One of the scientists behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has defended a decision to make profits on new supply deals, as the partnership announced that more than 2bn doses had been delivered. Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, said in an interview that it was “a distraction for people to latch on to…
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The NHS in England is facing the most difficult winter in its history and the government must urgently introduce “retention bonuses” for social care staff or risk them being lured away by retailers such as Amazon in the run-up to Christmas, according to health leaders. In a survey published on the eve of its annual…
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The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic inequalities: Health systems have released little data on the racial breakdown of youth vaccinations, and community leaders fear that Black and Latino kids are falling behind. Only a handful of states have made public data…
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Google created a task force to deter Android users from downloading the popular game Fortnite outside of its Play Store, Epic Games alleged in a court filing made public on Monday. The move helped Google lock in fees from the game but contradicted the idea of Android being an “open” platform, according to the legal…
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US coal prices have jumped to their highest level in more than 12 years as the industry scrambles to keep pace with surging demand driven by power producers switching to the heavily polluting fossil fuel. The spot price of coal in the Central Appalachian region — a benchmark for the eastern US thermal coal market…
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A labor union representing 36,000 Kaiser Permanente workers is planning a one-day walkout Thursday in support of an International Union of Operating Engineers local in northern California that has been on strike since September. The sympathy strike, which will begin at 7 a.m. P.T, will take place at 21 Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern California…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday A new peak in investor interest in cryptocurrencies has been reached with Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia Capital partner Matt Huang raising $2.5bn for Paradigm One, their first venture capital…
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Shell’s decision to simplify its dual share structure and move its tax base and senior management from the Netherlands to the UK is a sensible strategic move that looks very much like a fit of pique. The company’s current set-up, with two lines of shares, dates back to 2005. Its Dutchness, though, goes back much…
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