Vaccination
AstraZeneca files vaccine for approval in Japan
AstraZeneca said Friday it has filed for approval of its coronavirus vaccine in Japan, becoming the second major pharmaceutical firm to ask Tokyo to authorise its jabs.
Feb 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine hoarding to delay Africa's COVID-19 recovery
Controlling the spread of COVID-19 is perhaps the most critical public health concern globally today but the rush for its vaccine doses in bilateral deals by the developed world could delay Africa's recovery from the disease.
Feb 5, 2021
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Vaccination
Egypt to receive first AstraZeneca vaccines Sunday
Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday.
Jan 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At-home swabs diagnose infections as accurately as healthcare worker-collected swabs
Self swabs and caregiver swabs are effective at detecting multiple pathogens and are just as accurate as those taken by healthcare workers, according to a team of Australian researchers. The research appears in the Journal ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Vaccination
Australia approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout in February
Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday.
Jan 25, 2021
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Vaccination
Egypt says it has launched vaccinations against coronavirus
Egypt on Sunday launched a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, with the first shots of Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm's vaccine given to healthcare workers in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia.
Jan 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Turkey vaccinates one million people in first week
Turkey has vaccinated more than one million people against the novel coronavirus in the first week of a national inoculation drive, according to health ministry figures issued Wednesday.
Jan 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research reveals mental health impact of COVID-19 on hospital healthcare workers
Hospital healthcare workers reported higher rates of clinically significant mental health symptoms following the initial COVID-19 pandemic peak in the UK, new research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed.
Jan 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts consider the role of systemic racism in exacerbating COVID-19 health inequalities
Researchers from leading UK and US institutions have published an analysis outlining the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on ethnic minority groups, and the role of racism, in particular systemic racism, as a fundamental ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: minorities should be designated vulnerable to COVID
Researchers writing in a British Medical Journal are recommending that ethnic minorities should be considered "extremely vulnerable" to COVID-19, a distinction that could give groups hard-hit by the pandemic earlier access ...
Jan 15, 2021
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