A group of international scientists said it is “all but impossible” for the WHO probe to adequately evaluate the origins of the pandemic for fear of Chinese interference.
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Investigation Reveals ‘Inappropriate Conduct’ And On-Duty Substance Use By Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson As Top White House Medic
A Department of Defense report into Jackson’s time as the White Houses’ top doctor includes numerous witnesses detailing a hostile and aggressive work environment.
Congressional Subcommittee Launches Investigation Into One Medical’s Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
The primary care company has been accused of knowingly giving vaccines to ineligible patients and prioritizing its own employees to receive scarce Covid-19 vaccines.
These Four Policy Changes Could Help Us Get Vaccines For The Next Pandemic Even Faster
Public health experts Eric A. Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, Sarah A. Wetter explore how lessons learned from producing vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic could make the response to the next pandemic even faster.
Clover Health Hit By Rising Covid-19 Costs In Fourth Quarter
The Medicare Advantage insurer is looking to expand into direct contracting as a way to boost its business in 2021, but is waiting for federal approval.
Little-Known Publicly Traded Company Given Massive Deal To Manufacture One-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine
While Johnson & Johnson developed and got FDA authorization for its one-dose vaccine, it won’t be the one manufacturing it – that big task and huge windfall goes to a mostly unknown company in Maryland.
Meet Onesimus, The Enslaved Man Who Saved Colonial Boston From Smallpox
When a smallpox epidemic ravaged Boston in 1721, a doctor named Zabdiel Boylston got the seemingly crazy idea to expose healthy people to small amounts of pus from smallpox patients.
6 Weird Ways People Tried To Cure The 1918 Influenza
It’s almost impossible to avoid comparing the Covid-19 pandemic to the pandemics of the past, especially the bubonic plague and the 1918 flu pandemic.
Could Vaccination Cause Me To Test Positive For Covid-19?
Dr. Matthew Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious disease, explains the benefits and limitations of diagnostic testing as more people receive Covid-19 vaccinations.
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Getting Your Covid-19 Vaccine
Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, walks you through what you should and shouldn’t do when you make the decision to get your Covid-19 vaccination.
