A gift and blessing : New Milford doctor and businessman helps town leaders combat COVID-19
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NEW MILFORD While Dr. Jeremy Levin never imagined he’d be sitting on Zoom dispensing critical medical advice to a Connecticut town council, he has always expected a pandemic.
For months now, Levin, an influential figure in the biopharmaceutical industry, has been a font of fact and fortitude for his town, offering guidance to local leaders from his farm in New Milford.
Yet Levin, originally from South Africa, has known something like this was coming since his years as a young physician in Switzerland.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – As COVID-19 cases surge in parts of the world such as India, many have called on President Biden to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents, effectively sharing the secret sauce.
Advocates for the move have said that the waive would allow other countries to produce them on their own and vaccinate more people, dissenters are saying the waive comes with a variety of unintended consequences.
Dr. Jeremy Levin, Chairman of BIO the global Biotechnology Innovation Organization, joined KUSI’s Logan Byrnes to discuss the patent waiver.
“Patents are an essential part of innovation,” Dr. Jeremy Levin said.
Dr. Jeremy Levin gave his own alternative solution which was to take down the restrictions on export, increase the production in this country, and sell it at a price that people abroad can afford, and ensure that those countries have the ability to get enough shots into arms.
Top Republican Raises Prospect of Congress Blocking COVID Vaccine Patent Waivers
Sen. Mike Crapo listens as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on May 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Republicans fumed at President Joe Biden’s top trade negotiator on Wednesday for proposing waivers for patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines a move that would make it easier for poorer countries to inoculate their citizens and stem the tide of the global pandemic.
One conservative lawmaker after the next lambasted U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai during a hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee. The top Republican on the panel, Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, claimed that Congress has the authority to stop Tai from seeking patent protection waivers before the World Trade Organization (WTO), an assertion that Tai refuted.
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The two-bedroom, two-bathroom house is sited on the 120-acre lot to take advantage of the uninterrupted desert views.
Architect Jeremy Levine designs a simple two-bedroom vacation home that treads lightly on the high desert landscape. Christine Lennon – May 10, 2021 | Updated May 12, 2021
When residential designer Jeremy Levine bought a massive 120-acre lot outside of Pioneertown, a funky, western-themed village in the high Mojave Desert, he designed his own two-bedroom vacation home with a few priorities in mind. First, Levine wanted to leave the lightest possible footprint on the surrounding landscape, with an energy-efficient, low-impact design. He also wanted to maximize the view from every room, creating a seamless flow from the house into nature. Mostlyâhe didnât want to fumble his chance to create something special on a rare, enormous chunk of untouched land.
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