Asian markets hit by Moderna vaccine warning over Omicron
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equity and oil traders were sent running Tuesday after the head of Moderna…
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Pfizer already working on Covid vaccine targeting Omicron: CEO
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer has already started working on a version of its Covid-19 vaccine specifically…
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PCRs detect Omicron, studies under way for other tests: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant…
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Australia bans southern Africa flights over virus concerns
Australia banned flights from nine southern African countries on Saturday, tightening its borders to prevent the entry of the new…
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US, Canada restrict travel from southern Africa as new variant sparks concern
by Daniel Woolls with AFP bureaus The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries Friday to…
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WHO says just 1 in 4 African health workers Covid jabbed
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Only a quarter of health workers in Africa are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the World Health…
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Violence against women rising amid pandemic, says UN on Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
(Eagle News) – “Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime,” according to the United Nations…
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Vaccines reduce Covid transmission by 40%: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant…
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WHO urges more targeted vaccination as Covid cases surge in Europe
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- As Covid-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization called Friday for more…
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Africa diabetes cases to soar: WHO
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Africa is set to see diabetes cases more than double to 55 million by 2045,…
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WHO looking forward to oral, nasal Covid vaccines
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's chief scientist said Tuesday she was looking forward to the "second generation"…
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WHO grants India’s Covaxin jab emergency approval
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an emergency use listing for the India-made Covaxin vaccine,…
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