Posted at https://khn.org/news/article/free-covid-vaccines-test-kits-treatments-ending-public-health-emergency/ By Julie Appleby FEBRUARY 10, 2023 Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020 in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/moderna-vaccine-price-markup “This vaccine isn’t just Moderna’s, it was developed in collaboration with a government agency,” said one campaigner. “It should be available and affordable for everyone, everywhere.” JAKE JOHNSON Jan 10, 2023 The Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical giant Moderna faced … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We’ve been told by health experts that we should expect another surge of COVID cases this fall and winter. But will our government be ready to respond? Already, the Biden administration is running … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-16/budget-policy-and-priorities/wolf-community-leaders-seek-2-000-payments-for-pennsylvanians/a79121-1 May 16, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Gov. Tom Wolf, lawmakers and community leaders are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation that would send checks of up … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-12/budget-policy-and-priorities/businesses-to-lawmakers-prioritize-covid-recovery-over-ballot-challenges/a79086-2 May 12, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 60 businesses across Pennsylvania signed a letter to legislative leaders, calling on them to focus on improving the economic climate … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Nearly two months ago, the White House requested $22.5 billion in additional COVID funding to continue to combat this deadly disease. Congress is yet to act. This will result in uninsured individuals being … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Does anyone else feel like these past two years have been a blur (slowly raises hand), but in some ways it also feels very much like déjà vu? For example, in 2020, Congress passed the Families … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/03/after-two-years-covid-report-finds-pandemic-made-far-deadlier-greed A new Oxfam analysis finds that “99% of humanity” is worse off due to Covid-19 while the world’s 10 richest men have doubled their fortunes during the pandemic. JAKE JOHNSON March 3, 2022 If a single word can … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/major-breakthrough-south-african-scientists-replicate-moderna-vaccine “We didn’t have help from the major Covid vaccine producers, so we did it ourselves,” said Gerhardt Boukes, chief scientist at the South African company Afrigen. JAKE JOHNSON February 4, 2022 South African scientists have created a close replica … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-04/health/pa-in-great-need-of-blood-donors-amid-supply-shortage/a77713-1 February 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Two years into the pandemic, the number of volunteer blood donors in Pennsylvania has dropped dramatically. Blood center leaders say it’s critical … Continued