Health

Climate change worsens child malnutrition: study

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Climate change may contribute more to greater child malnutrition and poor…

New virus mutation raises vaccine questions

by Paul RICARD PARIS, France (AFP) -- As the British coronavirus variant occupies countries' pandemic plans due to its increased…

British virus variant now in 50 countries, while South African strain found in 20 countries: WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread…

Indonesia okays emergency use of Sinovac, as Turkey announces start of vaccination this week

  (Eagle News) -- Indonesia has given emergency use approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac BioTech Ltd.,…

Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine 78% effective in final stage clinical trials in Brazil, says officials

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in…

Top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia launches car-free city

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city "with zero…

What we do and don’t know about new Covid mutations

  by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two…

Most Covid-19 patients have at least one lingering symptom 6 months on: study

  by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than three quarters of people hospitalized with Covid-19…

Killer fungus spread rampantly at US hospital Covid ward: study

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became…

1 in 100,000 had severe reactions to Pfizer vaccine: US study

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Roughly one in a hundred thousand people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have…

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