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FAMILY VALUES
RFK Jr. wants to use his run for president to amplify his anti-science agenda. Everything he stands for is the antithesis of Jack and Bobby Kennedy’s working for the common good.
Lawrence Gostin, a contributing writer for the Daily Beast, is Professor of Global Health Law for Georgetown University and directs the World Health Organization Center on Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future. He can be found on Twitter @lawrencegostin.
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‘THIS IS DANGEROUS’
The conservative pundit has an enormous audience, but she has no medical expertise and she’s spreading dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.
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COLD HARD NUMBERS
A new study finds that roughly 20 million lives were saved by coronavirus vaccines in their first year.
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OTHERWISE, WHAT’S THE POINT?
When a federal judge struck down CDC’s travel mask mandate, they also struck a blow against the agency’s ability to protect the public’s health.
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BUCKLE UP
We continue to bury our heads in the sand. And the next wave of caskets may be some of the smallest yet.
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LET IT ALL BURN
Getting on an airplane or train has been scary and miserable for 2 years now. Things are about to get even worse.
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STOP NOW
You are far more likely to develop the side effects that skeptics worry about—like myocarditis—from contracting COVID than you are from getting vaccinated.
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TOO SOON
The CDC’s announcement that it is easing mask-wearing guidelines could be disastrous.
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DEEP COVER
Some workers and their families will get very sick, become hospitalized, or even die because of the coffee giant’s decision.
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HYPOCRITES
The conservative majority’s hyper-partisan decision will directly result in thousands of preventable deaths.