WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks
by Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said there…
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UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the…
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Novavax Covid vaccine highly effective against severe Covid: company
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe…
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New and more contagious “Super-CoVid” variants possibly driving Covid-19 surge in NCR
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) -- In a virtual press conference held on March 3, 2021, the…
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Pandemic having major impact on childhood cancer care: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The pandemic has had a "substantial" impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise…
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More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Insults, beatings, arrests -- health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than…
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Long-term Covid should be ‘clear priority’ for authorities: WHO
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A senior World Health Organization official on Thursday urged national authorities to make a priority of…
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine highly effective against severe Covid, including new variants
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19,…
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WHO slams rich states for hogging vaccines
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Monday blasted wealthy countries…
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Russia detects first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
by Anna SMOLCHENKO and Amélie BAUBEAU Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Saturday that its scientists…
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