Vaccination
Six billion anti-COVID shots injected worldwide
More than six billion doses of anti-COVID vaccines have been given around the world, according to an AFP tally Wednesday based on official sources.
Sep 22, 2021
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The race to vaccinate: why Africa is struggling to get COVID jabs
Vaccines were promoted as a silver bullet to end the pandemic, the path to finally beating COVID-19.
Sep 21, 2021
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Vaccination
Covax eyes vaccines for just 20% of people in poor nations in 2021
The vaccine-sharing facility Covax said Wednesday it should be able to provide COVID jabs to no more than 20 percent of people in poorer countries this year, far fewer than anticipated.
Sep 8, 2021
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Vaccination
EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca said Friday that they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle over the slow pace of deliveries of the company's COVID-19 vaccines.
Sep 3, 2021
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Vaccination
Richer countries winning Europe's vaccine race
Europe may have fully vaccinated almost half of its population against COVID-19, but the richer countries are far outstripping the poorer ones.
Aug 31, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO sounds alarm over rising COVID deaths in Europe
The World Health warned Monday that 236,000 more people could die from COVID in Europe by December, sounding the alarm over rising infections and stagnating vaccine rates across the continent.
Aug 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Israel offers COVID vaccine booster to ages 12 and up
Israel Sunday widened access to a third coronavirus vaccine jab to anyone aged 12 and up, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett insisting it was an effective way to contain an infection surge.
Aug 29, 2021
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Vaccination
How a vial of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine travels from a lab in Missouri to an arm in Bangladesh
Inoculating the planet from COVID-19 presents an unprecedented logistical challenge like none we've seen before. Mobilizing for a world war may be the closest comparison—but in this case, the enemy is invisible and everywhere.
Aug 24, 2021
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Medications
Antidepressant fluvoxamine can save COVID-19 patients, research shows
An inexpensive oral antidepressant can save the lives of COVID-19 patients and cut hospital admissions by up to 30 percent, says a study co-led by McMaster University.
Aug 19, 2021
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WHO urges action to suppress COVID before deadlier variants emerge
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is a warning to the world to suppress the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the WHO said Friday.
Jul 30, 2021
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