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Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

Mon, 2021-03-29 11:14 — mike kraft

Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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Justice Department charges nearly 500 persons for pandemic-related fraud.

Sun, 2021-03-28 19:48 — mike kraft

Nearly 500 charged with pandemic-related fraud: DOJ Nearly 500 people have been charged with coronavirus-related fraud, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Jordan Williams TheHill

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Gaps emerge in efforts to help provide food for school children during the coronavirus pandemic

Sun, 2021-03-28 13:30 — mike kraft

Oatmeal yes, eggs no: Gaps emerge in U.S. anti-hunger push for children When the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of U.S. schools a year ago, Congress took action to ensure that low-income families whose children received free meals at school would have money to buy food on their own. Andy Sullivan U.S.

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ANALYSIS: How Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout

Sat, 2021-03-20 19:54 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — The calls began in December, as the United States prepared to administer its first batches of Covid-19 vaccine. Even then, it was clear that the European Union was a few weeks behind, and its leaders wanted to know what they could learn from their American counterparts.

The questions were the same, from President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, and Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium.

“How did you do it?” Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the United States vaccine czar, recalled them asking on the calls. “And what do you think we missed?”

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More governments are setting up own vaccine production facilities to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers

Fri, 2021-03-12 19:41 — mike kraft

As vaccine nationalism deepens, governments pay to bring production home In the German town of Dessau, one of the sites of the Bauhaus art school, an institute was set up in 1921 to mass-produce vaccines that later helped strengthen the German Democratic Republic. Exactly 100 years later, the site is gearing up to be a one-stop shop to produce... Caroline Copley, Andreas Rinke, Allison Martell U.S.

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Covid vaccinations are taking a toll on small pharmacies' bottom lines

Fri, 2021-03-12 10:33 — mike kraft

Small pharmacies struggle to get reimbursed for giving Covid vaccinations “We've been disenfranchised for years,” a Chicago pharmacy owner said. “It's almost like we feel like we're being kicked when we're already down.” NBC News

Pharmacists may be on the front line of Covid-19 vaccination distribution, but they feel increasingly like an afterthought when they try to get paid for it.

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COVID bill includes big health insurance savings for several million people

Tue, 2021-03-09 13:02 — mike kraft

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

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Poll: large percentage of people inUS still face COVID-19 financial loss

Tue, 2021-03-09 12:00 — mike kraft

AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one... AP NEWS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one year into the coronavirus pandemic.

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POLL: About 40 % of Americans report financial loss because of the pandemic

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:42 — mike kraft

AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one... AP NEWS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one year into the coronavirus pandemic.

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