Health

Twitter cracks down on false posts about Covid vaccines

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Twitter said on Wednesday that it would crack down on false posts about Covid-19…

Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries…

UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic…

Hackers targeting Covid-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM warns

by Daniel HOFFMAN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- With multiple vaccines close to becoming available in a world gripped…

Romania’s mining heartland faces up to post-coal future

by Mihaela RODINA and Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse PETROSANI, Romania (AFP) — In the large, dark locker room of southern Romania's…

AI program DeepMind, untangles one of biology’s great challenges

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — For decades scientists have been trying to figure out how to…

Putin orders ‘large-scale’ vaccinations to start next week

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin told health officials Wednesday to start widespread vaccinations next week, adding that Russia…

What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

  by Leila MACOR Agence France Presse A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other…

Growing antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as pandemic: WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Friday that growing antimicrobial resistance…

What are clinical trials and how do they work?

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are…

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