More than half a billion people worldwide live with undetected, untreated hypertension, even as the disease burden shifts from rich nations to poor countries with limited resources to detect and manage the condition.
Aug 30, 2021
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More than five billion anti-COVID jabs have been given globally, but wide disparities between rich and poor countries in access to vaccines persist.
Aug 24, 2021
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U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is slipping.
Aug 18, 2021
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In an African pandemic it is more productive to consider lockdowns after using other non-medical measures first, especially in countries with high levels of poverty and corruption, says Prof. Nicholas Ngepah, a Professor ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Despite assurances from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Australia was at "the front of the queue" for COVID-19 vaccines, Australia's rate of vaccination ranks last in the OECD.
Jul 27, 2021
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The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is "the most transmissible of the variants identified so far," and warned it is now spreading in at least 85 countries.
Jun 25, 2021
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The World Health Organization's top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO perspective, given the extremely limited global supply of doses.
Jun 3, 2021
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The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers younger and less at-risk populations across ...
May 28, 2021
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"Contagion," a 2011 film about an influenza pandemic, ends with the first doses of a vaccine being allocated by lottery. COVID-19 vaccines are now being rolled out, including by lottery in some parts of the US. Governments ...
Apr 20, 2021
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The head of Pfizer said in an interview aired Thursday that people will "likely" need a third dose of his company's COVID-19 shot within six to 12 months of vaccination, while elsewhere defending the relatively higher cost ...
Apr 16, 2021
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