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Opinion: How to distribute Covid-19 vaccines fairly around the world - CNN - 0 views

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  • how do we distribute vaccines safely and equitably to those most in need in our own countries and across the world
  • set back the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by an estimated 20 years.
  • to distribute 2 billion doses of a vaccine, as well as 245 million treatments and 500 million tests by the end of 2021.
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  • As of today, 189 economies have signed up or are supported by the facility, but more is needed.
  • "5-point plan to protect humanity against another pandemic like Covid-19,"
  • The more vaccine candidates we have, the more likely we are to end the pandemic quickly.
  • poorer countries will be left behind and all of us will be less safe.
  • killed over 2 million adults and children in a single year at its peak.
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Opinion: The jarring, revealing video of Black men cleaning up the Capitol - CNN - 0 views

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  • The image is jarring because it's a scene so commonplace, so normal.
  • it's difficult or darn near impossible not to see those decades-deep racial connections
  • An illustration of their importance to the health of this country
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  • the racial and income and power inequalities evident in that video shouldn't exist.
  • Black people have always been forced into a kind of Sophie's choice, to love a place that has for too long hated us while knowing that's what's best for us all, nevertheless.
  • Black people cleaning up after a White mob trying to undermine democracy is a powerful image
  • They didn't get caught up in returning hatred with hatred, anger with bitterness, confrontation with balled fists.
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Qatar unveils 2022 FIFA World Cup venue Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium - CNN - 0 views

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  • it was officially opened in December and is described as a venue that "tells the story of Qatar"
  • the organizers have used more than 90% of the demolished material in building new stadiums,
  • The awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010 has been mired in controversy as allegations of human rights violations against workers have been leveled at the country.
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  • . "I believe that Qatar has been judged by the court of perception very early on."
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Opinion: What Argentina's 'green handkerchief' movement is all about - CNN - 0 views

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  • a majority of its Senate voted yes on a bill to legalize abortion up to 14 weeks into a pregnancy
  • President Alberto Fernández has pledged to sign the bill into law, which will make Argentina the largest nation in Latin America to legalize abortion
  • This victory comes after decades of feminist advocacy and a women's movement that has demanded its issues be understood as interconnected and overlapping.
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  • "It's also the notion that women are whole,
  • women's lives aren't segmented into political buckets.
  • The symbol of this movement has been the green handkerchief, and it has spread across Latin America to symbolize a commitment to women's rights.
  • women with fewer means -- often rural, indigenous, and poor women -- have fewer options,
  • All of those women, but most often the poor ones, risk being maimed or dying if an unsafe abortion goes wrong
  • unsafe abortion remains a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide and women die from unsafe abortions in the highest numbers in nations where it is illegal or difficult to access
  • Legalizing abortion could have broad ripple effects from Brazil to Chile to Colombia and beyond
  • this shows "that we can overcome and resist and continue fighting and eventually succeed, even in the oddest of circumstances possible."
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Napoli plays first match at the newly renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona - CNN - 0 views

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  • Naples city council confirmed the renaming of the Stadio San Paolo in honor of the Argentine legend, who died last month at the age of 60.
  • holds a God-like status in the southern Italian city after spending seven memorable years playing for Napoli
  • Despite conceding the late goal, Napoli still qualified for the knockout stages as Group F winner.
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  • Polish international Piotr Zieliński gave Napoli the lead inside the opening 35 minutes and it was an advantage the Italian side held for the remainder of the 90 regulation minutes.
  • "The poorest city in Italy buys the most expensive player in the world."
  • Maradona would go on to become their God.
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Opinion: UK decision to delay second Covid-19 vaccine dose is dubious - CNN - 0 views

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  • The second dose of both vaccines can now be given up to 12 weeks after the first dose
  • Similar proposals about delaying the second dose have been discussed in the US,
  • the FDA does not support changing the vaccine administration protocol initially set forth
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  • how can the public trust the right decisions were made
  • how can the public trust the right decisions were made
  • How can knowledgeable independent healthcare professionals endorse those decisions when they are not privy to the process?
  • Pfizer vaccine to have a 90% short term efficacy, and a single dose of the Oxford vaccine to have a 70% short term efficacy.
  • Would confidence in the vaccine be reduced by multiple reports of vaccine failures among at-risk individuals
  • Perhaps the UK could consider instead other ways to conserve vaccine supplies that may be safer than the delayed second dose option.
  • Also, for people who have recovered from Covid-19 a single vaccine dose may indeed be sufficient to boost their antibodies to high levels
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