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India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October

Sep

20

India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October NEW DELHI (AP) — India, the world's largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April, the health minister said Monday. AP NEWS

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EU pledges 200 million vaccine doses to low-income nations and to boost Africa production

Sep

15

EU pledges 200 million vaccine doses to low-income nations BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official said Wednesday that ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations around the world was the bloc's No. 1 priority right now and committed another 200 million vaccine doses to Africa and low-income nations. AP NEWS

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WHO reports first drop in global infections in two months

Sep

15

WHO reports first drop in global infections in two months The World Health Organization (WHO) announced this week that global coronavirus cases have dropped for the first time in more than two months. Cameron Jenkins TheHill

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South Africa vaccinates some young children in clinical test of Chinese vaccine

Sep

10

South Africa vaccinates some kids in test of Chinese vaccine JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Friday started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 17 years. AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Friday started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 17 years.

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Varient: South African health minister says C.1.2 variant not a threat for now

Sep

03

South African health minister says C.1.2 variant not a threat for now South Africa's Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday that scientists had told the government that at this stage the C.1.2 coronavirus variant detected locally was not a threat. Reuters Reuters

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India will not resume vaccine exports until own needs met--Health Ministry

Sep

02

India's interests come before vaccine exports, says health ministry India would resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines only after its own interests are taken care of, a health ministry official said on Thursday, as a recent surge in immunisations raised hopes of foreign sales that have been barred since mid-April. Reuters Reuters

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WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings

Aug

27

WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings By Francesco Guarascio, Alexander Winning and Stanley Widianto Francesco Guarascio, Alexander Winning, Stanley Widianto U.S.

BRUSSELS/JOHANNESBURG/JAKARTA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 shots by the end of next month, mostly to Africa and Asia, in its first delivery of Chinese vaccines, a WHO document shows.

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Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Aug

23

Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday the country must begin to ease strict COVID-19 restrictions once vaccination rates... Syndicated Content WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County

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Several groups are working to get shots to poor countries, but they're falling far short of what's needed to curb outbreaks around the world.

Aug

19

What is being done to distribute COVID-19 vaccines globally? Several groups are working to get shots to poor countries, but they're falling far short of what's needed to curb outbreaks around the world. Among the efforts is COVAX, which relies on donations from rich countries and private funders. COVAX was created last year to try and ensure vaccines are distributed fairly and is led by public health agencies including the World Health Organization. MARIA CHENG YahooNews

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Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?

Aug

16

Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic... Nature - Researchers warn that plans to prevent the next global outbreak don’t consider the failures that have fuelled our current predicament. Maxmen, Amy nature

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