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August 24, 2022
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
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
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
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
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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