Hospitals see oxygen shortages; 80% of Californians have one dose

Booster shots for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines planned for September

Despite recent increases in US vaccination rates and a slight decrease in reported cases in some of the hardest hit states, the recent COVID-19 surge has brought some hospitals back to where they were when the pandemic started – and for the crucial one Oxygen strapped. Hospitals in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Augusta, Georgia; and Lexington, Kentucky, … Read more

How the Gates Foundation and Seattle nonprofit PATH are helping get oxygen to India

How the Gates Foundation and Seattle nonprofit PATH are helping get oxygen to India

PATH coordinated the installation of pressure swing adsorption systems for oxygen generation in medical facilities in India with suppliers. (Courtesy photo of PATH) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with two Chicago financial groups to pour $ 5.5 million into Seattle-based nonprofit PATH’s efforts to deliver more oxygen to COVID-19 patients in India. … Read more

The Morning After: NASA’s rover is making oxygen on Mars

The Morning After

After a relatively quiet month, all the feature film news came at once. No, it’s not another Uncharted delay (that we know of), but a new, reimagined Mortal Kombat movie lands tomorrow. According to screenwriter Greg Russo, violence and blood can be expected (of course), but ensuring the humor of the Mortal Kombat characters translated … Read more