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WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-01-18 10:35

WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get... AP NEWS

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Global COVID-19 death toll tops two million

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-01-15 17:15

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new COVID-19 variants. Shaina Ahluwalia, Kavya B U.S.

(Reuters) - The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new COVID-19 variants.

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COVID-19 Origin Study: WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2021-01-14 10:48

COVID-19 Origin Study: WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate Their arrival comes more than a week after an unexpected delay prevented the scientists from entering China. NPR.org

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WHO reform needed in wake of pandemic, public health experts say

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-01-13 11:11

WHO reform needed in wake of pandemic, public health experts say The role and remit of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be examined in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reforms will likely be needed to free it from politics and give it more independence, public health experts said on Wednesday. Kate Kelland, Josephine Mason U.S.

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WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-01-12 13:56

WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that social distancing measures will need to stay in place "for the rest of this year," even as vaccination rollouts get under way globally, because it takes time to build up herd immunity. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/ivana-kottasova">Ivana Kottasová</a>, Florence Davey-Attlee and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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US tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus, other developments

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-01-08 10:31

The Latest: US tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus NEW YORK — The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier. The tally from Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S.... AP NEWS

NEW YORK — The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.

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WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-12-29 11:31

WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' Experts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it Melissa Davey the Guardian

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Chinese vaccine test results delayed, first vaccine batches reach Latin America

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-12-24 10:40

Chinese vaccine test results delayed Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac will reportedly delay releasing the results from its various COVID-19 vaccine trials until January. Joseph Choi TheHill

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OVERVIEW : U.S. and overseas developments

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2020-12-18 17:44

The Latest: 2nd reported severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday. Both cases were in Alaska. In the latest,... AP NEWS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday.

Both cases were in Alaska.

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Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-12-15 10:17

Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the... AP NEWS

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