health
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Boris Johnson Calls Anti-Vaxxers ‘Nuts’ as He Belatedly Implements UK Mask Mandate
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson — whose government is not exactly known for his successful handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic — said he thinks that anti-vaxxers are “nuts” threatening public health as a UK-wide mask mandate program goes into effect.
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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Covid-19 Pool Testing, Which Analyses Multiple Samples at Once
Faced with the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the world and long wait times for test results, the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued the first emergency use authorization for covid-19 pool testing, a form of testing that allows up to four samples to be tested at once using the same test.
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ICE Backs Down on Inhuman Threat to Strip Visas From International Students in Online Classes
After being sued by dozens of institutions, Donald Trump’s administration has backed off its bullshit plan to deny entry to international students (or require they leave the country) if their institutions switch to online-only instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bill Gates, a Billionaire, Says Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines Should Not Go to ‘Highest Bidder’
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a billionaire, said a good and right thing on Saturday. Gates called on leaders to make sure that future covid-19 drugs and vaccines to the people and countries that need them most, and not just to the highest bidders.