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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” Licensing structures like this go back at least to World War II, when the U.S. 2008)) and Germany. By Jorge L. Moderna’s Pledge. Updating” the Pledge. From 2020 to 2022, the U.S.

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Stressed Out By COVID and Civil Unrest – the APA’s Stress in America Survey, Part 2

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said the government’s response to COVID was a significant source of stress: in first place, the Federal government response (felt a significant stressor among 84% of U.S. adults), followed by States (72% of consumers), and local governments (64% of people feeling the stress). Two in three people in the U.S.

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Trust Is a Key Social Currency for COVID-Embattled Consumers

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Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. The economic recession in the U.S.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

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Since launching in 2008, Withings has developed a portfolio of well-designed, consumer-facing digital health tools such as weight scales, blood pressure monitors, and digital thermometers. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.

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The Polarization of Trust in 2023 – What It Means for Health, via Edelman at Davos WEF 23

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For the third year in a row, citizens in most of the world see business as the most-trusted institution, above government, media, and NGOs, found in the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer , unveiled this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ” One in three Democrats said the same.