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August 24, 2022
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Adam Gaffney
Biden’s Plan to “Commercialize” Covid Care Will Have Terrible Consequences
The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.
November 29, 2021
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Molly Osberg
Wealthy Countries Are to Blame for the Omicron Variant’s Spread
Nationalist vaccine hoarding and pharmaceutical companies’ profit motives have contributed to the endless pandemic.
September 15, 2021
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Eleanor Cummins
The Chilling Popularity of Anti-Vax Deathbed Videos
Why are so many people drawn to stories and videos of the unvaccinated dying of Covid-19—and, at the final moment, wishing for the vaccine?
July 29, 2021
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Melody Schreiber
Please Don’t Rush to Get a Third Covid Shot
The delta variant is dangerous. A third vaccine dose could be helpful for those with weaker immune systems, but giving third doses to healthy people would be wildly counterproductive.
November 25, 2020
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Melody Schreiber
Pharma Executives Are Profiting From Covid Vaccine Press Releases
The timing of the announcements, and their lack of detail, are raising worries about insider trading and unrealistic expectations.
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