The U.S. co-invented the mRNA vaccine. So why doesn’t it act like it?
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Ashish Jha and the Moral Horror of Too Little Progress
The new position of White House pandemic preparedness director requires boldness on intellectual property.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Must Wield the Power of the Defense Production Act to Rein In the Tripledemic
America is in for a rough winter, but the government can help.
Posted inTAP
Come to America and Live a Shorter Life!
Today on TAP: As is not the case in other advanced economies, life expectancy in the USA continues to fall.
Posted inCoronavirus
China’s Self-Imposed COVID Trap
Countrywide protests against China’s zero-COVID measures seek to force policy changes—and maybe more.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What America Can Learn From Donald Trump’s Greatest Accomplishment
On the COVID-19 vaccines, well, you have to hand it to him.
Posted inPodcasts
DeSantis, the Queen, and Omicron Boosters
The Left Anchor hosts talk about recent events.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How a Danish Company Grabbed Control of the Monkeypox Vaccine
German government science and American public money underpinned the development of Jynneos, but one Danish company now controls it entirely.
Posted inCoronavirus
Go Get an Omicron Booster Shot
We finally have updated vaccines, and not a moment too soon.