to decompose deaths of despair under Covid.
Read more...Vaccination Chaos Fuels Push to Recall Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom needs to pull his vaccination program out of its nosedive. Is he up to the task?
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