Refusal to approve Sputnik V vaccine over HIV risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has cited South Africa’s high HIV prevalence and incidence as the reason behind the refusal…
Unvaccinated are 11x more likely to die of Covid, 6x risk of infection
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnvaccinated Americans are significantly more likely to be infected by COVID-19 and die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Russia officials admit they failed Sputnik vaccination drive as Covid rates soar to record high
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA senior MP from Vladimir Putin’s own party said the government has failed to convince citizens to get vaccinated, in a rare…
Covid booster jab uptake 'is too slow to stop overcrowded hospitals this winter' amid fears of waning immunity - as cases soar by 30% to 45,140 a day after lab WRONGLY told up to tens of thousands they were negative
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe uptake of Covid booster jabs may be too slow to prevent hospitals from becoming overcrowded this winter Read More
Fact checks of 10 prominent types of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, PolitiFact has fact-checked hundreds of misleading statements about the development, deployment, content, Read More
GPs and patients complain about Covid-19 booster jab chaos
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week The Mail on Sunday revealed that hundreds of thousands of the UK’s highest-risk patients are in danger of missing out…
Two of Africa's Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for Africa?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo of Africa’s Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles…
Russia’s daily Covid deaths exceed 1,000 for first time
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussia’s daily death toll from Covid-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising…
Africa detecting just one in seven Covid-19 cases, says WHO study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnly one in seven Covid-19 infections in Africa is being detected, meaning the continent’s estimated infection level may be 59 million people,…
Households with children were THREE times as likely to by hit by Covid than homes without youngsters when schools reopened last month, study shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHouseholds with children were three times more likely to be hit by Covid as those without youngsters last month, Read More