Vaccination mandates are symptomatic of bigger problems in America
Our nation should not need COVID-19 vaccine mandates, yet conflicting attitudes, perspectives and political leanings are making them necessary.
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Our nation should not need COVID-19 vaccine mandates, yet conflicting attitudes, perspectives and political leanings are making them necessary.
Legal battles, like those over vaccination mandates at Indiana University and mask mandates in Texas, Arizona and Utah, are not helping make colleges safer for students as they return to campus.
Production interruptions or uncertainty can lead to shortages of medications for U.S. patients. It is worthwhile – for the industry and for patients – to figure out how to effectively maintain resilient pharmaceutical supply chains.
As many students in Missouri head back to class this week, some are back in face masks as part of guidance issued by local school districts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
A new study on COVID-19 transmission done by researchers at Georgia Tech and North Carolina State University paints a dire picture for students who go to school unmasked and unvaccinated.

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