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...million doses of the forthcoming new flu vaccine. At the head of the line, naturally, were the world's richest nations. "Again we see the advantage of affluence," said Margaret Chan, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), at a news conference on July 14. "Again we see access denied by an inability to pay." Describing H1N1 as "entirely new and highly contagious," Chan scolded rich countries at the time for hoarding the "lion's share" of the global H1N1-vaccine supply...
...current glut of vaccines in rich nations may at least prove useful to the 95 countries in the developing world that have no access to vaccines, 86 of which have written to the WHO requesting help obtaining supplies. The WHO already has 200 million doses for such countries, and the first doses of that stockpile arrived in Mongolia and Azerbaijan this month. These doses will be supplemented by bilateral deals: France, for example, plans to sell 2 million vaccine doses at cost to Egypt and 300,000 to Qatar, according to a report in the Parisien newspaper...
Following its announcement that China-based hackers had targeted the Gmail accounts of Chinese human-rights activists, Google is rethinking its strategy in China, where Internet access is closely circumscribed. The company, whose credo is "Don't be evil," said it will no longer censor results on its Chinese search engine, Google.cn, and may stop operating in the Chinese market altogether...
...state to legalize medical marijuana following a Jan. 11 vote in its legislature. However, concerns that lax laws had sparked abuses in other states prompted lawmakers to create the strictest such legislation in the nation. Only patients with "debilitating medical conditions" such as cancer and AIDS will be allowed access to cannabis products; they will be given 2 oz. (57 g) of the drug at state-monitored dispensaries every 30 days. Outgoing governor Jon Corzine is expected to sign the bill before leaving office on Jan. 19, and advocates are hopeful that it will be a model for other states...
Will all this access diminish the festival's aura of exclusivity? Cooper and company don't seem concerned. For 2010, the Sundance mantra might as well be, The more eyeballs, the better...