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The New York Times 3:41 pm on June 2, 2021
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Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows

Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments.

#anxiety-and-stress, #census-bureau, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-2020, #food-insecurity, #poverty, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #research, #stimulus-economic, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 29, 2021
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U.S. Mask Companies Struggle to Compete with China

Remember when N95s were in short supply? American companies stepped in to manufacture them. Now, they can’t compete.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #factories-and-manufacturing, #hospitals, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #masks, #prestige-ameritech, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #stockpiling, #world-trade-organization

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The New York Times 5:49 pm on May 27, 2021
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‘Democracy Is Truly in Crisis’

Readers decry Republican efforts that they view as voter suppression. Also: Allocating vaccines; teaching our children about race.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #gavi-the-vaccine-alliance, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #republican-party, #texas, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vaccination-and-immunization, #voting-and-voters

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 24, 2021
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This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines

Countries should be getting vaccines based on their needs, not their population.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 28, 2021
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How a Volunteer Army is Trying to Vaccinate Black People in the Rural South

In the face of limited transportation, patchy internet service and threadbare medical care, community leaders in Alabama and Mississippi are trying to shrink the racial disparities in vaccine access.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 28, 2021
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Getting the Vaccine Isn’t Easy for Black Americans in the Rural South

In the face of limited transportation, patchy internet service and threadbare medical care, community leaders in Alabama and Mississippi are trying to shrink the racial disparities in vaccine access.

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The New York Times 3:20 pm on March 23, 2021
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India’s Farm Subsidies Lead to Waste but Support Millions

In a country plagued with malnutrition, government support has led to wasted crop surpluses. But with jobs lacking, many feel they have little choice but to work the land.

#agriculture-and-farming, #crop-controls-and-subsidies, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #grain, #india, #international-trade-and-world-market, #irrigation, #labor-and-jobs, #modi-narendra, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #punjab-pakistan, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #rice

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The New York Times 8:50 pm on February 4, 2021
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The Ageism and Ableism Driving the Vaccine Rollout Is Deadly

The state-sanctioned callous treatment of some of us as disposable has put everyone at risk.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #disabilities, #elderly, #nursing-homes, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources

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The New York Times 2:09 pm on February 1, 2021
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Modi’s Budget for India Reflects Stark Choices

Health care and infrastructure spending received significant increases, but fears about inflation could hold back efforts to get the economy surging again.

#budgets-and-budgeting, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defense-and-military-forces, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #gross-domestic-product, #india, #inflation-economics, #internal-storyline-no, #politics-and-government, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #stimulus-economic

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The New York Times 8:11 am on December 26, 2020
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As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come

The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.

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The New York Times 12:44 am on December 11, 2020
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Covid Meds Are Scarce, but Not for Trump Cronies

Rudy Giuliani got monoclonal antibodies. You probably can’t.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #health-and-human-services-department, #hospitals, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #regeneron-pharmaceuticals-inc, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 12:15 am on December 10, 2020
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Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn’t

Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump’s inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care.

#carson-benjamin-s, #christie-christopher-j, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #eli-lilly-and-company, #ethics-personal, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #regeneron-pharmaceuticals-inc, #shortages, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:44 pm on October 28, 2020
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People Are Still Having Sex. So Why Are S.T.D. Rates Dropping?

Public health officials believe many cases are going undetected as clinics close during the pandemic and testing supplies are diverted to coronavirus screening.

#acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #chlamydia, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #disease-rates, #gonorrhea, #medicine-and-health, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #sex, #sexually-transmitted-diseases, #shortages, #shutdowns-institutional, #syphilis, #tests-medical, #your-feed-healthcare

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The New York Times 6:36 pm on September 12, 2020
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What if Trump Fought the Virus as Hard as He Fought for His Wall?

Many thousands of American lives would have been saved.

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The New York Times 11:18 pm on July 31, 2020
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Should Youth Come First in Coronavirus Care?

If medical rationing becomes necessary, some older adults are prepared to step aside. But many have the opposite concern: that they will be arbitrarily sent to the rear of the line.

#age-chronological, #altruism, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #discrimination, #elderly, #hastings-center, #living-wills-and-health-care-proxies, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #shortages, #ventilators-medical, #your-feed-health

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 28, 2020
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Here Are the Differences Between the House and Senate Coronavirus Relief Bills

Lawmakers will have to bridge significant policy gaps to reach an election-year agreement on how to best provide relief to businesses and families still reeling from the pandemic.

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The New York Times 8:46 pm on July 23, 2020
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Who Gets the Covid-19 Vaccine First? Here’s One Idea

A weighted lottery gives everyone a chance at a drug or vaccine in short supply. But some have a better shot than others.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #remdesivir-drug, #shortages, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 11:45 am on July 15, 2020
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Victory Gardens Were More About Solidarity Than Survival

During World War II, millions of Americans grew their own vegetables, but the movement was driven much more by government and corporate messaging than by the threat of starvation.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 21, 2020
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To Compare an Apple to a Submarine

Perchance to dream?

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The New York Times 1:33 pm on April 24, 2020
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Preppers Are Quite Prepared to Enjoy Some Vindication

In Silicon Valley, gearing up for the apocalypse was a cliché. Now it’s a credential.

#altman-sam, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #defense-department, #doomsday, #epidemics, #preppers, #prepping, #protective-clothing-and-gear, #ramey-john, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif, #silicon-valley-calif, #stockpiling, #stokes-jon, #the-prepared

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The New York Times 4:28 pm on April 20, 2020
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The Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not From the Virus

As the coronavirus overwhelms the health care system, people with other illnesses struggle to find treatment.

#american-cancer-society, #brain-cancer, #breast-cancer, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #kidneys, #organ-donation, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #tests-medical, #transplants, #your-feed-healthcare

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The New York Times 1:58 am on April 16, 2020
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The Way We Ration Ventilators Is Biased

Not every patient has a fair chance.

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The New York Times 8:10 pm on April 14, 2020
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Who Gets a Ventilator?

We don’t want doctors playing God. Here’s how we avoid that.

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The New York Times 8:08 pm on April 14, 2020
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I’m an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.

A Covid diary: This is what I saw as the pandemic engulfed our hospitals.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #doctors, #emergency-medical-treatment, #hospitals, #new-york-city, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources

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The New York Times 3:55 pm on April 3, 2020
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It’s High Time We Fought This Virus the American Way

The administration has all the authority it needs to produce medical supplies and prepare for a potential vaccine.

#defense-production-act, #government-contracts-and-procurement, #health-and-human-services-department, #law-and-legislation, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #truman-harry-s, #united-states

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The New York Times 10:13 pm on April 1, 2020
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Should Doctors Have the Right to Withhold Care From the Sickest Coronavirus Patients?

With a looming shortage of equipment for coronavirus patients in New York City, doctors say they may soon need to make difficult choices.

#american-college-of-physicians, #center-for-bioethics, #columbia-university, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #elmhurst-hospital-center, #emergency-medical-treatment, #epidemics, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #hospitals, #living-wills-and-health-care-proxies, #montefiore-medical-center, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #quarantines, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #ventilators-medical

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The New York Times 12:15 am on March 24, 2020
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Here Come the Death Panels

Obamacare didn’t lead to rationing. The mismanagement of the coronavirus will.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #epidemics, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #hospitals, #medical-devices, #patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-2010, #rationing-and-allocation-of-resources, #united-states

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