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Hold accountable doctors who knowingly spread Covid-19 lies – STAT
The California State Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that strengthens discipline for doctors who knowingly spread Covid-19 misinformation. Legislation like this is sorely needed across the country. More than two years into the pandemic, Covid-19 misinformation
Read moreFrancis Collins on trust in science and how Covid communications failed
Former NIH director and current White House science adviser Francis Collins told a group of journalists late last week about his passion for both the Cancer Moonshot and the new biomedical research agency known as ARPA-H. But he also revealed
Read moreEncouraged by right-wing doctor groups, desperate patients turn to ivermectin for long Covid
Almost two years have passed since Dean Fritzemeier fell ill with Covid in October 2020. As the rest of the world moves on, shrugging off new variants and traveling with a vengeance, he remains trapped in a life weighed down
Read moreThe faces of Covid – STAT
Across the United States, more than 1 million of our family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and complete strangers are now gone, ripped from our lives by an unsparing pandemic that has battered us for two full years. We are justifiably
Read moreThe ‘successful failures’ of Apollo 13 and Covid-19 vaccination
Doomed from the start. That phrase neatly describes the Apollo 13 mission, which launched this day in 1970, and the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination effort in the U.S. Yet both can be seen as “successful failures.” When astronauts James Lovell, John
Read moreCovid-19 politics force state lawmakers to ponder pharma campaign cash
WASHINGTON — Ohio state Rep. Beth Liston had accepted campaign donations from Pfizer before, but this time the check in her mailbox gave her pause. Debates over Covid-19 vaccine policy have roiled state legislatures across the country, including in Ohio.
Read morePolitics derails debate on immunity you get after recovering from Covid-19
WASHINGTON — Among scientists, there’s little debate: People who get sick with Covid-19 develop at least some protection against being infected in the future. But exactly how much protection they have, and how long it lasts, are the subjects of
Read moreUS trade rep to talk with WTO about IP and Covid-19 vaccines – STAT
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of online calls and deadlines has predictably returned. But what can you do? Somehow, the world keeps
Read moreA user’s guide: How to talk to those hesitant about the Covid-19 vaccine
As the Covid vaccine supply increases throughout the U.S., the next hurdle to reaching herd immunity will be convincing those who are hesitant about vaccines to receive their shots. Surveys show Black and Hispanic adults are more likely to be
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