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Though many people with disabilities are more vulnerable to COVID-19, in some U.S. states they fear being left behind in a massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most. People with disabilities have been pushed … [Continue reading] about ‘I put my life on hold:’ Disability groups plead for vaccine
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It could have been canceled at any minute. It still could. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley was always working on the assumption there’d be a massive hit financially for staging the year’s first tennis major … [Continue reading] about Tourney director on planning Slam in pandemic: ‘relentless’
NEW YORK (AP) — To become a father of two daughters, New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman and his husband made cross-country trips to California, where the girls were born through surrogacy arrangements. At the time, New York was one of a handful of … [Continue reading] about No longer an outlier: New York ends commercial surrogacy ban
With coronavirus still spreading globally, Pfizer Inc. and the other makers of COVID-19 vaccines are under pressure to rapidly make more. Mike McDermott heads that effort at Pfizer, where he’s been president of global supply since 2019. He previously … [Continue reading] about Insider Q&A: Pfizer exec talks ramping up vaccine supply
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government on Sunday re-declared a state of emergency for next two weeks to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in one of the European Union’s hardest-hit nations. The decision comes in defiance of the lower house of Parliament, … [Continue reading] about Czechs re-declare state of emergency to keep restrictions
