CIRCLE WITH A DOT

An article on the BBC website, trying to explain why an actor on a US hit TV series in the 1990s would need to crowdsource money to pay for colon cancer treatment:

Why did former teen superstar James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills?

A fundraiser was set up to help the actor's family after expensive cancer treatments devastated their finances.

(www.bbc.com)

They address "he wasn't wealthy" in detail, but sort of slide over the "US doesn't have national health insurance" part, which would explain more about why wealth is important.

@EndicottAuthor Sadly, that's a more hopeful interpretation than mine: the administration is pursuing an anti-vaccine agenda, and is doing what it can to make EVERY vaccine manufacturer pack up and leave. Moderna is just the first.

The FDA decided not to even review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccines for approval, even though the studies the FDA would be reviewing were conducted the way the FDA told Moderna to do them.

Now #Moderna expects that none of its other #mRNA #vaccines will be reviewed, and has halted studies on vaccines for EBV, HSV, and shingles.

A lot of people with herpes would be angry if they found out.

A lot of people who have family members with #MS -- now thought to be caused in part by EBV -- will be livid.

Great news in #Philadelphia: A group of clinics that provides healthcare services in low income neighborhood has had its funding restored.

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https://www.inquirer.com/health/fpcn-family-practice-fqhc-health-center-grant-20260213.html?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral