Forbes - An ‘Insurrection’ During A Pandemic

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The last great global pandemic of 1918 took place in a tumultuous era: World War I was still raging on, the Russian Revolution was ongoing and around there was chaos around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has proved no different: today, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the capital in an event described as an “insurrection” by President-elect Biden. You can read our ongoing coverage of these events here. 

But in the meantime, the pandemic is seeing both good news and bad news. The good news is: we have vaccines. The bad news is: we’re still not sure how to get them into the arms of as many people as quickly as possible. While some states are doing a good job distributing the vaccines, others are lagging behind. CVS and Walgreens announced that the first doses of vaccines for all residents of long-term care facilities will be complete by the end of the month, helping to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens. It’s not just the U.S. that is having problems with the vaccine rollout either; the U.K. has now approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, but distribution there is sluggish as well. 

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Science & Health

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On The Upside

Healthcare As A Freedom: Dr. Vanessa Kerry, cofounder and CEO of Seed Global Health, explains why the U.S. should take a rights-based approach to healthcare, especially during a pandemic.