Vaccination
Covax expecting 250 mn donated doses in 6-8 weeks: WHO
Covax is expecting to receive 250 million donated COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2021
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Pfizer raises 2021 outlook on surging COVID-19 vaccine sales
Pfizer lifted its annual revenue and profit projections Wednesday on surging demand for COVID-19 vaccine doses as executives amplified their case for booster shots amid the latest wave of infections.
Jul 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In poorest countries, surge combines with vaccine shortage
Hati Maronjei once swore he would never get a COVID-19 shot, after a pastor warned that vaccines aren't safe.
Jun 17, 2021
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Vaccination
UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has received only about 2% of all doses administered globally.
May 20, 2021
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Haunted by HIV, top WHO scientist says world must do better on COVID
Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for their disease, but they simply could not afford it.
May 19, 2021
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UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca shot
People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the government said Friday. It said the change would not ...
May 7, 2021
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India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Ukraine sets virus death record for third straight day
Ukraine has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for the third straight day, authorities said on Thursday, as new infections also reached a record high.
Mar 25, 2021
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DR Congo starts countdown to end of Ebola outbreak in east
The Democratic Republic of Congo, where the deadly Ebola virus first emerged in 1976, has begun a countdown to the official end of its latest outbreak, this time in the east of the country, health authorities said Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2021
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A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
Mar 11, 2021
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