Category: pharma & healthcare

Urban Flight Due To Covid-19 Is Temporary, Not Permanent

Is the pandemic causing people to leave urban environments for suburbia permanently, or is this a temporary solution to immediate health concerns many share?

What Are The Long-Term Safety Risks Of The Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines?

How much data do we have on the long-term safety of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccines developed during Operation Warp Speed? Perhaps more than you think.

The Mouse That Roared: What The US Can Learn From Andorra About Covid-19 Testing

Andorra is distributing rapid, self-administered antigen tests for Covid-19 to all residents over the age of six—for free. The US government should take note.

Covid-19 Home Tests Should Be Much Cheaper

The FDA has approved a Covid-19 home test that doesn’t require a prescription or supervision from a health provider. The problem is that it’s way too expensive—and doesn’t have to be.

Why Covid-19 Is Overwhelming California

In most counties case counts are rising and ICU capacity is diminishing. What the state needs as it awaits more vaccines are robust public health interventions that provide assistance to those who need it most.

Covid-19 Is Preventing Sustainable Investment In Developing Nations

Covid-19’s economic devastation stripped nations of their sustainable growth financing. The world’s economic powers must step in to fill the gaps.

Following Germany’s Lead The Dutch Impose Hard Lockdown To Combat Coronavirus Spread

Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands announced imposition of a strict national lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. All non-essential businesses, as well as all schools, must close until January 19th, 2021. Germany announced its…

The Covid-19 Pandemic Is Threatening Decades Of Progress In Global Health

Necessary precautions to slow the spread of the coronavirus such as pausing vaccination campaigns, are threatening to overturn decades of progress in addressing both infectious and chronic diseases that have improved the health of millions of people gl…

Is The Covid-19 Vaccine Safe?

The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is now being shipped out in the United States. But is it safe? Here is what we know.

The Trouble With Herd Immunity And Covid-19 Vaccines

If Covid-19 is a raging forest fire, and a vaccine the firefighter dispatched to quell it, tried-and-true prevention measures are how we protect ourselves until the trucks come rolling in.