The cost of vaccinating the world against COVID-19 could be at least five times cheaper if pharmaceutical companies weren’t profiteering from their monopolies on COVID-19 … Vaccine monopolies make cost of vaccinating the world against COVID at least 5 timesRead more
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WTO fails anew to agree Covid jab IP waiver proposal
World Trade Organization countries failed anew Tuesday to agree to a proposal to suspend intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to boost production … WTO fails anew to agree Covid jab IP waiver proposalRead more
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How Capitalism Primes Us for Sickness
The highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant is causing huge spikes in cases across the United States and around the world with China struggling to control … How Capitalism Primes Us for SicknessRead more
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States are sitting on millions of surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses as expiration dates approach
Millions of unused Covid-19 vaccines are set to go to waste as demand dwindles across the United States and doses likely expire this summer, according … States are sitting on millions of surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses as expiration dates approachRead more
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We Can’t Trust the Unvaccinated
Experts are warning vaccine inequality could lead to a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, even as the World Trade Organization has failed again to agree on a … We Can’t Trust the UnvaccinatedRead more
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How Big Pharma Fueled the Opioid Crisis
As the U.S. continues to deal with the fallout from the devastating opioid epidemic that has killed over 500,000 people in the country since 1999, … How Big Pharma Fueled the Opioid CrisisRead more
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99% of People in Poor Countries Are Unvaccinated
As of June 21, 2021, 10.04% of the global population had been fully vaccinated, nearly all of them in rich countries. Only 0.9% of people … 99% of People in Poor Countries Are UnvaccinatedRead more
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Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
In a landmark verdict, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson and Johnson is responsible for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma and Teva … Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid EpidemicRead more
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Covid vaccine profits mint 9 new pharma billionaires
Covid-19 vaccines have created at least nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing the shots soared. Topping the list of new billionaires are Moderna … Covid vaccine profits mint 9 new pharma billionairesRead more
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They could end the pandemic at the touch of the button
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