#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 12, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 12, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 12, 2021” The Issue: President Biden’s criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ refusal to implement vaccine passports. I agree with Karol Markowicz on President Biden’s attack on Gov. Ron DeSantis, but I think it is for more immediate reasons than that the governor is a threat in 2024 (“Why…

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#Lockdowns, mandates impede better voluntary safety measures

#Lockdowns, mandates impede better voluntary safety measures

“#Lockdowns, mandates impede better voluntary safety measures” After a year of start-and-stop public-health measures, more often guided by intuition than by science, studies are confirming what economists long suspected: The COVID-19 lockdowns were an expensive, unnecessary failure — because they failed to account for individual responses to the pandemic. Epidemiologists viewed lockdowns as the logical…

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#Indonesian village turns unwanted trash into robot COVID helper

#Indonesian village turns unwanted trash into robot COVID helper

“#Indonesian village turns unwanted trash into robot COVID helper” TEMBOK GEDE, Indonesia – A homemade robot designed by Indonesian villagers and scientists for fun has found a new use during the pandemic – bringing food, and hopefully a smile, to self-isolating residents who have contracted COVID-19. An eclectic assembly of household items like pots, pans and an old…

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#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving

#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving

“#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving” Enlarge Image A hotel employee wears a mask inside a lobby on July 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser restored a COVID-19 indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, starting Saturday. Getty Images Washington, D.C. health officials say the indoor mask mandate, now in…

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#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

“#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages” Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, US hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. The efforts are at varying stages,…

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