health
CDC says coronavirus proved racism is a threat to health
February 17, 2022Bad housing, more-dangerous jobs, and outright discrimination—all signs of an unaddressed epidemic impacting public health: racism.
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Death by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health
February 1, 2022Anti-vaxxers were once a fringe cause consisting of religious fundamentalists, libertarians, grifters, celebrities, and some liberals. Now, the extreme right wing has engulfed this movement, bringing tens of millions of followers.
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COVID testing scam hits Michigan, contributing to pandemic fatigue
January 20, 2022We’re being told to accept that some people may have to die, and coronavirus scams are just making things worse.
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Nurses to feds: Put people before profits in COVID fight
January 4, 2022The nation’s largest nurses’ union, National Nurses United, wants the CDC to hold the line on loosening worker and consumer safety regulations.
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Unvaccinated are fertile ground for proliferation of new variants
December 9, 2021Good news on coronavirus: Early company reports say that the third Pfizer vaccine may neutralize the Omicron variant.
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