Biden’s COVID czar has gone from ‘Mr. Fix-It’ to grim reaper, steering the administration’s pandemic response to catastrophic lows.
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The Forgotten Pandemic Roars Back to Life
COVID doesn’t care that we’re exhausted from it.
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How to Vaccinate the World
There’s a lot more the Biden administration can do to stop the pandemic—like no more kowtowing to pharma.
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Why Pfizer’s Friends Want Biden to Intervene in Brazil
The pharma giant is trying to squash a bill that would expand vaccine access.
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America’s Lack of Paid Time Off Hurting Vaccine Rollout
As vaccines lag nationwide, employers and local governments are offering paid time off to boost jabs. But some workers are still slipping through the cracks.
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The Many Tools for Vaccine Uptake
Mask mandates or vaccine requirements won’t get it done by themselves. We need to think more creatively.
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The Poor Aren’t Getting the Help Democrats Want to Give Them
Pandemic relief measures are hobbled by serious failures of program design and implementation.
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Pfizer’s Bottom Line
As the pharmaceutical company makes a pitch for booster shots, epidemiologists question its motives and worry boosters might stymie global vaccine efforts.
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Making Room for Children Vulnerable to COVID
The needs of immunocompromised and disabled children are being neglected as schools prepare to fully reopen in the fall.
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This Small-Business Disaster Relief Program Is a Disaster
Targeted EIDL Advance, a $35 billion initiative for hard-hit businesses, nonprofits, and freelancers, has caused headaches across the country with delays and mismanagement.