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Why is the Biden administration updating its Covid-19 strategy?
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    As Omicron recedes, White House shifts to a more targeted Covid strategy.
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    While the new strategy is largely a continuation of existing efforts, it represents a shift from preventing the spread of Covid and toward more targeted efforts to prevent society’s most vulnerable from becoming severely ill. The administration warned that with pandemic-response funds dwindling, it will require Congress to provide additional funding.
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    The administration outlined several key pillars to help the U.S. move fully beyond Covid: namely, detecting new variants; preventing future outbreaks; helping deal with broader Covid-19 fallout like recurring disease symptoms or the broader mental health crisis; and continuing efforts to vaccinate lower-income countries.
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    Officials cited the government’s procurement of monoclonal antibody and antiviral treatments used to prevent Covid symptoms from getting worse in people who’ve already been infected. Workplaces, schools, and other crowded indoor spaces will also receive new guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency about ventilation and air quality.
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    White House outlines 'preparedness' approach for accepting virus as part of life.
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    With some voters ‘ready to move on,’ Democrats search for new message on virus. [Read free here]
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Which stories from the war in Ukraine have turned out to be inaccurate?


    On Friday, Ukrainian officials reported that all troops on the strategic Snake Island were killed. Viral audio clips showed the border guards were told by Moscow forces to "lay...

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Why did Covid-19 protests in New Zealand turn violent?


    In what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said was a planned operation to remove the camp, hundreds of officers assembled at dawn and began towi...

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Why is Ford splitting its auto operations into gas and electric divisions?


    Ford’s reorganization is one of the most sweeping taken by a traditional automaker in preparation for the transition to electric vehicles. In making gas-powered vehicles, Ford must focus on reducing costs and gener...

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Why is a UN resolution to create a plastic waste treaty being called historic?


    Representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty on plastics. The resolution calls for a treaty covering the “full lifecycle” of plastics to be negotiat...

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Should tech platforms ban Russian state-controlled media outlets?

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Yes - Normally, I'd be a big hard "no" on this kind of question, but in this particular case where we're in the middle of an actual war with an actual superpower, the normal "combat misinformation with correct information" might not be enough. We should work hard to get Russians open access to information while at the same time restrict the Russian state from getting misinformation out of the country.


No - This approach of “protecting” people from misinformation is insulting to the public’s intellect...



Unsure - On the one hand: misinformation needs to be stopped, because we humans are obviously very gullible. ...



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