The Delta variant of the coronavirus is estimated to be 40 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant that caused the last wave of infections in the UK, Britain's health minister said Sunday.
Jun 6, 2021
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Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Some 7% of adults now vape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of current vape use—on ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Political Science Honors student, Alexa Schluter, is the lead author of the paper "In the COVID-19 pandemic, who did we trust? An eight-country cross-sectional study" ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Six schoolchildren in Uganda's capital have tested positive for Ebola, the health minister said Wednesday, marking a serious escalation of the outbreak declared just over a month ago.
Oct 26, 2022
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Back in mid 2020, it was suggested mask use was similar to seat belt wearing in cars. Not everyone wore a seat belt start straight away, but now it's unheard of to get into a car and not put it on.
Jul 15, 2022
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The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain's hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country's ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Everyone over the age of 18 in Norway will be offered a booster shot of coronavirus vaccine, the country's prime minister said Friday, adding that unvaccinated health care personnel should be tested twice a week and must ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Australia's vaccine rollout is really starting to gain pace, especially in New South Wales and Victoria.
Sep 7, 2021
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In 2020 when people talked about "living with COVID" it was code for letting the virus rip. It was really a plan for many to "die with COVID."
Aug 27, 2021
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The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population within just seven days, its health ministry said Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2021
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