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WHO Criticized for Poor Pandemic Response by International Panel
The World Health Organization was poorly prepared to prevent a disease like Covid-19 from becoming a pandemic, and wasn’t adapted for a globalized era of easy travel and extensive trade, an interna
Biden leaves top FDA job open amid vaccine push
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President Joe Biden is promising a complete reversal of the problems that plagued the Trump administration.Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler, a close confidante of Biden, is expected to play a rol
Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses
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The Baltimore plant is one of two federally designated sites that were supposed to be ready to manufacture vaccines or therapeutics in a public health emergency.Kramer said on Thursday’s call, addin
Millions in vaccine research funds went instead for unrelated office expenses, HHS inspector general says
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The anonymous whistleblower made a complaint in 2018 that 'alleged that (HHS') Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response .Although the report by HHS's inspector general doesn't i
Latest vaccine and world news
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Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.In its second interim report, the Switzerland-based Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Re
Incoming Chief Of Staff Ron Klain Says Biden Has ‘Very Busy First Day Planned’
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Ron Klain, Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff, confirmed Thursday the president-elect would sign a slate of executive orders on “day one,” including moves to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, p
Supreme Court again rejects church challenge to virus restriction
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The Supreme Court in a split decision Friday rejected a Nevada church’s request that it block the state government from enforcing a cap on attendance at religious services.The decision comes in resp
Under pressure, Trump administration weighs extending National Guard deployments
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“You think they just pulled 89 out of a hat?” he snapped.Duckworth told POLITICO that the legislation would provide stability and security to both Guard members and states alike.She said the curre
How California Is Preparing For Wildfire Season Amid Coronavirus
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Gavin Newsom laid out Wednesday how the state will prepare for the inevitable: an upcoming season of potentially disastrous wildfires and the ongoing coronavirus public health emergency.“We gotta
WHO defends coronavirus response after Trump criticism
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The organization's initial response to the outbreak has been increasingly scrutinized as global cases soar over 1 million.If you want to be exploited and if you want to have many more body bags, then