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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoCovid-19 inquiry: Harrowing effect of pandemic on NHS and patients to be revealed
The UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry reveals the NHS faced severe staffing shortages, equipment crises, and overwhelming death tolls during the pandemic, with health leaders providing emotional testimony about catastrophic conditions.
Marketing
fromFortune
2 months agoAirbnb's CFO on the $250 million pandemic decision to protect brand trust | Fortune
Airbnb prioritized community support over cash preservation during the pandemic crisis, paying hosts $250 million and allowing free cancellations to build long-term brand trust and durability.
fromNew York Family
2 months agoOne Play at a Time: Rachel Beider's Canopy - New York Family
The idea for Canopy really began with a very personal experience. I gave birth to my first baby in New York City on March 24, 2020, right in the earliest days of the pandemic when the city was in full 'shelter in place.' Overnight, there were no playgroups, no mom gatherings, no places to go with a baby. The normal ways that parents meet each other and find support totally disappeared.
Brooklyn
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months agoCovid inquiry chair defends 200m cost and four-year process on final day
The UK Covid-19 public inquiry, costing over £200 million and completing hearings in under four years, examined pandemic response across all four nations with over 350 witnesses and 600,000 documents reviewed.
fromArs Technica
3 months agoNIH head, still angry about COVID, wants a second scientific revolution
At the end of January, Washington, DC, saw an extremely unusual event. The MAHA Institute, which was set up to advocate for some of the most profoundly unscientific ideas of our time, hosted leaders of the best-funded scientific organization on the planet, the National Institutes of Health. Instead of a hostile reception, however, Jay Bhattacharya, the head of the NIH, was greeted as a hero by the audience, receiving a partial standing ovation when he rose to speak.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
3 months agoIt's the Inequality, Stupid: Why Test, Trace, Isolate Won't Stop Covid-19 in America
Everything is changing, and in the face of that, America is failing. Over 90,000 souls have paid for our failing. Millions more are living in terror for their livelihoods and their families. But Covid-19 isn't a technology problem, or a science question, or a supply chain issue, or even a question of doctoring. This challenge is public health, and that is something we've been failing at for a damn long time.
US politics
fromConsequence
4 months agoJames Cameron on Leaving America for New Zealand: "I'm Not There for Scenery, I'm There for the Sanity"
James Cameron became a New Zealand citizen because he values New Zealand's science-based pandemic response, high vaccination rate, and societal sanity over U.S. polarization.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months agoCovid inquiry to publish report into Boris Johnson's pandemic decisions: Live updates
Boris Johnson lost his composure during the UK Covid-19 Inquiry while facing criticism and evidence of government failures and adviser disagreements over pandemic decisions.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
9 months agoIs RFK Jr right to pull mRNA vaccine research funding?
US cancels $500 million funding for 22 mRNA vaccine projects, raising concerns about the technology's efficacy and future research.
Question of mRNA vaccine safety and effectiveness has emerged amid calls for funding to be redirected to older vaccine technologies.
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
2 years agoThe HackerNoon Newsletter: Why the Pentagon Is Using AI to Simulate Future Pandemics (6/24/2025) | HackerNoon
DARPA is leveraging AI to simulate disease outbreaks and improve pandemic response.
Building effective feedback loops is crucial for enhancing AI product performance.
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