20 countries still below 10% Covid jab rate: WHO experts
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Twenty mostly African countries have still not vaccinated even 10 percent of their…
3 years ago
Health
Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains
PARIS, France (AFP) -- After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available…
3 years ago
Omicron lasts three days less than Delta for boosted: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- People who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against Covid-19 recover from symptoms…
3 years ago
Viruses that could save millions of lives
by Irakli METREVELI Agence France Presse TBILISI, Georgia (AFP) -- It may seem strange after a pandemic that has…
3 years ago
Pfizer-BioNTech seek US approval of second Covid booster for 65+
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they had formally asked the United States drug regulator…
3 years ago
Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to China
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic…
3 years ago
Private jets soar past global pandemic, oil price woes
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Airlines may find themselves swept up in unprecedented turbulence -- with…
3 years ago
Australia battles spread of Japanese encephalitis
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia said Friday it is buying extra vaccines to fight the potentially deadly, mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis…
3 years ago
WHO frustration two years on since pandemic declaration
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Friday marks two years to the day since the…
3 years ago
Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health,…
3 years ago
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