ACT-Accelerator is Bill Gates's way of infiltrating of the World Health Organization to ensure the triumph of private monopolies over public health.

I am heartened to see the building condemnation of the use of patents to put profit over people's health. It is unfortunate that it uses the term "intellectual property", which is a bad fit for each real issue including this one. The article acknowledges this when it talks about "technology transfer".

My proposal to remedy several problems in medicine is that pharmaceuticals should not be patentable, that the government should run all trials of pharmaceuticals, and pharma companies should make medicines and sell them in a non-monopolistic world.

*Public Health Coalition Urges Biden to Create Vaccine 'Manufacturing Operation for the World'.*

The US has mostly failed to release non-dangerous prisoners from jail to protect them from Covid-19. Prisoners in jail are rioting to demand protection.

Prisoners are especially exposed to Covid-19 because conditions won't let them maintain proper distance or good sanitation. And when there is an outbreak in a prison, the guards catch it and spread it to the surrounding community. For both reasons, vaccinating prisoners should be a priority, like vaccinating retain workers and meat packers.

Interviews with Afghans living under Taliban rule.

A black reporter contrasts his fear of uniformed thugs and their violence with cops' fear of black men who might be violent.

One crucial difference is that cops tend to enjoy impunity for their violence.