Like so many aspects of this pandemic, the vaccine shortage is a clear example of how the private sector has failed to protect us during a crisis. Rather than setting its own priorities and running its own program, the Canadian government continues to chase companies such as Pfizer—which no democratic government controls. We see the results now, as health authorities cancel vaccine appointments and new cases surge across the country.
We Must Take The Vaccine Industry Into Public Ownership To Ensure Its Products Are Available To All
Only by taking the vaccine industry into full public ownership, with small "d" democratic controls in place, can we provide an internationalized response to this and future pandemics that properly recognizes vaccines as a global public good.
Profiting from the Pandemic: Will Pharmaceutical Giants Use Patents to Limit Access to COVID Drugs?
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide approaches 4 million and the pandemic could be with us for months or years, we look at who can access drugs like remdesivir, being developed by pharmaceutical giant Gilead, which has the patent for the drug and is poised to make massive profits. We look at how much drugs like remdesivir will cost, and who can access them, with writer Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, which campaigns for access to medicines in India, Brazil and South Africa.
From pipe dream to prospect: the pandemic is making a case for a universal basic income
Before the pandemic hit, the idea of a universal basic income was fringe policy in much of the developed world. But now that the economy is on life support and Canadians are being paid to stay away from work, the idea is looking more like common sense to many.
Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food
Consumer Reports has found that plastics retain a "widespread" presence in food despite the health risks, and called on regulators to reassess the safety of plastics that come into contact with food during production.
Ubiquitous plastic: A deadly threat to human health – 🏴 Anarchist Federation
🔥 Oct 19, 2024 - From Climate And Capitalism - The world is on track to produce 736 million tons of plastics each year by 2040 PLASTIC PLASTIC EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN WHAT WE DRINK |by Erik Assadourian (reposted, with permission, from Gaian Way) The image of smoldering plastic in a little pit on the side of the street, white wisps of smoke dancing…
Dr. Mili Roy presents on the policies impacting Ontarians health. Access to primary care, climate change and environmental quality are among the critical is...
Brent Preston presents on Agriculture and Food Security policy and issues in Ontario at the OCEC Town Hall Vote! For Our Future.Brent Preston, President of F...
Chinese People on RedNote are STUNNED by Americans’ Healthcare Costs
TikTokers migrated to RedNote (Xiaohongshu) ahead of the TikTok ban and had some eye-opening conversations with Chinese people about culture and systems of governance. As a result, Chinese people learned how dysfunctional America’s healthcare system is, and reacted by asking Americans questions about it and by comparing the cost of healthcare in China. Americans are also learning that there’s a surprising amount of support for Luigi Mangione among Chinese citizens on RedNote. In this video we discuss the interactions between Americans and Chinese people that’s been happening on the new #1 app in America.
Sources:
Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-rednote-2015942
British People React to American Healthcare (Video 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSFRWNzuOU
British People React to American Healthcare (Video 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kll-yYQwmuM
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The 10 'worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare' in 2024 - Alternet.org
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Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality | Nature Medicine
Based on a systematic analysis of environmental exposures associated with aging and mortality in the UK Biobank, the relative contributions of such exposures and genetic risk for mortality and a range of age-related diseases were compared, highlighting the potential beneficial effects of environment-focused interventions.