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        <title><![CDATA[Alex Tabarrok - Chairman:Political Economy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Alex Tabarrok is the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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            <title><![CDATA[America’s Pharmacies Can Do a Lot More Vaccinations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They are already driving improvements in the distribution of shots in the U.S. but have a lot more capacity. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Case for a Covid Vaccine Lottery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Even the smartest distribution plans are complicated by a stubborn fact: We won't have enough for everyone right away.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Duke Kominers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Medical syringes are seen with Pfizer company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on October 12, 2020. (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vaccines Use Bizarre Stuff. We Need a Supply Chain Now.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Even before a Covid-19 shot is approved, rare ingredients must be procured and manufacturing processes tested.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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