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Mashup Score: 0“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech - 2 year(s) ago
We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” He was addressing the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. James Earl Jones reads the historic…
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Mashup Score: 8Yale Study Says Medicare for All Would Save U.S. $450 Billion, Prevent Nearly 70,000 Deaths a Year - 3 year(s) ago
As the Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare to take to the debate stage tonight, we turn to a central issue of the campaign: Medicare for All. In a new study, Yale scholars have found that Medicare for All will save Americans more than $450 billion and prevent 68,000 deaths every year. The study in The Lancet — one of the oldest and most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals — found that…
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RT @allentien: #SharedFacts from #HealthScience for #CommunityProsperity https://t.co/SH25kgO4Vm versus #FakeWorlds distortions and lies…
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Mashup Score: 2New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio Outbreak - 3 year(s) ago
The state of New York has declared a state of emergency over an outbreak of poliovirus, which has been detected in wastewater in four counties since April, as well as here in New York City. Vaccination rates among children in the affected communities run as low as 58%; public officials say their goal is to vaccinate over 90% of New Yorkers. The CDC recommends children receive four doses of polio…
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RT @IndySpiritus: @CIDRAP -- Yesterday the NY Governor declared a state of emergency due to the polio virus: https://t.co/Kyg506Ewef
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Mashup Score: 0Herd Immunity: Is It a More Compassionate Approach or Will It Lead to Death or Illness for Millions? - 3 year(s) ago
As coronavirus cases increase across much of the United States, the Trump administration has reportedly adopted a policy of deliberately letting the virus infect much of the U.S. population in order to attain “herd immunity” — despite warnings from the World Health Organization against such an approach. We host a debate on the contentious issue of herd immunity and how best to confront the virus…
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Um, @AbraarKaran already debated Martin Kulldorff! Dr K looks a bit sad throughout this debate, & this was before he did a panel with Steve Kirsch & before he became science director of the Brownstone Institute. These days there’d be even more to debate 🙃 https://t.co/PRBwgmxsaN https://t.co/a5HqSFFwrh
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Mashup Score: 30“A Vaccine for the World”: U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South - 3 year(s) ago
As COVID cases skyrocket, we speak to Dr. Peter Hotez at Texas Children’s Hospital about the Omicron surge, as well as his groundbreaking work developing an affordable patent-free coronavirus vaccine. Last week the Indian government gave emergency approval to the new low-cost, patent-free vaccine called Corbevax, which Hotez co-created. He says it could reach billions of people across the globe…
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Mashup Score: 57“A Vaccine for the World”: U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South - 3 year(s) ago
As COVID cases skyrocket, we speak to Dr. Peter Hotez at Texas Children’s Hospital about the Omicron surge, as well as his groundbreaking work developing an affordable patent-free coronavirus vaccine. Last week the Indian government gave emergency approval to the new low-cost, patent-free vaccine called Corbevax, which Hotez co-created. He says it could reach billions of people across the globe…
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“A Vaccine for the World”: U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South https://t.co/ub645Q9BD9 via @democracynow
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Mashup Score: 52“A Vaccine for the World”: U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South - 3 year(s) ago
As COVID cases skyrocket, we speak to Dr. Peter Hotez at Texas Children’s Hospital about the Omicron surge, as well as his groundbreaking work developing an affordable patent-free coronavirus vaccine. Last week the Indian government gave emergency approval to the new low-cost, patent-free vaccine called Corbevax, which Hotez co-created. He says it could reach billions of people across the globe…
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RT @democracynow: “A Vaccine for the World”: U.S. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Shot to Inoculate Global South https://t.co/0W8TEPzK9n
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Mashup Score: 0China Orders Lockdown for 13 Million in Xi’an; Pope Francis Calls for Universal Access to Vaccines - 3 year(s) ago
In China, some 13 million residents of the city of Xi’an have been ordered to remain at home after officials reported more than 200 coronavirus infections — the most China has reported since March of 2020. The strict lockdown comes just weeks before Beijing is set to host the Winter Olympics. At the Vatican, Pope Francis used his Christmas address to advocate for universal healthcare and access…
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Well said Pope Francis calling for universal coverage of vaccines - what greater global priority is there for 2022? https://t.co/37wd78lcdZ via @democracynow
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Mashup Score: 3Dr. Carlos del Rio on Omicron Surge, COVID Testing Crisis & the Need to Vaccinate the World - 3 year(s) ago
With the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the United States is now averaging over 130,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, and health officials warn the U.S. could see a million new cases a day by February. We speak with health expert Dr. Carlos del Rio, who says that vaccination complemented by booster shots is the best defense against severe illness. “Everybody’s going to get…
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Dr. Carlos del Rio on Omicron Surge, COVID Testing Crisis & the Need to Vaccinate the World https://t.co/5rijia0eHy via @democracynow
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Mashup Score: 14U.N. Chief Blasts “Travel Apartheid” as Nations Deny Entry to Africans Over Omicron Variant - 3 year(s) ago
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday condemned travel bans imposed by dozens of countries on Southern African nations that first detected the Omicron variant, blasting the restrictions as “travel apartheid.” Gutteres noted the virus had already appeared in Europe before it was first detected in Africa, and is now in dozens of countries around the world. Secretary-General António…
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RT @democracynow: As Nations Deny Entry to Africans Over Omicron Variant, U.N. Chief Blasts “Travel Apartheid” https://t.co/6F4FHdssJl
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