Wuhan lab at centre of Covid storm 'designed cages to breed bats for virus experiments'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wuhan lab at the centre of a storm over the origins of Covid-19 was awarded a patent for cages to hold…
It's time for Africa to rein in Tanzania's anti-vaxxer president
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohn Magufuli’s cavalier disregard of Covid’s impact in the great lakes region is fuelling conspiracies and endangering lives. Read More
Nigeria needs 564 million additional condoms for adequate coverage – Report
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new report has shown that additional 564 million condoms are needed annually if Nigeria is to cover 90 per cent of…
Cases of long Covid could be as high as 20%, immunologist warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of patients reporting symptoms of Covid-19 weeks after becoming ill could be as high as 20%, an immunologist said, Read…
A Valentine reminder that people with HIV deserve love
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSix years ago, Pete learned that he was HIV positive, a point in his life when he struggled to understand what this…
Oxford vaccine to be tested on children as young as six in world-first trial
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren as young as six will be given the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a new clinical trial to test its efficacy…
Digital travel vaccine certificates backed by Cabinet ministers – and they could be used by travellers before the end of March
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. Read More
In the war against Covid, an arsenal of drugs is on the way
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is currently no cure for coronavirus, with the world pinning its hopes on mass vaccination to end the pandemic. Read More
Vaccine doses should be no more than six weeks apart, scientist behind Pfizer jab says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe gap between doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine should be no more than six weeks apart, according to scientists behind the jab. …
Up to 40 per cent of first wave Covid cases could have been caught in hospitals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUp to four in 10 patients with Covid in the first wave may have caught the virus in hospital, leading to a…