Health

EU set to back Novavax Covid vaccine

by Danny KEMP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's drug regulator will decide Monday whether to approve a Covid…

Tunisia recyclers struggle to tackle mountains of waste

by Aymen Jamli and Amal Belalloufi Agence France-Presse MGHIRA, Tunisia (AFP) - "When I see plastic, I see money," says…

End of an era nears for Berlin’s coal stoves

by Raphaelle LOGEROT Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Alban Nikolai Herbst's Berlin apartment is covered in dust, his precious…

Pfizer to test third vaccine shot for under-fives

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer announced Friday that it wants to test a third dose of the Covid-19…

Vast study confirms rare heart risk from Moderna jab

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Moderna Covid jab carries a slight risk of usually non-serious heart problems a study of…

Europe ramps up Covid vaccine drive for children as Omicron rampages

by Daniel Silva with AFP bureaus MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11…

WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, ‘probably’ in most countries

  by Agence France Presse bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Tuesday Omicron was spreading at…

Illegal but essential, migrants recycle Istanbul’s waste

by Anne CHAON Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Shrouded by acrid smoke, a young Afghan crouches sorting waste he…

Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease

by Issam AHMED with Claire DOYEN in Johannesburg WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed…

WHO fears Omicron could spur fresh vaccine hoarding

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Thursday it remained unclear whether additional Covid-19 vaccine doses are needed…

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