All talk, no jabs: the reality of global vaccine diplomacy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you believe the @sputnikvaccine Twitter account – a feed tweeting apparently on behalf of the Kremlin – Russia is single-handedly inoculating the…
Eleven people dying from hunger a minute as COVID pandemic fuels starvation crisis, warns charity
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeaths from starvation are outpacing those from coronavirus around the world with 11 lives a minute likely lost to hunger, an anti-poverty…
Africa: UNICEF to Ship 220 Million Doses of J&J Covid-19 Vaccine to African Union
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUNICEF said Thursday it has signed a deal to provide up to 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
Africa: Covid-19 - Nigeria Faces Challenge From Senegal, S'africa, Tunisia Over Hosting of Vaccine Company
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria is currently in stiff competition with Senegal, Tunisia and South Africa over which country that would attract the international investors’ fund…
Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 5.78 million: Africa CDC
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,784,641 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Covid-19 global updates: Africa suffers ‘worst pandemic week ever’ as cases surge, vaccinations lag
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmid a surge in new coronavirus cases and deaths, Africa is now suffering its worst period of the pandemic, the World Health…
Delta variant is reinfecting people who have already had Covid-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople who have previously caught Covid are now more likely to be reinfected because of the delta variant, a study has found. Read…
'Anti-viral oral drugs for Covid-19 could be given to us by the autumn'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe development of an oral or nasal drug to combat coronavirus is difficult but doable, says Dr Miriam Stoppard, and we could…
10 reasons to keep wearing masks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn some parts of the world, the pandemic may seem like it’s winding down. Read More
Cancer patients developed COVID-19 antibodies after full vaccination
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCancer patients are likely to develop protection against COVID-19 when they receive two doses of a vaccine, a new study suggests. Read More