Experts say US suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
LONDON — In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing
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South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high
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Distribution problems, hesitancy slow Uganda vaccination bid
GULU, Uganda — The light bulb hanging from the ceiling flickered on and off, infuriating the technician in this remote
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‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tell UN they need vaccines
As wealthy countries begin to consider whether to offer their populations a third COVID-19 shot, African nations still waiting for
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Covid-19: South Africa exemplary in Africa vaccine roll-out
The African Union (AU) aims to vaccinate at least 60 per cent of the continent’s 1.2 billion population by 2022.
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Back of the line: Charity only goes so far in world vaccine
LONDON — An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get
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The U.S. Is Now Averaging 100,000 New COVID-19 Infections A Day
The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter
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South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will
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African nations still encouraged to use AstraZeneca vaccine
NAIROBI— African countries without the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa should go ahead and use the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine,
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J&J asks US regulators to OK its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could
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