covid

Biden’s backing for waiving Covid vaccine patents is a great step, but there are some big reasons why it won’t be a gamechanger

Can you imagine a world where every single country possible had access to producing Covid-19 vaccines, and there was not…

3 years ago

Russia ready to back waiving intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines, as Putin says now ‘not the time to maximize profits’

The proposals to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines “don’t contradict” the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO),…

3 years ago

‘Seriously shocking failure’: NHS Covid vaccine booking site under review after leaking sensitive medical data, reports say

Using their NHS number or by verifying their identity, vaccine-eligible users can book appointments for their Covid jab. However, it…

3 years ago

Von der Leyen says EU ready to discuss Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver following US’ backing of proposal

Speaking on Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would be willing to look at proposals…

3 years ago

Top German court upholds temporary Covid-19 lockdown law, rejects requests to abolish curfews

The First Senate of the Karlsruhe-based court said in a statement on Wednesday that the curfews serve a “fundamentally legitimate…

3 years ago

Pfizer’s obscene $900m profit from its Covid vaccine in just three months proves capitalism and public health are bad bedfellows

As the New York Times reported, Pfizer generated hundreds of millions in profits in the first quarter of 2021, thanks…

3 years ago

Fauci tells CNN we’re ‘at least HALFWAY THROUGH’ the Covid-19 pandemic

“We've really got to not declare victory prematurely,” Fauci told CNN host Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday. “So we're in the…

3 years ago

Covid has made celebrities out of public officials we’d never have heard of – no wonder they don’t want restrictions to end

On April 21, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director, settled in before fawning SoCal reporters…

3 years ago

Billionaires like Bill Gates won’t save us from Covid, or fix fake news or the climate crisis. Because it’s not in their interests

Billionaires. Our society has a complicated relationship with these folks since their mere existence at a time of record inequality…

3 years ago

Grim milestone: India’s Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as country suffers from medical oxygen shortages

The number of infections has shot past 20 million, with India’s Health Ministry recording 357,229 new cases on Tuesday. The…

3 years ago