US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be the first in Africa to produce COVID-19 vaccines from start to finish.
Jan 19, 2022
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The United States appears to be emerging from its latest coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, data showed Wednesday, though cases remain far higher than during any previous surge and COVID hospitalizations are ...
Jan 19, 2022
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(HealthDay)—You've gotten vaccinated. You've gotten boosted. You wear your mask, maintain social distancing, wash your hands—you do everything you've been asked to do to protect yourself and others.
Jan 17, 2022
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The air conditioners hum constantly in the lab at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, countering the heat thrown off by rows of high-tech sequencing machines that work seven days a week analyzing the genetic material of COVID-19 ...
Jan 13, 2022
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A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 COVID positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
Jan 12, 2022
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Africa has registered a total of more than 10 million coronavirus cases, according to figures from the African Union's health watchdog seen by AFP on Sunday.
Jan 9, 2022
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The world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 days, an AFP tally showed on Saturday.
Jan 8, 2022
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The total number of COVID-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the Omicron variant's rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week.
Jan 7, 2022
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The Omicron variant was detected for the first time in South Africa in November 2021 and has since spread to many countries. It is expected to become the dominant variant within a few weeks or months. Initial epidemiological ...
Jan 7, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The final touches are being put on the White House's plan to deliver 500 million free coronavirus rapid at-home test kits to households across America.
Jan 7, 2022
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