The logic of Biden’s new July 4 vaccination goal
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a new Covid-19 vaccine goal: 70 percent of US adults getting at least one shot by July 4. With this, the Biden administration expects…
Biden agreed to waive vaccine patents. But will that help get doses out faster?
The Biden administration has announced that it will work with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to negotiate a deal to suspend intellectual property rights associated with the Covid-19 vaccines —…
How the world missed more than half of all Covid-19 deaths
The world may have undercounted Covid-19 deaths by a staggering margin, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of…
The falling Chinese space rocket is a policy failure
There’s a scene in The West Wing’s second season in which one of the protagonists is told a Chinese satellite is falling to Earth, but no one knew exactly when…
Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines
While here in the US some are tentatively removing their masks and resuming small outdoor gatherings, others around the world are searching for air. In India, people need oxygen, and…
Got the vaccine? Experts say you can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really.
White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said he will not go into restaurants or movie theaters, even though he’s vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated…
The case for sleeping in separate beds
About four years ago, my wife and I moved into a house just outside DC. It was our first house and it happened to have an extra bedroom, which was…
Vaccine passports can liberate America
Click:training cnc machine Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 can shed their masks, there are obvious…
Why the WHO approval of the first malaria vaccine is a big deal
Every year, malaria kills more than 400,000 people, most of them children. There has been significant progress against the disease in the past few decades — death rates have fallen…
How the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangers
Kids are back in school. The federal government seems to be on the verge of approving vaccines for younger children. And as more adults are fully vaccinated, much of the…