Economics and Coronavirus related links 021023

 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid-19 variant dashboard revealed a new dark horse that could soon sweep the field: XBB.1.5.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/03/health/covid-variant-xbb-explainer/index.html

 

China is ending its quarantine requirements for travelers today, another major shift away from its zero-Covid policies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/world/asia/china-covid-quarantine-travelers.html

 

What to know as new COVID virus variants like XBB.1.5 spread fast across the U.S.: New XBB.1.5 variant’s spread has caught the attention of health officials.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/01/06/what-to-know-as-new-covid-virus-variants-like-xbb-1-5-spread-fast-across-the-u-s/

 

Sanders tells Moderna planned COVID vaccine price hike is ‘unacceptable corporate greed’

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3807435-sanders-tells-moderna-planned-vaccine-price-hike-is-unacceptable-corporate-greed/

 

Satellite images show crowds at China’s crematoriums as covid surges

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/01/09/china-crematorium-covid-deaths/

 

Shabbat Shalom No More? One Year Later, Colleyville Synagogue Wrestles with Impact of Hostage Crisis

https://www.ajc.org/news/podcast/shabbat-shalom-no-more-one-year-later-colleyville-synagogue-wrestles-with-impact-of-hostage

 

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed

https://apnews.com/article/health-china-beijing-covid-425a5de577126b042d4eea915c174bc0?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_04

 

Emancipation Relocation: In 1848, an enslaved husband and wife escaped from Georgia, she disguised as a young white man, he as “his” servant. Their story inspired abolitionists around the world.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/01/08/emancipation-relocation/

 

Back to Life: Did New York’s creative spirit revive during the pandemic?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeremiah-moss-feral-city/

 

WATCH: Faith Leaders Congressional Briefing | Poor People's Campaign - Streamed 4 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWe45GcLMBk&t=524s