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It's crucial we address COVID vaccine hesitancy among health workers. Here's where to start
Health workers are at higher risk of COVID infection and illness. They can also act as extremely efficient transmitters of viruses to others in medical and aged care facilities.
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How anti-vax memes replicate through satire and irony
For most of us, memes are the harmless fodder of an "extremely online" internet culture, floating benignly between different social media platforms—and, on the whole, making us laugh. But in the shadier corners of the internet, ...
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'Follow the science' and other principles of Biden's pandemic response plan
Entering the White House at the height of a global pandemic, President-elect Joe Biden's administration plans to respond by ramping up and simplifying the vaccination process, tackling equity issues, and, above all, following ...
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New report offers blueprint for advancing health equity in nation's COVID-19 response
Actions aimed at addressing racial inequities must be a central part of the nation's response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report concludes. The report outlines a set of equity-focused programmatic and policy ...
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The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it's too early to make firm conclusions
Reports of about 30 deaths among elderly nursing home residents who received the Pfizer vaccine have made international headlines.
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Emirates airline vaccinates staff against COVID-19
Dubai-based airline Emirates on Monday launched a coronavirus vaccination programme for its staff based in the UAE, seeking to bolster the tourism sector.
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World facing 'catastrophic' moral failure on vaccines: WHO chief
The world is on the "brink of a catastrophic moral failure" if rich countries hog COVID-19 vaccine doses while the poorest suffer, the head of the WHO said Monday.
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France, UK boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors
France and Britain on Monday joined a growing list of nations starting mass vaccinations for all elderly citizens as the UK began demanding all arrivals quarantine to try and halt the spread of a new COVID-19 variant.
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UK expands virus vaccination campaign to over-70s
Britain on Monday extended its coronavirus vaccination campaign to people over the age of 70, and new tougher restrictions for all arrivals to the country came into force.
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Global vaccine campaign gains pace as Brazil approves jabs
The global COVID-19 vaccination drive gained pace Sunday as Brazil gave its first injections and India pushed on with its massive campaign, while European authorities sought to allay concerns about delays in supplies.
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Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the international drug giant in exchange for ...
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Mexico says it's OK with getting less Pfizer vaccine for now
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that his government has agreed with a U.N. proposal to delay shipments of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to countries like Mexico that had exiting purchase agreements, in ...
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Pfizer reassures Europe over coronavirus vaccines as pandemic surges
Pharma giant Pfizer tried to ease concerns in Europe about deliveries of its coronavirus vaccine as nations across the world doubled down on restrictions to fight the rampaging pandemic.
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Europe vaccine rollout shifts up a gear as supply worries linger
France and Russia prepared to beef up their coronavirus inoculation programmes from next week, even as authorities on Sunday sought to allay concerns about supplies of the vaccines while the global pandemic shows no sign ...
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EXPLAINER: Why expansion of vaccine to smokers caused a stir
New Jersey this week made millions of people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including smokers, a move that prompted gripes about them skipping to the front of the inoculation line.
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Pfizer, BioNTech to limit delays of vaccine shipments to one week
Pfizer and BioNTech said Saturday they will limit the delays of their vaccine deliveries to just one week, after fears in Europe that shipments of the jabs could be slowed for up to a month.
Jan 16, 2021
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Serbia gets Chinese-made Sinopharm jabs
Serbia became one of the first European countries to receive a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday when one million doses of a jab produced by Sinopharm arrived at Belgrade airport.
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India starts huge vaccine drive as global virus deaths top 2 million
India kicked off one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccination drives Saturday as the pandemic spread at a record pace and global COVID-19 deaths surged past two million.
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India's jumbo-sized vaccine rollout in numbers
India began one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people in the country and torpedoed the economy.
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Governors complain over pace of COVID-19 vaccine shipments
Governors bitterly accused the Trump administration Friday of deceiving the states about the amount of COVID-19 vaccine they can expect to receive as they ramp up vaccinations for senior citizens and others. But the government ...
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