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...Indonesia Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari tells TIME that there's been a lack of "goodwill" from the WHO, and that Indonesia won't share a single virus with the international community until it receives a "green light" from the WHO that Jakarta would retain commercial control of its samples. "We feel let down by the WHO," she said in an interview last Friday. "We only demand fairness...
...when pressed on exactly what Indonesia what it will take to get that "green light," Supari is less than specific. She says she doesn't necessarily need an agreement in "black and white" recognizing Indonesia's ownership rights, yet goes on to argue that Jakarta should have final say on any vaccines made from its viruses. For its part, the WHO has tried hard to accommodate Indonesia's objections. At a high-level meeting in Geneva late last month, the WHO raised the possibility of creating a virtual vaccine stockpile that developing countries might be able to draw upon...
...beginning of time. Don't draw a line in the sand while a guy is walking over it" - to libertarian Bill Maher - "Don't agree with him, bless his heart. But he's hilarious." Comedians, Whitney says, are like beverages. "Everybody has different taste." (Whitney says he's Coors Light...
...Faust’s letter, and will be conducted by an informal advisory group designed to help the president-elect “think through the structure and function of the position.” The group includes Law School Dean Elena Kagan, Business School Dean Jay O. Light, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity Evelynn M. Hammonds, Allston leader Christopher M. Gordon, Chief of Staff Katarzyna E. Lundy ‘95, Board of Overseers Vice Chair William F. Lee ‘72, former Vice President of Finance Ann E. Berman, and Spencer...
...Sampson's private testimony comes to light at an inconvenient moment for the Justice Department and the Attorney General. Gonzales testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. And a new line of inquiry has opened up this week as investigators peruse allegations that two top aides screened career hires for political allegiances...