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Fun with the central limit theorem
n=29K/1.4B

COVID leaves Indians with mounting medical debt

In May, as India's new COVID-19 cases broke global records to reach 400,000 a day, Saurav was put on a ventilator.
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Sharma exhausted his savings paying for an ambulance, tests, medicines and an ICU bed. Then he took out bank loans.As the costs mounted, he borrowed from friends and relatives. Then he turned to strangers, pleading online for help on Ketto, an Indian crowdfunding website. Overall, Sharma says he has paid more than $50,000 in medical bills.
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Even before the pandemic, healthcare access in India was a problem. Indians pay about 63 percent of their medical expenses out-of-pocket. That is typical of many poor countries [BWAH!] with inadequate government services.

"international norms" of vaccine patent licensing

South Korea's health ministry said they have been informed about a production issue with the Moderna vaccine, potentially causing a dent in the country's vaccination drive.

archived EU proposes alternative to IP waiver, focus should be on vaccine production, not patents

PFIZERLEAK: EXPOSING THE PFIZER MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT, alleged

by Cat on Tue Jul 27th, 2021 at 10:57:57 PM EST