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Jul 30 2020
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Pennsylvania uses 'weighted lottery' to distribute lifesaving remdesivir in favor of low-income patients
The antiviral drug remdisivir has been effective in treating COVID-19, reducing risk of death for severely ill patients by 62 percent. It is also scarce, leaving a number of states in fear of running out as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country.
As a solution to this problem, Pennsylvania is encouraging healthcare providers to use a “weighted lottery” system to decide
Fox News (Online News)Apr 07 2020
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U.K.’s Johnson in ‘Good Spirits’ and Doesn’t Have Pneumonia
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in a stable condition in intensive care and in good spirits as medics try to help him recover from the coronavirus, his office said on Tuesday.
Johnson, 55, was moved into a facility for the most seriously ill patients on Monday evening, but has not so far needed the use of a ventilator to breathe, the premier’s spokesman James Slack told reporters
BloombergDec 29 2020
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Biden accuses Trump appointees of obstructing transition on national security issues
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump and his political appointees of obstructing the transition of power to his incoming administration, particularly in the national security sphere, an escalation in tone after reports of isolated difficulties in the transition process last week.
Biden specifically called out the Office of Management and Budget and the Defense
Washington PostMay 18 2020
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Google Hides News, Tricked by Fake Claims
A Google search, at one time, could locate a news article on a man accused of attempted child rape, another on someone charged with fraud and still others on Ukrainian politicians facing corruption allegations. Googling certain keywords in March would find an article detailing the movements of two coronavirus-infected British tourists in Vietnam and warning others who visited the same places
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 29 2020
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Joe Biden’s climate bet – putting jobs first will bring historic change
Faced with a disgruntled climate voter during the primary season who wanted him to be tougher on the oil and gas industry, Joe Biden shot him one of his infamous “why don’t you go vote for someone else” responses.
But that was six months ago.
Now, as the presumptive Democratic nominee, Biden’s environmental credentials are on the upswing, and not just because his presidential
The GuardianJan 22 2015
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ECB Unveils Stimulus to Boost Economy
The European Central Bank said Thursday it plans to purchase over €1 trillion ($1.157 trillion) in public and private sector bonds by the fall of 2016, a landmark decision aimed at combating stagnation and ultralow inflation in a region that has emerged as a top risk to the global economic recovery.
ECB President Mario Draghi said the ECB will buy a total of €60 billion a month in
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 12 2020
Fact Check
Trump Baselessly Alleges COVID-19 Vaccine Announcement Was Delayed
In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump claimed — without evidence — that the pharma company Pfizer and his own Food and Drug Administration purposely held off on releasing positive interim results about a COVID-19 vaccine candidate until after the election.
Pfizer has said the timing of its announcement was not politically motivated and was dictated only by science.
The
FactCheck.orgNov 12 2020
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Gallup Poll: Fewer Than Half Likely to Comply With COVID Lockdown
Americans are less likely to comply with another coronavirus lockdown than they were in the spring, with fewer than half saying in a new poll that they're very likely to stay home this time around, according to a new Gallup Poll released as record numbers of cases skyrocket nationwide.
In the poll, taken between Oct. 19 and Nov. 1, 49% of respondents said they'll be very likely to stay
Newsmax (News)May 12 2020
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How Trump Plans to Weaponize COVID-19 Against Biden
COVID-19 has shattered the basic economic rationale President Donald Trump had put forward in running for reelection and forced him to come up with another: Joe Biden’s handling of the catastrophe would be worse.
Trump and his allies are working to graft his own vulnerabilities onto Biden, painting him as a feeble alternative to a president tested by the coronavirus pandemic and the
The AtlanticMar 30 2020
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Trump Again Accuses Health Care Workers Of Squandering Masks
For the second day in a row, President Donald Trump pushed the theory that health care workers were responsible for a shortage of protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
The president repeated the implication in his Monday press briefing when a reporter began to ask him about remarks he made Sunday that masks may be “going out the back door.” Trump cut off the reporter, saying
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