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The White House is planning the end stages of its Covid emergency response. But first, it needs to survive the winter.

Mon, 2022-09-12 13:31 — mike kraft

Covid is here to stay, but the White House response team is eyeing its endgame The White House is planning the end stages of its Covid emergency response. But first, it needs to survive the winter. POLITICO

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Even as it braces for a perilous winter, the Biden administration is planning a restructuring of its approach to major elements of the coronavirus response — a gradual shift that some administration officials now speculate could begin the phaseout of the White House Covid team as soon as the middle of next year.

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Long Covid in the U.S. is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work--

Thu, 2022-08-25 09:03 — mike kraft

New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work Since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic through today, news about labor shortages and missing workers has dominated headlines. The question everyone still seems to be asking is: Why? In January … Carie Muscatello Brookings

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Overview:Covid development China, Australia, Denmark, U.S., Canada,

Wed, 2022-07-13 10:24 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in a city that recently emerged from a painful two-month lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Simmering disputes persist as Covid patent waiver talks come down to the wire

Tue, 2022-06-14 12:52 — FNUOvviyaa

Simmering disputes persist as Covid patent waiver talks come down to the wire A furious last-minute bid is under way at the World Trade Organization to vote on a proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines. Ed Silverman STAT

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U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:17 — mike kraft

U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations' children's agency. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Former Heads of State Urge U.S. to Commit $5 Billion to Global Covid Fight

Tue, 2022-05-10 19:49 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — A group of former heads of state and Nobel laureates is calling on the United States to immediately commit $5 billion to combat the global coronavirus pandemic, and activists are pressing President Biden to take a more forceful leadership role in the response as he convenes world leaders for a Covid-19 summit on Thursday.

“I want America to recognize that the disease is not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere,” Gordon Brown, a former British prime minister who is leading the push for funding, said in an interview Monday. He added, “We must not sleepwalk into the next variant.”

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