Laurie Garrett
Former Sr Fellow @CFR_org. Recipient of Pulitzer Prize, Polk (2Xs) and Peabody Awards. Author: IHeard theSirensScream, TheComingPlague, Ebola & BetrayalofTrust.
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How the Next President Could Declare a National Emergency Over Climate Change
On Friday, President Trump tossed precedent out the window and declared a national emergency to pay for an unneeded border wall he previously promised Mexico would pay for.
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Writer says: US Code § 4533 allows POTUS to “create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for natl defense.” Translated to #ClimateChange cld be used to expand investment in renewable energy tech...
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Swedish student leader wins EU pledge to spend billions on climate
The European Union should spend hundreds of billions of euros combating climate ...
Sharpton Told Tawana, You Can Get Rich if You Stick With Your Story, According to the Exclusive Newsday Story by Les Payne
[It's been forgotten by time but this is the story that brought Sharpton down from on high when he was pushing the Tawana Brawley hoax some 25 years ago.] [photo: Les Payne, from website National Association of Black Journalists] (Note:...
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"Sharpton told Tawana, that, `If I can get to the media and everyone here, that you can be rich. You'll be set. You'll be set.' This is what Tawana tells me, later on, when they start doing a lot of rallies and there is some money coming in."
brooklynron.com/2014/11/sharpt… pic.twitter.com/pBSOwg1Qjg
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Mumps confirmed in 7 detainees at Houston ICE facility
Health officials say seven cases of the mumps have been confirmed at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston.
Laurie Garrett
Houston TX health officials want answers from ICE after 7 cases of #mumps have been confirmed at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston.
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Mumps Confirmed At ICE Facility Amid Capacity Increase
Mumps have been confirmed at the ICE facility in Aurora.
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Immigrant children getting #mumps & #chickenpox in Colorado ICE facility.
"Cong. Jason Crow wants to hear from the Dept of Homeland Security
about mumps, chicken pox and facility expansion at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility."
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Devex: Login | Devex
Laurie Garrett
I warned in 2016 that #Brexit imperiled UK foreign assistance, which was both multilateral (thru the EU's ECHO) & bilateral (thru DiFID). Now #BorisJohnson wants DiFID cut, UK contribs to ECHO cease & UK-based NGOs fret they won't qualify for ECHO funds.
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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The @WHO seems cautiously hopeful that #Ebola #DRC may slow, but notes:
"continued high proportion of community deaths
persistent delays in case detection
documented local travel amongst many cases
low numbers of cases among contacts under surveillance."
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National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018–27: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth | Health Affairs
Research Article Health Affairs Vol.0 No.0 National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018–27: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth
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Laurie Garrett
Upsetting @KaiserFamFound app shows you what you're REALLY spending on health. OUCH.
"typical non-elderly family in US spends $8,200/yr, or 11% of their income, on health care...a person w/employer coverage earning $50,000 spends average $5,250..."
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Sackler Embraced Plan to Conceal OxyContin’s Strength From Doctors, Sealed Testimony Shows
As OxyContin addiction spurred a national nightmare, a member of the family that has reaped billions of dollars from the painkiller boasted that sales exceeded his “fondest dreams,” according to a secret court document obtained by ProPublica.
Deposition: Sackler embraced plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength
The deposition, which Purdue long fought to keep secret, underscores the Sacklers' pivotal role in developing the marketing strategy for OxyContin.
Laurie Garrett
Names that will go down in infamy:
Purdue Pharmaceuticals
Richard Sackler
The Sackler Family
OxyContin
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Anti-vax religious group says sorry for helping cause a massive measles outbreak
Kyusei Shinkyo, which warns against "the hazards of using medicine to treat disease" has agreed to alter its teachings after an outbreak at one of its workshops in Japan.
'Reborn' typhoid vaccine to be introduced in Zimbabwe in a bid to halt drug resistance
Zimbabwe is set to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people against typhoid in a bid to stop an outbreak which includes drug-resistant strains of the disease.
Ebola vaccine will be given to pregnant women, marking reversal in policy
The initial policy had drawn fire from public health experts, who argued women should be informed of the risks and offered the choice.
This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic
As leader of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu works to protect the nation — and the world — from devastating outbreaks.
Measles is back in the US because states make it too easy to avoid vaccines
The era of religious and moral vaccine exemptions needs to end — and fast.
Lebanon nominates Ziad Hayek for World Bank boss
Though as qualified as America’s nominee, David Malpass, Mr Hayek stands little chance
Laurie Garrett
Multilingual brainiac Ziad Hayek, nominated by Lebanon to head @WorldBank = 1st opponent to #Trump choice David Malpass.
@TheEconomist on choice: "Some skewed hiring practices need a sting operation to expose. The World Bank’s are plain for all to see."
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Sindh defenceless against XDR typhoid outbreak
Sindh Health Department, on Tuesday, admitted its failure to formulate an action plan to prevent the spread of the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of typhoid fever in the province. The provincial minister for health, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho,...
Laurie Garrett
The Sindh health dept is STILL waiting for typhoid vaccines. Since Nov 2016 when a new, fully drug-resistant form of S.Typhi emerged 8,188 ppl -- mostly children -- have contracted typhoid fever, 5,274 of them w/new XDR form.
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Washington state House committee passes bill to ban personal, philosophical vaccine exemptions
A Washington state House committee on Friday passed a bill to ban the personal or philosophical exemption for the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) for school-age children amid an outbreak of the virus.
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Washington State:
"state House committee on Fri passed a bill to ban the personal or philosophical exemption for the #vaccine against #measles, #mumps and #rubella (MMR) for school-age children "
BUT, highly partisan vote - only 1 #Republican voted for it.
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