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May 16 2023
News
NIH reinstates grant for controversial coronavirus research
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reinstated a grant to a highly scrutinized research organization that studies bat coronaviruses — but the agency has placed several stipulations on the scope of the research and on the organization’s accounting practices.
The move caps a years-long saga that has thrust the EcoHealth Alliance, a small non-profit organization in New York City
Nature.comApr 01 2020
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Coronavirus: Trump changes tack on coronavirus crisis
There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings.
There was just the cold, hard reality of the facts on the ground.
"I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead," a grave-faced Donald Trump said in his Tuesday afternoon press conference.
"This is going to be a very, very painful two
BBC NewsFeb 29 2024
News
Baltimore to offer paid fellowship program for recent city HBCU graduates
Baltimore will create a fellowship program with the city’s two historically Black colleges and universities to encourage city students to choose careers in public service. The program, which Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, announced Thursday, will use $4 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay stipends to 25 recent graduates of Coppin State University and Morgan State University.
Baltimore SunAug 27 2023
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Biden Wants Congress to Fund New Coronavirus Vaccine That Can Be Administered to All
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he plans to request more money from Congress to develop a fresh coronavirus vaccine, adding he may require everyone to take it whether they have been previously vaccinated or not. “I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress, a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is necessary, that works,” Biden, who is
Breitbart NewsMar 04 2024
Fact Check
Blood Donations from COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Are Safe, Contrary to Online Claims
People vaccinated with an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood immediately after receiving a shot if they’re feeling well. Social media posts distort a question from the American Red Cross to baselessly claim the vaccines are unsafe.
Nearly two years after related claims about COVID-19 vaccination and blood donation first surfaced, posts on social media are now
FactCheck.orgJan 18 2022
Background
Coronavirus Equity Considerations
As we advance changes in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Equity Considerations report examines the systemic inequities that have exacerbated impact and ensures that we begin to enact transformational societal shifts to address the root causes of vulnerabilities and systems failure.
NAACPMar 11 2024
Perspectives Blog
When Congress Can Help Us Help Them
From the CenterThe State of the Union address was once an official government proceeding in which both parties temporarily put aside their differences to hear the president offer his prognosis for the health of the nation. Last week, that solemnity and bipartisanship seemed very far away.
Instead, the address took on all the trappings of a campaign rally. Democrats repeatedly broke
Dan SchnurAug 07 2020
Background
Symptoms of Coronavirus
Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionApr 17 2020
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Coronavirus Bailouts
“Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a $25 billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid… Airline industry officials expect all major airlines to accept the grants in coming days, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he expects decisions to come out ‘very quickly.’” (Reuters)
“In a digital briefing before the House Oversight
The Flip SideApr 13 2020
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Race and Coronavirus
“Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit by the pandemic have been sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing trend of the [coronavirus] killing African Americans at a higher rate, along with a lack of overall information about the race of victims as the nation’s death toll mounts… Of the victims whose demographic data was publicly shared by officials — nearly
The Flip Side