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  • The Telegraph

    How therapeutics could thwart our response to the next pandemic

    Four years on from the pandemic, in the global north, vaccines remain the jewel in the crown of the Covid-19 response. Yet for some pandemic scientists, there was a missing piece in our outbreak efforts: therapeutics. While £71bn (or 95 per cent) of public funding was funneled into developing vaccines in 2021, only £3.6bn was spent investing in drugs like antivirals. Had this split been more equitable, with antivirals like Paxlovid or Molnupiravir available in June 2020 – the same time vaccines

  • Badgers Wire

    Former Wisconsin OT Rob Havenstein receives low grade by PFF entering 2024 NFL season

    Former Wisconsin OT Rob Havenstein receives low grade by PFF entering 2024 NFL season

  • Associated Press

    Takeaways from The Associated Press' reporting on seafarers who are abandoned by shipowners in ports

    The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members abandoned by shipowners around the world, leaving sailors aboard months and sometimes years without pay. The number of cases is at its highest since the United Nations' labor and maritime organizations began tracking abandonments 20 years ago. The numbers spiked during the global pandemic and continued to rise as inflation and logistical bottlenecks increased costs for shipowners.