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Congressional investigation launched into Emergent BioSolutions’ federal vaccine contracts

Top House Democrats have launched an investigation into whether Emergent Biosolutions, which recently botched 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, won the federal contract to make the shots based on its cozy relationship with a top former Trump administration official. Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, of New York, chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and… Read More: Congressional investigation launched into Emergent BioSolutions’ federal vaccine contracts »

Federal suppression ‘an absolute disgrace’

Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner has launched a bold bid to force the federal government to overturn commonwealth laws blocking the top end from having the freedom to vote on voluntary assisted dying legislation. Both the NT and the ACT are unable to rule on the controversial issue of euthanasia due to a 1997… Read More: Federal suppression ‘an absolute disgrace’ »

AHA wants federal stimulus funds to go directly to hospitals

The American Hospital Association is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to send the $ 100 billion earmarked for hospitals in the federal stimulus package directly to hospitals. “As you are aware, hospitals are in a crisis situation and time is of the essence,” AHA President and CEO Richard Pollack wrote to Health… Read More: AHA wants federal stimulus funds to go directly to hospitals »

Federal judge in Texas strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional

A federal judge in Texas has issued a ruling declaring that Obamacare is unconstitutional, creating an not only uncertainty about health care coverage for millions of Americans, but also a likely battle in the U.S. Supreme Court. Friday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor on what’s known as the Affordable Care Act came a… Read More: Federal judge in Texas strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional »