Australia eighth in Covid response with New Zealand in top spot
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New Zealand has managed the coronavirus pandemic best in the world with Australia in eighth behind the likes of Rwanda and Cyprus. …
WHO experts finally begin their investigation into origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan after completing 14-day quarantine - as US demands 'robust and clear' probe
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off…
Scientists warn target to reduce HIV infections by 2030 could be missed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite introducing expansive and expensive tools to fight HIV, many countries remain off target and may not achieve the global 2030 HIV/Aids…
Important Advances in HIV Prevention Unveiled: New PrEP Formulas & Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
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Reading Time: < 1 minute On World AIDS Day last month, a breakthrough was announced for children with HIV in low-income countries. Read More
A pill, a ring or a jab: The future of HIV prevention is choice
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Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa has the biggest and fastest-expanding HIV prevention pill programme in Africa, Read More
What The Science Says About Delaying Second Vaccine Doses
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Weeks after the world’s first Covid vaccine was administered in Britain, the government announced that the three-week wait between doses would be extended…
Decrying vaccines, Tanzania leader says 'God will protect' from COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tanzania’s President John Magufuli said on Wednesday that no lockdown was planned because God would protect people from COVID-19 while homespun precautions…
And you thought nose swabs were bad! China begins using anal swabs to test for Covid in Beijing
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Beijing is using anal swabs to test its residents for coronavirus, a method that expert says is more accurate and raise the chances…
Lab-produced antibody gives new hope in HIV fight
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists are optimistic they have found a new approach to prevent HIV infection. Read More
New contraceptive gel contains spermicidal, anti-viral, libido-enhancing agents in one formulation
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a trifunctional contraceptive gel that contains spermicidal, anti-viral, and libido-enhancing agents in one formulation. …